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Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-14
FROM THE OLD DOMINION.
Tobacco Raising and Manufacturing-
Danyiile IA Growing CiIy-The Prin
cipal Tobacco Mart In the STATE
DANyIILE. VA :

DANvILLE, VA, July 5, 1915.
To the Editors Of the Chronicle
one, in reading your valuable pas
per, seldom sees communication
from the Old Dominion. Had it not
been for the institution of slavery,
Virginia, instead of being one of the
poorest, would have been the most
prosperous and wealthy States in the
Union; possessing as it did more nat
ural advantages in climate, soil and
minerals, than any of the States bor-
dering on the Atlantic coast.
a person, especially one unac-
quainted with the country, in passing
over the country, Pittsylvania, and
the counties adjacent, would on cas-
ual observation pronounce this soil
extremely poor, if not sterile; yet
this is justly considered the center of
the finest tobacco growing country,
not only in Virginia, but, in the Uni
ted States. 1t is not uncommon for a
man to sell the tobacco that grows up
on one acre for $500 and occasionally
even more. There is more money to be
realized for the tiller of the soil, from
tobacco than from any other vegetable
production on given amount of land
Notwithstanding the superior advan-
tages the soil possesses, the masses of
the people are not so prosperous as
they might be. This can be attributed
to nothing except the want of energy
on the part of farmers. Transfer the
Inhabitants of Massachusetts here, and
in two decades they would all be i'm
mensely wealthy.
The city of Danville, at the close of
the rebellion, only village OF two
thousand inhabitants, now numbers
within its corporate limits about nine
thousand souls, and is the greatest to-
b9cco market in the State of Virginia.
Nearly forty tobacco factories are now
in operation here, manufacturing the
filthy weedn into every conceiv-
able brand and grade. These factories
give daily employment to more than
four thousand hands, including men,
women and children. | was surprised
to learn that an expert roller " of
tobacco could earn from twenty
five to fifty dollars per week. This
seemed To me to be pecuniary
triumph of labor over talent, or physi-
cal over mental labor, as l am satisfied
these illiterate rollers receive greater
pecuriary compensation than an
equal number of lawyers, editors, or
dlvines do in this place
From the quantity of crude material
here now on hands for making snuff.
think can safely assure the +" fair
damsels" that occasionally Dip that
the demand for this luxury, how great
soever it may be, is not likely to be in
excess of the supply on hand for at
least twelve month.
Danville and surrounding country is
about the only place in Virginia that
did not suffer from the war of the " re-
bellion." There are several newspa-
pers here, all weeklies, except one, the
Daily NeU8, a Democratic paper of
Bourbon persuasion.
Danville has several physicians who
are somewhat distinguished in the
profession; and also has a lawyer at
every crossing. More anou.
| OPsIE NJ.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-14
CHEAP NOVELS.
A Boston dispatch says :

A Boston dispatch says:
Pomeroy has been close reader of dime
novels and yellew covered literature until.
as one of the gentlemen stated in his argu-
ment before the Council, his brain was
turned, and his highest ambition was to be
the Texas Jack of South Boston"
We had hardly supposed that a
boys head could be so turned about
by reading dime novels, as to inspire
him with murderous intent like that
which characterized the boy Pomeroy,
yet we can not say that such q result
would surprise us. We look with
unpleasant forebodings to the future
of the boy or girl who can entertain
themselves day in and day out read
ing the miserable, cheap yellow-back
literature Of the day. There are
thousands Of publications sent adrift
in our country every year the circula-
ton Of which ought to be prevented
by law.
Reading such miserable trash as
the average novel of the day, is not
only sinful waste of time, but it re-
suits in perverting the Judgment, de-
stroying the minds and corrupting
the morals Of hundreds of young peo-
pie, who might become useful and
honored members Of society. We do
not suppose that it is practicable to
suppress such publications by law,
but we trust the time is not far off,
when healthy public sentiment will
prevail, and the authors of such works
be starved into some more honorable
and useful pursuit.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-14
PUBLIC EXECUTIONS.

