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J. ' 1 1 '! fhhmirlc. Knnxtlllr Vh t tihil.hel IHSft. kuuilllill bruulcln t.tbillrU IH70. ri'lLIRHIID B THI WHIG AND CHRONICLE COMPAMY. Wit. U. XROWNl.nW, Principal Editor. WM. RULE, Managing Kiiior. I EH OK M'BSK KtPTIOJI. Oneeuj,one year (2 00 Ob copy, in uiuntbn 1 (f ' Tan oojiied, ene year .. ir 0 Twenty eoptes. one yeur H) On WEDNBSDA Y, MAY in, 1875. Thegreat musical festival ut Cin- einnati during the past week was a decided ueees. Our farmer friend certainly have no cause for complaint at the prices now paid for bacon, href, corn and wheat. At the Lexington races on Thurs day, "Searcher,"' a bay colt, three years old, bejonging to Robinson, Mor gan & Co, of Lexington, made the fastest time on record, making a mile in 1:41 j. He Is a coit of " E.iquirer.' Hon. Sam. Randall's high tariff notions are being talked of, which does not in Die least reduce Hon. M. ('. Kerr's chances for election to the 8(eakership of the next Houe of Representatives. Southern and West ern Democrats have said some hard things ahout the tariff r-Tbe Republicans of Kentucky have nominated General Juo. M. Har lan as their standard hearer in the en suing Gubernatorial contest. General Harlan is a good man and a uiau of far more ability than the Democratic candidate. He proposes to take the stump about the first of July. Too much care cannot be exer cised in the selection of material for public buildings. Had the material for the construction of the Government building here been used at Chicago there would he no cause for complaint at crumbling malls. The authorities know what we have here aud should use this material when no better can be procured. . Postmaster-General Jewell baa taken hold of a lottery at Cincinnati conducted by one L. D. Bine, and if be succeeds in breaking up the estab lishment, lie will deserve the thauks of the country. It is one of the most disreputable concerns of a disreputa ble clas, and deserves to he broken up. The United States mail should not be made a medium through which people are to be swindled. Speaking of the breaking up of the whisky ring the Chicago Tribune says: "It will probably lead in the end to a very general change to the ftcnonntX of the revenue service, and act as a warning and restraint on oftice holders for years to come. I n this way it is a grand victory for the Republican party, grander and more effective than will be the defeat of William Allen, in Ohio, and the rescue of Indi ana from the huuds of the Democrats.'' A week ago the Democratic news-mongers were hatching up all oris of sensational stores abouttbe re moval of Commissioner Douglass. Some of them interpreted it, and pro fessed to have good authority forgoing so, that Grant wasjroing back on Sen ator Cameron. Others were eulogizing Mr. DouglasH, and saying that be was too honest to enjoy the President's con fidence. Rut the sequel shows that he was removed for the good of the coun try, and now these little fellows will sneak into tiieir dens to hatch up kw ilea about something else. Commis- aioner Douglass' honesty has not been itupuirged, but ha did not have the ca pacity to break siteh a fearful whisky riug. Those "crooked'" wliiAy leisures strike na terror to our soul ; g alwsys tako it might. 1'iiion and American. An honest eoufesaio is good forjj the soul. (Tjie Memphis L&bjur, the most in tensely democratic paer in the State, gives u the following flattering en dorsement! "Brownlow patronises the Thirty-ninth Central Assembly through the Ci.nicle byaayingthat 'it wis the most infinitely worthless body of men collective) that mr assembled t the Htate t'apiul.' Tbe old KCiitlemaa mini be iu a gol Uuaior. W UatuIj expected encb a flitteriug en Jreturot of the LfgUlalure. at hie hauijn," 'H-ii4 tHpatehes this juoruing bring iidclligofcce of the death of General Jno. C. Jttceckeuridge, which occurred at his home in Lexington, Ky. This uevrs is not aue.xpcclcd. as the1 public ban Jeew fut'y informed for some Lime of his precarious condition.