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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
The Lewis Trial.

From Daily Chronicle Of Wednesday,
Yesterday afternoon, VIM. Lewis had a
partial hearing before Justices Ochs, Moses
and Jourolmon. When the time of trial
arrived it became apparent to Mr.. Ochs
that his office would not contain the large
number of spectators who desired to wit
ness the trial, and the Court adjourned to
meet at the court house, which was soon
pretty well filled with anxious spectators
The prosecution was represented by Messrs
j. +. j. Lewis and L. A. II. Nelson, while
the defense was represented by Messrs.
George Washington and James Cooke. A
large number of witnesses were sworn, a
portion of whom gave in their testimony.
We gave the statement made by some OF
the witnesses on the night OF the shooting,
in our issue of the following morning, and
hence do not think it necessary to repub-
lish their evidence. In addition to those
published several other witnesses testified
namely Sci. Brannum, Bart. Childress,
Peabody an employee of Lewis & Jack
son, j. Z. BSrger, Moses Butler, and man
named Collins. Sol. Uranium, witness
for the State, testified that he arrived at
the place Just before the shooting occurred.
He heard Sartip call Lewis d-m liar and
thief. That Lewis told him he did not
wish to have any difficulty with him, and
stepped back little. That some further
conversation took place, when Sartin step
ped up on the pavement, with his hand in
his pocket. advancing on Lewis, when
Lewis fired. Lewis did not attempt to
shoot again after Sartin rose.
Messrs Peabody, j. p. Barger and Mo-
ses Butler, witnesses for the defense, differ
ed slightly as to the language used by Sar-
tin and Lewis, but all agreed in their tes-
timony as to the actions of the parties.
A mar named Collins testified that he
had been with Sartin previous to the shoot
ing on Market Square, and that Sartin
cursed Lewis, calling him thief; that he
might as well have stolen that much
money as 10 have taken Webb out of Tom
Sartin's cellar, and that Lewis would be
sorry before he got through with it, or
words 10 that effect.
Several other witnesses were examined,
aad court ads burned to meet this evening
at o'clock.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Nntea from Lockwood.

A Knoxville merchant travelling down
the Tennessee river, writes from Rock
wood that several changes have been made
in the working force at the furnace.
Capt. Harris, who has been the princi-
pal coal mining contractor, has given up
his contract here, and will, for the present
at least, give his attention to the Rising
Fawn ga mines. His hands, or at least
a great many of them, want to go with
him. Quite a number of the iron ore
miners are also on strike for an advance
in wages.
Other important changes are thought to
be in the not far distant FIXTURE.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
New Journalism I'm the South.

The Rockford CIll.) Register, speaking of
the old style of newspapers in the South,
as narrow, sectional and bitter, says;
"In their places, there has grown into
steady and healthful life race of newspa-
pers, catholic, newsful, pequiant, abreast of
preciated at home and abroad. These pa
pers, noticeably appearing at such promin-
ent points as New Orleans, Nashville,
Chattanooga, &C., &C., fully advertise to
the world the intellectual, brave and pro-
gressive people that supports them.
Prominent among them is the Knox
vile CHRONICLE, a paper which has abb
sorbed into itself or crushed out every rival
less intelligent of the signs of the times,
and which is to-day most attractive ex-
postor of that graphic and picturesque life
which will attract immigration more and
more increasingly until 1t surpasses every
competing quarter"
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
A Very Good Reason.

1t has been generally conceded for sew
eral years that the best job work executed
in Knoxville comes from the CHRONICLE
Job Office. The secret of it is that they
employ more experienced printers at bet
ter wages than any other Office. Having
better printers, newer material and better
selection of it, we challenge East Tennes-
see to do work equal to that turned out
from the CHRONICLE office.
Being now the only steam otUer office in
East Tennessee, it follows that in large jobs
we can do press work cheaper than those
offices operated by the old fashioned hand
power. We invite examination of our
work and pnces. Merchants throughout
East Tennessee sending werk by mail may
rest assured that it will receive prompt at
tentiOn.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Among His Constituents.

