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Ak ENGLISHMAN, MARRIED WELL POSTED IN
~ America. desires position OF responsibility or trust
a. cashier salesman or USED to management
OF stores workpeople ana factory reliable man In alb
security il required Address PRIVATE, box Sli6 Post
office, New York.
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VXTANTED-A GOOD HOME FOR YOUNG FRENCH
w lady no, just come from France, rs companion or
to teach little girl French English and speaks
English. Address Nile b.. Herald Uptown Branch
Office
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II7ANTED-BY A PERSON FULLY COMPETENT
w the lace work by hand or machine) OF hrst class
firm; would be done with neatness and DESPATCH also
beaded lace done. Address Mrs. J. b. SANDS, Herald
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| WANTED-FoR PHILADELPHIA, AN ExPE-
! W fiencea French woman cook; good references
required. Address l252 North Broad Phiiade phia
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900 EAST llTII ST., NEAR SD AVA RESPECT
Z-C able yonng girl 10 the country Europe
with iamly understands French; best city references
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A FRENCHMAS WISHES A SIT UATIoN AS WAITER
N in private FAMILY CITY or country reference Ad.
dress THE o 3 ORE. l63 West Bath ST.
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CH0 WEST 35TH STA RESPECTABLE YOUNG
AOO girl to do light chamberwork and waiting or 10
assist with the care OF children; objection to the
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40 EAST 2sTH STA YOUNG LADY a vALUA.
ire blc companion) wishing to leave for the
summer. offers her lady OF me ans; excel.
lent reference. Address Mrs. MOON.
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Q7Q 9Th AVA FIRST CLASS LAUNDRESS
90 takes in ladies' and families washing BY the
dozen month; uting and puiny: ladies' suits done
neatlv;, best reference CAN on address Mrs
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C1H WEST 9th ST., FIRST FLOOR, FRONT
AfO respectable girl chambermaid In a private
family viii! assist In washing; willing to 40 to the cou-
try; best city reference
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
LETTER FROM KINGSTON.
The ORkdaIe Iron company Failure
News Items
KINGSTON, Aug. 5, 1874.

KINGSTON, Aug. 5, 1874.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: | am ia
Kingston once more and have conclud-
ed to gather few items and send them
to you for publication
Exceedingly dry weather has pre-
vailed here, but a refreshing shower
came last Saturday evening and did
much good.
Business generally is very dull aside
from transactions with the railroad
men. This dizziness is owing in great
measure to the sudden and unfortunate
demise of the Oakdale Iron Company.
Many men have lost their thousands
of dollars in the collapse, but the hard
working farmer, who has sold them his
meat and bread on time, and the poor
miner and laborer who have toiled in
the hope of reward are by far the great
er losers in the end. Everybody and
every business seems TO feel the effect
of this sad and impoverishing disaster
Mr.. Whiting, and some other prom.
iuent members of the Iron Company,
leave to-day for the North, accom-
panied by their families.
In a conversation with Capt. Mich
olson, / learn that the means raised by
a joint stock company largely repre-
scented in Knoxville will be used in
constructing a light-draught steamer
to be used between Knoxville aud
Chattanooga; aud that it will make at
least one trip to Knoxville each week.
This is certainly move in the right
direction, which will be great boon
to Knoxville and its business. 1t also
speaks well for the enterprise Of our
citizens. Speed the work
The Sunday school of the NJ. +.
Church has just purchased an organ
from w. f. Cummius, of the music
emporium.
Election excitement runs high here.
as well as in Knox, and there seems t.
be good many men willing "to ac-
cept office for the sake of the dear
people," Some of them will start on
a journey soon. Will they reach their
destination? Yours, truly,
HERE AND THERE.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12

