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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-06
Starting Sweet Potatoes.

J. A. r., of Montgomery county, wishes
information respecting the construction of
a hot bed for sprouting sweet potatoes. We
think the following is a good plan: If but
small number of plants are wanted, make
a bed of fresh horse manure II inches thick,
and feet wider and longer than the frame
to be used. Cover this with inches of old,
rotted manure. Put the frame in its place,
and spread init 2 inches of very light sandy
soil, rake level; place the tubers close to-
gether over the surface, cutting large tubers
once, lengthwise cover them with fine
soil inch deep; keep the bed wet; put
the sashes on Immediately. There is not
much danger of keeping the bed too warm
till the sprouts have started. After these
appear, fill the bed up with or inches of
fine sand, and after piercing through this
layer, give plenty of air and sunshine on
warm days to make strong, thrifty plants.
Five or six weeks from starting, the sprouts
are large enough to plant out, when other
sprouts will start, and be ready for replant-
ing in 10 days.-Pedn Wood.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-06
The North Carolina Railroad.

The Western North Carolina Railroad
consolidation bill was accepted last week
at Salisbury by the directors after spirit
ed contest by a majority of 10000 shares of
stock. The Asheville Pioneer says:
This was result anxiously looked for
ward to by the people of Western North
Carolina, and does much to strengthen the
belief that it will not be long before the
Western North Carolina Road will be
pushed forward to Paint Rock and Duck
town. neutrality-suspicious. who are heart
and hand in this move seem very conf
dent that they will be able to put the af-
fairs of the North Carolina Road in such
shape before long as to enable them to go
TO work and build the road We earnestly
hope that they may be able to carry out
their plans. We are willing to make any
honorable concessions in order to see the
road completed.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-06
Making WhiteWash.

RossvILLE, IND, March 3O.-Farmer's
Wife, ROckbridge County, Va, wishes a
recipe for making whitewash. The fol-
lowing is the best ever tried, and think
and put it "A an old pot or kettle, and boil
it, with " water, an hour over a slow fire !;
then set it of, and after becoming cool, take
out as much as you wish TO mix at once
into another vessel, and thin it, and keep
thinning it as it gets too thick, with sweet
milk. In this way, you will have white
wash that will not rub of. But, as the
milk is inclined to make your wall have a
is necessary to add little indigo water
when mixing.
wish some one who knows, would tell
me how to raise peanuts, Ar.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-06
Cremation at Berlin and Vienna

The German Ne108 says that the Society
for the Cremation of the Dead at Berlin
has been joined by such number of MEM
bers that shortly general meeting for its
definite constitution is to be held. In
order to overcome the prejudices of many
of the residents of the capital, the founders
of the society intend publishing a PAM
phlet on the subject, in which it will be
shown that cremation is by no means a
new idea, but has been practiced for thous-
ands of years, and that its present revival is
due to important sanitary considerations.
The pamphlet will then proceed to show
how the practice of burying the dead has,
according to the latest scientific investiga-
tons, been the cause of many epidemics,
and that regard for the living imperatively
demands that the practice should be abol-
ished. The pamphlet will next advert to
the religious part of the question, and
show that cremation is not contrary to the
tenets of Christianity, and that its intro
duction need not prevent the observance of
the rites now performed at burials. The
preservation of the ashes of the deceased
would replace the present system of pre-
serving the graves.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-06
OUR MARYyILLE LETTER.
Novel Speech from n Sentenced Horse
Thief-Thanks the Jury for not Sending
Him more than Ten Years.

MARYvILLE, TENN, April %, "a.
Correspondence Chronice,l
This evening the jury in the case of
Baker, on trial for DEMONSTRATING, returned
verdict of guilty. Judge Hall requested
feet, and while his Honor pronounced the
sentence (ten years in the penitentiary),
the prisoner glanced inditferently around
the courtroom. A ten years sentence
would harrow up the soul of most sensitive
individuals, but Mr.. Baker listened with
profound indifference; then resumed his
seat and remarked that a witness had
"sworn point blank lie." but" he
continued, "ten years in the penitentiary
is a small matter, and the jury have my
thanks for not sending me for longer
term" For being jolly under adverse cir
cumstances, we doubt if Mark Tapley could
excel Baker.
Yesterday two lads of seven or eight sum-
mers started out to view the world and as
certain if there were any objects of interest
beyond the narrow confines of Maryville.
They walked the railway track as far as
Rockford, six miles, crossing swollen
creeks and rivers, and then returned. In
view of their tender years, it is singular
that they did not make a misstep and fall
into the creeks. Presume they were mildly
thrashed and forgiven.
The storm-god is abroad in his wrath
1t has been raining all day, and the creeks
here are much swollen. The almanacs
assert that tt is is April, but winter ling
ers in her lap" 1t showed considerable
tonight. MAD MEADE.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-06
Cribblng Horses or Wind suckers.