We have always doubted the propri.
ETY. of public executions. If human
being has incurred the extreme pen.
atty of the law and must suffer death.
his execution might be conducted
within the enclosure around the Jail.
away from the sight of the curious,
gaping multitude. Public executions
do not add anything to deter the vi.
cious from the commission of crime.
Those who desire to witness such
sights, are actuated by a morbid curl
osity, the qualification of which has a
demoralizing effect. Certainly no one
who makes any pretentions to culture
or refinement, takes any pleasure in
seeing a wretched fellow being hang
ed by the neck until dead. They
may approve the sentence of the Court
and the execution of the law for the
good of society, but they are willing
to leave the unpleasant task of execu-
ting it to those to whom the law has
entrusted the act as an official duty.
We can not see where anything is
to be gained by public hanging in
the presence of curious thousands.
and the scenes that usually attend
such executions are certainly not
calculated to inspire one with lofty
views Of his species.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-14
The New York Tribune on Ohio De.
mOCraCy.

The Liberals and independents NJ
Ohio are neither tricky demapopues
nor slaves of party, but sincere men
who have shown themselves ready 10
fight for their convictions. They did
not mean to cheat the country when
they uttered the pledges of 1872. and
they will not give aid or encoirage.
ment to a new warfare upon the public
creditors. Other questions can he
settled when the Presidential e lection
comes. Fortunately, the Republicans
of Ohio have had the good sense to
put the third term issue out ofthe wav
The immediate danger is that. i'm a
time of industrial disorder and finan-
clal embarrassment, reckless dema-
gogues may be encouraged to appeaI To
the Communistic spirit, to shake the
very foundations of industry by a cru
SADIE against invested capital, to start
the country once more on that down
ward road of imitation which ends in
the gulf of bankruptcy, and TO make
the next Presidential election a strug-
gle involving the gravest peril to our
commerce and industry for many
years TO come. That terrible spirit,
which arrays labor in arms against cap
ltal, and excites Ignorance and Want
to tear down those pillars which sus-
tain the whole structure of modern
civilization and industry, in other
lands II has more than once been ne
cessary TO crush out with shot and
slaughter. In this land it may always
be put down with peaceful ballots, if
we are but wise and prompt. Never
has itshown itself more clearly in this
country than in the Democratic Con-
yention of Ohio. If the people of that
State are wise, their rebuke will be so
stern that hereafter no demagogue will
be mad enough to make war upon the
public credit or the guarantees of props
erty.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-14
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Democratic and Liberal candi-
date for Governor of Iowa, Shepherd
Leifier, was :" dug up" like Governor
Allen, after having gone out of public
notice for quarter of a century.
Gov. Hendricks would doubtless ac-
cept with becoming resignation an
earthquake, lightning-stroke or even
visitation of boils, which should pre-
vent him from taking an active partin
politics for some months to come.
General John Bidwell, the Califor-
MIA independents candidate for Gov
ernor, is one of the Oldest farmers in
the state, he represented the State
IN Congress in 1865 and 1866, and was
defeated by Gorham in the guberna-
torjal contest in the following year.
The Nation says "there is no use in
any party taking its stand on the Ten
Commandments, for it will find no.
BODY to offer what a Reform party
most needs-direct opposition. - The
California Independents, having made
this fatal mistake, are advised to shut
up shop.
The insolence of the Catholic TeEe-
graph in making the explicit assertion
that all Catholics in Ohio would vote
with the Democratic party this fall
introduced the religious question I'M
politics, and such impertlnence natu-
rally arouses resentment. Still the
catholics are not all going to vote the
Democratic ticket out of gratitude for
the Geghan Law, and irrespective of
the soundness of principles on vital
business questions.-Cfn. Commercial.
Ex-senator Robert Toombs has in
dulged in some characteristic driyel
over the Fourth of July. He need
not waste words about it. EVERYDAY
knows that the Declaration of Inde.
pendence was not made for the like Of
MN, and nobody expects him either to
celebrate the Fourth of July or to re-
speet the Government of the United
states OF America. He ought not.
therefore, to be chagTined or surprised
II the people of the United States do
not respect him.-Chicago Tribune.
The friends Of Senator Ingalls,, of
Kansas, are bringing him forward for
the Republican nomination for Viz
PRESIDENT. IL is urged in Mr.. Ingalls,
favor That he is a fine presiding officer
ana Wen acquainted with parliament>
airy law. This Is deserved, as MIR. In
gals ability when Temporarily called
10 the chair has always been com
mented on. But the RepnbIieans
nave not seemed 10 think that narIia.
mentary ability was a matter TO he
considered at all in connection with
the Vice Presidency. -BoItimore S,n
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-14