Hon. J. NJ. Thornburgh, our energetic
Representative in Congress, lis in the city for
a brief visit to his home on public and pri-
vate business. He is paired with Hon.
Henry Scudder, of New York, on the tinan-
cial bill, which is the only question of inn
portance likely to come up during his few
days absence Col Thornburgh will visit
Loudon in few days and perhaps Kings
ton to gather information about the trade
on the Tennessee for use of the Appropria.
tions Committee, which is now preparing
a bill for river Improvements. Mr.. Thorn
burgh meets the cordial welcome always
extended TO faithful Representative by
constituents whose interests he has watched
with unusual vigilance.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
PROM mARYVILLE.
The school Tax in Mount county.

EDITORS CHRONICLE Your issue of
the 18th ult,, contains a letter from Mary
vlle.which justifes the opposition to the
school tax in this county, or, at least,
apologies for it. 1t says: ut is to be
presumed that the voters of Blouut coun-
ty cast their votes just the way that their
honest convictions dictated that they
should for the interests of the county and
their own welfare" This may do very
well to tell the people abroad, but we who
live here know that but little over half the
votes in the county were polled, and that
many did not vote as " their honest con-
vlctions dictated" because they were
threaten, that If they went to the polls
they must either pay all the tax or quit the
farms on which the lived. Others were
threatened that if they voted for the school
tax the County Court would make IL so
heavy that il could not be borne. Yet your
correspondent says "They have eXer-
cised that liberty of which a trueAmerican
boasts, and a Tennesseean prides himself"
Glorious liberty that is, when tenant is
told if he votes for the school tax he must
move his family on the public road, and
quit the farm Such liberty the rObber
gives his victim when he holds pistol 10
his breast and grants him the privilege of
giving up his money or his life.
Again, your correspondent says: The
county is so crippled, financially, that
many of the citizens fear she will be trou-
bled to meet her liabilities at best.n Well,
does he propose to get out of this financial
dilemma at the expense of education?
Must Blount county have no schools until
| all her debts are paid? and must the child
rem grow up in ignorance in the mean
| time? Does he take the position that
| money expended for education is destruc-
| tive to the financial interests of county =?
What does he mean?
| Now, let us see what brought our burden
of debt upon us. Was it education, or the
want of it? Surely it was not school-taX,
for the County Court refused to levy a
single dollar for that purpose. The entire
| tax levied by the State and paid by the
county, last year, for school purposes, was
less than So, 900; while the money expend-
ed for misdemeanor cases in the county,
| during the same time, was nearly
So, 900. Besides, the money lost to the
county through uneducated and incom-
petent officers, during the last eight years
| Is estimated by some to be over 0,00O
That the county lost heavily in this way
is beyond dispute. In regard to certain
paper, posted on the court house, to which
your Correspondent alludes, we would
| simply say the evidence now is very
| ludl ~ W 10 pun lliSlC ny thS OpPO'
nents of public schools themselves.
In reference to this question being dead
we would assure your writer that such is
by no means the case. The subject
must and will come before the people
again. BY and by they will learn who thei
real friends are. and as long as there arr
a. thousand children in the county whC
must rely upon the public schools for theil
education, we intend to advocate them
with all our might. SIGMA.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Easter services At st. Johns Church.

The services specially provided for Eas-
ter day in the Episcopal Church service are
peculiarly impressive and beautiful. They
were rendered particularly so on last Sun
day, and all present concurred that seldom,
if ever, was an Easter more profitably
passed. DIR. ]. Howard-Smith was assist
ed in these services by DR.. Humes, who
preached an earnest, eloquent discourse APP
propriate to the occasion. The music was
unusually goo1.
The communion services were enjoyed
by number who have not heretofore been
connected with the Church.
On Easter Monday the annual parish
meeting was held, when the following gen.
tlemen were chosen vestrymen for the
year:
l.. c. Shepard. Geo. H. Smith, c. M
McGhee, DIR. o. f. Hill, DIR. Jno. Fouche
L. p. Bailey, Chas. II. Brown, w. NJ
Baxter, Jos r.. Hough, A. r. Humes and
A / Rick.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Gave Bond.

