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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27
DISSEMINATION WITH REPORT
OF THR SUB.COMMITTEE.
Republicans Determined That the
Pull Committee Shall Not Lack
witnesses
Special Dispatch to the CiDcinna i Gazette.)
New ORLEANS, La, Jan. 16.

Special Dispatch to the CiDcinnai Gazette.)
New ORLEANS, La, Jan. 16.
THE REPORT OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE.
The report of the Foster Cong ress-
ional subcommittee surprises Repub.
licans and delights Democrats. 1t was
known that the report would be adj
verse to the Returning Board, aud that
the phraseolgy would not favor Re-
publicans, for Mr.. Potter, the Demo-
crat on the committee, was deputized
to write it, but it was not supposed
that Mr.. Potter would write, and
Messrs. Foster aud Phelps subscribe to,
so many falsehoods. The report is al
most verbatim copy of brief pre-
pared by the Democratic counsel be-
fore the committee here.
1t falsifies the evidence and the facts,
and does not cover the last two days
session of the committee after Mr.. Pot
ter had gone and when the most im>
portant Republican testimony was pre-
sented.
The report states that all the wit
nesses We're exa mined who were offer
ed or present, when the committee
knew that, in departing, they had left
unexamined over twenty Republicans
who had been subpGnaed. Every
Democrat was called as you were in
! formed at the time. The committee
refused to examine some of the most
important Republican witnesses.
The report states that the kidnapped
Republican member, CTusiD, was ar
restH va Sheriff on warrant, and
.nDezZlement. He was not arrest
u by Sheriff nor by deputy under
any process, and no action was com
menced against him until four days
after his abduction, when his captors
made complaint which they &C
knowledge to be false, and themselves
went his bond. These are sample
falsehoods. The whole report abounds
| with them.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27
Hints.

One ounce alcohol; TWO Grachms cay
enue pepper: one ounce kerosene oil; let
it stand tweuty-four hours after mixing.
II cures the worst tOOthache ever known.
Kerosene oil is good for removing rust
from cutlery.
Soft-scap should be kept in a dry place
in cellar, and should not be used for
three months after it is made.
Lard should be kept hard and white ;
and that which i taken from hog over
Il year old is best.
To select nutmegs pick them with a
pin; if they are good, the oil will Instant
ly spread around the punctUre.
When a key OF molasses is bought.
draw off a few quarts, else the fernenta-
ton produced by moving it viii burst the
cask.
Knives and forks may be fastened i'll
their handles Dv the following: One
pound colophony obtained of druggists),
| eight ounces sulphur; melt, and, when
! cool. powder. Mix one part OF the pow
der with half part fine sand or brick
| dust, ill the handle cavity, heat the stem
of the knife or fork, and insert.
Two small arteries branching up from
the main arteries on each side of the neck
and passing over the outside Of the jaw
bone. supply the face with blood. II the
nose blecds from the right nostril, for eX
ample. pass the finger along the edge O
the right jaw till the beating of the artery
is felt. Press hard upon il five minutes
| and the bleeding will cease.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27

In the selection of poultry, the age OF
the bird j. the chief point to be attended
10. \ young turkey has a smooth. black
leg in an old one the legs are rough and
reddish. In domestic fowls, the combs
and the legs are smooth when the bird is
young, and rough when it is old. The
bills and the feet Of geese are yellow, and
have few hairs on them If the bird is
young, but red if it be old. The feet Of a
goose are pliable when the bird IS fresh
Killed, and dry and stiff when it has been
some time killed. Geese are called green
till they are two months old. Ducks
should be chosen by the feet, which should
be supple, and they should also have a
plump and hard breast. The feet Of q
tame duck are yellowish, those of a wild
one reddish. Pigeons should always be
eaten while they are fresh; when they
are flabby and discolored about the under
part they have been kept too long. The
feet. like those Of most all other poultry,
show the age Of the bird. When they are
supple, it is young when stiff, II Is old
Tame pigeons are larger than wild pig
Khan sdcE.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27
BONANZA STOCK.
4 Shrinkage Of twenty millions and
Many Lame Ducks.

