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eeer. wmuat Marl at Mviare, Knoiville'len
Penrlleltea.
A IftJy in Chicago keeps a lUt of her
male acquaintances in a pocket diary,
and calls it her him book. It In not
known whether it contains any Hams.
Chattanooga Times: By the way,
was there ever a town of thin
slae with nuch sidewalks of any kind?
and the few nn horrihle?
A man who hud had a sevore fall
wan asked ly the surgeon, have you
sprained yourself near the fibula?
No, air, answered he, near the market
plane. There were three boat arrival at the
wbarf yesterday, a follows: Oapt. K.
H. Roberts, 500 bunhels of corn, Oapt.
Alsliniter, 200 bushels of corn, Capt.
Wro. Davie, 300 bushels of corn, Ci.pt.
Uehns was expected.
Cleveland Jlanner : Our baoon mar
ket has not yet opened. Home men,
who are posted, think the prospective
opening market will he 12 j cents, hog
round, although we know no one will
ing to pay these figures.
The expenses of the Memphis City
government for 1874 were 1131,711.39
more than the receipt. Wonder if
they don't uniform their police, fur
nish cork i'oves for their families and
gold beaded canes for their aldermen?
Chattanooga Vommercird: The R.
M. Bishop arrived yesterday, bringing
aboat 4,200 bunhels of corn and some
oate and wheat, In all about 5,000 bush
els. The corn brought 82 cents on
the wharf, oats OS cents and corn $1.00.
Loudon Journal: Our Piney repor.
ter was iu yesterday looking as long
and lean as ever. He reports the
whisky all frozen up, and the venders
retailing by the pound. He reports
everything- on the decline with a
downward tendency.
A lady in this city received a letter
yesterday from her mother in Illinois,
in which the following paragraph ap
peared : " Tho thermometer managed
to creep up to zero about noon to-day,
but even then it did not seem very
warm."
Conductor Parker found a pocket
hook in the train on Friday, contain
ing money and papers, and from the
latter be learned that it belonged to
lawyer May field, of Cleveland, who
returned from Chattanooga on that
day. Jl was promptly sent back to the
owner.
Sweetwater Enterprise : A lot of
very fine cattle were sold last week by
Messrs. Henderson to a gentleman
from Florida, who paid them 41 cents
per lb., gross. We learn from o ir
physicians that there are a great many
cases of Pnuemonla fever in our coun
ty at this time.
Cleveland Herald: Jim 8 teed and
Jo. Hardwick went hunting last week
to Tennessee River. Their equipage
10 lbs powder, 20 lbs shot, 3 shot guns
40 old newspapers, ham of meat, bll
, crackers, 2 pistols, bowie kuife and a
pair of brass knucks each, CO cents
cash and a 6 cent cigar. (Stayed two
days and returned witu two ilucks.
Greeneville Jitelligenoer : The col
ored Deoule of this place have a very
flourishing School. They employ their
own teachers. An attempt was
made to rob the store bouse of Messrs
Kid well, Fulton A Co., at Warrensburg,
on r-aturday night last. There were
nineteen augur holes bored around the
lock. Ureal excitement occasioned by
the attempted burglary.
.Kingston Eaut Tennenfeean: Gil
bert Christian, Ksq., an aged and re
spected citizen of this town, after
a short illness, died on Saturday morn
ing last. Mr. Christian was in his
78in year, and had been a resident of
this town and neighborhood tor the
past hulf a century, and for several
years a Justice of the pence, in the 1st
illlllgStO!!) district.
Joui sboro' Jlcrald and Tribune
There is a great deal of sickness in the
neigh iKirhooii of Telford Depot, more
or less in a'niost everv laniiiy. Mr.
Jacob Rurklcy ami all hi family huve
U'en sick, hut arc now improving.
i ne government bus established a new
-wstal route from this place to Chucky
Valley, and appointed James B. Hlrain
t M.. ut the) latter place. Uliuckv
Valley is densly settled, and the citi
zens of that part of the county will
be pleated to learn of their success in
securing the mail facilities tliat they
have bo long needed.