Thursday Thomas and Columbus Sar-
tin gave bond in the sum of IS, 900 each to
keep the peace towards all citizens of the
city, county and State for twelve months.
Messrs. John Woods, r. J. Scruggs, j. L..
Turner, Spencer Elkins and John Black
cox signed the bond as security, after hav-
ing made oath according to law as to their
financial standing, showing that they
were worth over and above all liabilities
the aggregate sum of 81 900. James n.
Ray also signed the bond after it had been
executed by the above securities.
Sometime in the evening after their res
lease, Thomas Sartin was re-arrested on a
States warrant for carrying concealed
weapons, and will have hearing to-day.
Columbus Sartn had left the city, but will
return in the morning, when he will also
have hearing on the same charge.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

A large drove of fine cattle were weighed
on the public scales yesterday. They were
to be shipped.
Capt. Roberts, of Sewer county, arrived
at the wharf yesterday with about three
hundred bushels of corn, besides other pro-
duce.
Jones says he always makes up his mind
regarding the value of horse by the album
dance, length and beauty of his tail, for
it's well.attested fact that all's well that
ends WE'LL
Among the presents received by a young
bride not long since was a broom, to which
were attached the following sweet senti-
mental lines:
This trihing gift accept Of me.
Its use would commend;
In sunshine use the brushy part
n storms the other end,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Uncertainties of Fortune.

We have heard it estimated that not less
than ten thousand dollars was sent from
Knoxville for investment in the Louisville
Library Drawing. One club held between
seventy-five and eighty tickets, one of
them being the number next to the capital
prize. This was close, but for all practical
purposes might as we'll have been any
other number. Those who participated in
this drawing in Memphis are lucky, as will
be seen by reference to our dispatches. The
amount sent from here would not indicate
a great scarcity of money.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Temperauce over the River.

Mr.. A. NJ. Gilbert organized new di--
vision of the Guns OF Temperance last
Saturday at Pleasant Hill, in the 2lst civil
district. 1t is known as The Pleasant Hill
Division, No. SO.
The following officers were chosen and
installed: w. +. Barbra, w. p. A. b.
Murphy, w. A.; ]. A, Doops, r. s.; ]. A.
Cruze, A. Il. S.. Taylor Huff, /. s.; J. A.
Cruze, Treasurer VIM. Cruze, Chaplain (;
A. ]. Cruze, Con-. H. Purger, A. c.; w.
Adcock, o. S.
The prospects for the Division are very
flattering.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Prom the Vicinity of House and OIinch
MOnnInlns.

Nearly two-thirds of the peach crsp has been
unnjured, not being out sufficiently enough for
the frost to kill
Tho people are ploughng corn land as fast as
they can get the ground in order, and say they
are behind in planting. Wheat looks we'll, and
very fine prospects for good crop this season.
Travelling in ths section of the country is
almost impossible, on account of the roads being
in such bad condition.
The House mountain is about thirty miles
from Knoxville, and it is said by those who
have visited that mountain, that from the top of
it you can have splendid view of the city of
Knoxville. The Clinch mountain is not as
beautiful for scenery as the House mountain.
A VISITOR
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
CARING FOR THE CHILDREN.
East Tennessee sabbath school Conyen-
ton.