- lie was bom iu 1&21. In the Mexican war he ierved as Major. Soon after lie was clet'licd toOongress two terms, aud afterward to the Senate. In 185H iie was elected Vice President on the ticket with James Ruchauau, When the lato w,ar came up he took part with the South and was actively en. gazed in the rebellion, He was a wan of flue adjrens and ability. Since the war he has lived in compar ative retirement at hi home In Kentucky. INKOKMATION Altol NEs'SKK. T TEN-1 i commodate 5.000 people. I , Atom) other point seven miles Lastwinter will Ion- be remcm-; bnt for t ,wc ,. . mvlj ; south of Kington, he foiin.t a ravine beredbrur noighborsinthoNortlbl ml convcni(,ntl ftll(1 h mlllmoUl j which cuts n Sah some seventy' or cm Mat for lln . more than ordinary ftt jb V(,rv ,,()0r, wi nak, I eighty feet leep throffh n solid bed severity. , For months its rigor was j,,. convrniont for imvt;kr' ' Thre4. of ore. This one extends out on cith felt and thousands of eyes were turned: , . ,,OV(1. ! or side to the distance of three bun- to a more agrecauio c,.m-. . Sunny South.. In the past two J months we have received hundreds of j letters from people in the North in-1 quiring IIOOUL UUl fliuiliw:, mm ri:i:i- ins other information about Tenncs- see.' To some of these inquiries we have replied by writing letters, but by far tho larger portion have remain ed unanswered, except by such infor mation as we have been ablo to give through the, columns of the Wiuu am CiinoMCLE. To meet this de mand for information from our sec section wo have determined to revise and make such additions as may seem proper to certain articles which ap peared in the Wkkki.y Chii'omclk some time ago, and to republish them We are satisfied that we can confer no greater benefit upon our readers, and and upon our . State-, than to pre sent such facts as will be of interest to those seekinsr homes in our hricrht.. fcnial Southland. We .l.nll mnn t.hia series of Articles ! in our weekly of next week, and contin ue them for sometime. To persons in East Tennessee who desire to com municate full and reliable informa tion on this subject to correspond ents at the North, wo will furnish just the medium they desire. A few thousand copies of our paper con taining these facts, judiciously circu lated in the Northern States will prove a paying investment. To per sons at the North who are seeking such information, we will state that we have no direct pecuniary interest in view. We are not engaged in any real estate speculations, which we ex pect to carry out this way, but are only interested in the prosperity of our State, because we think we enjoy advantages which merit all we will have to say. We will endeavor to give farts, and will leave our readers to form their own conclusions based upon these facts. THE PHILADELPHIA CENTEN NIAL EXHIBITION. Tho people of this country are gradually awakening to a realization of the vast importance of the success of tho great International Centennial Celebration at Philadelphia in 187G. A few facts concerning tho prepar ations for that exhibition and the mode in which it is to be conducted will be of interest. The buildings are being erected in Fairmont Park, the use of which has been given for the Centennial Expo sition by the Commissioners. It is a most beautiful, spacious and attrac tive place. It is very easy of access and commands beautiful views. It is the very best spot for such an exhi bition that could be secured near any city. The buildings are now all well under way and will all be completed by the first month of 187G. They are built of iron and stone and strong timber, spacious, safe and convenient. The principal building will bo of im mense size. A computation shows that there will be five mile of rmlk in that building alone. In the Memo rial Hall, where the painting and statuary are to be exhibited, there is 15,000 square feet of space. The buildings are all supplied with water and heat aud a perfect system of sewerage. The total cost of the Exposition is estimated at $8,500,000. About five million of this sum has already been secured. The balance, it is believed, will be forthcoming in due time. Will it pay expenses!' At the Paris Exposition of 18C7 there were 9,-A0,;H) tickets of admission sold. It is cnU'matcd that over 10,000,000 wiU he sold at Philadelphia. Is the estimate too large ? Let us see. Within a radius of one hundred miles of Fairncout Park there is a popula tion f ovr 5,000,090. That is a larger population than within the :une area of Paris. Tito Americans are a traveliag, siglit-soeing people, and everybody who can afford it ex pects to see the great Centennial Exposition. It "ill be open from May 10th Ut November 10th, and in that time it is very- safe to aay that ten millions of people will visit it. The admission price to ail the build ings is Dxed at one half dollar. To accommodate this vast body will be the greatest tax on Philadel phia. Extra hotels are to be built. Tom Scott and a company 'propose huildinir. a Rummer hotel, wit hin sielit i of the Exhibition huiMinr-. ' to be built so that they can be changed .)to lUem afterwardn, m to be .C()m!no(lfttc , (.K,lihltor- mni )l0wd lot,gil at reasonable prices. ; '' . These arc some of the preparations making for this great world's