Mr. Nick Long, Chief Engineer of
the Knoxviile Brotherhood, bus re
eeived by express from the Aistanl
Urand Chief Engineer oi iteisroiner
hood of Locomotive Engineers at the
Graud OlHoe. Cleveland. Ohio, the
sum of $2,415. being at the rate of
$3.60 per da v. for thirty day-, for the
twenty-three members of tlie Brother
hood at this place. The money has
teen paid over to the member, who
have been assured by the Grand Chief
that the order will be mi i'.i.ine.l at this
place.
Athens Pont: A petition was circu
lated here lust Monday and largely
signed, asking tho Legislature to pus
a law lor lliu encouragement or sheep
raising and probation o'' that interest
trom ti.e m riad el do;s witn wlnoli
every neighborhood !s iu.Ved.
The Comuittteo aiirtoin'-ed t lake
necessary steps for the iiiaut:iiiaion of
a County air met accord. in; lo up
pointment, when lliu tollowiutr pro
cednu's were bid : J. W. t Foster
was railed to the Chair, and Thos. U
Kuesell requested to act us t-ecrelary.
On motiou, Jas. rt. Kus'-eil, Joseph
Matthews and J. W, F. Foster were
appointed as a sub-comniiitee to select
snitatiie grounds ror ine eonieiupiaieu
Fair, and were instructed to present
their report to the County Committee
heretofore appointed, on the drst Mon
day In March, when final action is to
be taken.
im. HairBiMtiH)i LrrrtB or
RRIAT10V.
(Mlatlnaa af Trsiry of HI. Jaba'i
Obarnfe.
The announcement of the resigna
tion of Dr. J. Howsrd-Bmi'.h, and the
reasons therefor, made exclusively in
the Chho.niclk Thursday morning,
was the sensation of the day. The
tenor of public comment was sym
pathy with the Rector, and a general
recognition of the fact that he had
been of great uwrfnl nes in the religious
work of the city.
The following is a copy of the letter
of resignation :
St. John'8 Rectory,
tebruary 3d, 187 ).
To the Warden and Vestrymen of St.
John a Cnurch, Anoxvillc:
Gknti kukn: Having' after much
praverful consideration and menial
conflict decided to transfer my minis-
terinl oIIIch and work to the Ketoriued
Episcopal Church, I hereby tender mv
resignation of the position of Hector of
ht. John's Ctiurcu, to take tiled Mon-
day,8 h inst.
I will add but few words iiVexplana
tion of this serious step. The rapid
development and growth of sacerdotal
and sacrsineularian errors or lain years,
In the Pro'estant Episcopal Church,
have led many serious thoughtful per
sons clergymen and laymen to ex
amine more caretully than be Tore the
sources of these perversions of the
irutn. Tim examination bus led to a
widespread conviction that with all its
excellencies, the Hook of Common
Prayer retains oertaln germs of error
which have grown as a perverting in
fluence into the whole system of he
lief and practice in a large majority of
the clergy and members of the Church.
This overwhelming majority have been
hus educated Into uuscrlptural views
of the ministry and the sacraments.
Many nave become deeply convinced
that there can be no ellectual remedy
for the evil in question without a re
vision of the Prayer Book that shall
altogether remove these sources of er
ror. Tho Impossibility ofsecuringsuch
revision in the Church, which, by se
vere prosuriptlve legislation, binds the
UBd of the objectionable olllces upon
ner ministry witn despotic power,
while she does nothing edeotually to
repress the worst extravagances of
Ritualistic errorists, hus led to the or
ganization of the Reformed Episcopal
Church. In this Church there is the
same historio ministry in three orders,
the same sublime Liturgy, and the
same general system of government,
as in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
But the source or errors and strtles
that have vexed the Church In the
ages past, and of hierarchical oppres
sion, have been eliminated. If there
can be a Church with such a happy
oombinu'ion of the prescribed and the
tree, of liberty and law, of truth and
charity, of the primitive and the mod
ern, of beautiful order in itcelf and
large catholic toleration towards other
forms of Church government, us lo
gather to Itself tlieallection and gradu
ally the adherence of Evangelical
I'rotes anusm, it la surely to be found
in this Reformed Episcopal Church.
