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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17
KNOX COUNTY NEWS.
Accidents and Desthr-A holt call
Poisoning Crows.
PowrL1,s srATIoN, FeN. IA.

PowELL's STATIoS, Feb. lTh
70 tie EGitors q tie Chroa;c,>.
Spring.
Butterflies.
Februsry's purity spell
Bob. Wood has had strawberry bios
SONS.
Sabbath school opens st Powellis sta
ton next Sabbath.
There was baptislng az Beiskell's
Station yesterday.
Mrs. Emarine Ogg. wife Of Henry
Ogg, died on Friday.
David Coffman, who lately split his
foot open with an AK, left the house,
Saturday, riding "a mule, but the mule
soou returned minus the rider. Search
was made and after considerable hunt
ing he was found in the woods in q
state Of mental arrangement. Cir
cumstapces showed that the mule had
thrown Mr.. Coffman and his shoulder
and neck seemed TO I've severely shock
ed. He was taken home and recover
ed his senses but could not explain the
circumstance Uf his accident. Strange
to cay he left home with gun and
was riding on n shawl aud when found
he was seated by tree, a considerable
distance from where he had been
thrown, still holding TO his gun and
shawl.
The crows are more numerous than
! ever known in this section. Where
they find field of corn they riddle II
in a twinkle. have seen them ind a
stump or log containing insects, and
they would crowd to it In such num-
bers that the earth would be covered
| with n struggling heap of the famished
birds. Some of the farmers have re-
sorted TO poison, to protect their corn
| fields. One man has killed more than
fifty. He put strychnine on corn and
! placed the grains where the crows
! would find II. When they picked il
! up some fell dead on the spot. The
alarm was instantly given and the
/ horrited multitude of crows, like q
| black cloud, arose from the corn field
and lighted on the trees near by. In
a moment others began 10 fall from
the limbs, and the frightened flock
| flew away, many continuing 20 fall
/ from the flock as it went.
| The late freezing weather has been
a trying time on wheat, and il looks
/ the worst for It,. But the most dam
age has been done the young grass
sown last fall; much Of il has been
frozen out.
have been thinking lately. that
would like 10 hear what has become o
the handy "TLills that used 10 puI
so much glow into the CHRONICLE
Where is " Henry" He used to dc
up upper East Tennessee in MASTER
ly manner. Has the tomb encaseC
him? Where is Gnortse" whose
articles have beer set up by many 4
Jolly printer, all around from Knox.
vile TO New York. Is Occasional ,
never To have another occasion 70 en-
liven US If so then " Semi-O Occasion,
al " stands poor chance. Let US hop,
they may yet itemize " for the thou
sands, who read the CHRONICLE. /
the records show that Faxn has lief
this uncertain sphere for another
where his name will have more com
pany, l assume the pleasant duty o
christening the first correspondent
who steps into his shoes His nam,
shall be " Sassafax.n Let us hear.
Roy.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses we-z
issued from the County Court Clerk 5
office, during the week ending Satur
day, February 18th, 1875:
Samuel l.. Ellis and Lizzie Mitchell
James NJ. Trent and Sarah NJ. Shipe
samuel Majors and Emma Jacxsou
William Wilson and Lucinda Da.
venpOrt.
J, NJ. Watson and Ruth 5-Chsfin
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17
Sc. Johns church Calls IA New Rector
lErOm Knoxville Daily Chronicle, Feb. III

From Knoxville Daily Chronicle, Feb. ll.l
The Vestry of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, at a called meeting held last
night, decided to send call to Rev.
Samuel Ringgold, of Hannibal, Mo-,
to take charge of the parish. The call
was unanimous, and it is almost a GER
tainty that he will accept. He was
here last spring at the invitation of
DR.. HOward-Smith, and together with
Rev. William Gray, of Boliver, and
DIR. Howard-Smith, conducted a series
Of meetings that resulted in great good
TO the parish. During his visit of two
weeks, preaching every day, Mr.. Ring.
gold made deep and happy impress
ion upon the parish and we might say
upon the religious element of the en-
tire city. He will come with the good
will of every parishioner aud his SER
vices will undoubtedly be very accept.
able.
The Vestry also requested Rev. DR..
Humes aud the Wardens TO Commu-
nicate to the Standing Committee OF
this diocese the earnest protest of the
Vestry against the confirmation of
Rev. DR.. De Koven as Bishop Of the
Diocese Of Illinois.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17
The Contract for Iron amt steel IlstIs
for the Cincinnati Road.