lair. The general interest crented by the Centennials ' held ' throughout the country is of great advantage to the Philadelphia Exposition. All jealousy and local envy has been buried, and Americans now feel that it is a National enterprise, in the success of which all are interested. So it should be. We hope to see Tennessee ad vertise her unrivalled resources before the ten million there to congregate. Let the South show her patriotism by giving unstinted encouragement to this Centennial Exhibition, and let all sectional lines be obliterated in the grand intermingling of people from tho lakes and the gulfs and the two oueftn9- Suuh wc bclieVe will be the cirect of this great Ameri can enterprise. THE KUTITRE IKON INTEKEST OF TENNESSEE. The Nashville Union and Amvrit'itn publishes an interview with Colonel Killebrcw, giving the result of his ex plorations of the iron and coal regions of Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. He is very enthusiastic, and predicts that Tennessee is to be the great iron center of the Mississippi Valley, lie was accompanied by Mr. Win. Burns, of Pittsburgh, whose opinion, we are led to believe from the Colonel's re marks, concurs with his. The in terview is a long one, but, briefly ex pressed, the points are these : Ten nessee has abundant deposits of coal, and as iron can be mado cheaper by transporting the ore to the coal than i' ice iv.rifa, he concludes that we will become the center of the manufactur ing business for the three States named. The Sewanee mines are sur passed by but few in Pennsylvania, Mr. Hums thinks. The Cincinnati road cuts through miles and miles of tho richest coal beds of the Mississip pi Valley. Our Knoxville aud Ohio road, when complete, and even now, strikes immense beds that will some day bo mined with profit. We have the coal then in abundance, and the ore will be brought to the coal to make iron. , Of the iron beds tributary to this coal region we have frequently spoken Here in the vast manganese iron beds is the Unaka Mountains, stretching along our southeastern boundary. Of this range ho says : "This rango of mountains constits of several long, high, parallel ridges, intersected by deep cuts, or chasms, through which the Watauga, Nolachucky, French Ilroad, Big Pigeon, Little Tennessee, Hiwassec and Ocoee Rivers flow in raging torrents out of North Carolina and Georgia into the State. Now, be tween this double rango is a scries of hills running the whole diagonal length of the State, and every one of these hills are filled with limonite iron ore and ores intermixed with oxide of manganese. Time will make these mountains luminous with the fires of furnaces and forges, and Knoxville and Chattanooga and probably Nash ville, will become the great iron cm poriums of the Mississippi Valley." In Georgia, Col. Killcbrew says, " ten days ago, a short distance from Amberson'a Station, in Alabama, on the Selma, Home and Dalton railroad, I rode over four hills, covering from two to twenty acres each, which ro seinblc exploded planets, shivered and torn into millions of fragments. These hills, I am satisfied, are moun tains of iron limonite and to show the depth, a well dug in a valley be low, sixty feet deep, passed all the way through tho shivered mass. And at Prior's Station, on the same rail road is an outcrop of iron ore, a cor rect description of which would not be credited. Abont a mile from tbe railroad an isolated mass and almost solid, covering about nn acre, is the first indication of ore. From this line of hills running northeast and southwest extends for the distance of two miles, and rise in height from fifty to one hundred and fifty feet. Tho largest of these hills covers forty acres and boulders of ore as largo as a block of buildings stick out nil over it. dred yards and had the appearance of being a solid bed. It was at this point my Pittsburg companion' de clared after having visited Lake Chumplain, Lake Superior anil the Irou Mountain of Missouri, that there was more ore here than at any of them. The truth is when one looks at this immense deposit, iron ores appear so abundaut that the places no value upon them. From this place all tho furnaces in America could be sup plied for a century." If Mr. Killebrcw does not take two highly a colored view of the situation wo have reason to expect better times soon ahead. THE OBJECT IN VIEW. The newspapers of the country continue to criticise the manner in which Cardinal McCloskey took upon himself the vows of the Cardinalate ut New York a few days ago. The poinp and splendor with which he as sumed his new duties, showed that he desired to exert an influence in