Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06
NEWS SUMMARY.

Farming operations are said to beprogressing
well in Middle Tennessee
Isabella, the late profigate Bourbon queen,
and her husband have separated.
The recent election in this State passed off quiz
city, without any disturbance worthy of note.
It's said that the establishment Of Schneider
& Co., iron manufacturers, in France, covers
eleven acres
A negro was killed, on the night of the 9th
of March, near Nashville, on the Franklin
pike, by white man.
The dispatches are again speaking of a Fenian
raid upon Canada. Amherstburg is the report
ed objective point,
The Directors of the Tennessee and Pacific
Railroad hold meeting at Nashville on Fri
day of this week
Bishop Thomspon, of the NJ E. Church, died
Mt Wheeling, West Virginia, on March 22d, of
typhoid pneumonia
1t Is rumored that the United States Supreme
Court viii reverse its own decision, recently
made, on the legal tender question.
The Legislature of Virginia, it is said, con-
templates the withdrawal of the ratification by
that State of the Fifteenth Amendment
The entire peach crop in some portions of In
diana was killed by frost on the night of the
10th Of February. The thermonstor indicated
go below zero.
- biz has recently passed the House to sup
Is and punish polygamy in Utah, by vote
"a to 80. What the fate of the bill will be in
Ie Senate is unknown.
There was a steamboat burned on the 29th at
the mouth of Black river. There were s34 bales
on board, which, together with the
pg 1T II to ' fsa No lives lost.
-, of the House of Lords,
the way to make the Irish love the
eake them fear it, All who know
but Great, Britain know what this
iazen thinks that the only way the In
be kept quiet is To have a strong milf
= compel them to go on the reserva-
bring the Quaker influence to
apSl1lhem.
parties have been experimenting in the
6nlent of live stock from South America to
knd. The prices realized are said to have
satisfactory, which will, perhaps, end
/issfK 81 NOR, the victim of Prince Boz
rte, have recovered in a suit for damage,
b francs. This, together with cost of suit,
make that shot rather costly one, though
not paying it in kind
fSupreme Court has decided that the
7f National Banks may be taxed by
ws. The Court decides that the shares
Iinct from the capital, and the Bank may
mpelled to pay the tax.
be Republicans elected Sheriff in Shelby
also, a Tax Collector and Clerk of the
Circuit Court. The Sheriff elect was
II in the Federal army His opponent
Brigadier General in the rebel army, an6
going 10 contest the election.
There has been whiskey rebellion in tn,
Ausof Brooklyn, occasioned by a raid mad.
hgle illicit distlleries by battalion o
nd squad of United States revenu,
policeman was knocked senseles
Known ruffian,
JXn Robinson elephant has had big spre,
Tuskegee, Alabama. He is not reported t.
been drunk, but he did some very shabby
Pcks; one of which was going into mill an,
Knocking down the hopper. The old Snowman
footed the bin Of damages.
The Democratic papers are going into costa
eies on account of the rejection, by the Wa
! Department, of the colored youth appointed b,
Gen. Butler 10 n cadetship in the Militar!
Academy at West Point. The reason for re
citing him was on account Of his age, he beini
RFn2, young.
Pyerfp. the first of last week, New York and vi
uct fsas yisited by most destructive storm
pm ofsg in loss ~ life and great destruction q
witty. Houses were RACED 10 the earth, and
cases, almost entire families lost thei
M destruciioito property consisted il
ofbuildings, shipping &c
>cedmei of Texas are, it i elaimed
fcatly in need Of missionary labors
kltd 70 be al least one hundred thou
-..n IN that State who do nyt own
~ much larger number VIII. d
~ Of evangelical preaching