On Tuesday evening the Board %.
Trustees of The Cincinnati Railroad
concluded a contract with the Cleve-
land Rolling Mill Company. represent
ed by the vice-President of the cOmpa-
ny, Henry Chisholm, for the delivery
of the iron and steel rails To be used H.
the construction of the Cincinnati.
Southern Railroad.
The contract is for -, 800 tons OF iron
and 900 tons of Bessemer steel rails
at the figures of the compary's bid
submitted last week, and published in
the Gazette at the time, the delivery
TO begin on the lst day of next June.
The rails contracted for are nearly, Il
not quite, all that will be used in the
construction Of the road Civ. Gd.ett,
Of III.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17
New Market, Feb. IL.
Had Roads RuiuOus 10 HusIncSs.
CARRIERS FURNACE, Tenn,
February 10Th, 1873.

10 The Elito"S Of the Chronicle:
In my last, / stated that winter had
forsaken us up here, but alas how
cha ged Instead of the balmy air
summer, with the feathered musicians
piping forth their sweetest lays, we
have the drear cold winter, of nearly
Siberian rlgOr bowling around us on
every hand, with the ink freezing on
the pen, in warm room, as / write,
The warm weather preceding Ethis
was only lull before the rising storm,
which burst in ali its incarnate fury
upon us on the Sd, and continues vet,
with undated, but increasing vigor :
20 we may expect late spring.
The roads in this section of the coun-
try are in IA terrible condition, scarcely
passable on foot or horseback, and it is
nearly impossible to drrw a LOADED
wagon along them. Before
this cold snap the mud was positively
two feet deep along any of our public
highways. Can not the Legislature
do something towards helping this
prevailing epidemic? 1t is running the
country, both financially and ether
wise; because producing men can not
| get their wares to market without
| doubling the expense of hauling,
thereby cutting down their profits 10
nothing. And just 30 long as the roads
continue in this condition, We may ex.
pect no rise in the business of The
| country, PARMADAS.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17
Officers Of the Grand Lodge RnIght.
of PNthias.

The following is a list OF the officer
OF the Grand Lodge Knights of Pyth-
las of Tennessee, elected at the recent
session of that body held here
w. p. Robertson, Jackson, Tenues-
see, Grand Chancellor.
j. Il. Wheeler, of Nashville, 1enne--
see, Grand Vice Chancellor.
X. w. Weakley, Of Nashville, Grand
Prelate.
w. b. Thompson, Of Nashville
Grand Keeper Of Records and Seals.
- Campbell, of Franklin, Grand
Master of Exchequer.
Happel, Of Trenton, Gran
Guide.
Alex. Allison, Of Knoxville, Past
Grand Chancellor and Representative
to the Supreme Lodge Of the World
Chattanooga Times.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17

We have secured the services Of Mr..
J. R.Brooke, formerly foreman for Mr..
Francisco, and one of the best work =
men in the State, and we would be
pleased to have you give him trial
when you wish IA neat aud good pair
of boots or shoes made to order. Rec
pairing promptly done.
Campbell d Dow.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17