In this fold I propose, if the Lord will,
to exercise my ministry during the
years that yet remain to me on earth.
It gives me pleasure to Ice I that 1
leave til. John's church united and
prosperous and that a spiritual bond
exis s between the retiring Pastor and
many of the people, that neither the
Septra' ions of lifa nor the deeper event
of death can dissolve.
Praying God's choicest blessing upon
you, gentlemen, and upon the flock you
must for the time represent,
I am Yours,
Respectfully and affectionately,
J. HoWAKD-SMfTH,
Rector of tit. John's Church.
The following is a copy of the resolu
tions adopted by the Vestry of the
Church in accepting the resignation :
St. John's Church, Feb. 3d, 1875.
At a meeting of the Vestry this day
held, the following, (among other pro
ceed in its) was adopted:
Jiesolved. That we have heard with
deep and unfeigned regret, of the de
termination of our esteemed and be
loved Reomr to resign the Pastoral
charge of this Church ; that we honor
his sincerity, his conscientiousness
and his zeal in advancing by every
good Word and work the Kingdom of
Christ ; and we earnestly hope that
wherever his lot is hereafter cit-t in
tho Providence of God, the blessing of
our Lord may attend him in all his
labors, and crown them with abundant
success.
Hixolvcd, That a Comniitti'eof three
be eppom ed to commtiii'cnte the pre
oeilme resolution to Dr. Howard-
rfinMi, and to expre-s to hi in more
fudy our Iriemlly sympathies and our
best wisnes lor rns future usefulness
and welfaie.
A true copy :
Wm. M. Baxtkk,
Secretury.
Dr. JHowurd-Hmilh has accepted n
call frmn a new parish in Newark,
New Jersey, nrgauissed under the Re
formed Church movement. Newark
is a Urge ci'y and the field seems to be
a promising one.
Dr. Howard-Smith has been a zeal
ous woi ker in his field of labor here,
and has unquestionably left tho parish
stronger und more uuiied than when
he caiuu here. There have been diHVr
en ce of opinion between him and
some of his parishioners on the 'iies
In, lis presented in his letter, but aside
from those, we understand, his work
has been blessed and the Church
strengthened. He will leave Knox
viile with the bst wishes of its Chris
tian people wltli whom lie has hearti
ly co-operated iu toll religious ai;d ben
evolent work.
We undeisland that Mr. K. Dean
Dow, wln.se card under the head of
"OriiMin-ntal Gardening and Archi
leciuie" appears iu to-day's paper,
has furnished several of our citizens
wiilielenaiu plans for beaut ifylng their
grounds, and thai Mr. Charles Mc
lliu' g, who has commenced improve
ments, on Main sireet, has secured Mr.
Dow's sei vines In furnishing plans for
Lying out his grounds, aud fur the eti
lire siipervld'on of the work.
There uie many places iu and about
Kuoxvll e pisseaiug rare uatural ad
va.i'HKes, which only need skill aud
lasie iu developing to make them beautiful.
EAAT Tr.KNRNKK rXITRHMTT.
A Liberal Iatla
Rev. T. '.V. Humes D. D., President
of East Teunessee University, some
time since addressed a communication
to the Now York Jhwlnfl Pout, lo
which he set forth some of the wants
of the institution over which he so
worthily presides, and suggested that
wealthy men making donations in the
Interest of the cause of tduca
llon rould lint plum1 their means
where more would be accom
plished than with the Trustees of this
University. A few days ago, he
received a letter from Thos. K. Porter,
a commission merchant of New York,
authorizing Dr. Humes to draw on
him for a thousand dollars, to he ex
pended in the erection of n building
for scientific purposes. Al ihe meet
ing of Trustees, held nn Thursday,
the matter was laid before tin Board,
when a resolution was passed author
izing the President to fake such steps
as he may deem proper, for raising a
sufllcleiit fund to meet the object spec
ified in Mr. Porter's liberal proposi
tion. The Board also im-siil a vole of
thanks to Mr. Porter. We trust that
funds may be speedily secured for the
erection of this much needed building.
