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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
cheap Bread in England.


New York Tines London Letter Oct. 81.
The price Of wheat at the present
moment promises 10 be lower than %
has ever been within living memory.
II il said that during the present week
il has been sold a. low ~ n "a sack iu
one Of the Surrey markets. The av'
erage price for the last four weeks I-
only a little over ii- per quarter
whereas there have uulv been seven
months in the course of the last eight
years ia which the price has been IN
der 45s. The abundance Of the supply
Of wheat Is due, as the Economist
points out, not merely 10 the excep
tiOnally good harvcst7 all over the
world, but 10 the large aud steady in
creases of the foreign area Of cultiya
ton and, as this increase T. likely 1,
be continuous and permanent. "A still
loser average price Of wheat may D
expected IN future.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
\ Wholesale Murderer.

A desperate named Tom Adams, an
Englishman, was recently killed AZ
Mazatlan, Mexico. Before he died he
confessed that he was guilty of four
teen murders, all but one of which
were committed in the United States
and Canada, and for none of which
was he even arrested. The only legal
punishment he has ever received was
three years Imprisonment for burglary
in Chicago. In his confession he ac-
knowledges that he killed a prostitute
In Baltimore, but does not give her
name nor the date of the murder. He
came to this country in 1855.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
AStrike of 1000 Operatives in the
Largest Carpet Mills in the Country.

PHILADELPHIA, Noy. 10, 1874. The
employees in the five carpet mills,
known as the DobsOn Mills, at the falls
of the Schuylkill River, numbering
100 persons, struck this morning ON
account of contemplated reduction OF
wages. The Messrs. Dobson adhere to
the intention of a reduction, and no
resump tion will be made unless the
hands yield These mills are the larg-
est mills Of the kind in the United
States, and their suspension will prob
ably have a serious effect.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25

An excellent agricultural magazine,
published at Charleston, the Rural
CdrOliniua, makes the following good
points;
Ii is believed that seyeu-tenths Of
the planters and farmers of this couu-
try, North and South alike, are stag
gerIng to their fall under a load Of
debt aud mortgages. What Is the mat
ter? As a class, farmers are not lazy.
They are seldom idle. They work as
hard as any bOdy ought to work. They
make, taking one year with another,
what may be considered, under the
prevailing standard OF agriculture, fair
crops, anu they get a. rule, good
prices for the surplus products they
put into the market; still they don't
get ricn-In fact, ar. getting poorer
aud poorer every year. why !~l 20.
To say nothing nov Oi a FAULTY system
of crOppiug-ail cotton, "uu wheat,
or all something else or Otcredlj, liens
aud interest. the reason which We had
in mind with which 20 point this para
graph il, that It costs too much M W1OtS
our crops. We grow poor, not 50 much
because our incomes are 80 small, AZ be-
cause our outgDe- are 80 large. There
is no strict method i'm our operation,
and no close economy OF means. The
expense of making crop mas not been
reduced % a minimum. We fauc. boo
too lage "A field and travel over tI.
many acres to produce ten bales O, Cul'
ton or q hundred bushels Of corn We
pay out too much for labor and Tor fer
tilizers for the results produced. The
remedy must be sought IN SuuHiei
methods, labor saving implements snD
better trained labor and less OF it.
In other words, let vitality iu gra-,
and stock do mare, aud costly labor by
man and beast, do tCss,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
PeunsyIvauin Coal Trade.

The total of anthracite marketed for
the week ending on the 7th instant,
amounted to 443, IFS tons, aud the btu
miuOus tonnage for the week is r.
394 tons, giving total of all Kinds for
the week of 5l5 .572 tons. At Port
Richmond for the week ending the
14lh instant the receipts Of coal were
% 600 tons, and the shipments $4,000
tons, leaving 10000 tons on hand
The supply Of coal at The principal
coal centres is quite full, 50 full, in
fact, that the combination have agreed
TO reduce production for the month OF
November, % per cent, nOtwithstaud-
ing the trade during part Of the last
month was checked by a short supply
of water at the mines. The present
prices OF coal for the wholesale trade
VIII undergo no further change this
year. AM indications now favor
the conclusion that the trade Of 1875
will be run on much the same priuci-
pies of management a. it has been run
during The present year Of lS14.-I'hH
| LgdgCr.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25