San Francisco Chronicle, JIM 9
There were some gloomy countenan-
ces upon California street yesterday.
The three great mines that contain the
bonanza shrauk IN their market values
something over twenty millions Ofdol.
lars, anu " all along the line, 10 speak
in stock slang, there were lame
ducks The market was F" soft ~ the
brokers called FOR more mud The
day was dark and lowering; dense
fog shruudrd the heavens. II fog
costs the market twenty millions,
what would good, dGwn pouring,
dreuching rain do? If every operator
who has plunged headlOug into this
setthing whirlpool Depreciation could
he driven indoors 10 dressiDg-gown
and slippers aud given time for little
self-commuuion it would I've well for
himself and the community. The re-
murkahle fact is not that the market
is on, - and values have shrunk so
much, hut that il was not off" SOON
er and that the reaction was not great
er.
There is no less of gold and silver in
the bonanza to-day than before. 1t
has not shrunk or withered. The
bonanza IL honest, and ii will deceive
only those who deceive themselves.
From the best sources of information,
indeed from all sources, there is con-
currence of testimony that the discov-
cries in the three great mines are not
overrated. Men of the best judgmen
and Of the very highest financial
standing give Us their opinion that the
discoveries of ore fully justify the
present prices but all agree that deal
ing upon margins is at this time haz
ardous. If the bonanza were solid sill
yer it could not he realized for years
its mining and milling is not only I
source Of expense, but it is a question
of time and Of machinery. Hence oul
cantiOnarY articles.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27
For Better Public Roads.

The Knoxville Chronicle is making
an earnest effort in behalf Of better
road system. AT this season of the
year all who have occasion TO use our
highways will appreciate the impor-
lance OF a change in our present sys-
tenn.
The stagnation in real estate and the
falling off in immigration the ChrOHis
Gle not impertineutfy ascribes, IN the
main, to the execrable dirt roads OF
portions Of Tennessee, and insists that
the present imperfect road system is
unjust to the poor man, in that 1t
throws upon him the labor for repair
ing and building the road, and it is
inefficient in that il fails To compel the
freeholders, who are most Interested
in good highways, to contribute to-
wards improving them. Let this evil
be remedied by prompt legislation
NdShUiHe Banner.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27
Taking the TurniP Flavor from Bat.
ter

Turnip- fed 20 mich cows impart, as is
well known q disagreeable flavor 70 the
milk, and il the milk Is employed for but
ter making, the tIrnip flavor Is also car
ried 10 the butter. Various methods have
often been suggested for arrcstiug or dcs-
trOyiug this flavor In the butter made
from tTuiD-fed cows, and one OF the most
efficient, we are informed, Is that practic-
ed by the Irish dairymeu. This consists
I'm miuglng sour milk with the new or
freshly drawn milk, and then setting IL
aside 10 cream. BY this procedure the
-Ouruo-- Of tine new milk f. fastened.
thereby preventing the flavor, which is
greatly caused by allowing the milk 70
sour .owly. In many OF tie Irish diaries,
the whole milk IS churncd, Us the butter
made from whole milk Is considered 20
have q better color and flavor than butter
produced by chmuing cream. IL the tur-
nip flavor can thus be destroyed, rs l.
confidently asserted by those who have
tested the plan, 70 is well worth knowing,
and may prove Of value % some Of our
dairymen who may have turnips % feed
% cows IN milk.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27
FROM SEWER COUNTY.
Facts About that County-Good Roads
Capital and Enterprise Needed.