farming utensils, but nothing definite
towards raising a capital has yet been
undertaken, only In event Of such "A
thing being determined on, aud comes
up in proper shape, "a capital OF over
ten times the amount he enormously
alludes to, can he raised in less than
twenty-four hours within six miles OF
Carriers Furnace, besides many other
points that are only waiting the opnor-
unity. Therefore the capital
of these Changers under he
Superintendent of myself, in
which he so much doubts their sue
cess-hAs never been in existence, and
l can say almost with certainty, TO hi
knowledge.
! have agiisted this question in up
per East tennessee, on many occs-
sions, and through suggestion !
made In the columns of the arrange
Outlook, q Convention OF the Patrons
of Husbaudry was called 10y the Wash
iugton County Council, ot all the
Oranges OF six counties, 10 meet AT
johnson City, on the secUDd day OF
! February inst. Said Convention has
! taken steps looking to the practscaOil-
/ ity of erecting such manuiactOries
| and follow in the steps of their Broth
er Changers of States, who have led of
in such enterprises with entire salts
! faction to themselves, while success
has crowned their efforts in spite of al
the schemes invented 10y such men a.
ParmAdas To defeat them. These
hasty remarks | make in justice to the
Changers, and myself alluded ~, thet
! the many readers OF your column,
may see the design OF " Parmadas IN
trying to undermine an institution
gotten up by "Grangers," and sup
posed to exist by him. Yours, respect
fully, GRO 7, CEoUCH.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17

Exposure begets cold. Win tia.
cold comes "A cough. A cough neglect
ed, is consumption, which means
death. Beware how you neglect The
cough, a. your life may pay the for
felt, for AT first a simple remedy
removes what medical science j.
unable 10 cure when neglected too
long. Medical men think no medi-
cine has yet been discovered, which
will cure cough % quickly a. sym.
phVX.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17
FOR SALE

ISOR Saba No / four year old Jack. For
IT srtieulars, inquire Of J. y. Bennett. Family
GTsssr wet side Market Square. Knox Vile, Ten.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17
JAPANESE PEAS.
2OO RUsHELS no THE ACRE

200 BUSHELS 10 THE ACRE.
Send so cents for a sample box (that
will produce from s to 10 bushels of
peas), prepaid, by mail, giving terms
10 Agents, full directions for planting,
eultivating, &c.
Address l.. l.. OsMENT,
iil0w4t Cleveland, Tenn.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17
EVERYBODY READ THIS ?
$500 Per Month

Agents wanted in every town and
county in the United States and Gan
ada, TO sell the
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17
MR.. RAYS STATEMENTS.

In reply to Col. Baxter's statement,
Mr.. Ray stated that it was due his
counsel to say that they had acted up
on his statements of his innocence, and
that at the time he could have proved
that he was innocent, but that since
then two of his witnesses had been re-
moved, one by death and one by being
killed on the Cincinnati railroad. He
was anxious to get out of his present
position, so that he could make liy-
ing. He thanked Col. Baxter, for he
had refused to charge him "A fee and
had always acted upon his assurances
of innocence,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-17

Work is soon TO be commenced on
the new iron bridge over the Hiwassee
river at Calhoun Charleston.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-29
HTAKIKC BACK.

Ii is quite fashion now a.days, espe-
cially among a certain class of radical
philanthropisls to shoulder off the blame
not only of large share of the physical
infirmities of men, but many OF the
moral obligations upon what Alcott
calls the ''sins of old folks" Not that
in Adams fall we sinned all, but
that the old folks sinned and the
young folks suffer-the fathers and
mothers ate sour grapes and the child
ren's teeth were set on edge. There
can be no doubt that these same old
folks all the way from Adam down, if
they could only be called to account,
would have plenty to answer for in the
perversities of all sorts that keep crop
ping out among their descendants, but just
how much or of precisely what kind ia
any particular case, it is of course i'm
possible to determine, though the pre-
sumption in some extreme cases may be
very strong. The old folks, it is only
fair to suppose, meant for the most part
to do about right according to the light
they had and the standard of their day
and generation, but they were neverthe-
less guilty beyond question of some
great folies and made some very grave
mistakes. And, alas the evil they did,
as well as the good, has lived after
them, and, as it is claimed, becoming in
some way or other mystically transmitted
into temperament, character, predispo-
sition, passion, has been hneally trans
mitted through all succeeding genera
tions, though with some long overshots
or invisible undercurrents, to be q
| plague and curse to their latest poster
ity. Be this as it may the present rep
resentatives of these same somewhat
impersonal sold folks" know more than
| they did and therefore their responsible
i ity is greater. lie they have heired the
accumulated penalties of their trans
actions they have neither inherited much
of their ignorance, or been cut OF
from any appreciative amount OF
their knowledge. 1t is an old saying
that "a dwarf perched on the should
ers of giant can see farther thar
the giant himself" But this age is M
pigmy; it is of gigantic stature-the..mos
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-29