this country something more than that of an humble follower of the Meek and Lowly Nazarine. Even the Irish World, a paper which devotes a large part of its efforts to the welfare of the Catholic Church, thinks the carriage of state and other insignia of royalty out of place in this republican Gov ernment of ours. It is believed that all this parade was for the purpose of impressing the American people with a sense of the power of tho Romish Church. The current number of Harimr's Weekly closes an editorial on tho subject as follows : His Eminence tho Cardinul Archbishop of New York, Prince of the Koniun Church iii, us the Herald truly says, in the eye of American law only Mr. John McCloskey noining more, nothing loss, liut that a cardinal has been created in America show that the full organization of the Church liB been completed here. And it is the only Church in the United States which is polit ical, which ues its religious and ecclesias tical influence for political ends. The doc' trine of the head of that Church, acknowl edged to be infallible by his followers, is that the Church ought to, control the ttate Tho Union of Church and state and the su premacy of the Church are the political policy of Homo. Individual church mem bers, like the Catholic parent we have mentioned, like Father Hyacinthe, like Dr, Dollinger, miiy protest. But the vast and inexorable organization sweeps over them resistlossly. They conform, or they are ex communicated. The purpose and methods of the Roman Church are not to be judged by the sweetness and gentloneBB of our in dividual Catholio friends. Mr. McCloskey is described as a mild and amiablo man Is the hietario Roman Church a mild and amiable institution? Is tho overthrow of the American publio school system a mild and amiablo policy ? In a speech on tho 10th of March, 1873, Bismarck truly described the pulititical at titude of the Church of Home : "Tho papacy has ever been a political power which with the greatest audacity ana Willi most momentous consequences has interfered iu tho affairs of this world which has striven after such enoroaohmeut ana lie Ul tins in view as its programme, That programme is well understood. The goal which, liko the Frenchman's dream of an unbroken Rhine boundary, floats before the papal power, the programme which in the time of the mediicvul emperors was near its realisation, U the subjection of the ciri power to the ecclesiastical: a high political aim, an endeavor, which, however, is as old as humanity, since ihere have always been cither threwd men or actual priests wh have put forth the pretension that the will of God was more intimately known to thorn than to their fellows, and that upon th ground of this pretension they had a righ to rule their fellows ; and that this position is the basis of the papal pretention to nov ereignty is well known." The splendor of the late ceremony was calculated to iuprens the mass of Catholics with tho visible magnificence iind power ot their Church, and to give additional preitige to the hierarchy which seeks iho destruc tion cf the (chouls. Let intelligent Ameri cans admire a they will the beautiful dresses and the line ypoctaclr, and resolve all the mure strongly to prevent the cardi nal from becoming suporiiili-ndenl rf ihe publio schools. TORHETT IHSUEH BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT. The Nashville Ihiiimr of Sunday says : "Tho Kupreuie Court will continue to ooosider the Lincoln docket to-morrow. Tuesday the first notion will lake up the Bank of Tonnes use ease, Involving the lia bility of the State to receive lh " new is sue" on payment of taxes. Tho Court bas kerotofora dtvidod that the "uew issue was legally issued but did not pass upon the question aa to whether Its payment was barred by Iho nUtute of limitation. Tho runtre" claim taat the "new issue is barred by the statute ol limitation, the partie holding it having failed the pre sent it at tho proper time. The only ques tion to he decided is an to whether the hnlder wn bound to present the paper to tho bank and demand pavinent, though uflicient time may have elapsed lo bar them. The cso will be tried before Chief Justice NiohiUon, Justice McFarUnd, Turney, and Juclgfc Turley, the same gen lcmttfi who have heretofore had qu"Siions eUiinglo the hank under consideration." The people of Tennessee will look with interest to this question, the de cision of which so affects their vital interests. The Supreme Court has already decided that the Rank of Tennessee itself Is liable for the issues, anil now the question comes up whether or not they are barred by the statute of limitations. We trust those whose