understanding on the Spanish ques-
ton, and hereafter no complaint will
be made If British ships conveying
contraband of war to the Carists are
seized. No mention Is made of Russia,
france or Portugal as being concerned
IN THIS movement.
Special significance hos been Mt
trlbuted by some journals to the in
PREVENTION of Germany in this matter.
III Will be remembered that the osten-
slble occasion of the Franco-Germanic
war was supposed design on the part
OF Prussia to promote the elevation of
a German Prince to the throne of
spain. The interest that Germany
has shown in the present civil strife
was first exhibited by making pro-
test against the atrocities of the Car
lists, which purported to be merely i'm
behalf of humane methods of warfare.
Her next step was to diplomacy, and
~ would appear that she has enlisted
England, Austria and Italy in an alli-
ance for " n joint surveillance over the
Spanish frOntier.n
1t is also stated that she will
propose in the BRUSSELS Congress the
recognition of the present government
of Spain. The repeated reports that
she is resolved to take measures against
the Cariists leads to he inference that
she conceives her interest to be in hav-
ing some other than Carlist regime.
Other powers would appear to be in
accord with her in this policy, though
1t may be that the powers mentioned
above may stand behind her more to
provide for eventualities and for the
purpose of moral support than to take
at present any active measure. This
inference is strengthened by a state
ment of a Roman newspaper, the
Liberia, that Marshal Serrano has
decided to convoke the Cortes in con
sequence of communication from the
European powers intimating that re
cognition of the present government
will be thereby facilitated.n Evident.
ly, from this, Bismarck scheme of
Spanish Intervention is not only fully
matured, but also to be Immediately
executed.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
Plaster. or No Plaster.

Formerly, farmers in this section
! placed great reliance on the use of
gypsum, or ground plaster, as a stimu-
| liant or fertilizer, but of late many
| have materially altered their mind
with regard to the benefit derived from
its application, and some have aban.
dOned its use altogether. Those who
have ceased 10 use it think that, when
their land WAS new, its benefit was
marked and apparent, but that, as
their land grew older, plaster ceased to
be of benefit.
They claim to have tested this matter
by applying it in alternate strips on
corn, as well as on clover and grass
lands, and that they could notice no
d ference in the growth of vegetation
by or from its use. | have used none
myself Tor the past Two years, and,
with the exception mentioned below,
have noticed no material diminution
in the yield Of any meadows or pas
lures as the result; but have newly
seeded ten-acre meadow, upon one
half of which / sowed plaster at the
time of seeding, two years ago this
spring, and in examining the growth
of grass the pastweek in that field, l
find that the half that had an applica-
ton of plaster TWO years ago this
pring will produce at least one-third
more hay the difference in the growth
of the grass Glover and timothy, half
and half is very marked. This field
| is what is here known as old land,
having been cleared some thirty years.
Many years ago / noticed the same
difference upon newly-seeded field Of
clover, that had been cleared two
years previous. Part of the lot had an
application of gypsum and part did
not. The difference in the growth OF
clover on those two plants was so great
that, standing on an eminence some
| half mile distant, it was plainly APP
parent during the growing season for
two or three years. Upon the part
sown with plaster, the growth OF
clover wss much ranker, and greener.
/ And now for the conclusion to the
| whole matter and am done. l think
! that those who have ceased to use gyp-
sam will eventually "come back To
their old love" again that they have
heretofore been too prOfuse in its
use, and that their lands have become
plaster sick, - or else that they have
been imposed upon by dealers, who
have sold them an inferior article.
! Unless | should see good reasons to the
contrary, | shall hereafter give my
clover and grass lands lihgt dressing
with plaster at least once in two years.
Penn. Cor. Country Gentleman.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
Tho Mother or Grent Men.

At this period the President of the Uni
ed States, the General, Lieutenant Gener-
al and the Senior Major General are ma
tives of Ohio. The present Chief Justice,
and one Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States, belong to Ohio.
One Cabinet position. two first. class mis-
:ions-the mission to England and that to
Japan-are filled by Ohio men. Besides
this array, an incredible number of Govern
ors of Territories, Consuls and other Impor-
tant national offices, are credited to Ohio.
But the New Dominion has as able, per.
haps ADLER, men now in private life than
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Mcdowell,
Waite, Swaino, Delano, Schneck and
Bingham.
Among these may be named Samuel
Shellbarger, Rufus B. Ranney, ex-Gov-
ernors Cox, Hayes and Noyes, Valentine
b. Horton, Chauncey n. Olds, Fred. Has
ssurek, b. Wade and George Ii. Pendleton.
The editors of the Atlantic Monthly and
the Tribune and the distinguished sculptor,
Quincy Ward, are also Ohio men, We
shall not attempt to account for the prodi-
gal production in this commonwealth OF
strong men. Perhaps the early aud con-
tinued maintenance of law and order and
the excellant repute of the original New
England, Virginia and Pennsylvania
stock have had something to do in the for
nation of character
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
A Democratic Congressman Wants q
" Niger Territory"