CEDARvILLE, o., March I9.-Tell-B, W.
that the Uest way to cure is TO buckle a
strap around the neck Of the horse, Just
back Of the neck and jaWs. Have the
strap an inch or an inch and a half wide,
and buckle it as tight as the animal will
bear. The strap may remain upon the ami
NAL 5 neck in stall, harness or pasture with
out an inconvenience. This will in most
cases prevent 1t, but old cases are hard to
cure.
Also, colts affected with lampas may have
the palate lanCed, where there is not much
sWelllnS, tnen apply solution Of alum-
teaspoonfu 10 half pint of water.-M.
II. Tomlinson.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-06
The Religious War In Germany.

The Prussian correspondent of the
London Times writes under date of Berlin,
April A: Ia consequence of the arrest of
two more German bishops one.third of the
whole number are disposed Of OF the re-
naming eight two are likely to follow
suit before long, when half the number
will have been practically renewed from
Office. All ofthem being sent prison for
the considerable fines they refuse to pay,
it is probable that the new ecclesiastical
court will have time to declare their sees
forfeited long before they can hope to re-
gain liberty. AS soon as Parliament has
passed the new bill enabling the govern
meLt 10 intern or expel priests who have
incurred penalties under the new ecclesias-
teal laws, the imprisoned monsigneurs
must expect to be sent across the frontier.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-06
Knoxville and Charleston Railroad.

The State Roilroad Commissioners met
at the Capitol yesterday to consider a bid
made by Messrs. Jere CoWles, OF Macon,
Ga, Thos. Richie and Allen Hay, Of New
York, and NJ. q. Edison, of Montreal,
Canada. The Commissioners on the part
of the State agreed 10 lease the road for two
years at 81 900 year, with the option of
their buying it at the expiration Of that
time for 100000, The contract will not
be closed finally until June /, 1874, during
which time the State reserves the right to
sell it If team 10 any other party, Mash
ViLle Union and Anlericdn.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-06
EAST TENNESSEE NOTES.
The Crops, Frost and Other Interesting
News.


The Athens Post says: We have seen
a bunch of wheat from the farm OF Geo.
M. Matlock, in the Mouse Greek country,
which measured forty-five inches in
length, Mr.. Matlock has exactly one
hundred acres of that kind, which stands
as thick on the ground as the hair on
dogs back.
The Sweetwater Enterprise says; The
wheat crop. we understand, has been
somewhat damaged by the heavy rains.
Our farmers are nearly all behind with
their crops.
We were visited by a slight fall of snow
Yesterday morning, after which the clouds
dispersed, and the weather turned very
cold. We had a slight frost last night,
but not sufficient to do any material dam
age to vegetation.
The East 76nneSSeedn says: Notwitn-
standing we have an occasional clear day,
cloudy and rainy weather has been the
rule for the past two or three weeks. So
much wet weather has greatly retarded
farming operations. Very little corn has
been planted, and that which has, is seri-
ously affected by the driving rains, and
will probably have te be replanted. Ground
broken up before the rains has been so
packed and baked that in many instances,
1t will have to be plowed again to get 1t IN
proper condition 10 receive the gram al,
together the situation is anything but
promising.
The Greeneville NeW Era says: 1t is
feared that so much rain will be injurious
to wheat.
Farmers are behind with their corn
crops, on account of so much wet weather.
We were visited by a snow storm on last
Tuesday night, which no doubt injured the
wheat by pressing it to the ground. The
snow disappeared rapidly, as the sun
shown yesterday.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-06

Highest barometer, 1898; lowest barometer,
q. 43 highest thermometer zee; lowest Their
mometer $40; total rainfall, 1882 inches; pre-
vailing wind, S. S. w; total number of miles
travelled 6,577 maximum velocity of wind, 30
miles per hour; number of cloudy days, p;
number of rainy days, lS. j. X PAYNE,
Observer Signal Service, U. S. A.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-06

A correspondent in York county, Maine,
estimates that there are in that county
10 600 families, one half of whom are sup
posed to Winter on the ave.age of ten hens
each, from which are gathered an average
per dozen, amounting to $3.50, 600. As the
women and children manage this business,
he considers tia very good show for them.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-06
8nOsbe Salerklp Chronicle, GalrOnesoap Map G, 1874
weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Signal Service United States Army.
Division of kilograms and Reports forthe Bene-
fit of Commerce and Agriculture.
KNOXVILLE, May l, 1874.
Table showing daily and monthly mean Of
barometer and thermometer, monthly veloc-
ity of wind, and amount of rainfall, with the
prevailing direction of wind for the month
of April, 1874.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-06