To the Editors Of tie Chronicle:
SEvIERvILLE, TENN, Jan. l6, 10.
AS your valuable paper is ever open
to the interest Of farmers and the la
boring class generally, it is becoming
more popular among the people. The
interest you have manifested toward
this class of people by publishing the
facts about East Tennessee, &C., &c,
you have added much TO the Teputa-
ton of your paper. Therefore, we
think, every family, especially in East
Tennessee of the laboring class, should
secure copy of the Knoxville
| CHRONICLE.
| We see communications from differ
ent parts of the country giving discrip-
tions of counties and localities there
fore, we think, few lines from Sewer
county would not be considered out of
order.
In the first place we think there is
no county in East Tennessee that is
better supplied with fine water power.
She is supplied from her mountain
gorges to the mouth of Pigeon river,
hundreds of valuable sites, with SUI
ficient amount of water power to run
any kind of machinery. Notwith-
standing the county is well supplied
with fine mills, but still there is room
for more. We know of one of the
most valuable sites for sale f; it lies two
miles below Sevierville, and two
miles from the mouth of Pigeon river
On that river, owned by a. T. Blair
haf 10 Vg1s D
, land belonging to the mill, and if some
man of capital would take hold of il
C he could make fortune by putting VI
G good machinery. 1t is surrounded by
some Of the best river bottom farms
in the county.
Sewer county is one OF the mos
valuable portions Of East Tennessee
but we need more wealth and gooC
G roads. We need better road from
, Knoxville to Sevierville. We thinH
the Legislature ought 10 do something
! 10 relieve the county and give thu
( people better roads, aud If it don't tn,
County Court should take it in hand
'' We need a good graded road from
r Knoxville 10 Sevierville. From Sewer
vile TO North Carolina there shoulC
be a road opened and in tn,
: event Of which Sevierville wouit
3 get large trade from North Carolina
If some capitalists would build th'
0 proposed railroad from Knoxville, by
way Of Seviervi!le aad cambridge L
Clifton it would be but a short tim,
e until the valley Of the French Broad
i, with its tributaries, would become tn,
most valuable section of East Tennes
: see. All that is needed is capital ant
o enterprise and Sewer county il a
home. We have no doubt but thos
r mountains are full of valuable miner
}. ais. We have timber and water pow
er; we have the land and healthy
. climate; we have good citizens ant
= good society.
At the last term Of the County Cour
s. w. Randles, Esq, was electe'
Chairman and ID. @. Ernest County
: Superintendent.
Mr J. =. Catlett went South las
week with drove Of mules, and Mr.
Z w. G. Murphy will start next week.
SEWER.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27

cause it costs so much to haul them
to town. 1t is the small economies
of the farm that help make up the
yearly profits, but bad roads consume
the smaller, and much of the larger
profits. The Legislature is in session
and now is the time to get up pcti.
tions urging some legislation on this
subject. We have some blanks pre-.
pared at our own expense, which we
will send to our subscribers if they
will get signatures to them, and for.
ward them to Nashville. Enclose
one stamp for postage and write adj
dress plainly.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27
CHt This Out.

Every person should know how to treat
a flesh wound. Every one is liable to be
placed in circumstances away from surgi-
cal and veterinary aid, where he may
save his own life, the life of frined or a
beast, simply by the exercise Of a little
common sense. In the first place, close
the lips Of the wound within the hands
and hold them firmly together TO check
the flow OF blood until several stitches can
be. taken and a bandage applied. Then
battle the wound for a long time i'm cold
water. "ShOuld it be painful" a CORES
pondent says, take painful Of burning
Goals and sprinkle upon them common
brown sugar and hold the wounded part
in the smoke. In q minute or two the
pain will be allaycd, and the recovery
proceeds rapidly. In my case a rusty
nail had made bad wound in my foot.
The pain and nervous irritation were Sc
we're. This was all removed by holding it
in smoke fifteen minutes, and / was able
to resume my reading in comfort. We
have often recommended il to others with
like result. Last week one Of my men
had tingcr-nail torn out by pair of ice
tongs IL became very painful, as was To
be expected. Held in sugar smoke TWEEN
ty minutes, pain ceased and promised
speedy recovery.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27
Winter NuIching Pasture Land with
Stable Manure.

In case it is desirable to apply the ma
nure from the stables on land designed to
be pastured the following season, | have
adopted a course which l shall describe,
with great satisfaction. The annual weeds
are many o1them earlier than the grasses,
and if the are allowed, by keeping off the
stock until late turning-Out season, to
grow and set for seeding, and are then
moved down and are allowed to remain
on the ground as mulch, the grass
though some of it may have been cropped
of in cutting the weeds, will outgrow the
weeds, and its growth being promoted by
the mulch, both that applied from the
stables and that from the mown weeds.
will develop astOnishingly, and the yield
of pasturage will be very satisfactory
Manure applied in this way, on land to be
pastured year or more before it is to be
turned in, will be found vastly more pro
fitable than that turned in the first spring
after it has been applied.-Cor. Nd
| Farmer
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27
To Make Hard Soap.

