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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-03-19
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-03-19
SCRiBNER FOR 1874.

THE UNEXAMPLED FAVOR ACCORDED TO THIS
MAGAZINE by the public enables us to enter
upon tho coming yeal with the means Of max
ing more attractive and valuable than ever be-
fore to its large and increasing number of
readers on both sides of the Atlantic. The
Serial Story of the year,
The New York herald., 1874-08-13
GALE AND REMOVAL OF PENITKNTIARY o
. VIRGINIA.

The undersigned, appointed commissioners for tho
purpose by an OF the dcneral Assembly approved
April 80 1914 wiii receive sealed proposals. to be opened
at IL O'CLOCK N. Thursday, the lst dag OF October,
1874 the purchase and removal Of tho Pcntentia1y
of Virginia. -
The following The provisions OF the act to which
the Proposals must conorm:- A.
u These commissioners shall advertise for proposals
for the purchase of the land and buildings anu the
removal OF buildings and the nmaaes to some point
not less than Ave miles the corpor atc limits or the
city OF Richmond; said proposals to stipuate
for the suitable buildings for the. proper ae-
the erection of the machinery and all the
and appliances thar are necessary 70 secure AL
the scies Tor the operations Of he Penitentary 2 the
extent they At present exist in the state Pent
tentary and provided further tnst no proposal shall
over and above proceeds OF the sale Of the land and
buildings used for and connected with the Penlten
tlarv.
'a Proposals for the removal must be endorsed on
the envelopes Proposals for nemoving the state
Penitentiary." and should 10 accompanied with
and include a map OF the grounds, and plans, draw
ngs and specifications for tho buildings TO be furnished
place o those at present occupied ana no proposition
shall bo accepted unless approved OF by the commits
sioners and ratified by the Legislature at ITS next ses
SION"
Richmond. JAMES - kEMrEk
r. Il. WITHERs
MARSHALL HANGER.
The New York herald., 1874-08-13
PRofosALs for
WROUGHT AND CAST IRON WORK
Library OF THE NEW sTATR DEPARTMENT.

OFFICE or SUPERVISING ARCBITEC1,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., WAsHIHcTON, D. c., July "a, 1874
Scaled proposals will be received at this office until IL
NJ the l4th day August 1874 for furnishing deliver
ing hng and putting In place the wrought and cast iron
work required for the Library Of the New state Depart
nent
Copies Of the arawngs and specifications may be had
All scaOoding required BY the contractors to the
woYk place Will be furnished by the De Deparment tree
OF charge but will be erected by The contractors
Proposals viii be made for the whole work complete
shown on drawings ana described In spechcaton
The whole OF the work must be COMPLETED within four
Payments, will he made monthly, deducting 10 par
cent. until the comp!c ton Oh the contract
All bids must be accompanied by penal bone Of two
responsible persons IN the sum Of TWENTY-FIVE thousand
the contract il ava ded him. the efficiency Of the Sc.
OF the United taes Court Or the District Attorney Of
tho District wherein The bidder resides.
The Department the right to reject any or all
bids IL De deemed tor the interest OF the government
livery bid be made the printed form to be OBJ
tained this Office and conform in every respect
~ the requirements OF this aaveruemen or 1t wiz not
be considered
Proposals will not be received from parties who
themselves engaged in the manufacture OF cast iron
work, and who have not the necessary facilities for
Xii 6ids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, en-
dorsed Proposals Wrought and Cass Iron Work of
Library. New State Department. Washington, ID. c."
and addressed to A. q. MuLLETr,
The New York herald., 1874-08-13
WATCHES, yEwnLaY, &C

an ELEGANT DIAMOND CLUSTER RfNa AND GOLD
n fY,nting Watch aud Chain in pawn--Arcies first
elas; for sale at great sacrifice Address IlLTON
box I12 Herald Office.
The New York herald., 1874-08-13

> HOUSES TO LET.-NO l5i WEST TWENTIETH
y street, between Sixth and seventh avenues; three
basement and cellar ID rooms well arranged;
all improvements newly painted and papered and gas
fixtures sl4e0; apply the premises; also pleasant
three sory mouse in l59h street, IL rooms Croon and
street. slxh avenue, six and cellar, all in
nice order, viii be let 70 family OF adults only $40
month.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22
OUR ENLARGED PAPE
A word To Our Readers aud FrIe

a word To Our Readers and Friends
We send our readers the CHRONICLE
eight columns larger than heretofore.
IT is THE LARGEST PAPER
EVER PUBLISHED IN EAST
TENNESSEE, and it has cost us much
money to make the improvement. We
give our readers rery much more read
ing matter, but there is NO IN
CREASE IN THE PRICE. 1t is the
cheapest paper published. In return,
we ask our readers to help us by send
ing us new subscribers. Let every
reader send us one ne,o subscriber. Can
you not do it, reader? Ifyou can, you
will be doing us a great favor and help
build up East Tennessee, for the
CHRONICLE is working hard to in
crease our population and money.
Let every friend go to work and send
us new reader. Who will be tn
first ?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22