Hpeaking of donations, we under
stand that President Bartlett, of Mary
ville College, has recently returned
from an Eastern trip, while on which
he received iu the neighborhood of
two thousand dollars for the benefit
of the institution over which he pre
sides. He recleved a handsome sum
from Phelps. Dodge & Co., of New
York. The South certainly has cause
for gratitude to the motiied men at the
North, for the very liberal manner In
which thev have contributed to the
cause of education in the South. In
addition to the munificent donation of
Mr. Vanderbilt, by which a first class
university is to be established at Nash
ville, other portions of our State have
been the recipients of like favors on a
smaller scale.
Feraeaal.
;KrOm Knoivllle Dailr Chronicls. t. 1 ,.
Maj. Thos. O'Conner, one of the
lessees of the Penitentiary, is iu Uie
city on a brief visit to his old home.
He will find in this morning's
uiiKONici.K, some news ironi .ash
ville, of interest to him. The Legiala
lure wants to find out whether he
Ireata his prisoners us well as they do
in the Scott county Jail where they go
out hunting aud take their ease in the
fence corners; The Hobbs Committee
It was generally rumored would take
" Major Tom " In its sweeping haul of
those who helped buy Hobbs out of the
Comptroller's office, hut the report of
the committee shows that Duncan was
the benevolent man who came to the
rescue of the tax payers, and fails to
snow that the penitentiary lessees paid
any part of it. The Major has a host
of friends here w ho are always glad to
welcome nim nome.
Gen. J no. T. Wilder, of Chatta
nooga, is iu the city ut the Atkiu
Hnu". The Genera! is lutinh interest
ed in securing legislation giving aliens
the same rights as Americans in hold
ing and transmitting real estate. Leg
islation on this subject is much need
ed and we hope our Legislature will
give the sunject attention.
Fiockks won't lik, and by seeing
our figures on boots aud shoes you will
nod it to your Interest to buy of us,
No old stock to be shoved off, but ev
erything new, at the new shoe store of
CAMJ'llF.LI, & Dow
Ncbdol Natters In Unlan C'onnlj .
Sharp's Chai-ki.,
Union Co., Tknk., Jan. 25, '75.
To the JCditort of tht Chronicle:
I hope you will publish, for the pub'
lie good, the following :
We have on foot au Academy and
Masonic Hall In this vicinity, and as
ovory good thing has its enemies, liko
wise this has its enemies. Some one
who professes to be a friend to the
" baby " got milled becuuse he did not
happen to bo present at Its "birth"
and help to name it. We hear a great
deal said about men who would rule or
ruin. They who make the most ado
are the ones that are troubled most
with that disease. Wlu.t he hus in
view to be spending his breath in that
direction, is more than I am able to
comprehend. lhe truth is always
simple and easy told, aud if men would
tell It, honest men would be saved the
trouble of a denial. 1 take the re
sponsibility ou myself to deny that
the institution is on the decline: and
any, further, the work is going on as
fast as tho inisns of the people will
admit, who is tins Judas Iscariol
Alexander, that he is dissatisfied with
the Academy? The people would like
to know, not tor tear of his doing mis-
i hiuf, but he might ahouUer more than
he can carry. I'll await further ue
velcpnieuts.
lllOllKNKS J N II IS II' II.
A (Ami.
UK IMlVl tl, J lltltl .MMW
1MI
Ar-lileetr.;
The tiuder.-igut'd oilers his services
iu furiiishiug original Plans to all
persons who intend laying out mid
beautifying their grounds. He will,
also, when desired, extend tho pluu to
the grounds, aud take theeutire super
vision of the work. Each design or
plan will be accompanied with a lister
cululogue of the choicest selection of
trees am! shrubbery, roses, vines, llow
ering plums, beatadupted to the
places to be ornamented.
Charges in all cases will bo iu pro
portion to extent of grounds and labor
bestowed.
In the line of AKCHtTKOTURK the
subscriber w ill also furuisti original
plans for Cottauks or Villas, of
Artistic beauty, combined with con
venience and completeness of internal
urraugemeut.
In both the departments of work
Ornamental Gardening aud Architec
ture the subscriber lias had many
years of practical ami successful ex
perience. E. Dkan Dow,
at Dr. J. R. Ludlow's, Mabry St.,
Knoxviile, Tenu.