The following is . recipe for making
hard soap, which is excellent and eco
nomical: Nearly every family accumu-
lates through the winter drippings from
beef and mutton. These can be utilized
Tor the grease by boiling IN water, allow
ing il TO cool. then removing from the
water and boiling till all the water j. eX-
PEELED. OF course the whittier the grease
the nicer the soap. Take six pounds OF
al soda, -iX pound, OF grease, three and
a half pounds new stone lime, four gal
Ions soft water, half pound boraN. Put
soda. lime and water into an iron boiler
boil tin all Is dissolved When well set
tied pour of the clear I've. wash out the
kettle, and put in the clear lyc, grease
and boraX boil till II comes TO soap, poUr
it into a tub 70 cool, and when sufficient
" hard cut into bars and put on boards "a
dry. Thi, is very nice for washing white
flannel and calico.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27

IT COSTS afarmer in East Tennessee
more 10 haul a load Of wheat or corn
over our miserable dirt roads, TWEEN
ty.fve miles than it costs TO send it
by railroad TO Richmond or Atlanta.
We suggest that the Oranges better
fight our execrable dirt roads and the
embargo they place on inland transpor-
tation, than the railroads. A half
dozen good pixies leading out from
Knoxville thirty miles in every di.
rection would in five years double the
local trade Of our merchants. They
would lessen the price of marketing
and yet pay a better profit to the
producer. There is not a class of our
people that would not be largely bene-
Cited by better roads. Why, then,
not all Of us labor for such a desir.
able law ?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
closing Exercises of Mr.. lean. school.

Closing Exercises OF Mr.. Leaks school.
We have received communication
from Mr. r. a. Rowland, giving full
and interesting account Of the closing
exercises Of Mr.. J. r. Leaks school in
the l7th Ciyjl District of this county.
II was quite au interesting occasion,
end the patrons az the school turned
out en- mas-e. The exercises of the day
consisted Of an examination, in which
the scholars AL reflected credit upon
themselves a. well as their teacher
and satisfied every one present of the
benefits tn te derived from public
schools
The entertainment at night was well
attended, and consisted of oratious,
| declamations compositions, essays,
dialogues, &c, in which the following
persons participated J. NJ. Wayland,
| Miss Mamie Merriman, Miss Florence
Nall, J. J Russell, Miss Annie Merri-
man, John Perry, Miss Bell Nall
Miss Alice Nall, T. V. Perry, Miss
Eliza Bales, A. Perry, Miss Eliza
NALL, L. II. Wayland, w. J. Nail.
| The above were all compositions,
| essays, and OTations. The following
is a list of the dialogues in which dit
/ ferent members Of the school took
part:
Pedantry, Gentleman and
| Irish Servant, - " A Little More CT
der, - " Thirty Minutes For Refresh.
meuts," Uncle JEFF, Mkt Or
Affair, " " Counting Scene, " For.
tune Teller " Fit For A Lawyer
q" Haint seen The Critter.
The following comic speeches were
dellvered a lecture on Mules,
" Dick Dsrby's stump Speech, )
Z" Josh Billings on Shangnighs,
Josh Billings on Manifest Destiny.
Altogether the entertainment was {
rich Que, and every body was wei
! pleased, feeling tina, their children
have been in the huuds of competen
/ teachers.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27
Forthcoming Reports of Ihe Weeks
burg Committee.

.spec al Dispatch TO the Cincinnati Gazette.I
WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-The Vicks-
burg Committee submitted its evidence
for printing 10 the House to-day. The
report is not yet begun. There is a radi-
cal difference Of opinion between the Re
publican and Democratic members, and Il
minority report win be prepared by the
latter. The Republican members express
the opinion that the disturbances were
instigatcd by the White League, and that
the so-called fight Of the negroes was sim
ply massacre. There was some irreg-
ularitics OF conduct ON the part OF the
negro ofice-hOlders, and these were made
a protest for lawles- proceedings, and the
prime cause Of the scenes j. an unwilling
ness 0f the whites 20 accept the results Of
negro suffrage. Armed leagues exist all
over Warren County. There was evil
dence that Crosby bond was worth si0,-
600 The league forced him from Office.
Crosby appealed 10 his people in a call
rather indiscreetly wOrded.
The committee viii express the belief
that there Is no prospect Of peace In that
county without the supervision Of the
Uuited States authorities in order 10 Sc
cure the negroes from violence.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27
NASHVILLE NOTES.

