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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Responsibility Of Railroad Companies for
Setting Fire TO Buildings.

The case of the Home Fire Insurance
Company of New York against the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, which has
been on trial during the last week before
Judge Ingraham, contains several points
of interest to the public.
The Company insured barn and con-
tents on the line of defendants road, and
on windy day in October, 1867. four trains
of the defendant passed within fifty feet of
the barn. Within few minutes of the
time fire broke out in some straw in the
barnyard, which communicated with and
destroyed the barn and contents. The
plaintiff had insured the same property
and paid the loss to the owner of the barn
and sued the railroad Company for its neg
ligence.
The defendants claimed, first, that they
did not set fire to the barn that their en-
gines were of the most approved pattern I;
and, second, that if they did cause the fire,
it was because the straw and other dry in
flamnable stuff was scattered negligently
around the barn, and this should defeat
any recovery on the ground of contribu-
thug negligence on the part of the owner
of the barn and, finally, that no suit could
be brought in the name of the insurance
company for a part of the loss, but that the
action must be in the name of the owner
of the barn for his entire loss.
The jury rendered verdict for plaintiff
for the full amount claimed, viz, $4,000.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
EDUCATIONAL BENEFACTIoNs.

Gen. Eaton in his report for 1873, gives
at length the name of each donor of money
for public schools or colleges, together
with the name of the institution receiving
the same. The total amount donated is as
follows:
Universities and colleges, SS,23S, 141 (;
schools of science, S7s0,6jS; schools of the
ology, S6l9, sol medical colleges, &C., $751;
600 superior instruction of women, $685.
COS secondary instruction, S575, 24l libra
ries. S379,01T: museums of natural history,
Sl3l $50; deaf and dumb, $4,000; blind,
$4,000; Peabody fund, S135,Si0; miscella-
neous, $1,000.
OF the above sums Tennessee, through
the State and other sources has received,
excluding money for free schools, univer-
sites and colleges, 1886, $50 schools of the
ology, 500; superior instruction OF women,
$500; deaf, dumb, and blind, $4,000; to-
tai, SG54 $50.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
A NEW FINANCIAL SYSTEM.

Judge Pierrepont, of New York, has
written letter to Senator Sherman pro-
posing a new system for our currency,
based, he says, upon the results of his OBJ
servations after an extended tour through
the West. The plan seems to meet with
great favor in the East, as a sort of a COM
promise plan. He presents it briefly thus
LIST. Fund the legal tender notes the fol-
lowing way: Limiting the greenbacks to
$500, 100000, issue $500, 900, 900 in five per
cent. gold bonds at thirty years, free of
taxes, and after thirty years payable as the
Government may call them in. Authorize
the Secretary of the Treasury to sell these
bonds to the highest bidder, not below par,
payable in gold or greenbacks, cancelling
the greenbacks received and exchanging
the gold, if any is paid, with the national
banks forgreenbacks pro rata, accordiding
to the reserve which each bank is required
to keep. Offer for sale no more than $780,
600, 900 in any one month, and leave the
day of sale in the month and the amount,
not exceeding S20,00O,OO0 month, to the
discretion of the Secretary.
2ud. At the end of twenty-four months
if the greenbacks are not all funded, let
the Secretary sell to the highest bidder in
gold, not below par, any bonds remaining
of the $500, 900, 900 issue, and redeem the
balance Of the greenbacks and cancel
them.
3rd. Allow the national banks, or any
new organizations who will deposit with
the TreasurySl00,0 900 or any greater amount
of the new thirtyyear bonds, or of any
existing bonds Of the Government, to re-
ceive national currency within ten per
cent. of the face of the bonds-the curren-
cy to be redeemable in greenbacks or gold,
or Government bonds at their face, under
such rules as Congress may prescribe.
4th. Impose the same burdens and give
the same privileges to the new as to the
old banks, and require no reserve to be
held by either, except for redemption Of
the currency.
5th. Let all who desire pay customs due
in Government coupons less the discount)
having not more than six months TO run.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