IT IS A FACT, as we have taken &C.
casion to say before, that at this day
there Is more sectional bitterness and
strife in the Protestant churches Of our
country than in any other organiza.
ton. Why this is so we will not un.
dertake TO say. That it should not
be so we need not affirm. That It is
contrary to the teachings and profess
sions Of their churches, no intelligent.
well informed man will doubt. Wheth.
er such a state of things is to exist
long, hanging as a dead weight upon
the churchers, impairing their inhu.
ence for good, we can not say, but
we trust not several movements have
been made towards establishing fra.
ternal relations between religionists
of the North and the South, but none
OF them have been wholly successful.
Among the Methodists a campmeeting
was held last year at Roundlale in
New York, which was attended by
Bishops Doggett and Kavanaugh, of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, and quite a stride was made
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-14

TIE Knoxville WING wishes to know on
what questions we are anxious to fight on
We would try the Know Nothing" one,
only the parson knows more Of it than we
do.--.SOuthern Catholic.
AS living exhibition of kno,g moth.
ingisa' in its literal meaning, the edi-
tor Of the paper above quoted from is
a success. He is so green that he
dare not expose himself to cattle in
the winter time. He is one of " Gum.
bo's FOOLS"
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-14

An exchange, speaking of Ferdi-
nand l., ex-Emperor of Austria, who
died last week and whose funeral is
mentioned in our dispatches this
morning, says:
He was the son Of Francis l., Emperor Of
Germany, and was born April 70, 1893. He
succeeded his father to the throne of
Austria. March ., 1885, and became there
after the mere puppet Of his willy minister,
Prince Metternich. During the revolution
AIRY days Of ls4S his imbecility matte him
sanction and betray the revolutionists and
then fly from Vienna, and then Archduchess
Sophia, bis sister,in,law. compelled him
finally to abdicate in favor of her son, Fran.
els Joseph. This was on December2, 1868.
Since that time he has taken little or no
part in public affairs but resided quietly,
at Prague principally until the time Of his
demise, which occurred at that place. He
married Princess Maria Anna Carolina Pia,
daughter Of the late Victor Emmanuel I ,
King of Sardinia. The nuptuals were cele-
brated in 1881.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-14

BROTHER CHARLTON takes eXcep-
ton to our observations about office
seekers, and Office holders. He
thinks the office ought TO seek the
man and not the man the office. In
a sense this is true, but in the sense
our article was intended we must
say, with all due Difference to The Aqe.
that it is the veriest bosh. We will
venture to say, there has never been
a man in this country, who has held
an important Office and whose history
is worth remembering, that did not
aspire to the position he held. There
never will be one. For the profes.
sional office seeker, whose whole life
is spent in laboring directly for that
object, we have little respect, but for
that laudable ambition which
leads one to fit and prepare himself for
positions Of honor and trust, with
view to holding them if he can get
them, we have the highest admiration.
The man who lays around, a Wilkins
Micawber in politics, waiting for an
office to hunt him, is the worst kind
Of an office seeker and the least capa.
BILE Of discharging the duties Of a po-
sition, provided the Office is Thrust
upon him.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-14

The coinage Of the San Francisco
mint for the fiscal year IS74-5, Just
closed, was as follows: Gold, S26, 300
900 silver, s4,S27OOO; total, $50, 527,-
600. The coinage since the establish>
ment OF the mint at San Francisco, In
1854, has been Gold, S376, $50 900:
silver, sll4,922, 400; total, S49l ,475 900.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-14

WEDN ESDA1, JULY IA, 1870.
The coiored people of Memphis
celebrated the Fourth With a big cele-
bration and were addressed by Cen
erals Pillow and Forest. Surely the
day Of reconciliation has fully come.
-Governor Tilden and his friends
will never cease rejoicing over the
prospective defeat of the Ohio Democ-
racy, aud consequently Of Senator
Thurman as prospective candidate for
the Presidency.
1t il said that the Russian EN-
pire, in case of war, can bring into
the field ! 1890 men. This makes
her foe too formidable to despise and
we should think the British lion
would be slow i'll provoking her to
mortal combat.
In the Morristowu Gazette We
find long communication from Judge
James T. Shield, on the subject of the
deterioration of our lands. The Judge
is a good writer and a practical farmer
so that what he says on that point
may be taken as reliable authority.
BY reference to our Sewer coun-
ty letter it will be seen that that county
takes the lead in getting ready for the
Centennial Exhibition. We commend
her example to our own aud other
counties. Knox county court should
should make an appropriation Tor that
purpose.
One Of the most supremacy fool
ish things did by the last foolish Ten
nessee Legislature, was the pos pone.
ment of the collection of State taxes
for 1874, to November, 1915. 1t was "a
result of demagogues to gain populari-
ty, and in the end will prove no relief
to the people. II collection had been
enforced instead of postponed our
State Treasury would not now be in so
pitiable condition.
"A prominent feature in the
Fourth of July procession was Gov.
Porter and staff, Members of Congress
and.. Eek Members of Congress. No
material of this kind being on hand
our good natured friend Eb. James
took that place in the procession, be-
ing almost a member of Congress
lis extreme youth having been the
only barrier to that distinction. When
he attains the proper age he viii Irob-
ably go in.
Gen. Harlan, the Republican
candidate for Governor in Kentucky,
is making a gallant canvass, and is
warming up his competitor in lively
manner. He exposes the profligacy
and corruption of the Democratic party,
which has had unlimited sway there
for years, in way that hurts. He
makes his points on them so clearly
that they can not meet them by an
swering his charges Net being able
to do this, they have gone to Mississip-
pi for material with which to fight
him, and are pointing to the Republic
can administration of affairs in that
State to scare timid Kentuckians.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-10
J0rrIaGS AnOrr r0WN.