The New York Day Book of the LIST
inst contains the address of ID. II.
johnson TO the Democrats of the 9Th
Georgia District, which is editorially
endorsed by the editor of the Day
Book, one Of the Democratic papers OF
New York. 1t says:
In my humble opinion, the peace
and prosperity of the two races depend
upon the repeal of the Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Amendments TO the Consti-
tuition and the restoration of the Gov
eminent to a white basis.
Ipropose, If elected, to advocate the
repeal Of these infamous and degrad-
ing amendments, known as the re-
construction measures, and restore the
Government TO its original purity, ar
bequeathed to us by our Fathers of
l77G, with the exception Of the Thir-
tenth Amendment.
| further advocate the setting apart
ola territory tobe styled {" Negro Ter
ritory," and give the negro choice 10
go there and secure 10 each head Of a
family one hundred acres Of land with
the right TO have his own laws enacted
by his own race, or remain in the
States and be governed by laws made
and enforced by white men and white
men only.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12

Place piece of iron or steel in damp
ashes aud 1t will soon cOrrOde with rust.
/ Place the iron or steel in lime mortar,
and it will remain bright and the rust
| will disappear. Sow small grain where
/ a brushpile or log heap has been burn
| ed, or where a liberal dressing of ashes
has been applied, and there will be n
rank growth that will probably fall and
never mature. Sow the grain where
the lime has been applied to the soil,
and the grain will grow with stout,
stiff straw, and plump hardy heads
that mature well. Ashes cause "A rank
growth of the herbaceous part o. the
plants, such as leaves, straw aud grass
lime induces growth of the woody
part of plants, aud the grain or fruit
Ashes stimulate heavy muck, and
rich or virgin soils. They appear 20
disintegrale or make available what is
already ia the soil. They seem to act
specially on vegetable mould and ma
nures from the barnyard. Apply them
to the most offensive pile of compost,
and they will render it inOdUrOus and
worthless as fertilizer, their effect
being that of releasing the ammonia
from the compost. Ashes used with
compost heap of decaying vegetable
matter would be wasted-worse than
wasted-as they render the compost
inert as a fertilizer. Applied to an
offensive sink, sewer or cesspool, they
serve an excellent purpose as "a disin-
tectant. They promote the growth of
grass, and forage especially, proving
very valuable on low lands will slim
ulate trees, etc, to IA vigorous growth
when the soil is strong. They exhaust
strong soils and injure poor ones.
Lime improves poor soils, especially
sandy ones, by rendering them more
compact and capable Of retaining
fertility when applied. As a promoter
of health the vigor in apple trees, it is
one of the best applications that can be
made to the soil. Under its influence
trees mature well the fruit is finer and
trees are freer from disease. Lime may
be applied with benefit on most soils
and many plants, but is of special
value to the apple tree and strawberry
plant, while ashes are valuable on
heavy or rich soils for the grosser feed
ing of plants, such as our native plums
and currant bushes.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
MEADOW 2
&" Corners - Dat, and Corn.