idea of the completeness of the wreck
or the terrific force of the shock, which
broke up nearly hundred feet of the
strong boat in pieces, from the hold to
the hurricane deck. The boat struck
the point nearly at right angles, and ran
up on to the rock about 100 feet. She
lies with her prov high and dry on the
shore, tipping seaward and backward,
her stern on the starboard side under
the water to the promenade deck. Under
the larboard wheel house the boat rests
on the rocks, while under the opposite
wheel house the water is 35 feet deep.
She is broken just in front of the ma
chinery, but is not likely to separate,
before she is dismantled. The cause of
the disaster is still shrouded in mystery
Mr.. Eldridge, the pilot, says he cannot
explain it-he supposed he was all right
until the shock came; and the question
is, did he fall asleep at his post, having
but just awakened to take the wheel; or
did he have some kind of a fit, which
for the moment benumbed his faculties.
There is a rumor afloat that he was in
the habit of taking opium, which, if
true, would of course furnish sufficient
explanation.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-29
From the st. Albans Messenger, July ?.
RAILROAD ACCOUNTING.
Testimony of Gov. Smith-Ris
Rotations to the Trust--Ghe
Sullivan Lease and Its Profits
The Governor Caught by his
own Previous Testimony.

The hearing in the railroad account
ing was resumed this morning, the first
witness being Gov Smith. lie was ex-
amined by Mr. Davenport. He said he
was appointed receiver in December 80,
and held il to July l, 73-Jos. Clark
was appointed in January SO. For the
first two or three years my salary was
$4,000; after that, at the time of the
last report of disaster, in '62, the mas
ters fixed my salary at 81, 500. My sal
ary was at first fixed by ourselves, sub
iect to order of court. Judges Smalley
and PierpOint were the masters who fix
ed it at 4 500. Have had no settlement
since '62, but have drawn money, not
intending To exceed that sum. After
The board of management was appoint
ed. when Mr. Taylor came in be wanted
his compensation fixed and he and the
rest of The board fixed on theirs at
50 600 and mine at $500. | said we
had no power to fix our salaries but
he. in settling his own, entered up mine
at So. 500; / did not consider il eencsu-
siye and il is for the conrt 10 TX i.
do not know what 70 claim. i have
charged nothing hsyn't thought of the
s,itis.ct at all. K claim should be fair
| Nv compensated. / havn't drawn such
| sums as thought would be adequate,
| but merely what 1 needed, and gave my
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-29
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.

There have doubtless been many evils
attending the policy of universal suffrage
adopted at the South since the war; one
evil has been the encouragement which
has been given to the mistaken notion
that the right of suffrage alone Is suffi-
cient for the protection of society and
the re-establishment of peace. Votes
have been relied upon rather than thrift
and industry and obedience to the laws
in many instances as the basis of pros
perity. But while many evils have re-
suited necessarily from this policy, we
have now the authority of two gentle
men of sagacity and unquestioned abil-
ity to attest the wisdom of this policy.
In recent address before the Yale Law
School. Governor Chamberlain, one of
the most scholarly and cultured men
now in political life in this country-a
man whose recent election was a grand
triumph. and who can speak from the
exnerience which is earned in a hard
fouobt battle--a politician who has main
tanned his character for honesty in the
midst of temptation and opposition both
from friends and foes-gave the mos'
emphatic endorsement to the policy OF
reconstruction which was adopted by
the Republican party. scarcely eign'
wears have passed., he says, land hall
the accumulated evils of two centuries
are already passed away. Education Il
already reaching fully two-thirds OF
those who but yesterday never turned
the pages of book. Property, not BY
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-29
sDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1875.