out on their last grand round scour-
ing the country In every direction. 1t
is estimated that 0 very large number
will go latter the electiOn) to that
pleasant summer resort at the head
waters of Salt river,n to recruit their
exhausted powers and rally for another
charge in the next campaign. There
is not much excitement yet in regard
to the election for Representatives to
the LEGISLATURE but the candidates for
that position are as numerous as for
almost any other. There are, think,
so far, about d zen who are willing
to serve the people of Hamblen and
Granger counties in that capacity,
there being about an equal number In
each county. 1t looks like, out of so
many, it would be easy to find one
worthy of the position. H.J.
OUR UNION COUNTY REPORT.
RACCooN VALLEY, July 18th, 1874.
EDITORS CHRONICLE Having no
ticed two or three articles in your pa
per from " Gnorts" and "Roy,n relative
to the yield of wheat in their respect
i've localities, venture the following,
which | vOuch to be correct: Levi
George and G.. w. Major have been
threshing all this week on Bull Run
i'm my Immediate neighborhood, and
! they report an average Of bushel to
| two dozen and "A half Mrs. CYNTHIA
Hansard, had two hundred aud forty
dozen threshed and it made 100 BUSH
els. Rev. II. Caldwell, threshed 100
dozen and made As bushels. Others
have turned out similar. The quality
of the wheat is good. Millers make
40 lbs. of flour to the bushel of our
new wheat. The most of the farmers
/ have talked with, say they have
made ten bushels from one bushels
| sowing, which think, taking every
| thing into consideration is splendid
/ yield for this section. But few, if any
of our farmers MANFRED their wheat
land last year. If they had their wheat
crops would have been heavier.
| Oats are better than was anticipated.
/ Mr. Jas. NJ Haffey threshed 40 dozen
and made 80 bushels. Our oats, / am
satisfied, will average bushel to two
dozen. Corn on Bull Run is excellent,
! but not so good on upland.
! hope the next report from "Gnortsn
and "Roy," in reference to their wheat
crops, will be better. However, facts are
what we want and not guess work.
/ Our county canvassers are all astir.
| We have three candidates for Sheriff,
three for Tax Collector three for Cir
cult Court Clerk, four for Trustee, two
| for County Court Clerk and two for
Register. Those candidates who sign
ed that Petition to get Jas. Sellers
out of the penitentiary are on the
wane.
Comm. Acuff will be elected County
Court Clerk, beyond a doubt.
More anon. wax.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22
THE INDIANA DEMOCRACY.

The Democratic party in 1872,
adopted at Baltimore a platform in
which they said I'VE denounce repu-
diation in every form and guise."
That was Democratic financial policy
in 1872. The late State Democratic
Convention in Indiana, in their first
resolution, say they "are in favor of the
redemption of the five-twenty bonds
in greenbacks, and in the second reso-
luton demand the repeal of the law
of March, 1869, which assumed to con
strue the law so as to make such bonds
payable exclusively in gold" These
resolutions mean downright repudia-
ton. In 1868, Pendleton advanced
his famous greenback theory, the
same as now advanced by the In
diana Democrats. That policy met
with the severest popular condemna.
ton in the Presidential election of that
year. In March following the new
Congress elected the fall preceding
passed the law referred to in the above
resolution of the Indiana platform, and
in it solemnly renewed the pledge be-
fore made, that the bonds of the Gov
eminent should be paid in coin. II
there was doubt as to the original con-
tract, which the people declared there
was not, there was none as to that
affirmed in 1869.
But now in the face of the original
and of the re-affirmed contract, in the
face of the popular construction of the
nations obligation, as given in 1868,
comes the Indiana Democracy in reso.
lutions, said to have been drawn by
Voorhees,, and solemnly propose repu-
diation.
The bonds they propose to redeem
amount to 1929, 942, $50. Is it the plan
of these Indiana regulators to issue
greenbacks sufficient to pay these
bonds? or do they propose to raise the
means by direct taxation, which now
seems to be popular with the Maine
Democracy?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22
Communicated.
Knoxville, June 81, 1874.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: In your issue
of the l2th, | noticed card to the
public" over the name of one Il. NJ.
Schleier, cautioning the public against
" certain UenderS,n as he is pleased to
term our representatives in your city,
Messrs. Bishop and Word. / regret
very much indeed, that any one be-
longing to the profession should so far
forget himself as to compromise the
dignity of the profession by applying
such epithet as dorg" to any one,
however humble. TO this card " |
have no reply to make, as / do not
wish to descend to the level of such a
party. But as we are as anxious as
Mr. u. NJ. Schleier that your commu-
nifty may deal with us through our
agents "on an equal footing" / wish
to state to an intelligent and apprecia-
tive public, that we conduct our bust
ness on an honorable basis-that we
impose on the ignorance of no one
that we are willing that our prices and
work be compared with any in the
United States. We have been regu-
larly organized for almost five years
have furnished work in all the pTinci-
pal cities of the United States and
Canadas-hence the name National
Copying Co. Thanking your commu-
nifty for their liberal patronage, and
the many cOurtesies rendered to our
agents, have the honor to be yours,
most respectfully, JAS. FINLEY.
General Superintendent of the Ma
tional Copying Co. for the South
ern States, Atlanta, Ga.
Viil9d&Wlt
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22
A Card.