The following are the topics for discus
sion in the East Tennessee sabbath School
Convention, to be held in Sweetwater, Ten
nessee, about from the lst to the 18th Of
May:
What constitutes an efficient Sunday
School Teacher?
2. Relations of the Teacher to the Super
intendeut and to the class.
3. How can Pastors work most efficient
" for and in the Sabbath schools?
4. What financial system is best for the
Sabbath School? How and when should
money be collected? For what purpose
and how used?
s. What are meant by uniform lessons
What advantage have they over other sys-
TENS
6. Relations of the Sabbath School to
the church, its services, &c.
Z. Have you a teachers meeting? If
so how conducted and what advantage to
the school?
s. What are the duties and obligations
of church officers and members to the Sab.
bath School?
GENERAL DISCUSSION, ETC.
General discussion of topics and express
sion of wants, needs and difficulties felt by
members of the convention. How to build
up "A school. How to retain scholars in it.
How to hunt up new scholars. Advantage
of conventions, picnics, concerts, reviews,
sociables, etc,
The convention will assemble in Sweet
water from the 1st to the 10Th of May and
continue in session about two days. All
Sabbath schools in East Tennessee are eX-
pected to send delegates and full reports.
An address will be delivered the first
night of the meeting, by some one well
qualified to interest all who may attend.
A mass meeting will be held the last
night of the convention, when addresses
will be made, interspersed with music by
the Sweetwater Sabbath schools.
J. A. RAYL, Chm Elk. Com.
All papers in East Tennessee, friendly
to the cause of Sabbath schools, will favol
us by publishing the list of topics for dis
cussion, etc. j, A. II.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
,rrom Daily chroniele eft THURSDAY. J

Almost the entire evening was occupied
in taking the concluding evidence in the
preliminary hearing in the cause OF the
State We. Vim. Lewis, charged with killing
Kendriek Eartin. AS on the previous day,
the court house was we'll filled with citi-
zens, anxious to hear the proceedings. The
evidence being concluded, the counsel
agreed TO rest the case with the Justices
without argument. After a few minutes
consultation and looking at the law on the
subject, Justice Moses gave the verdict OF
the Court to the effect that they considered
it a case of eXcusable homicide, and Mr..
Lewis was pronounced free maui.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
About Bitters.

At certain periods of life tonic is nee
essaIy; but there is danger in using slim
ulants that injure the organs of digestion
while giving temporary relief. To obvi-
ate this, and present to the public tonic
free from alcoholic poison, DR.. Greene
prepared the Oxygenated Bitters, a sure
cure for Dyspepsia and all kindred COM
plants. Sold everywhere. John +. Hen
ry, Curran & Co., Proprietors, s and 0
College Place. New York
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
weather MnPs.

Ne are indebted to Prof. Payne for a
copy of the weather maps of the signal
service, showing the districts into which
the country is divided by the signal corps
and other notes of value.
The wind storm of Sunday was terrific
many months. The rain fall last evening
and night was very heavy.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
DOg-On En-.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: Last night the
dogs paid Mr.. j. o. Smith another visit,
killing, straight-Out, five more sheep and
wounding four, all of which will die eX-
cept, probably, one, leaving him only one
Ga lamb out of "A considerable little flock
of good sheep. What ought to be done
about it? Ought we not TO have some
more stringent law on the dog-gOne ques-
ton? {.
March %, 1874.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

Persons should recollect that stock,
which has been kept up on dry food and
roughness all winter, should be given
something to loosen their bowels and
brighten up their hair before turning them
out to grass We believe nothing has ever
cattle powders for this purpose, and we adj
wise all farmers to feed their stock those
powders before they turn them out. 1t will
nav.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
DestructiYe Fire.

We learn that destructive wood fire oc-
CURED last week in the Sd district, in the
neighborhood of Spring Place Mill. 1t
was caused by the wind communicating
sparks from a burning log heap to the
woods, and in few minutes the entire
woods were on fire. The result was the de-
struction of number of good fences.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
NIarrInra Licenses.