THEMemphisAppeaI belabors its readers
win half-column editorial, in which it
tries to reconcile Old.line Wings to the
support of the concern misnamed De-
mocracy. One of the reasons given is that
the Democratic party was always stronger
before the people than the Wing party.
Old Wings are not to be won over in that
way, for they believe that whenever the
Democratic party was stronger, it was
through deception and fraud. Where is
the old Wing who will admit that the
Democratic party was stronger before the
honest people of the country? The Ap-
peal observes
The Wing party is buried in the tomb
of obsolete ideas" There let it rest in peace.
It's former opponents respect its historic
name. They knew not its lofty patriotism
until it persisted.
To he informed that their party is buried
in the "tomb of absolete ideas " is com.
pliment to these old Wings which they will
not fail to appreciate. The Democratic par
ty is buried in that tomb, but its indiscreet
friends persist in exposing its purified re-
mains to public view and have succeeded
in disgusting the whole country.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

WE have repeatedly deplored the short
sighted policy which prevails in this and
other Southern States with reference to
sending away our raw material and buying
u back manufactured ready for use. A
letter before US from a friend in rich Sec
ton of Middle Tennessee where a great
deal of tobacco is raised says there is no
mandatory there, and that the raw ma
:erial is all shipped away, high freights be
ing paid. a blast furnace is in operation
near the same point, from which all
he pig metal is shipped to Pittsburg
where it is perhaps manufactured into bar
ron, horse shoes, horse shoe nails, agricul.
tural implements, ETC., then taken back to
The same locality and sold to the farmers
at high prices. Aslong as we persue such
policy as this, we may expect money to
be scarce. Five times the amount of cur
rency we now have might be distributed in
our State, and in a short time it will be
gone. 1t seems that we are determined to
pay tribute to our more wealthy
Northern and Eastern neighbors, rather
han to be at the trouble OF manufacturing
for ourselves.
When we use all our pig iron in our own
rolling mills, nail factories, agricultural i'm
plement manufactures, and our farmers
and mechanics are supplied at home, and
they in turn find market for their pro-
ducts at home, then may we expect to get
aud keep money in our midst aud not be-
fore.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

THE orange groves of Florida are be-
,oming exceedingly profitable. There have
been no hard winters of late to destroy the
trees. 1t is the most delightful task to
,uperintend large orange grove. There
g no sight more beautiful to our eye than
a large tree with it's dark, green foliage
loaded with from two to three thousand
bright ripe oranges. Very many enter
prislng men from the North have gone
INTO Florida and put out groves along the
banks of the beautiful st. Johns river.
What the profits of some of these groves are
may be judged from the following figures:
\ Palatka paper mentions that Dunn
mitt's grove, which only cost $1,000 per
annum, yielded last year 100000 oranges,
for which the proprietor received $11 600 !;
and that, with proper care, it would give
from $50 1000 to $40 900 yearly. II. l.. Harris
grove, at Palatka, yields him an income OF
$4,000 to $4,000 per annum. Arthur
Ginn's grove, at Mellonville, of / 100 trees,
pays him Sl2 900 to SIS, 900 yearly, and is
worth 100000. Mr.. DeBary, of New York,
has grove near Enterprise of 2O.O 900 trees
Ir. Charles S. Brown, of New York, has
one opposite Palatka of 200 trees. 1t will
be strange if the handsome profits of the
business do not stimulate the culture of a
fruit which is always sure of near and
ready market.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
DOCTOR LIVINGSTONE,
Died May !, 1873,

and superscribed it with the name of the
headman, Susa. The body was preserved
in salt, and dried in the sun twelve days.
Chief Ketumbs, on being informed of DR..
Livingstone's death, had drums beat and
guns fired as token of respect to the Doc
tor, and allowed the followers to remove
the body, which they placed in a coffin of
bark and commenced the journey to Uny-
amjembe, which consumed about six
months. sending in advance party with
Information of all that had occurred, adj
dressed to Livingstone's son. The advance
party were met by Mr.. Cameron, who sent
back bales of cloth and powder. The body
arrived at Unyamjembe ten days after the
advance party and rested there two weeks.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Why all Nevada Rivers Run Into the
Ground.