P. H. Applications from persona re
siding in other towns will receive at
tention. ii3tf. K. D. D.
THE NIIOOTIBU AFFAIR.
Fnlt.lrtlratara I'ram an F.e Wllaieas
We had a conversation yesterday
with a gentleman who was an eye
witness of the shooting of John
Black Cox on Saturday. 1 le says Cox
had been about the grocery nearly the
entire day, and had been drinking
considerably, and at the time Wm.
Roberts and Jake Burger came in was
talking lo another man. He turned
to Roberts ami said, let us make
fiiends. Huberts replied, I have no
friendship fur you; hereafter you go
your way, mid I will go mine. From
this Cox finned to Barger and com
menced quarreling about something
one of their w ives should have said.
After considerable talk, which the
witness diil not understand, Barger
said, " If you say that you tell a
lie." Cox denied saying it, ami some
further quarreling ensued, when he
(Cox) started to raise a chair. Barger
warned him against raising the chair,
but he persisted, when Barger picked
up another chair, and the two
wele near about lo close In
combat, when the witness pushed
them o'lt of the grocery. As lie did
so Wm. Roberts followed out and com
menced to shoot at Cox. both loads
taking effect. Barger by this time had
gotten hold of a large stick, and Cox
began to run for a fense close by, the
two following. While he wsson the
fense Roberts again tired, anil Burner
struck him with the stick across the
head making au ugly gash, causing
Cox to fall oil' the fense. He however
got up and ran under a wagon, one
other shot being fired, the balls all ta
king effect, as heretofore stated.
Cox was taken home and Dr. French
has been giving him medical attention,
and we understand that he is not con
sidered fatally wounded; at. least he
had improved considerable ou Sab
bath, and our Informant heard he was
still improving yesterday morning.
The pistol used wits a small cartridge
pistol, while the wounded man has an
Iron constitution, aud it is thought lie
will recover.
Deputy Sheriff Burleson arrested
both Barger and Roberts and gave
them a hearing before Justice Maxwell
ou Sabbath, when Barger came clear
aud Roberts was bound over to the
Criminal Court in the sum of $2,000,
he giving security for his appearauce.
Our informant states that Cox and
Roberts had A dilllcuty some three
weeks ago, and that Robets had told
him at the time that Cox had put a
pistol under his nose and threatened
to shoot him. He also stated that he
had heard rumors of Cox threatening
Roberts, but that he had never made
any such threats iu his presence. As
is generally the case, there is no doubt
but what whisky bad more to do with
it than anything else, and yet people
win nrniK the stuff.
KanntllliiK.
Conductor Charles Toms, while
arouud collecting the fair on the east
ern bound train Saturday after leaving
Knoxviile, name across one passenger,
who refused to pay the fare, and posi
tively would not kive any answer
whatever. He came across a bundle
in a seat, and finding no owner for it.
be proceeded to investigate, and the
reader may judge his surprise when he
found It to contalu a white child, ap
pareutly about two months old. Here
was a dilemma for the conductor. No
one aboard the train knew aught of
the child, or the person who left it,
and what to do with the Innocent be
ing which unconscious of the strict
rules of railroads was traveling w ith
out a ticket or even a " free pass " was
the next question. He finally left the
child al a house at tilraw berry l'lalus,
and telegraphed back from the first
telegraph station. Up to 0 o'clock the
oflloials of the road had failed to get
any clue to solve the mystery, hut we
learn that after night, Col. Young was
looKtug alter some policemen, and
probubly hud learned sumethingof the
parentage of the little passenger. Of
course Conductor Toms will have to
bear the joke.
Since writing the above we learn
that a dispatch hus been received from
lioudou, giving tho dlscrlplion and
name of the unnatural mother, who
got ou the train with the child at that
place. She got off at this city, and the
police have been put on her track.
The foundling spoken of ubnve
was brought to Knoxviile on Sab
bath and given in care of Police
man Mason until the mother could be
found. Yesterday morning Chief
Marshul Clalborn went out to the
home of fhe girl ou the Knoxviile and
Ohio railroad and brought her to the
city. She seemed glad to receive her
child again, and claimed that she was
engaged to be married iu a few days to
the father of the child, after which she
intended to reclaim the babe. We
also learn that while on her way home
ou the train on Saturday evening, she
was seen weeping a treat deal.