The following marriage licenses were
issued from the County Court Clerks Of
flee for the week ending Saturday, April
Attn, 1874:
Wheeler King to Lizzie Bowers.
A. H. Mitchell to Eliza Crippen.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

Two newsboys were standing before ci-
gar store, when one asked the other,
have you got three cents?n ayes"
Well, L have two cents give me your
three cents, and will buy a five-center."
" All right, Says No. ., handing out the
money. No. l enters the store, procures
the cigar, lights it, and puffs with a great
deal OF satisfaction. Come, now, give us
pull, says No. 2 ~ furnished more
than half the money ~ know that, I"
says the smoker but then m President,
and you being only stakeholder, you can
spit
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

General Edward Lee, who was Acting
Governor of Wyoming Territory when suf-
frage was granted to the women, delivered
a lecture at Boston on its workings
He declares that no domestic jars have
occurred, even when in one case a
husband and wife were rival candidates
for the same Office, the one on the Demo-
cratic, the other on the Republican ticket
He thinks the whole political situation is
improved.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

There are over 5000 mines and prospects
within circuit of twenty-five miles of
Salt Lake, most of which will be actively
worked this season, and millions of dollars
will be added to the wealth of the Terri
tory.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

The New York Tribune was not the first
paper of that name. The Chicago Tribune
was established as a weekly Democratic
organ April 4, 1910. Its New York name
sake was first published on the 10th of
April, lS4l
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
school Apportionment.

This is to certify that the following is a
correct apportionment of the school fund
collected by the tax collector OF Knox
county, in the State of Tennessee, from the
last day of February, 1874, to the last day Of
March, 1874. 1t is of the 1873 tax money.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Died.

On Monday morning, April 9Th, of mea-
sles, Charles p, infant son of Bernard and
Susan Kemper, aged year and months.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
To Candidates.

Announcements of candidates for Office
in the CHRONICLE must be paid for in ad
vance. This rule is not departed from in
any case,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Debate at Messy Greek College.

We learn that the Philomathean Society
challenged the Columbians for debate on
the 9th ult., at Messy Creek College. The
Columbians gladly accepted the challenge
and chose the affirmative of the following
question:: docs the Study and Practice
of Law afford better Field for the Guilt
walton of the Morals than that of NIedi-
cineO
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Criminal Court Clerk

We are hereby authorized to announce CHARLIE
MORROW ass candidate for the Office OF Register 20
knox county. Election on 9th IF August next. dGV
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Total. ..................................S2,574 O

Given under my hand in office
at Knoxville, this first day of April,
1874. b. +, BEARDEN, Trustee.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Register.

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We are authorized to announce W H. SWAN a
cahdllate Tor election to the ONCE of Criminal Court
N'e'A iOi huoA COUNTY Elecloh august oth' utEW
We are authorized 10 announce GEO. L. MALONEY
as a candidate for Clerk for the CrminaI Cn,Irt a.,
hnoA county E'ecton august otn 4o'f' dSw
Attorney Senerai'
We are authorized and nestled 70 annouce r A r
NELSON as candidate for District Attorney for the
District Of Knox at the ensuing August eectsn. dsw
We arc autborized anil raouastad % o,,orn,o
CHAS b. McGTTFFEY "a n cond,iate 20, ,ba otJ 80 ~
District Attorney for the District of Knoy m the com
ing august election dkw
We are authorized and reonested 10 announce G II
FLOURN0Y as a candidate for District Atone;
General for the nstrict If knov roDntv ~ - 49,,
ing August election. dsw
rax roI,ooo
are aVtn S17 and requested 70 announce the
t ot e +; ~; u az = CshaIlate toT Tax Col
49, - NA'A '0uH'' N''''''" august OIL
We are authorized and reoue.rei IN announce tho
d aa5ne q MILL Al AnDEkSON as the Peoples Cln-
qua 'or Lax Oouector at tae ensuing august cleo
"ou' diIW
Wears authorized and reouested IN a,,ou,.s IT.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

We are authorized to announce W. II. SWAN a.
candidate for election IN the office of Criminal Cau RI
Clerk for Knox county. Election August 9th. diEw
We are authorized 70 announce GEO. L. MALONEY
as candidate for Clerk for the Criminal Court flr
Knox County. Election August 9Th. 1874. dlw
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
DISPUTANTs.

Affirmative w. c. Bayless, J. w
Smith, r. Vents, NJ. w. Shields.
Negative-J. T.. Stephens, ]. L. Clark
u. It. John, G. l.. Bowling.