Andreas Egnsr, the murderer, Is
wouI between 81, 900 and $4,000 in
real estate IN this city. He has mort
gagged one Of his houses 20 Major
Blgnkburn 10 indemnify him for de-
fend ug his case, which the Major will
endelvor to stave Off as long as posi-
BILE, to let the public feeling cool OFF.
1t was at first thought that Egner was
worth little or nothing, but since he
looms up AZ a man Of means, the sher-
III has grown ciTcumspect az TO news
paper visitors, aud Egner has ordered
the Iiolta 5ldn 10 be delivered daily at
hi-ce' Gin. Com. NOU. Is.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
nrcInImInr Worn Lnnd.
OBIoN County, TENN.
Nov. II, lST4

Nov. II, lSf4
DR.. Dee, Agricultural Editor Union amt
american | write for the purpose Of ob-
tanning your views and advice upon mat
ter herein mentioned, namely. l have
sown twenty-fvc.acre field in wheat,
where ihc land has been run down, in TACT
almost worn out, by constant blowing IN
corn. for number Of years. My sole ob-
icct now is to reclaim this land, intending
to sow in clover in the spring and clover
il for two or three years more Now, the
question is, what Kind Of fertilizer would
You advise me 10 use. at what time, uu'
how to apply it, Also how much per acre
and the cost of the same in Nashville ]
will remark that the field lies well, was
formerly rich. productive land, and, ! am
satisfied, can bsfully and thoroughly re-
claimed by a proper course of cultivation
The higher points, Of course, are more worn
than the low or level places and, | suppose.
will require more fertilizing. Your early
and full reply not only as to this case, but
with regard to the use Of fertilizers general
ly, will very much oblige, not only the wri-
ter. but q great many OF your readers.
AMATEUR F,EMEU.
There are in the planting State. more
p
fertile soil in good agricultural climate
that have been impoverished by being run
in corn, cotton, tobacco, and few other
crops and the best ways and means of
making fun and perfect restitution TO all
thi, depleted land have been the writer
earnest study during the last thirty years.
the mineral clements removed l1 corn,
wheat tobacco and cotton and by washing
.r...a .H 90.
are the things % bee retained o. Size depict
ed surface sol. But one may buy both
gold and fertilizers 90. too dear rate.
In Western New York farmers purchase
ground land plaster anywhere from SYRIA
cu.c TO Buffalo 10 - q tY1 or l-- wHn u
Nashville the same article sells 10 -ll.5V q
ton, or more than four times rs much i'm the
South as iu the North. Thirty years HEg
We J1u-al, plaster i'm NCw OIL. gt - q
ton, and 10 vas easily su"u hv horse power
The free use ot clover and toe grasses VIII
/ plaster stable msnurp wheat straw and
other uUricliu- substances has kept up Ter
tiEtv, and often increased 10 on many
farms. sow plaster IN The spring soon ai
ter seeding with clover, ~ the rate Of one
hundred pounds 20 the acre, and y1nEwhaa
and clover will receive whatever u'n.l. o.
can do them. ItvoI can buy hardwood
ashes thai have not been wet for twenty
+ five cents a heapiS- bushel, it viii pay t.
use them Oh your wheat fell five lu-hu Il
the acre.
With regard 90 IpAlr-pug-ph W,
intend to try them on our land near thi
7 city; but tear that with crops at moler
ate price. and bugs, worms and dr9uu
very troublesome, bone material, guam
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25

liza cat doth meet cat on garden wall
And if a cat doth greet "a cut, oh. why need
they both squall2
Every Tommy has his Tahhy waiting on
tho wall
And yet he Welcomes her approach with an
unoarthly yoll
Why don't he sit and sweetly smile and
not stand and bawl,
And life his preoiQus back up high, and
show his tcetNDnd moan,
As if it was collie, more than love, that
made fellow grOAn2
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25

The closing performance of Char
lotte Cushman in Philadelphia OF Sat
urdaylnight, at the Academy Of Music,
in " Lady Macbeth" was celebrated
by grand display Fireworks in front
of the theatre. Miss Cushman's en-
gagement under jarrett d Palmer, in
Philadelphia, has been a grand sue
cess, the aggregate receipts for the
week being over $2j, 600 at the close Of
the performance.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
a want Ncver uerorc supplied.