duty it is, and who are paid to look after the in terests of tho State, will see to it, or have already seen to it, that all the facts are brought before tho Court. Then the people demand, in case the suit is decided against them by the Supremo Court of Tennessee, that the case shall be taken to the Su preme Court of the United States, and reviewed by that high tribunal. Every one acquainted with tho facts, knows that for the people of TenneS' seo to have these issues to pay, would not only . be a hardship too grievous to bo borne, but it would be an infamous outrage and a swindle Such a decision would bankrupt the State and destroy our credit for a quarter of a century. AN UNHAPPY JOURNALIST. The Nashville Union and American is the only journal we have received thus far, that is not pleased with the exposure of the great Whisky Ring. It grieves over it. It bestows faint praise for the final act, but with an air of sanctimonious hypdbnsy, which deceives no one, it talks about the de lay. Oh what a paragon of virtue is this Nashville Democratic organ What throes of aironv torture its honest soul, "hen it sees the corrup tion of these latter days! If this wicked and perverse generation would only consent to be governed by the precepts of this pure sheet, vice would give place to virtue, the millenium would one of these fine Slay morn ings make the earth glad, and the wilderness would blossom as the rose The waste places would be restored, and this world would become a veri table garden of Paradise. It is sad to reflect that we lose so much by merely failing to follow the teachings of the p-ire patriots, who send forth words of wisdom to enlighten a be nighted world, through the luminous columns of the Union wul American In discussing tlic only question that Democratic editors seem to care about now, the Memphis Avalanche, says Washington's acts convince 1 the coun try that he was preparing to retire to prl vate life at the end of bis second term Grant's convinced the oountry that hoi: sparing no effort lo secure a third term Now wo would liko to know where in the acts of an honest President when he expects to retire at the enc of his term, should or would dill'c from one who expected a re-election It is very certain that if the President is a candidate for a third term, he not looking for any aid from the powerful whisky ring, which he has just assisted in breaking up. Wi shall not be surprised to hear Demo cratic editors charging that he dt this in the interest of a third term. It has been said for some time that the magnificent new Custom House planned for Chicago, and which is in process of erection, was a large fraud. We noticed several days ago that General Holman, who superintended the construction of tho Court House and Postofilcc building here, had been ordered thero to inspect the work and to take charge of the building. It appears now that tho stone being used is worthless, and hnt the walls arc already crumbling. The Chicago Tribune speaking of the matter says : " It now seems altogether probable that tho walls of the Chicago Custom House will have lo come down. Though this course will involve an additional outlay of hundreds of thousands of dollars and the practical lots of two years' time, it is bet ter that the loss should be bravely faced aow thun to postpone it and carry with it till greater loss by adding to the blundot. We may better charge it all up bow among the other disasters incident to the offioial career of Richardson aud Mullott, and start Out dt novo with the swoeping reforms of Brislow sad Potter. We scarcely think Uiat new walls will ever be eommoDnsd without the driving of piles, which is dona in Hi. l'etertburg in the easo of all large public building, and which the chiraoter to demand in a building weight of the proposed Meanwhile, if this work f our soil si cms f tho size and Custom House. f tearing down and rebuilding has to be oinmeneed, Mr. Kankin, the ex-8uperin- rndent, may thank his star" thst ho lives In America nnd not under a monarchical form of government, in which he would made to suffer full penalty for bis neglnut.?' Tun city fathers are again Wresti ng with , the , question or abating the hog' nuisance-' . Mayor Staubi favors a vigorous hog law and stands'' squarely up for bis views on the Bub' ject, for which he Reserves and will receive credit. We supposed a few weeks ago that the Board would sua-, tion him, but it begins to look doubt ful, judging from the vote on Frl-' day night. , , We learn that the proposition to turn over the management of the Eastern Division Fair to the Patrons of Husbandry and tho farmers gen erally, meets with the