Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-06
County Court Proceedings.


bed in the newly fl ted-up Grimm al
court.room Moddsy, Judge A. T..
Cottrell, chairman presiding, and a
full court present, as follows: Justices
Alex. Allison, W. T. Brooks. W. A. A.
Conner, E. Legg, Il. w. kearns,
J. C. Campbell, W. Y. Cox
Curd Cox, R. a. J. Armstrong, r w.
Hardin, G. w. Msbry, W. s. Smith,
il. Moaes, r. 3. Johnson, W. W.
Cruzs, Peyton Garter, Il. r. Kennedy,
J. NJ. Card we'll, g. Morris, A. Book
out, Henry Haynes. G. w. Under
down, jos. w. Perry.
The report Of DR.. Campbell. Jail
and work-house physician. was read
and adopted, and is as follows:
To the Honorable County Court for
Knox county:
Genilemen-I have the honor to re-
port to your body. for the quarter end
ing March 3lsJ. 1881, that have made
forty three professional visits to your
work house and that upon an average
have prescribed for and furnished
medicine eighty-two times to lis In
mates. There has been no special form
of disease assuming contagious or
infectious character, except rev
cases Of mump3 in mild form ana or
simple management. There has b6en
more or Iess venereai disease OF Sec
oudary character which yielded TO
treatment Constipation has been
prominent IS a Gauss for certain NOR
bid conditions aff. cling these individs
uals, producing headache, hillary de-
raGgements, with occasional fever,
but yielded TO qaiuine and purgatives.
III the main the sanitary regulations
have been rigidiy enforced, thereby
lessauing The cause for disease.
At the beginning Of tais quarter
particularly the female poruCn Of
these convict were poorly clothed. and
upon exposure would produce colds
With bronchial troubles. Your super
intenGeut remedied this evil al his
earliest opportunity. Diseases Incl
dent 10 females have been quite COM
mon, and require close scrutiny to
prevent exposure or prevent cruelty.
The food furnished these inmates
has been Of such character as to insure
their we'll beirg, consisting of beef,
bacon, beans, peas and potatoes. with
wholesome bread, both bakers and
corn bread, ana such other vegetables
as could be procured; and, in addition
thesick we're allowed coffee, syrup, &c.
[ have also visited your jail
twelve times, aud prescribed and
furnished medicine about fifteen
times. The paralive freedom from
disease here ia due 10 its Weil-reguiated
sanitary condition, which is as good Sc
can be made, and great deal better
than at any time heretofore. The
present jauitor has been rigid in
enforcing such regulations as
to secure t. its Inmates com.
parative immunity from disease, and
generally have no special forms oi
disease except such as is conse quent
upon a want of exercise or such dis.
ease as they bring with them when
admitted. Very respectfully submit
ted, your obedieut servant,
A. J. CAMPBELL,
Physician in Chsrge.
The majority report Of the commits
sion to fix the line between Knox ans
Blount counties, signed by II. L
Lngipgfeter and r. 4. J. Armstrong
representing Knox, and a. K. Kin
namOn. G. w. Henry and ]. G. NJ
Boyle. representing BiouLt, was sub
mjtted, and after some discussion re
jeeted. The minority report, signet
by Henry Haynes, ESD was submit
It'd and adopted.
The disputed territory is something
| like 500 acre, and there are Bint
voters therein. The majority repor
| recommended a com promise line, sur
Veyed by them, but the minority re
p0lt, which was adopted, recommend
the direct and original line between
the mouth Of Stock Creek and til.
top Of Bays Mountain, surveyed il
1854 and again in 1873.
The resi2nstion of r. L. Gaut, a.
notary public for Knoxville, wa
rendered aud accepted, and an cleo
ton for his successor was gone into
resulting in the election Of w. IL
Rule. The vote stood: w. ID. Rule
IA; j. w. Fletcher, 6; w. c. Bran
don, 3.
Henry Haynes, Esq, presented the
following
Whereas, 1t has come to the knowl
edge OF mem ers Of this court thai
charges have been made against Rev
II. 9. Hamsted, county superintends
| ent Of public instruction. which are
seriously affecting his official useful
ness and efficiency, and that said
charges haAneither been reiuted OF
denied; therefore, be it
Resolved, That said Rev. 81. q
Hamst9d be requested t. clear himself
| from said charges or to tender his res,
| ignatiCn without delay.
The resolution was adopted, anG
Esq. Haynes was delegated TO serve :
copy on Mr.. Hamsted, which he die
at the gentleman's room. The matter
was On motion, male the special or
der for i O'clock this afternoon.