Ia regions where Liver complaint
aud Bilious diseases prevail to 80 great
an extent there has long been felt the
need Of a medicine that would act
specifically on the Liver, restoring it
to its normal functions, and at the
same time he safe from after effects,
and yet so simple that il may be used
by any one. r. il now admitted bISalI
that Rr TUFTS Vegetable Liver Pills
supplies this want. They are now
prescribed by the most eminent Physi-
clans throughout the country.
Nil7deOd&W
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25

The fame of Ralph Waldo Emerson
received a magnificent tribute from the
University OF Glasgow. Although a
foreigner, he received five hundred
votes for Rector, against seven hun
dred for Disreali. 1t Ia an evidence OF
the march of intellect, when It's claims
are recognized In other countries than
that Of its home.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
Death at BiiIy" Wilson. the Ttrc
XOuaVe.

Col VIM. Wilson, the commander Of
the famous Billy Wilson Iouayas,n
whose departure from New York cred
ted so great an excitement in the earli-
est years of the war, died at the resi-
deuce of his brother-in~law, IN that
city, on Friday. During the war his
regiment was stationed at Pensacola
and Fort Pickens, and earned no par
ticular record. Wilson was an eX-
pugilist and hotel runner. For many
years he was the terror OF the first ward,
New York. Since the war he forsOok
his old associates and reformed his en-
tire mode of living. He lived in ele-
CANT style, and possessed one Of the
best libraries of military works in the
| country.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
We shall he Ready for You in
1876"


~. Y. HeFalds W Washington SPECIAL.
Governor Hendricks, Of Indiana,
who il mere for "a few days on profess
sional business, called on the Presi-
dent to-day 10 pay his respects The
overwhelmingly alluded TO the
recent Democratic tidal-waye which
had swept west aud east Of Indiana,
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans alone
arrrssting its progress. But. said
the President, I've shall be ready for
you in 1876"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
DRY GOODS.

NIcBATIl BROS. dealers in Dry Goods. No
WI tons. Hats, Boots, Shoes, Staple and Fancy
Groceries East Side Market Square, Knoxville.
Tennessee. ,Xi30dG W6m
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25

"Wheye there is a will there is a
way" but without advertising, BUSH
ness won'tpsy.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25

m. D. Conway London Le:.e. in Cincinnati.
CONNIE rcili.l

ri. .. Conway London Lete, in Cincinnati
ComnCrcili.l
4 rather unusual correspondence
was recently ur ugut about by mes
sage sent To Lydia Thompson from the
Lord ChamhrilHn, saying that the
,cIgiOus feelings oi some people were
offended by auu-inns to Mr.. SpuTgeon
in "Bue b ard, " which is Just now
attracting great crowds tu the CharinE
Cross Uneajer. Lydia wrote to the fla
nous Surrey preacher as follows:
REV. SIE.-Iu the extravaganza
Blue Beard, now playing at this
theater, the hero (euacted by mySelf)
gives II card barring your name to Blue
Beard, adding. We always like to
look upon the Surrey side. 20 This
announcement is iuvaribly received
with great applause but, in Difference
I your position, | write 10 ask # you
have any objection to The use Of your
/ name. IfsO, l will withdraw il at
once.
Yours respectfully,
LYDIA THOMPSON.
! MADA4-Mr SpurgrOn duly rec-iv-
ed your courteous note, and would
heve replied, but has been suffering
from an attack Of illness. Mr.. Spur
geOn desires me 10 say that you having
had the politeness to inform him ofthe
little incident, he is quite coutent to
leave the matter in your hands. Very
respectfully,
CHARLES BRADSHAW. -.
That Mr.. Spprgeon did not improve
the occasion to lecture Lydia on the
sinfulness of the theater in general,
: and of her acting the part of hero,
instead Of a heroine, in particular, will
probably induce his American breth-
rem TO regret more than ever that he
did not visit them when solicited to
, do so, when he might have returned to
us with more unctuous ideas. ! need
I not say that on the night after this
; little incident" the Charing eros.
| Theater was the scene of the first de-
a moDstration favorable TO a London
: preacher ever known 20 the boards.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25

John b. MEEK. Attorney at Law and Solicitor
u In Chaneery, Dandri'E' Tennessee.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-22
Condition of North Louisiana.