Mr. Geo, u. Way, toa broker. of 80 Water
=. u. Potter & Co.'S liabilities arc 0l3lO75.
AM sac ssscti s!3,ail 3D.
Gen. NilmHr wil receive the Crown Prince ol
Pru ga Oh hi, arrival 10 tbs City.
Niugce Roanc, OF IN Fifth avenue, shot her
self throu "a the heart last nght. Mental aurriA,iOn
The Aldermen are 10 canvass the foturns from
me ftst, cphd Ihlrd, Fourth, auI lt.tl Assembly
dWi irnis to-day.
Commissioner Ft2 John Porter says that all
the wurN ON te uuhAc Improvements bc pleted
OS the lsi of January
The Od Guard will visit Phihdelphia next
yelf hrsi going 90 htal,stuA tue Fufata Ot tho
Chsrcs, On Ligat Infantry.
Me.srs Henry !. Hart Co., publishers Of Lhs
Goois Eachln!e, Or board Of Trade '"''
Gen. George >. Nichols was appointed DeputY
who arrive Win baggage from Europe.
. Nathan l., llayeus, the son OF Police Sergeant
llaNeur, acoltcn ally sea hm,clf yesterday while
Failhs "ll strap ~ l5jn street and Tenth avenHe.
william Moutross, OF IA Barclay stroet, baA
been appointed assignee ia binbruptcy OF samuel m
Mabb'tt Jr OF ~ beaycr street. VINO failed October
The free course OF IYceum lectures at Unity
Cha. q, Harlem, viii be Openrd ths evening by tho
Rev W. ]. tlNGe with lecture on What They Say"
Ine public arc invited
Ten thousand extra fine cigars that slilors In
one OF the layana steamers atten rted to suugse for
resident Murray IlIll were sod Dy tue GOycrn-
nent for 10 and "a cents ca IL yeslerIay.
Sergeant Thomas T.. wcstofman, Of the Thirty
nfth street police ned OF cancer m the stomach. Scr
gesnt James LOOMS OF tle ~ Shty seventh street
police, died OF NpnOld fever last nshI,
The humorous comedy of tho Mighty Dollar
s In the tenth week ~ It's brilliant career IA the Park
The performance l. not 20 oc extended or 100 uLl
seAu oAn % secured four week, IN advance
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-10
MIR. rHURIN's MIsFoRrUSEs.
Tho Closing Of the Twenty-third street Ger
man and American Institute.