Ntlinol Apportionnieiii.
i This is lo certify that the following
is a correct apportion men t of the school
fund collected by J no. M. Harris, late
Tux Collector for Knox county, from
tho last day of August, 1ST I, to the
last duv of January, 1S7.'i, of the fund
for 1H7J:
No. 1 fiO
" 2 G.S f0
" 3 37 10
" 4 22 20
" 5 2 10
' i 31 00
" 7 2!) 00
" 8 30 50
" t 24 70
" 10 b.1 10
" 11 57 00
" 12 4 SO
" 13 20 60
" 14 25 30
" 15 29 60
" 10 55 30
" 17 44 80
" 1H 32 70
" 10 30 20
" 20 14 0
" 21 23 10
Total $919 30
Given under my hand at ofllce in
Knoxviile, this the soooud day of Jan
uary, 1875.
II. F. Beakde.s, Trustee.
Chattauooga Commercial; The corn
received yesterday by river, sold at 82J
ou the wuarf.
am inTEBr-sriiia item.
What Ihe Peapl a Hi villa 4o la
IB a Way at Latter Wit (la.
A report raaue from the Knoxviile
Postofflce yesterday, to the Superin
tendent of Railway Mail Service at
Washington, for the four weeks 'is
days) ending with Sunday, we gleau
the following Interesting Items:
In the time mentioned, there were
30,160 letters mailed, weighing in the
aggregate, 60S pounds.
The number of packages of newspa
pers mailed to regular subscribers was
10 oil, weighing Z.7I7 pounds.
Packages of transient newspapers
mailed, 1,440, weighing 187 pounds.
Packages of books, 103, weighing 126
pounds.
Packages of merchandise, 1$9, weigh
ing 114 poiitids.
It will be remembered that there is
a mail box at the depot, from which
not less than two hundred letters ale
mailed daily, which would increase
the above number of letters 6,000,
making the whole number not less
than 35,750 letters.
It is also proper to suy that this was
not an average month. We have no
doubt that there urn at least 40 000 let
ters mailed from Knoxviile each
mouth during the year, or 480,000 per
an mi m,
Whal a 4rralnrer County Mail Najs
About Honda.
To th' Etlitvrt i' tht Chronicle :
The question of roads being under
consideration, I would like lossy a
word ou tile subject, not that I have
anything new to offer in regard to the
matter, but more especially for the
purpose of adding my line to the
"line upon line" which it will prob
ably require to induce our Legislature
to go to woik and do something to
ward accomplishing a "consumma
tion most devoutly wished for." I
would have spoken sooner, but owing
to a natural feeling of reserve on my
part, I hesitated to take the floor when
there were so many others all speak
ing at once; but now that a brief
pause occurs in the rapid How of justly
indignant speeches from various mem
bers of the Independent order of
ClIKOMCI.B readers who have Consti
tuted themselves into a convention to
discuss live issues aud furnish a few
hints to our Representatives in regard
to the most pressing needs of the peo
plo at this time, I rise to say most em
phatically that I am in favor of a law
that will give us good roads.
Ever since I was big enough to know
anything about it I have had a feeling
of disgust at the miserable "make
shifts" through courtesy, called roads.
Why, we don't have any roads in this
pirt of the country. They are merely
pass ways, and sometimes not even
that, for during this reason many of
are well nigh, if not entirely impassi
ble. They usually occupy ground thut
won't do for anything else, ami 1
know some places where tney wind
and turn and go considerably nut of
the way to go over the tops of lulls
and down into the hollows rather than
take a direct aud nearer route and run
ou level laud. This is an actual fact,
aud i' there is a second-class
road in this county, where a man can
ride live miles on horseback and not
have to duck his head to keep from
knocking off his hat against an over
hanging limb, I would like to know
where it is. As long as the burden of
making roads rests chiefly upon those
who have no direct interest in securing
good roads, there will be lit tie or no
improvement. An equal distribution
of the cost, as near as possible, in pro
portion to the beueflt to be derived, is
the only fair plan aud the only one
that will be likely to prove successful.