The " corner in oats in New York
on Thursday, still continues. Oats are
held by few Spectators in New
York and elsewhere. The stock on
Saturday was held at 81 for mixed
Western. The advance of prices in
one week was thirty. three cents per
bushel. The corner in oats is thrown
in the shade by corner in corn in
Chicago on Friday. The "bulls had
kept very quiet, but had monopoli ed
the market. The following is
aceo 6 mt of the panic, from dispatch
received in New York from Chica@o .
AT noon it became known that The
corner had contracted for the shinment
of ,O2l 800 bushels, and this meant
business on the face of il. The con m
sion and uprOar was bewildering
Dealers were beside themselves with
excitement. From Ga the price went
TO Sc, then to 20, and then Sturpes
sung out he would pay 50 cents. The
establishment was so great a DEATH
like stiffness prevailed for few mo-
ments. 1t took brokers square off
their feet
When the situation was finally
taken in, confUsions again ran riot.
Amid frantic yells and hoarse scream
ing, corn was SOLD to the combination
by the bears, and was accepted in as
large quantities as offered. One firm
alone sold 100000 bushels at so cents.
When the board closed and the gong
sounded the signal,for retiring transac-
tons were going on with undated fu
~: The parties who figured most in
this transaction are four in number,
chief among whom is Jack Sturgis, OF
this city. +. K. Bruce is another sue
cessfu one. The Bank of Montreal
furnished the funds, and Jesse Hoyt &
Co., Of New York city, handled the
corn"
The possibility of corner in such a
staple may need explanation. The
dealing is confined to old corn, the re-
mainder of last years crop, of which
the combination is said to control T.
DOC, 900 bushels, either in Chicago or
afioat. The combination extends from
Iowa to Liverpool, with New York
and Chicago as the operating centers.
1t would be well If these gamblers in
grain should be choked with what they
feed upon.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
Athens Letter,

ATHENS, Tenn, Aug. 5, 1874
EDITORS CHRONICLE The people
of Athens were somewhat excited yes
terday morning about falling wall
While the dirt was being removed for
the foundation of the new building Of
Robenson & Nixon, adjoining the post
Office, the entire end of the latter
building fell out. The work men having
extended the foundation of the new
building below that of the post Office,
the dirt gave way and the brick wall
fell, while four or five workmen We're
removing the dirt below. They made
almost miraculous escape Hearing
the wall giving away, they got far
enough from it to not be seriously in
jured. The loss of w. NJ. Sehon,
Postmaster and jeweler, in the build
ing is not yet known.
There seems to be quite a spirit of
improvement in Athens, occasioned by
the building of the large and elegant
court house. There are some four or
five houses just finished and being put
up, besides Baptist church for which
the cornerstone will soon be laid.
Slh AlhCuS 10 III plONllB ldSltI ludu
1t has for many years, which does not
show for it very dull future. The
aim is to put up buildings that will not
degrade the dignity of the court
house.
The University at this place is in a
more flourishing condition than ever
before, Many seem to think that its
finances are in such condition as to
check its progress, but this is by far
! not so. Instead of its finances getting
worse, they are growing much better.
AT the close of last term, all the teach
ers were paid off, and the trustees
have appointed financial agent, who
is canvassing the country for the good
of the institute. We expect this com
| ing term to have a more prosperous
| year than ever.
The drouth in this locality did the
| farmers some injury, but the recent
rains will enable them to make some
thing, after all; yet the crops will be
| somewhat cut short.
The excitement over the county
| election is not abating, and bids fair
to be a hotly-contested race. We eX-
pect another hot contest when the
| August elections are over. There was
a Democratic convention met in town
on the Sd inst, to nominate State
! Senator from the 9Th district, but they
accomplished nothing.
! 1t is high time the Republicans were
stirring up, and putting the right men
in the right place. Yours,
AN ATuENTAN
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
81 Want to Find MyPs pa."

A few days ago, says an exchange, a
lady was walking al,nr the street,
when she met "a little gi.l, between
two and three years OLD, evidently lost
and crying bitterly. Taking her by
the hand, the lady asked her where
she was going.
Pm going down town TO find my
papa" was the reply, between the sobs
Of the child.
What is -FOUR papa's name 81
asked the lady.
His name is papa" replied the
innocent little thing.
But what is his other e?n que
ried the lady what does your mann
ma call him ?"
She calls him para" persisted the
baby.
The lady then took the little one by
the hand and led her along, saying,
you had better come with me; |
guess you came from this way.n
" Yes, but l want to 20 back:
want to find my papa" replied the
little girl, crying afresh, as if her
heart would break. L want to kiss
him.
Just then sister of the child came
along, looking. for her, and led her
away. From subsequent inquiries it APP
pears that the little ones papa, whom
she was so earnestly in search of, had
recently died. In her Consequences
and love for him she got tired OF
waiting for him to come home, and
had gone to find him and greet him
with the accustomed kiss.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
Horses Poisoned by Foul Water.