From the Virginia City (Nevada) Enter
prise We copy the following:
1t is a well-known popularity of our
WashOe rivers that they all sink into the
earth. Each river emptes into what is
called its sink, =" or lake. None of them
get out of the State or empty into the sea.
This curious fact was once curiously ac-
counted for 10y queer old fellow who made
his nome in the shadow of Mount David
son. Said he: 1.-THE way it come about
was in this wise: The Almighty, at the
time He was creatin' and fashonin' this
ere yearth, got along to this section late
on Saturday evenin'. He had got through
with all the great lakes, like Superior,
Michigan, Huron, Erie, and them had
made the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi
rivers, and, as a sort of wind-up, cOnclu-
ded to make IA river that would beat any
thing He had done in that line. He start
ed an traced out Humboldt river, an
ruckee river an Carson river, an Walk
er river, an Reese river, an all the other
rivers, an He was al adm of 'em along,
calkalatin' to bring 'em all together into
one big boss river, an then lead that off
an let it empty INFO rhe Gulf of Mexico or
the Gulf of California, rs might be most
convenient; but a. tie was bringin' down
and leadin' along Ills b~anches-Truckee
Humboldt Carson Walker an them-all
at once IL came on q ,rk, an not bein' able
70 carry out His plan, He just tucked the
lower ends of the several streams inter the
ground whar they war, an they've stayed
thar ever since
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

Hon. JESSE +. BROWN, d Representative
Il the last Legislature from Shelby county,
has written letter 10 Col. Colyar, in ref
erence to the proposed convention Of indie
pendents to be held at Nashville, in which
We find the following paragraph:
"rhe leaders of both parties have proven
their inability to advance the material in
terests Of the State, develop its resources,
or protect the people against the corrupt
Influence Of mOnied rings and combina
lions, and to-day the people are more
heavily burdened in proportion to their
ability than at any other time since the or
ganiZation Of our State government. They
must have relief, or individual and State
bankruptcy is inevitable at no distant
day.
Mr.. Brown IS not Il Republican, but a
shelby county Democrat, and the charge
that " to-day the people are more heartily
6urdeHed in proportion 70 their ability
han at any time since the organisation of
our State government" can no, be set down
20 the credit Of political prejudice. The
Nashville organ of Gov Browns admins.
tration might furnish an interesting edi.
torial, explaining why the people are aoV
more heavily burdened " than at any
previous time.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

a SAD DEATH.-A poor little sufferer
was suliocated to death the other day by
worms. 1t must have been a terrible death
and yet how easily it might have been ar
rested by the use of KELLOGG's WORM
TEA, which can be procured at any drug
story.
"Of all sad words Of tongue or pen
The saddest are these, 1t might have been"
Price % cents. Sold everywhere, JOHN
+. HENRY, CURRAN & Co., proprietors s
and College Place New York.
iiil4d&wlmo
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
How LivlngstOne's Body was Preserved.

How LivingstOne's Body was Preserved.
A correspondent writing of Living
stones death, says;
The same day on which he died his fol-
lowers consulted what to do. The Nasick
boys determined to preserve the remains,
and they were afraid to inform the Chief
of the death of the Doctor. The Secretary
had the body removed to another hut, and
built high fence around it to insure pri-
vacy. He then removed the internal or
gans, placed them in tin box, and burn
ed them inside the fence under a large
tree. Jacob Wainwright cut an inscrip-
ton on the tree, thus
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
4ntsrilIe 23tffkty Chronicle.
OUR ACTUAL MONEY CIRCULATION.