Brooklyn, Iowa, is happy in the pos es .
slonof a breach Ofprnmise trial, where the
plaintiff Is fourteen years Old and the
heartless defendant sixteen years old.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-05-06

BY virtue of FIVE (5) orders of sale issued
from the Circuit court of Knox county and to
me directed, / will on Saturday the I'D day of
May, 1874, between the hours Of 10 o'clock a.
N. and A o'clock p. IN. in front of the court
house in the city of Knoxville sell for cash in
hand to highest bidder at public outcry the I'M
dived interest of II. d. G. Mynatt has in and TO
a certain tract of land in the 4th civil district of
Knox county Ten essee, on the waters of Little
Flat creek, adjoining the lands of Samuel j.
Tarver, Boston Damewood. Il. G Mynatt and
others, being the same tract where the defend
nut II. ID. q. Mynatt now resides, and which
matt deceased, containing about one hundred
and twenty. Eve acres levied on TO satisfy tho
following judgm nts in the Circuit cour of
Knox county. ts-wit: Temple & Rodgers for
the use of, etc, VS.. II. d. q. hynatt; Boston
Damewood two casesl VS.. II. ID. O. Myntu. l..
NJ Ellie guardian etc. vs.. II. ID. Q MynAtt and
Boston Damewood VS.. H. ID. O. MynRtt and Il.
III. hynatt. v. Y. GOSSEfT, Sheriff
, 1874-06-12
C0mmencemcnts at Many Western
institutions.
Good Advice to the Young Men and
Women by Orators Of
the Day.
Exercises at Abingdon, Han-
over, and Minor
Places.


S1ll1rtteff College Comm oncen1emt.
spec.ai Disnateh to 11a CHICAGO 7ribltne.
AL7aN. H., Juno 1l.-Commonce,nont week
at shurtloff College has been one Of prouinr III
tercst. On Monday evening tho grand coHl-
moncolnenk concert took pinco, which WAS great
auocoan. Tuesday evening leoturo WIS do
lvorod by supt. HarriH, Of ST. Louis, boforo tho
literary sooiaties. Wednesday evoning, tale 1seT.
Il. III. dallahor, OF Now Jorsey, gavo III address
before tho Alumni Association. To-day tho OK
eroiBea Of tho graduating classes took pinco.
Tho following were tho graduates in the Claual-
cal Dnparttnont: SD. Badger, Euglowoo1; J.
r. Coyil, Upper Alton, ILL.,; j. ". Primm, pincls-
neyvitlo. THO theological graduates were: 7. o.
Cofrey, Bloomington Ind: Z, Howard, Ltvopla,
Ind, and @. B. NohsEt8, Macnlnb. A. h1aHter's
grafton was delivered By II. e. Altlls, Of ut.
Louis,
Tie following degreea wore conferred: Mas
ter Of Arts in Course !, ". 7. Norton, Of tho
Alton telegraph; tho Rev. Wi1lfam q. Bitter,
Of Iowa; Il. @. Smalley. OF Qarlfnyille; H. y.
htills, Of 81. Louis. The honorary degreo Of A.
N. was conferred On Q. A. Snedeker. Of Jorsoy-
villo, and tho dogrco Of Doctor Of Laws, on the
ney. 4. 4. Guild, Of Rhode Iafand THO exer-
eaoa were Interesting throughout, and woro at-
tended by .1nany distinguished genslomen.
shnrtlcH College is in tlouria1inR condition
,1ndor the able management OF Prcaidout Aon'
bricks.
, 1874-06-12