most favorable response, and the indications are that it will prove a success. We wouW like very much to see the farmers take hold of the matter and let us have a grand gathering here in the fall, that will do our section good. The benefits of such an organization under such circumstances will not be confined exclusively to the farmers by any means, but will lie felt by every branch of industry. Soldiers' Re-Union. Pursuant ta a call made by Col. The. II. Reeves, a meeting of Oftioers and Sol diers of the Federal uriny in tho late Civil War was hold at tno Court house in Greeneville, Tenn., on the 10th of Miiy 187o, when on motion, Mai. A. It. Pet- tibonc, was called to the chair, and A. It. Wilson, was appointed Secretary, The t .liainimn then explained the ob ject of tho meeting to be for the purpose if considering the propriety oi holding a Social Re-Union of the ollleers aud Sol diers in tho Federal Army during the Civil War, now residing in East Tennes see. One which should ho entirely free from political objects, or influence. Uu motion the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Kesolved, that wo hereby favor the holding of a Social Re-Union of the Sol diers iu the Federal Army, during the late civil war now residing in East Teu- ncssee. Kesolved, that the Chairman of this meeting appoint a committee of five ex federal soldiers to act ns an executive Committee. This committee shall be au thorized and requested to confer with prominent Soldiers throughout Eitst Ten nessee for the purpose of ascertaining the propriety of holding such a Social Re- liilon, anil to this end shall be authorezed to take such preliminary action looking to such a Social Ue-Union in to them may seem proper, and will make a report to in adjourned meeting to he held at (lieeneville, on the lid day of duly next. The Chairman then appointed the follow ing as such Executive committee : Col. Thos. II. Reeve, of Jonesboro' Chairman ; Lt. A. It. Wilson, of Ureene ville. Secretary ; ('apt. A. R. Toneray, of Carter county ; Maj. John Murphy of llauililin county, and Lt. Col. Jouu B. Minnii of Jefferson county. It was then resolved that tho proceed ings of the meeting be pulilislied in the tireeiieville and Jonesboro' paper, and that all tlie papers in East Tennesse, be requested to copy. The Meeting then adjourned until the 3d day of July next. A. II. 1'KTTinoNK, Chairman.' ' A. It. Wilson, Secretary. Vice President Wilson. In a short speech at St. Louis, V'ice Presideut Wilson said ha had been traveling in Kentucky,' Tennessee), and Arkansas, and liud met with nothing but k indness from all whom he had met. He had come to the con clusion that there were, great eflbrt making to improve that section of the country. There was more peace, and order, uud hope, and confidence there than any ut lime since the close of tho war. He trusted it would iuorease; that In every section of our country we shall come to know each other better and love each other more than we have ever done. We have a mag nificent continental empire. We have proved ourselves in peace and war a brave people. We are a strong peo pie-; united we staud, against tbe world ; united, I believe, we are to be, and it is the duty of the patriot and Christian to bind every section of this land together In bonds of love, afleo tion, and interest. This coutry is large enough for us all, for every race; and I believe we sliull by word and ael concede equal rights to all meu, aud put into our hearts what we put into constitutions aud laws, and that peace and harmony, and that brotherly love uuu u rivalry in uiuug goou aud build ing up the country will animate every heart of every aeclion of the laud. A Very Improbable Story. With a profusion of sensational headlines, and made prominent iiy double-leading, the New York Herald of Saturday prints the following, w blch Is doubtless a cauard : London, May 14 A great secret has been discovered In reference to the American revivalists, Moody RUdr Bankey, aud their work here. Their movement Is uuder the direc tion of P. T. Barnuin, the great. Ameilcau showman. Mr. Baruum, lt la explained, having achieved so many triumphs in the way of directing publio opinion, has resolved to found; new religion, and ' be has intrusted the work to Moody ' aud Haukey. One of the reasons prompting tbi.; speculation on the part of Mr. Barnoni is his desire to furnish a counterpoise to the too powerful novelty ofCardi-1' nals McCloskey and Manning. ThespeculnUon has proved to beau astounding success. The pecuniary re- ' suits have beeu very great, and tbfr English apeak of Baruum with enthu- ' si asm as among the wonders of the world.