In his speech on the currency question
MIR. Maynard said, that although the ag-
gregate amount of legal tender and nation
al bank notes authorized and issued by the
Government was S73O, 7l5, 437, yet in fact
ne did not think the actual amount cur
-ency afloat exceed 100000, 900. He ac-
cunts for the amount issued but not cir
-ulating as follows: The amount held by
he banks rs reserve under the
law on the 18th of September
last, estimated by the Comptroller of the
Currency in September last, at $40, 100000,
The reserves held by private banks, saw
.ngs banks, insurance companies, &c, Mr..
Maynard estimates at S1OO,0OO,OOO. In the
Treasury and tronsitu to and from is con-
slant balance Of S10,O0O,O0O. AS much
more, he thinks, is the balance in city, State
and county treasures or 10000 900 in all
N such balances. The total amount
Of notes issued by the Government
Since the war is placed at S9l5, 4200 31.
The loss By wear and destruction
for which no reissue is made is estimated
for ten years at S5O,OOO,000. The amount
boarded in the South alone has been esti-
mated by an intelligent witness before Mr..
Naynard's Committee at 5000, O00, 900. De.
duct all these sums from the amount OF
notes supposed to bein circulation, and Mr..
Maynard concludes that we have in actual
circulation not exceeding S300,00O 600.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Bald Mountain Bad on.

The Raleigh On. ca Daily Ne,os has
received the following dispatch from its
reporter at Marion: " News has Just reach
ed here that the shocks on Stone mountain
were more violent last night than at any
time since the commencement of the vol-
canic disturbances. | will return TO the
mountain to-day, and report by special
courier if necessary
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

Highest barometer, 3053; Lowest barometer,
29G8; Highest thermometer, 70; Lowest Their
mometer &c; Total Rain Fall, 3 90 inches; Pre-
vailing Wind N. Total number of miles
travelled, COB; Maximum velocity Of wind, 80
miles per hour; number Of cloudy days, 8;
number Of rainy days IA, J, X. PAYNE,
Observer, Signal Service U. s. a.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

Owing to IN" ab rndunmputo Of the female
hoops and tie hngih ming Of the female
white skirt the coaditl' n The pavements
IL unusually good for tn, Heason.-DaR-
bury Neigs
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
Latest and Hest Book

On nervous and sexual debility, nightly
losses, etc. Nine illustrations. Sent free
for 10 cents. DR.. T.. G.. ABBEY,
i2SwGm Buffalo, y. Y.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
weather Report.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Signal Service United States Army,
Division of kilograms and Reports Tor the Bene-
fit of Commerce and Agricultural
KNOXVILLE, April ], 1874.
Table showing daily and monthly mean Of
barometer and thermometer; monthly veloci-
ty of wind and amount of rainfall, with the
prevailing direction of wind for the month
of March, 1874.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08

But few like to look old. To prevent it
use DIR. TUFTS Hair Dye. 1t causes man
sixty years old to look as if he was but
thirty, and it is impossible to detect it.
Easily applied. Warranted harmless.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-08
THE BEST ADVICE
DIR. TUFTS HAIR DYE

possesses qualities that other dye does Its effect.
instar taneous and so natu al that il cannot be de-
tected by the closest observer 1t s harmless and cas-
ly applied and is in general among the fashion,
able ha rdressers in every arRe cit! in the United
states, Price ii q box. Sold every where.
The Opelousas courier., 1874-08-22
Resolutions Of q Mass Meeting
Held im Wimn PARISH