During tho lust thtee or four weeks run1ora have
been prevailing ut tho Iumhcr docLs that tho present
dissRrcoment between t1o aoilers aud p,lrchasers d
ttoa, TR1nuNE reporer ylsed several Of tlp lead,
" as oa ese ior tS
All tloas vised dec!ara TINT thu present. oo of ill.,
eeetiun fur superior to that Of tho privso inapect-
charge Of th!4 matter, unl tat tlora exste no case
for any scrious disagreement. Tho Stagnakion Of
tho llsrbor nlarket VIVA aololy duB to tho general
depression II MI branches OF 6usncsy esponia,y III
iuing and construction, ad consequently hut little
ininhor was nsett. Thetn IL tfAoWNy vhAtAver OK
ta!Au hawesa tho Iiuahermana uoard Of Trade ami
s nrs wp r. sS non p FL assaoas
tim of yard unl city teaota who the lattar IL NIL
association at Beitcra nn commission nereai,ta rep
nnu's hoard ot Traus wna nrsantzea aou4 year aBo
al hna llow n,oa.bersiR Of about nsnoty. Az hsre
only lo8 yasls iu te city will uu observed tlat
SIurtly utter tho organization VI thu Hantu 1t waa
agric to elauGo the existing sysofn OF aaapecting
uud measuring eargoes Of nabar, Which Wv " .l,s
lion M ucrs,ans Ut lack u uniformity. aud to Gan-
eerai loose character u tho wrk oe, and thu
biunt uAssaes na1s. ono tlset a.a hye deputy ills
tfon dnarnent IN which at present 10a inspectors
cap'oye eaen Ut whom re'otTcs - day from tho
nsar we III f. ss% Go;s ~ W ny tac
iheIr eSrAtugs by frtu,luleut inspection, which Is
uersa!Aly . gtsat improvement oser tho old
thu frss. After tla urranaon,eat, tic Iaumbosm.as
ExclIAngo voluntarily uErse1, ,tanl s|gne,l document
to patrutazo ths li*lytou department, nnd nons
other. Tho resnt wAa tlnt about ftusl or Hjxiocn Of
tho private tosa-','seetora wcro thown nut of wnrk
who, III cnIHeqnate. feel worry nore, atll do syery-
thtl,t III uMr nawcr to in1urh ths uoarl al Tr,Ida
wers yory frsny 70 samo u s rr,vsfe i ispsotcrs
wora a!ssatia.lel fYh tue io H,raf,acn1ciT Far III
speesing lanllef, aud consequently Withdrew. No
, 1874-06-12
Abingdon College.

~OsA8&s1e
Correspondence Of Tho Chfcuao Itribun<.
ABINGDON ILL.,. June G. 1874.
Tho annual exercises Of tho undergraduates
aud tho eighteenth commencement Of Abingdon
College were hold in tho apacfous College Hall On
Wednesday, and Thursday, tho I'd and 4th inst.
Tho hall was beautifully decorated with ovor-
grcen-fentoons snd Aowera, aud emhollishcd with
many splendid pictures. Tho studonts not only
sustained tue oolebrity Of tho institution, but.
think, contributed greatly to oxtond it. Tho
wrIter has attended many collegc-anniverB
but has no recollection of having haen present
% M occasion ot tbs k,nd wheso al tn9 per- per-
honor upon 0 olasH OF graduates. On phuraday
tho class ot III 5eeoivod their degrees, after
haying evidenced to very large and apprecla.
tivo audience sueh profoundueas OF thought. elo,
ganeo Of diet,on. and grace tu delivery as would ~
mo it was rich, intellectual feast, lnvigorating
physioally aud mentally.
Ihe exercises were intorBnorsed with eppro-
priate and excellent music, and concluded by an
address, from Eldor D. D, Lucas, which Hhoula
havo boon hoard to he duly appreciated.
AUDITOR.
, 1874-06-12

The manufacturers OF vaults a..A safes for tho
preservation OF Valnaboa, aud also thoso wlloAo
profosson 1t III to onter thom Tor tho purpose Of
Piunder, continue to develop IL vant amount OF
ingenuity. Almost az Hoo1i aB we llaye tho trl-
MnphRht announcement of nbuoluto security ag
the result OF sot1o combination or construction,
we ttnd tlat tho doyice l,ua bapn successfully
eyadcd. All tho arrangements Of chilled iron
ana other modes OF proteatlon soon to DO Of no
mon," aud attention now appaarB to bo directed
toward tho addition Of defensive Weapons tint
ahall MAIN Or otherwise, linre tllo Intruder.
Ono OF the most recent icylcen Of this kind cons
hlsts IN whut Ii called tho chemical a1bor for
bank ya,llts. which Ii ao adjusted that should tie
interior of the aafn 20 penetrntod by y,olence.
anndry g1aaa Yials lIllod with Bulpurio aold, arc
neeoasallly broken, and their contontB discharged
into powdered carbonate Of limo, reaulting n tho
instantaneous production Of carbouio mold gas
enough to saphyxiato ragimont. What m0i0
Of dsionse will DO adopted by tho opposite aide
should this. dovloo bo carried out to any uztont,
selaalaa 10 he aeeu.
, 1874-06-12

An Army of Thom In TVostern Iowa
Preparing for n General Raid.