Suppose a man owning a farm worth
$2, o00 raises 600 bushels of grain lo
sell, and suppose by having good roads
to market he saves 6 cents on the bush
el, which I think is a low estimate for
this country, then he could afford to
pay $25 a year toward keepiug up good
roads aud never lose a cent, and be
sides for clear profit, he would have
the increase in the value of his land
besides the great saving in all the olh
er uses of a road aside from hauling
graiu to market, it will certain I v
pay to have good roads, and in more
ways than one. We don't expect a
law that will give us good roads all at
once, but by all means let us have
something that will be an improve
ment on our present system a start iu
the right direction, that will gather
streugtb with time and trial. It won't
do to attempt too much al onoe. The
desired end must be accomplished by
degrees if accomplished at all.
Now if the present Legislature Is
ambitious to make a name, let it puss
a law to make good roads, a law to im
prove our common schools, a local op-
lion liquor law, and a law compelling
tho inmates of our county jails lo put
in their time at hard work, and it will
deserve tho plaudit of " Well done,
thou good aud faithful servant."
Amen. It. J.
Grainier county, Feb. 6th, 1H75.
Mure Abont Hoiula.
To the hUiitors of the Chronicle :
Mount Hokkb, Feb. 6, 1875.
The road question, which you have
so faithfully set before the people, is
awakening much interest iu this vi
cinity. The people are now fully
aware of the necessity of action in the
matter and they are going lo act.
Thut we have poor roads, every one
will admit. The question which is
now of most importance is how to
make them better? Who is to do this
work? It is the people. Then, to lie
brief, let the working people of every
neighborhood see to it, and be sure
that they have a petition prepared and
signed by the citizens unit in duo lime
lo forward it to their member of Ihe
Legislature and request him to woik
for the passage of a bill that will, be
yonii doubt, secure good roads through
out the Slate, the ex pence of which
should bo equally proportioned hixsir i
iui; to the valuation of property.
The Chkonk-lk has so ably and fair
ly set this subject before lis readers,
that we think they will not hesitate to
begin the work- Let every one feel
an Interest in the subject aud do his
part, as it all depends upon the united
effort of the sons of toil.
Your paper is meeting Ike. hearty
welcome of muny good citizens of old
Jefferson. Your stand on the road
question is heartily endorsed by the
masses Iu this section, who are anxious
to do something to forward the cause.
Send us a few of your petitions to this
ofllce, aud we will see lb at they are
signed and forwarded In due time.
Your friend, Elioc.
7Vl Editvt of the Chronicle:
Aa the excitement Is somewhat aba
ting over the Senatorial election, at
Nashville, I think I am risk a few
joltings. There never lias been as
much excitement In our county over
an election as over that of ex-President
Johnson. Well, uearly every
lady In our section was tor Andy.
Mr. Greenlee has lust closed nnt two
schools In our section one at Middle
Creek aud one al Seviervllle. Also Mr.
A. Hood, of Knoxviile, has Iteeu teach
ing writing cIio.iIb one al this place
aud another ut Harrlsburg.
We had quite a tide iu the river last
week.
People are heeiming somewhat stim
ulated over tiie public road question,
agitated by the Chkonici.i:. They
think we should have lei'er roads.
We should have a good pike-road from
Knoxviile to Seviervllle, one that a
man could be safe iu starling to mar
ket with a good load, and we again in
sist upon a good road from Seviervllle
to North Cur lina. The road was ruu
out some two years past, and Ibis seems
lo be h II that has In en done. As (here
is a tood deal of travel over the moun
tain on horse-hack and a large number
of stock il riven over, we want a good
wagon road.
A large insioritv of ihe people are In
favor of the Legislature passing a dog
law for the protect Inn of sheep, by lev
ying a lax upon them or, say one dol
lar for each dog. In a few years we
would have fewer dogs and more good
flocks of sheep. We know of some
families who work for their bread aud
meat, who sugport their families and
from two lo four dogs, slid of course
the dogs must live as well as anything
else, and the consequence is they live
upon their neighbors' flocks of sheep .