Hon. w. Jasper Black burn arrived in the
city yesterday morning on the steamer
Gladiela, direct from Minden. He reports
the overflowed region of Red nver not so
bad or alarming as generally apprehended.
From the mouth of Loggy bayou, which
flows into Red river from Lake Bisteneau
down to the falls at Alexandria, Red river
is not disastrously overfowed. The water
is not over the banks by several feet, ex.
cept in rare instances, and the crops look in
quite as good condition as could be expect
ed from so much continued rain. All the
small bayous throughout North Louisiana
are overtlowed, but these streams super
induce no great damage in any way.
The crops in the hill country are repre-,
sented by Mr.. Blackbur as being in ordi-
nary good condition, and rather more for
ward than usual. But he says there is a
general lack of supplies among the people,
particularly among the freedmen, who per-
form most of the labor and are then left
with nothing to eat; and Mr.. Blackburn
thinks that while extra rations" are being
distributed gratuitously, a few thousand
would not be misapplied if sent to the fam
ishing poor of the hill country-a country
which he contends is most uDjustly taxed
to build levees which do not protect any
body.
Mr.. Blackburn is on business visit, and
is stepping at the City Hotel. He expects
to remain but short time.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-22
The Opera.


Tomorrow at the matinee ''La File de
Nine. Angot' will constitute the pro.
gramme. Tomorrow evening our very de-
serving first bass, M. Mayan, takes his ben
ett. 1t may not be generally known, but
ever since the first week of his arrival here
n. Mayan has been more or less unwell
The effects of our climate have been in his
case unusually severe. We are not apolo
gising for this talented young artist; by no
means. He has shown himself too thorough
an artist in the arduous roles he has essayed
to require excuses. We only make the re-
mark in order 10 show how much better he
would have done had circumstances been
more favorable. NJ. Msyan, during his
stay with US, has made many warm friends,
both as an artist on the stage and as gen
tleman in private life. We expect to-mor-
row evening to see the Opera House
crowded. The piece chosen for the occasion
is ''LAfricaine." that superb production of
Meyerbeer. Pending the e,stracte of the
third and fourth acts NJ. Mayan will sing
the grand aria from ''Gdipe Colonne."
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-22
Thesnia.

1t is supposed by nearly all educated
people in the world that Thesp1s died owe,
two thousand years ago. But it is all q
mistake. Thespis copld not die; he might
stand 1.-THE hazard of the de- but that il
all the chance he has at death. Melpomene
and Thalia, aided by innumerable dramatic
societies, have served to make him im
mortal.
Thespis still lives, and knowing that our
city delights in the art he created, he will to
morrow night make his appearance in our
midst, followed by trusty band of his
disciples.
A winged messenger last evening made a
nOiseless entrance into our sanctum, and
after delivering roll of papyrus, abruptly
made his exit ere we could gainsay. The
message translated is to the effect that
Thespis and his disciples may be seen by
our populace TO morrow evening on the fol-
lowing streets: Julia, Camp, Carondelet.
Common, Canal, both sides; Royal, Char
tres and st. Charles,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-22
NEW YORK.
Statement of the Mate Of the Snr


