Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-05-11
NEWS SUMMARY.


sumed.
The County Court for Davidson voted
$4,000 for educational purposes.
1t is rumored that Attorney General
Hoar is soon to resign, to be succeeded by
Edward Pierrepont. present District Attor-
ney for New York.
Red Cloud and twelve other principal
chiefs of the Sioux Indions are en- route to
Washington TO visit their Great Father"
the President.
The Connecticut Senate voted to take
from the Lieutenant Governor the power
of appointing committees and to exercise
that power itself
Mr.. Sargent, NJ. G. from California, in
troduced bill in the House making it a
penal offense for member of Congress to
recommend anybody for Congress.
Hon. John Morrissey, NJ. c. from New
York, appeared infiis seat in the House on
the Sd inst, for the first time since Deem
Der. He votes with the Tariff men.
We are advised from Washington, that
the friends of the Northern and Southern
Pacific Railroads are about uniting and
that both companies will get their meas
ures through.
A bill removing the disabilities of wom-
en- with regard to voting passed its second
reading in the English House of Commons
on the Sd inst, by a vote of 124 yeas to 81
nays. A petition in favor of the bill, with
100000 signers was presented on the same
day.
John Russell Young, of the Standard,
and Charles A. Dana, of the Sun, are hav1
ing bitter personal controversy through
the columns of their respective papers
Dana welcomed the first number of the
Standard as the Thieves own charg-
ing that it was the organ Of Gen. Ben. But
Ter.
Mr.. Chittenden, eX-Register of the Trea-
sury, demands, for certain New York
brokers, payment from the Treasury
for the 81 900 seven-thirty bonds over
issued by the Government. The Govern
ment on the other hand, demands pay
ment back from the banks for some re-
deemed from them by mistake.
Gen. Sheridan and Staff left Chicago on
the 4th inst, for Salt Lake City, and other
points west The threatened Brule-Sioux
war will be vigorously prosecuted. There
are 1000 available troops in Dakotah. The
Brule warriors number about 10000. zen.
Stanley is in command of the Middle Dis
trict, the scene of the present troubles.
The debate on the Tariff Bill in the
House last week was lively. The duty on
az aal flc
ton. The rate on steel wire was fixed at
p cents per pound, and 20 per cent adva-
lorem on wire not less than No. 10, and 3
cents per pound and 20 per cent. advalorem
on wire over No. 10, instead of ) and 6
cents, as the bill proposed.
The Tribune says there are three schemes
for a Southern Pacific Railroad 10 be built
on the thirty-second parallel. The Mem
phis and FL Paso, represented by Gen.
FREMONT; the Chattanooga aud Alabama
Company, represented by the Stanton's !;
and the Louisiana Company, whose bill
was introduced by Senator kellogg If
either of the former bills succeed, il will
make our roads here the great trunk road
between the two oceans.
Jos. ii. BLACKBURN > removal from the
position of Marshal Of Middle Tennessee,
seems to have been made upon some charg-
es made against Mr.. Blackburn, which seek
TO connect him in a dshonorable way with
the collection of some vouchers, paid in
1867. Mr.. Blackburn denies all the charges
in a long letter to Gen. Stokes, and de-
mands an investigation. In the mean time
the removal is being considered and the
chances now are in favor of Blackburn