Gen. Il. +. Cheatham's friends APP
pear to be confident that he will sue
coed DR.. Wright as Superintendent of
the Peuitentiary.
The Banner of the 18th says "Col.
&. j. Moody arrived here yesterday
afternoon, with petitions from four
teen districts in Bedford county, sign
ed in the aggregate by | 900 Democrats,
out of the | 800 or l 700 Democratic vo-
tiers in that county, requesting Messrs.
T G.. Mosely, w. II. Morgan and H.
II. Norman to vote for Mr.. Johnson
for the Senatorship.
The Memphis appears Nashville
correspondent thinks Gen. James
White, of Hawkins county, like Ce-
sar's wife, above suspicion. He says !:
But little confidence is felt ia the
new committee to investigate charges
of corruption against members of the
last General Assembly. 30 far the
committee has been unable to do any
thing, and although new witnesses are
daily examined, yet nothing has been
accomplished. So far this water-haul
! has not given any encouragement TO
! the committee. 1t has been said that
John l.. House, when before the House
| Committee in the Hobbs matter, sta
| ted that several members of the past
Legislature had received money from
him to vote for Hobbs rs Comptroller.
He is said to have expended twelve
hundred dollars upon members to pros
cure their votes. The report went
abroad that his statement referred 20
Noblitt. Chairman of the Investiga-
ting Committee; Jim White, of East
| unA .nfh parhanu M
gossip was ever more untrue or ma
licious than this, for both DR.. Noblitt
and Mr.. Jim White are men of high
character, and not one of their many
acquaintance for moment believe
this rumor.
The Nashville Banner says Hon. X,
r.. Butler has telegraphed from Wash.
ington to a Republican For Gods
sake, beat Johnson. Veal want him
beat"
a special to the Memphis Apped
dated Nashville 10Th says:
1t is reported here that the Shelby
county representatives received tele'
gram this evening, signed by different
societies John Dent, President of the
Council; s. b. Robbins, President o.
, the Board of Aldermen Chief Me
Fadden, of the fire department, anC
others, asking them to use all honora-
BILE means to elect johnson. The tel
egram creates no little talk.
{ A Nashville letter to Chattanooga
! Commercial says:
To night Ewing and Savage are gen
orally spoken,of as being out of the race
stephens friends are confident and h'
himself is working like Trojan anC
has his forces well in hand. He vii
probably receive reinforcements to
night aud tomorrow, if he has sen
out many such kilograms as the follow
ing, which was picked up near the tel
. egraph Office this evening:
NASHVILLE, Jan. 10.
, TO Campbell BrOtOn, Spring HUI
Tenp.-Come by first train.
e (Signed) 2WM. H. STEPHENS"
About the Maxwell House this even
ing, cards containing the representa-
ton of coffin and the words " A. J
Requiscat in Pace" surrounded by
black border, are being circulated b.
= the opponents of the eX-Presiden
y with much exuberance of feeling.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-27
A Minnesota winter.

From the Minneapolis Mail. January IL
Thirty below zero.
The windows are curtained with rhine.
Icicles pend from beard and mustache.
Horses trot in coat of silver mail.
If you have ears prepare TO shed them
now.
The cold of the last week has been eX-
IRENE. This IS Z" the cold week. Of the
Minnesota winter, but in no recent SINH
lar period has the dip of the thermometer
averaged quite so low. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights were remarkably Sc
we're, and those who slept with an open
window at the foot of the bed, sacrificed
comfort to ventilation. They escaped the
Scylla of asphyXia and skirted near the
Charybdis OF congelation. And when
they rose at last they found the mercury
lowering in the vicinity of minus thirty
degrees.