An Army of Them In Ivostcrn Iowa
Preparing for n General Raid.
DuuuQuE, H., june 11.--Roports Of grasshop-
per ravagoa In Western Iowa continue to ar11ye.
A resident Of Humboldt County says that
section is stocked. with them, 10 tho dam
age Of the growing wheat and corn. The
lasgost arc about two-thirds grown, and
they vary in size from that down to those
Just hatchod. They nre not yot largo onongh to
~, md as yet have committed depredations only
in the places wAero their eggs are laid. III ton
Of dozen counties waas OF Humboldt, aud up
tho weet branch OF tho DeaAIotnes River, tho
country ia full of them. They have already
eaton tho growing crops OH tue grounds, md
loft the tielda az barron as a board. Many
Of the homesteaders, in despair Of crop,
have, packed up aud arc moving ont
of the, country. Humboldt aeams to bo
tho eastern limit, though further nortl, they nx-
tend further east into Kossuth aud Winnebago
Oonntisa, and in Minnoaota still further cast,
whilo south h., Of Humboldt: they do not comp so
arc large enough to 1y, ray by Juno rs or July
they will Leave rley rise in clouds. and 50
whichever way tho wind happsns to blow 1t Is
hopod that their departure may 10 speedy.
, 1874-06-12
BILL to F0reclose Two Mortgages
Filed In Court.
4 Motion for q Receiver Soon to Be
Entered,
Details OF Suits Under the Wisconsin
Railroad Law.
Miscellaneous Railroad itemo.

ROCKFORD, ROCK ISLAND q ST.
LOUIS.
Mill TO FonEoLoBR MORTGAGE.
Tho Union Trust Company A!ol T. bill In tho
United Statos Circuit court aganHt tito hocls-
ford. Rock Island l. st. Louia Railrond Conn
pany, to foreo1ogo two mortgages. The frat ono
'sas 4 frst-mortgago given In juno, 1868, for
5,000, QUO gold, to Boonro 5000 bonds OF $1,000
caoh, with interoas ut per cent, and soenrod by
tho line Of tho road in tho first andsecond grand
division.
Before moro than small part Of tho bonds
wero sold now arrangement was made by which
It was ngreod that so,o0o,oO6 OF bonds Hhouia bo
issued, and d mortgage given On tho wholo
aippi, opposite St.. Lons. Tho Beml-anuual ln~
toreat was not paid In 1871, nor 1879. In Juno,
1879, an agreement waB lnalo with tho holders
ct about @, 900, 900 Of tho bonds, who agrecd
one-ha1f, Of to 81, ,50o,9 900. and tho intereat in
corresponding ratio. The holdorB Of some Of
the romainng bouda have, however, attempted
to enfotco tho payment Of the whole amount,
monts therefor. Tho frat mortgage gave lien
on 'ths fras and second grand divis-
tho third us aSa raa from sse se' sesead asad
division to tho IN, alesH4ppi 81 niyer, near Dusling-
! subsequently o1tendad to Sterling in ono diroc-
| ton, aud to st. Louis in tho othor.
The Hccond mortgage was made to a1cura the
whole amount Of $4,000, 600, including tho first
issue Of $4,000. 900, aud covered tho whole road
as it now o1lsta. This raiseB difficult point.
/ The Trustee, tho complainant, admits that tho
holders OF tho first iaauo Of tho honda naY clatm
/ under the first Or second mortgage but insists
tint they cannot claim undor both. The road
having boon changed in it's course sinco
| tho execution OF tho first mortgage cuts tho
first bondholdprs out Of largo part Of tho aeoll-
rity afforded tl,em on tho road in the third grand
division. as that part Of tho road has boon al-
tered. Tho complainant does not know whether
tho holders Of the first iaBue aro preferrod or
not. II thoy elect to stand by their rights under
tha frat mortgage, thoy may be. but. they ctain,
under tue SECOND mortgage. which glvoa better
security, 1t is claimed thoy only stand on the
aamo footing with tho other creditors under that
mortgage.
It Is also alleged TINT tho Compauys gross ro-
ceipta have boon for the past few years nearly or
quite 81, oQ,00o yonr, but, notwithstanding
this large income the tioating debt amounting to
about $500 600 or 800. 900, taH boon proforrod
and discharged rather than the Interest On tho
bonds.
Default having hoen made in the payment Of
tho intorest. tho complainant asks that foro-
! closure nny be docreod, n Receiver appointed,
and that tile vaioua and conflicting rights Of tho
bnndholdors under tho two mortgages may be
settled. aud their claims paid With proper regard
to their priority, II there bo any. A motion for
q Reooivor will probably DO made soon.