NEW YORK, April 2l.-A Herald special
the steamer Spray, who first boarded
Amerque, report they found ali the
steamers boats gone except the gig. There
was six feet of water in the stoke pit Two
of the headlights were burst in, and ad-
mitting water. The pumps were found
choked, which circumstance probably caused
the panic. The mate thought it was possi
bic to save the steamer as the weather was
mOderating 1t was then blowing half a
gale. The Spray sent a salvage crew on
board. Large warps were attached to the
Amerique's cable chain, and the Spray
started with the steamer in tow on the
morning of the fifteenth, heading for Brest.
The work OF towing was easy all Wednes-
day. 1t was discovered next day that
the propeller Of the Amerique was gone.
On the same day her chain slipped and
was lost: The Spray then sighted the
steamer Barry, and arranged for her to
assist in bringing the steamer into port.
They continued to head tor Brest until 4
r. NJ, when the wind shifted, and they re-
solved to change their course and make for
British ports. Plymouth was sighted on
Saturday, at 2 P. NJ. No sounding pumps
were TO be found ON the Amerique. The
donkey engine was broken.
The mate says bedding was piled against
the dead lights until the damage could be
repaired. The AmeriGue when first sighted
was under two close reefed topsails on her
mizzen mast, and was hauled out on star.
board tack. Her cargo had shifted, but
when her port side was brought to the wind
the steamer righted. There is no leak in
her at present, as she lies in Plymouth har-
Dor.
Lloyd's agent reported that pumping is
actively continued to-day, but no decrease
OF water is apparent.
There are nine feet vet in the after COM
partment, and eight and malt feet IN the
engine room.
The New Ork Police Commiss;oners De.
nOuDced.
The board of aldermen adopted resolu-
uons calling on the mayor TO remove the
present police commissioners for incompe-
tency and corruption, as shown in the street
cleaning investigation here.
Appeal for Relief.
The mayors of Brooklyn and New York
have received kilograms from the mayor of
New Orleans appealing for aid for the food
sufferers.
Boston Prompt to Respond.
A Boston telegram says a dispatch from
New Orleans in answer to one sent by the
committee asking for details of the calam.
ity has been received. It says the number
OF people partially or wholly ruined can not
be less than 25,000. Many are in absolute
Overaewed.
The Jersey City aud Hoboken flats are
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-22
WASHINGTON.
The Currency Bill.

L
| WASHINGTON, April 2l.-The Finance
Committee hold the House currency bill
until the President acts upon the DILL be
tore him. He can hold it until Monday.
| The Finance Bill In the Cabinet.
| There was long Cabinet meeting over
the Senate finance bill Nothing transpired
| A Setback for Eads.
Those favorable to the Improvement OF
the mouth OF the Mississippi river agreed
upon the fOlrowing action: That the Eads
bill and ShelGOn's substitute should be re-
| committed to the Committee on Railways
and Canals, which was done to day. A mo-
ton to reconsider was entered, which en-
ables the committee to bring the subject
before the House at any time. 1t is be-
lieved the committee will report the canal
bill. General Humphreys last letter is
very strong against jetties.
Agricultural.
The Department Of Agriculture has re-.
ceived very full information concerning the
appearance Of wheat throughout the cOun-
try. The returns cover a large proportion
OF winter wheat area of each State. The
winter has been extremely favorable in all
sections. No previous season has been
more generally SO since the Inauguration of
the crop reports. California alone will
yield 10000, 600 bushels. In the South the
2
promise is remarkable.
The Pre.ident and the Finance Bill.
|. There was another long session of the
Cabinet today on the Senate finance bill.
All the. members were present, but after
the meeting they declined to converse on
the subject they had been discussing, nor
would they intimate whether or not the
President will approve the bill.
1t is confidently said, however, by sew
eral gentlemen Of official prominence, that
tue President was at first inclined to veto
the bill, his objection being mostly confined
to the first section of it; but the probability
now is that he will approve it, as all the
members OF the Cabinet, except Secretaries
Fish and Richardson, favored such
course on his part.
Final Passake of the Louisiana Relief
Bill.
The bill, as amended by the Senate,
passed the House and goes to the President.
1t gives army rations and clothing not
needed by the army to drowned out LOuisi-
anians.
There is large amount of clothing at
JetfersOnville, Indiana, and cOmmissary
stores at various points, which will be hur-
RED forward when the President signs the
bill, indeed, transportation has been pre-
pared in anticipation of the event.
Liberal Responses from the Northern
Cities.
Northern cities are reported as respond
ing literally in money to the appeals for
relief.
Levee Matters-Genernl MOrey's Speech.
In the House the committee on Missis-
sippi levees unanimously reported the bill
OF General Morey providing for the ap-
pOintment by the President of commits
sion OF engineers 10 investigate and report
a plan for the permanent reclamation from
lnundation Of the Mississippi valley. Mr..
MOrey made an able and exhaustive argu-
ment in favor OF Matchmaking the con
OF the levees. At the conclusion
of his speech he was warmly congratulated
by the members on both sides Of the House.