OUR rifle team seem to be. supple
menting their victories in ireland by
other successes at Wimbledon, Fulton
and Gildersleege having captured the st.
LegeF and the second Albert cup Ac-'
eurate shooting by these rifemen is de-
pendent on the strongest nerve, courage
and skilled muscle. The incest ealcu-l
lations are also necessary, IN. order: that
the slightest variations by wind or other.
causes may be avoided. All these facul-
ties the Americans seem to possess, and
their feats in Great Britain give them
the reputation of being the best marks
men. IN the world The Hartford Cou-i
rant, which, according to the Springfield
Republican, keeps q sharpshooter on
its staff, says.that frontiersmen, though
/. th 0rQnghiy accomplished ia short rsnge
shooting, know nothing of practice at
one thousand yards This distance is
three-ffths ofia mile, and the force and
direction of the wind and state of the.
atmosphere have to be calculated with
almost arithmetical accuracy. The ut
most range of sharpshooters during the
war was from one hundred to five nun
dred yards, and then they had rests for
their rifles. In the present artistic
shooting, however, artificial rests are
not allowed, and hence the propriety of
the positions which Fulton aud some
others of the team assume.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-29

out of the idea Finally it was voted to
give each member the privilege of pay
ing ten dollars. Some paid before leav
ing the hall, others were dead broke
others wanted to wait till they could
get home and send draft others
thought inasmueh as the convention had
been discussing excessive taxation, that
a little further debate on assessing 400
members ten dollars each and raising a
fund of 81 ZOO to pay the expenses of
the convention, would be profitable.
After the adjournment for the day, the
convention assembled near Congress
spring. A photographer adjusted his
battery and ''let 'em have" The writer
stood so near man who had such a tre-
mendous big waist that he (the writer,
not the waist, looked frightened, in the
picture, and consequently did not leave
an order. .. .....
The convention has meeting tO-mor-
row morning. The animated bundles
of dry goods are getting plenty and
must close so as to get side-squint at
some of them, because one of my COM
missions from the powers that be, was
to report the fashions. s.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-29

Mr.. GEORGE GREGORY SMITH, of St.
Albans has submitted to very extra
ordinary, and in many respects very
humiliating, examination before popu-
lar tribunal of the charges which have
been in circulation for some time of
completely in the murder of Miss Ball,
and has received complete and tri-
umphant vindication. While we have
never given any currency to the rumors
which connected him with this crime
and have never believed him guilty, we
congratulate him upon the course which
he has taken in reference to them, and
especially upon the result which has
been reached. He has established his
innocence in public manner by indis-
putable proof to the satisfaction of all
concerned. Even the man who has been
most active in circulating these rumors
testified that he did not believe them.
His conduct is explained on the ground
of monomania. The St. Albans Aduer-
tiser says that Sin consideration of the
respect in which he has been held in
this community for years, and the ap-
parent absence of any malicious motive,
we are happy to exOnerate DR.. Branch,
from blame upon the ground of mono
mania, which many of our best citizens
believe has possessed him since the at
tack made upon himself, and the injur-
les upon the head, inflicted in the winter
of 1874. The absurd and uncharac-
teristic language used by him in conver-
sation, as sworn to by Mr. Newton; his
positive testimony as to the identity of
the person who attacked him, and sus-
pected party who proved an indisputable
alibi, and his conduct throughout with
regard to this Bail tragedy, the scene of
which he has visited by day and night,
all have tendency to prove this theory
| correct" But we do not believe, as
| the Adoertiser asserts, that the shadow
and taint of this slander and humiliatlng
trial will hang over Mr.. Smith fol
years" A good name has doubtless
been been wantonly tampered with as
the result has proved, but with the fac
of innocence so completely established
no taint or shadow will remain. Will
the cloud uplifted the sun will shine ~
| clearly as ever before. a l
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-29

alumni, but having gone off on an i'm
portant tangent, must leave it for an
other time Meanwhile. permit me to
say that the manuscript of my previous
letters must have been very defective,
or have perpetrated blunders which
fully justified the astute critic of the
Free Press In calling attention to my
'tAddisonian English" Now 1 believe
in giving even the - his due, but pray
don't lay upon his broad shoulders any
more than really belongs to him. / have
been made to say some queer things
with a grammatical accuracy quite re-
markable even for me!
,.ts.-....-. CoPRLY SooTr.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-29
The Wrecked ChampIain.

Some of the Burlington people have
visited the wreck of the Champlain. The
Free Press says
No description can give an adequate