We the undersigned, Trustees of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, second
charge, Knoxville, Tennessee, take
pleasure in stating, that reports have
gone fourth, and impressions have
been made in many parts of the coun-
try, which are unfounded in fact, and
do great injustice to Rev. John f.
Spence, in regard to the construction,
and unfortunate blowing down of our
Church building. We will state, that
at the request of the Board of Trustees
he superintended The work on said
building, subject Of course to the in
structions and orders of the Architect
and Master Mechanics, his business
being to look after and see that ma.
terial was on hand, and that day labor
ers did their duty, and the like, True,
there was a slight misunderstanding
between portion of the Trustees, and
Brother Spence, soon after the house
was blown down. This, however, was
reconciled by mutual explanations,
and an adjustment had satisfactory to
the Board of Trustees, consistent with
the Christian character and conduct of
Brother Spence and all concerned, and
which should have silenced the tongue
of SANDER.
Feeling sure that Brother Spence has
suffered wrongfully in this matter, we
take pleasure in setting him right with
those not familiar with the facts.
JOHN G, CHILEs,
l.. &. HOUK,
NJ. A. WILLIAMS.
Knoxville lime o. 1874
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22

In will not be amiss to take a survey
of the past occasionally in connection
with the false professions and high
sounding promises of Tennessee De
mocracy. 1t has not been so long since
the party came into power after the
war, that it can not be remembered by
all. The party come in with flourish
of trumpets; and if what they said had
been believed, we would have looked
confidently for the millennium to set
in about the year 1870. They had "a
great deal to say, it will be remember
ed, in condemnation of corrupt rail-
road officials" and protested that they
should be tried, convicted and punish
ed for the great frauds they had prac-
ticed upon the tax payers. The Legis.
lature met and resolution for iuvesti-
cation of such charges was promptly
passed and the committee promptly APP
pointed. But when the investigation
commenced, it was found very soon
that if vigorously prosecuted some
prominent Democrats might land in
penitentiary and it was abandoned.
Then the hypocricy of these leaders
was fully exposed. Not man was ar
rested and tried for stealing State
bonds; not man W, prosecuted. So
it was with the school fund charges. A
committee was appointed, but never
reported anything that made any i'm
preston on the public. So it was with
almost every serious charge that was
ever made against a Republican ad-
ministration in Tennessee. None of
them were sustained and when the
hypocritical leaders of the opposite
party were called upon to sustain what
they had charged, they sneaked out
of it,
1t is different in reference to the
charges made against Democratic adj
ministration. The public printing swim
die was charged and fully sustained. The
charge of disposing of certain railroads
for less than one>fourth of their value
and without giving notice of their sale
has never been denied. The charge
that the penitentiary was privately
leased for less than other responsible
parties were willing to pay for it, car
not be questioned. The charge thai
the Comptroller elected by the las
Legislature, basely sold his position, i,
universally believed. In making W
an estimate of the parties, these mat
tiers will be taken into consideration.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22

The announcement is now made
that with the laying of the new cable
and the repairing Of the old one there
are now .fr' cables in working order
between America aud Europe. An
exchange well says: Only few years
ago we went into a spasm of enthu-
siasm, as well we might, over one of
the greatest achievements of this or
any other age, the successful compile
ton Of ocean telegraphic communica-
ton. Now we glance nonchalantly
over the announcement of a new cable
as though it were the most ordinary
piece of intelligence.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22
INDEPENDENTS.