Pursuant to previous call, the citizens OF
Ward Six of Winn parish and vicinity met at
Wheeling on Saturday, July 18th, for the pur-
pose of permanently organizing the White
President, and AIessrs. Andrew J. Babers aud
Daniel III. Shumate Vice Presidents, and Jos.
w. Dyson Secretary.
Tue Committee, composed of Hon. VIII A.
Strong, Messrs. Callam and L. 4. Shumate,
appointed to draft resolutions, reported the
following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The state of affairs prevailing in
Louisiana for the past six years having con-
vinced all unprecedented men that this State
has been given up to spoliation and plunder,
led on by the worst white men that ever inl-
posed themselves upon any civilized coun-
try; and ~. ,u,.,...,o 49,, o
pacious robbery, our people have been reduced
to wretchedness and despair and the State
brought to shame; and
WHEREAS, Already many of our people, male
and female, have been atrociously murdered
and outraged by them and that there is HOW
no longer security for life or property; that
masses of negroes are animated by an implaca-
BILE and deadly hatred of the whole white race,
and are now organizing with hostile attitude
and design to perpetuate their wicked power
in this State; and
WHEREAS, All things point unmistakably to
the appalling fact that efforts are being made
to Africanize the beautiful anu once lnagniti-
cent State of Louisiana, to confseate the pro-
perty aud compel the civilized and christian
white people to abandon the State, or live I'M
der the rule of the black and inferior race.
Therefore be it
Resolsea, That it is the solemn. and stern
duty of all white men in this State, to unite
into one firm, compact organization, TO protect
the lives, the honor and the property of our
people.
ResoZsed, That we accept without further
hesitation, the issue of race forced upon us
by the inso1ent and barbarous African, and
that we believe perpetuation of his power
would utterly destroy this State, as it has
every other country in which he has held
sway.
Resolred, That the issue Of race being forced
! ed upon us, we believe that alone will success
fully unite all the white people. high and low,
rich and poor. throughout the State.
Resolged, That it was the intention of the
founders Of this Government that this should
be a White Mans Government and as far as
our efforts 90. IT SHALL BE.
| On motion the meeting adjourned to meet
again on Saturday the lst day of August, 1874
at3P. H., at Mount Zion Church, on the
Montgomery and Winfield road.
ANDREW j. BABERS, Vice President
Jos. w. DYsoN, Secretary.
The Opelousas courier., 1874-08-22

We publish to-day the proceedings of the
White League and Democratic Conventions
held in our town on the 18th inst. We think
we may safely affirm that the great majority
Of our people will be panied to see that the
Democratic Convention refused to allow the
White League to appoint au equal number of
delegates to the Baton Rouge Convention.
We had always hoped that these two Or
ganizations would act together in this cam
paign, inasmueh as they are both engaged in
the same good cause, vizs: the overthrow of
the existing order of things under which we
all suffer and we hope and firmly believe
that the Baton Rouge Convention will admit
the White League delegation on the same
footing as that Of the Democratic party.
If, when the time for making local nomina-
tions arrives. no better understanding is had
than in this instance, the white people of
st. Landry may make up their minds to be
ANONYMOUSLY routed at the polls.
The Opelousas courier., 1874-08-22
White league Inn T'errebonne.

From fhe following proceedings it viii be-
seen that the parishes are promptly forhnflg
Leagues to offset the Black Leagues:
HoUMA, La, Aug, 6, 1874.
The citizens of the Sixth Ward, parish of
Terrebonne, met to-day in the town of Hou-
ma, for the purpose of taking into considera-
tion the propriety of organizing White Lea
que Club. The Ward was more fully repre-
sented than for many years, aud after o con-
else and full explanation of the objects of the
White League, ON a call of the meeting, by
Tobias Gibson ESQ.,, in English, and Charles
w. DuRoy, in French, j. p. Vignerie, Esq,
was called to the Chair, and the meeting pro-
ceeded to the election of officers, with the fol-
lowing result
For President, Tobias Gibson; Vice Presi-
Diet, L. Gonaux /; Secretary, Van. z. Wender !;
Treasurer, j. p. Chanireau Marshal, j. E.
Naquin Assistant Marshal, e. Cooper.
1t was then resolved to adopt the constitu-
tion and platform of the Crescent City White
League of New Orleans.
Though only five days notice had been
given, there were ninety signers to the consti-
tuition as members of the club. Applications
have already been made from all parts Of the
parish to be assisted in establishing clubs. To
meet this demand, the proper committees
were appointed, and 1t can be stated with GER
tainty that within two weeks:there will not be
q ward in this parish which will not report a
White League club in full operation.
1t was resolved that report of the meeting
be forwarded to the New Orleans Bulletin and
Pieagane for publication. The club then ad-
iourned to meet on the 18th inst, at o'clock.
~ TOBIAS GIBSON, President.
VAN. u. WINDER, Secretary. 8