The North British Agriculturist
gives an Illustration Of the dangers of
drinking foul water which recently
occurred at Stoke-under-H Hahn in
Somersetshire, England:
Several sheep having died, were
opened and skinned IN the field were
opened aud skinned In the field where
the work horses were pastured. One of
these was subsequently attacked with
violent and somewhat unusual symp-
toms, shortly died, and was most care
lessly examined and skinned close to
the pond where the animals OF the
pond were watered. Blood, intestinal
contents, and garbage were swept into
the pool, which, ia addition appears to
have received, as is still sadly too COM
mon, the sOakage form the yards and
the drainage from the farmhouse.
| But it Is the last straw that breaks the
camel's back the purifying, poison
on. organic matter swallowed up with
| the foul water, speedily produced
| blood poisoning, fever, congestion and
death OF the six surviving horses.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12

Adyices from Philadelphia Intimate
that the statements that have been re-
Gently going the rounds Of the jour
mails, that general revival Of the iron
trade iseXpected in the fall, are not IN
dorsed by persons in that city who are
familiar with the conditions and pros
poets of the business. Some improve
ment is hoped for, but it is not believ-
ed that there Is any reason TO autici-
pate a brisk demand for iron and a
consequent revival Of activity in fur
naces and rolling mills before next
spring at the earliest. 1t is admitted
that when a revival Of business
comes 1t will be very general, and that
when once recovered 1t will be more
securely held than before, the iron
masters having learned lessons of
lpiudence which they will not soon for.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
Gapes in Chickens.

The Lancaster Farmer gives the fol-
ing very simple method Of curing the
gapes, which it may be well worth the
while for those who are troubled with
them among their poultry to try. Its
simplicity certainly is recommends
ton. if it accomplishes the end
sought:
In recent conversation with an
experienced chicken-grower he in
formed us that he had been very sue
cessful in conquering that precarious
disease in his young fowls, by the ap-
plicatiOn Of air.slacked lime. As soon
as manifestation of gapes I'm his fowls
appears, lie confines his chickens in a
box, one at time, sufficiently large to
contain the bird, and places a coarse
piece or cotton or linen cloth over the
top.
Upon this he places the pulverized
lime and taps the scream sufficiently
to cause the lime to fall through. Thl-
lime dust the fowl inhales and it caus-
Is il to sneeZe, and in a short time the
cause of the gapes is thrown out in the
form Of a Shiny mass or masses o
worms, which had accumulated in the
windpipe and smaller air vessels. I hi,
remedy he considers superior to any hC
has ever tried, and he seldom fails I,
effect perfect cure.
He has abjured all those mechanical
means by which it Is attempted 10 dis
lodge the entOzOOas with instrument
made of whalebOne, hogs bristles, o
fine wire, alledging that people ar
quite as certain TO push the cape worm
farther down the throat Of the fowls
as TO draw them out.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
Bulls Not Irish.

It was a Scoth woman who said that the
butcher Of her town only killed halfa beast
at n time it was Dutchman who said that
spig had no marks on his ears except a short
tail and il was a British magistrate who,
being told by a vagabond that he was not
married responded, That a coed thing
for your wife," it was an English reporter
who stated at meeting Of the Ethnologi-
cal Society, there was exhibited casts of
theskull ofan individual at different periods
Of adult life, to show the changes produced in
ten years" though Dean Swift certainly
mentions two skulls preserved in Ireland,
one Of person when boy, and the other
OF the same person when he grew TO be a
man; it was a Portuguese Mayor who enum-
Grated among the marks by which the body
of a drowned man might be identified
when found, "a marked impedimcnt in
his speech !" it was a Frenchman, the ia
nous CarlinO, who, contentedly laying his
head upon large stone for pillow, re.
piled to one who enquired if it was not rather
hard. Not at all, for Nv stuffed il with
hay :" it was an American lecturer who sol
emily said one evening, Parents, you
may have children, or If not your daugh-
tiers may have; !" and il was German orator
who, warming with his subject, exclaimed,
There is no man, woman or child in the
house, who has arrived at the age Of fifty
years, but what has felt this truth thunder
ing through their minds for centuries"