The Memphis appeal, the leading
Democratic organ of West Tennessee,
has no good word to say of independ-
ents. As specimen of the way the
Democrats in Middle and West Ten
nessee talk, we give the following from
the above mentioned paper:
In politics we have about as much
respect for office seeking independents
AS the brave and loyal soldier has for
the guerilla in time of war. When n
man is seized with a morbid lust for
Office. he takes to that hacknied word
independent, just as natural as young
ducks take to the puddle in the yard
When man once gets taste OF office,
he walks around nominating con.
vention, and looks at every vacant
office as wisttully as a hungry horse
looks into his masters green pastures.
Independent candidates have been
singing the same song since the or
ganization of our government, but in
nine cases out of ten the independents
fall between the two organized parties,
receiving the contempt of both. If.
by the few votes they generally re-
ceive, they succeed in defeating the
party they pretend to favor, they im~
mediately sink into oblivion, amid the
scorn of the party they have betrayed
and the contempt of the party that
profits by their treachery.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22

Mr.. JONI CIRCULAR BURCH Comp.
troller Of the State of Tennessee, sue.
cessor to Hobbs, Chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee,
and Chief proprietor Of the Union and
american, Is out in vOluminOus com
munication in the Memphis Appeal,
suggesting the revival of a State bank,
and showing what a great relief it
will be to the people His plan is, to
issue six per cent. forty-year bonds of
the State, to the amount of s., 900, 900,
for the purpose of raising the neces-
sary capital to commence operations
upon. He wants to pledge the hon
or and faith OF the State for
the prompt payment Of these bonds,
both principal and interest. This
guarantee, he thinks, would insure q
good price for the bonds. The bonds
at ninety cents on the dollar would
bring $500, 900, upon which to COM
mence business. The whole thing
turns on the price Of bonds, you see,
upon which point Mr.. Burch says:
In making this calculation as 10 the
probable sale Of the bonds, / take it
for granted that our next legislature
will not violate the faith, honor and
credit Of the State, now pledged for the
payment of the principal and interest
Of its bonded Indebtedness. Should /
be mistaken in this expectation, can
not foretell how valueless Tennessee
bonds and Tennessee credit will be-
come,
That is, he expects the Legislature
will not repeal that part of the fund
ing bill which compels the payment of
interest on the bonds TO the exclusion
Of all other obligations of the State.
Col. Burch's plan might work
well, and it might prove a
relief TO the over burdened
Taxpayers of the State, but until the
people are assured that there is no
longer ring at the State Capital,
specializing in State bonds and buying
fat offices for their friends, they will
be little chary about Issuing more
bonds. Another thing that makes the
issuing Of five millions in bonds, it
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22

THE Democratic Executive Commit
tee Of Davidson county has issued an
address, from which we make the fol
lowing extract and commend it to the
attention of Republicans:
Scorn, we beseech you, any induce
ment that may be made, looking to
division Of the ticket. Do not scratch
out any name, but vote the ticket as
submitted by the Convention OF your
choice.
Across the mountains, where Dem
ocratic majorities are unquestioned
that is the way they talk. Republi-
cans, who do not wish to become hew-
ers of wood and drawers Of water, for
an insolent and tyraunical Democratic
majority, which if they had it in their
power would ostracise and drive Re
publicans into their support or out Of
the county, will make a note of this.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22
CHRONICLE WHEAT REPORTS FROM
EAST TENNESSEE.
A Good Yield la Union and Grainger
Counties.
Correspondence Chronicle

Correspondence Chronicle
TANTpICo, Tenn, July is, 1874.
During the last week there has been
"a considerable amount of rain which
has produced quite change in the ap-
pearance of the growing corn. With
a good season from this time there will
be fair crop.
Threshing has been going on for the
last week or two in this section. There
are so many machines and competition
runs so high that the farmers are
getting their wheat threshed very low.
/ have heard of offers to thresh as low
as A cents per bushel. The country
merchants are paying 80 cents for red,
and 90 for white wheat, in store
goods. Farmers who are able to hold
don't appear to be willing to let their
wheat go at that. Wheat Is generally
of good quality. 1t has not turned
out " fully as well as expected by some.
but there is nothing like the falling off
which some of your correspondents
have given.
going ahead with their new school
house, which they are building some
what after the plan given by the
CHRoNIcLE last winter. They have
selected an elevated situation, which
commands view Of several miles up
and down Richland Valley. The
energetic young teacher, Mr.. James
Justice, has been secured TO take
charge of the school, which will soon
commence.
The candidates for county offices are
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22
NnuOie doleekp Chronicle dolronesOap guIp 90, 1874

10y men too low or too Insignificant for
our notice. If they can find respect
able men to prove them, we will afford
them space in our columns to do so.
We can not now notice them further.
We propose to go on as heretofore dis
charging our duty, and we leave ii to
our readers to decide between their
ISLANDERS aud the defense Judge Patter-
son at his own instance has seen fit to
make in the CHRONICLES behalf.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-22

SOME of the enemies of Sheriff Gossett
have a great deal to say about ring"
All they have to say against him is
a ring, ring They are a small
squad, (you might count them on your
fingers of disreputable fellows-irre-
sponsible vagabOnds. They ought to
be arrested under the vagrant act.
They never do anything to earn a liv
ing, but spend their time in darkened
rooms with closed doors and windows,
engaged in disreputable practices, and
connecting villainous falsehoods to
injure the character of honest men.
This is no overdrawn picture. Honest
voters of Knox county, how do you
Xix this Ting?n