SEVIKB.
Seviervllle, Fob. 4.
The Chranlrle and t'nblle Honda.
The Knoxviile Chronicle and other pa
pers are advocating Uie enactment of a
new road law something that will bo an
Improvement upon the present system of
working tho highways, fox-trails and
bridle-paths of the country. Tlie roads
arc in a miserable condition at this time,
and they will never be any better under
the road laws now in existence. It is safe
to say that there is hardly a road in
McMinn county to-day which Is not in
places almost impassable even on horse
back. We don't know whose fault it is,
or whether anybody's, but the present
system of working tlie roads is totally
iuelllcietit and unequal in its operation,
and the people are looking to tho I-cglrt-lature
for the enactment of a more strin
gent, practical and thorough road law.
rherc is a continual buzz in the papers
alMiut Immigration. About the strongest
inducement hat could be held out to im
migrants would be the construction of
good roads. Instead of the miserable apol
ogies which now render travel almost Im
possible, three or four mouths iu tho year.
We hope tnc legislature will not adjourn,
without giving tlie subject the attention
its linportatioe. demands. Athent Hont,
Feb. 4fA.
Male or Valuable Properly.
IFram Kaoxvill Dally Cbronicta, Feb. 5.
The valuable mineral property
known as Wiuier's Gap was sold yes
terdaya two-thirds iuierest by Rev.
D. Uockett to Joseph Richards Esq.,
of litis ci'y, for tbesum of twenty
thousand dollars. This property em
braces th well known miueral springs
at that place. The value of the prop
erty consists In the vast deposits of
coul aud .iron contiguous lo each
other. Mr. RicJiards, we learn, In
tends to organize a company
for the development of its mineral
resou.ces. Mr. Richards himself is a
practical iron man, thoroughly under
standing its manufacture in all
branches, and under his management
we expect to see what has beeu com
paratively a wilderness "blossom as
the rose. '
Keal Katalo Transfers.
The following are the real estate
transfers recorded in the ofllce of the
County Court Clerk, for the week
ending M unlay, February 8th, 1876:
8. N. Vance toC. M. McGhee; land,
$300.00
O. F. J. Card well and wife to Mary
F. Larew j 70 seres, $.17.00
D. Hoeket to Joseph Richards; land,
$20 000 00.
M. W." Raker to P. Dickinson j 50
acres, $6,000 00
H. C. Squire and wife to Elizabeth
M. Mann ; lot, $700.00
K. Frank to Nannie Frank; lot,
$5 000 00.
J. F. Deaderick, clerk, to L. O. By
ers; tract of land, $4,0(10. 00.
K W. Uauu lo L.J. Tedforo; lot,
$5 00.
.V. M. Bearden to A. C. Hall ; lot,
$500.00.
Marriaae t.lernsoa.
The following marriage licenses were
issued from the County Court Clerk's
o 111 re, during the week ending Satur
day. February 6th, 1875:
W. J. W. Maskall and Georgian!.
Cox.
Philip B. Brewton aud Kate B. Og
den. Wyley Hickman and C. E O'Fnilen.
James Hawkins and Sarah J. Ham
monds. Porter Duncan an I Catharine Cobb.
J. B. Simpson and Mugie A. Adkis
son. R. A. Nelson ami EH.abeth C. Bird.
E. Henry and Temple Henry.
James K. Maitiu and Maggie Fer
guson. rVKKYHOUY READ THIN t
6300 Frrnontte I
Agents wanted In every town and
county in ihe United S atesand Can
ada, to tell I he
JAPANESE TEAS.
200 BUSHELS I O THE ACRE.
Send 60 cmts lor a snnii le box (that
will produce from 6 lo 10 bushels of
eas), prepaid, bv mail, giving terms
lo Agenls, lu'l directions for planting,
cultivating, &c.
Address L. L. OC'MKNT,
iil0w4t Cit-veiaiid, Tenn.
Itlaa nber late!
When you buy B ois or Shoes at the
New Sl.oe si re, you get nxw goods.
As to pnes we are "away down
t here." C'AMi'Bk'LL & Dow.