The sidewalk in front OF 367, 369 and 81
West Twenty third street was piled high yester-
day with school trumpery, the equipment OF tho
fashionable German and American and Insti-
tute, being the assets that the principal, Mr..
Fcodor Thurin. left behind when he disappe ared
last week. II 10 expected that they will be suf-
ncicnt To pay the expenses OF the marshal who
IA to sell them Mr.. Thurln's liabilities amount
to between t1iOOO and tl5,0O0. when the seventy
institute pupils went to their lessons on Friday
last The doors wero closed, and since then the
principal has been missing. lie left printed
notes for bis pupls' parents explaining his din
oulties, and saying that ho had arranged with
Mr.. NJ 'ller who viii receive the pupils In his
Twenty. fourth street institute, and not expect
payment until the term for which they have
paid has expired.
Mr.Seismund Kaufman. n lawyer at 70 Nassau
street, gavo this account, Yesterday Of MIR.
1hurins's financial failure. In 1871, be took
oharge OF tne institute,wn,cnm 40 nad previously been
been Principal Of the Brooklyn Turn Verein and
for some time teacher under DIR. Gerke. The
school In Twenty third street opened with
bright prospects, but IN 81 short time the teacher
had run heavily into debt. Mrs: Plodterel. his
principal assistant IN the school, lent him money
to keep the school going, and accepted as secur-
ity chattel mortgage. The salary Of the school
master, tlsO a year, was by far inadequate
upon SRA. PIodieJel, ppd se owed ali
the butchers. tailors, plumbers, and gro
GERS In the nelghborhood Of his school.
The membership OF the Institute began to fall
of and the regular tl0OD or 5000 yearly in
come was an far reduced that the life OF the In
stitutiOn was threatened. Last fail eight or ten
Of the wcalthiest patrons, including Mr.. kauf-
mann ana Mr.. Iupkc, subscribed 800 each to
pl CO the school on paving basis. All tho small
dctts of the teacher were liquidatod, and only
what he owed to Mrs. piOdterel-about e5,OO0 -
remained. In spite OF oil these efforts, Mr.
rhur;n stlll fell behind, and last spring his
friends were Obliged TO assist him again. They
paid the outstanding SALARIES nf bis teachers,
aud raised money 10 enable Mrs. Plodterel TO
visit Germany.
Before Mr.. Thurin's departure. he provided
two new uu,tlts of clothes, drew the money on
several checks that were drawn to the order OF
the teachers. and borrowed 1900. Mrs. Plodterel
T. IN Eurore, and Is destitute, the $500 that she
had lent ihurin being all that she possessed.
Mossfs. Kaufman and Pupke have each lost
about 5000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-10
PRICE TWO CENTS
THE BR0K EN SAYINGS BANK
ONE HUNDRED AND FTFIY DEPoe-
ITORS INTERRUpTED,


A stormy Meeting from which a COMMITTEES
man might have been Hustled but for q
Potce Oniccr cr-Very Decidedly n Msddie
real estate Office at 55i Third avenus
was packed last evening wit depositors of the
Third Avenue Savings Bank. Behind q desk
stood Mr.. HorattO N. Hardy, Chairman of ti>
committee appointed In the Germanla Assembsv
Rooms, and several other nom bers Of that oou-
mittee. They presented for the signature. a
the depostors paper prepared by Mr.. Fitch.
setting forth that Mr. Carman had signed a frsss
dulent report that he had been appointed TO
ceiver in the interest OF the trustees who ruined
tue bank. and was therefore AN improper persos
TOT tne position and requesting the court to ro-
resentinR over tJ0,OOO, had signed the paper,
Wheh tnere was sudden In eruption Of the
the meeting Of the committee tnat had been an
pointed at tho bank the nj hit before. Ono OF
tn9in denounced MIR. Hardy AZ fraud, who was
IN league with others to roo the depositors and
who had only so In the bank. The opinions u
the majority present seemed to be against Mr.
nnardy' who might have been hustled out like
q. A. Joseph on Monday evening, but for the
appearance Of a tall policemen. A depositos
seized the paper with the signatures, ana was
about TO tear II up, when young Cahill. whom
Edward Mlllon. the $S5ll depostor, ID de-
scrioed as a heeler for Mr.. Fitch, interfored.
FINALLY the intruders retired, and Mr.. fitch's
Irenus were lett In possession Of their real
estate office. The policeman then turned oui
Messrs. Mallon, Ward. Riger, and the other
members OF the committee appointed ON Mon
Gay evening met at 2gj rnird avenue. Mr..
fich VS. strOu .ly denounced, aYd about S5lo
was raised TO retain Mr. AlgernOn : sullivan as
counsel IN opposition to him. Mr. sullivan will
evening.
In communication to THE SUN Mr.. Fitch
says that he incurred the anger Of Messrs. Nal
lon, Ward, and ltger by refusing to aid them in
thelr plans Tor their own profit, whcrcupon they
have Joined hands with Cdrnan.
a reporter. daDleA
that his movement was In the Carman interest:
Dut the reporter was assured by other deposition
thpt Nessrs. Msll5n and ward have expressed
opinions favorable to Mr. Carmsn. Messrs Geo
smith, Henry Schmittman, and other meiubers
OF the Mdllgn committee are, however, strongly
opposed 20 Mr.. Cdrman.
Mrs Frances OKcilly, in the employ Of min
tstcr at li Est Thirtv-third street. says that
August "a SIZE paid $50 at the bank but Is cre-
uited on her book with only 80