Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-02
MISCELLANY.
THE NEW SECRETARY.
Correspondence between Secretary Cox
nnd the I'resiSIeuf.

systematic effort would be made. before
their re-assembling In the winter, to force
a change in the policy we have pursued in
! the Interior Department. The removal of
! the Indian service from the sphere of or
dinary political patronage has been pecu
liarly distasteful to many influential gen
| tlemen in both Houses, and i'm order to
enable you TO carry your purpose out sue
cesstuly, am satisfied that you ought not
to be embarrassed by any other causes of
| irritation in the same department Ny
views of the necessity of reform in the civil
service have brought me more or less into
! collision with the plans of some of our Hc
! tive political managers, and my sense O
| duty has obliged me to oppose some of their
! methods ofaction through the Department.
| have no doubt whatever that the public
sentiment will sooner or later fully sustain
these efforts at what | regard needed re-
forms. But | ought not to overlook the
| fact that for the present they involve 0ppo-
sition; which, for the present, il may not
bc for the interests of this Administration
to provoke. Andas my personal tendency
is to be even more than less persistent in
the course to which ] am committed, |
deem it my duty to place in your hands my
resignation of the Office of Secretary of the
INTERIOR to take effect as coon as you can
conveniently determine upon success
sor.o
The balance of the letter, and the Presi-
upon the completion of the annual report,
was very cordial
Delano assumes the Secrctaryship of the
1 Interior tomorrow. Gov. Shatcr, of Ctah,
is dead The Presidents denominatlonal
appointments to Indian affairs will include
n Hebrew superintendent.
! Supreme Court assembled to-day. The
members absent were Chase and Nelson.
Court adjourned i'm respect to Grier, whose
death was announced.
The Government will sell million of
coin each Wednesday to purchase amillion
of bonds each Thursday during the month
of November
LONDON, October pa special dispatch
to the Times, dated Versailles, 25th inst,
says it will be four days vet before the Ger
mans are ready to hombard Paris
In the action on the Dist siXty-tiVe bat
talions were engaged, supported 10y twelve
batteries.
Bazaine has recently been informed that
he could obtain only the terms accorded
at Sedan.
Ten thousand sick and wounded have
been quartered at Versailles.
The Prussians have executed twenty
citizens for aiding French sorties.
The Franc-Tireurs captured provision
train in the Vosges and killed the escort
4 Bombay dispatch says that the Chi
nese have fixed day for the slaughter of
among the English and French residents
in that country.
NEW YORK, October 2S.-The Tribmc's
special dispatch, dated before Metz on the
Goth, says that the commandant of the city
informed BaZaine that he could supply his
army with no more provisions, and that
they must shift for themselves. Bazaine
then ordered the Outposts To cease firing,
and allowed his men to desert in squads.
The Prussians refused to receive large
bodies of doserters as prisoners. \ mes
senger was sent to Prince Charles TO inform
him of Bazane's intention to surrender.
This was the first proposition ever made
10 surrender the fortress. The Prussian
troops who were furnishing at Gravelotte
To prevent the escape of the army, were
ordered to retire. Matters at noon to-day
Were so far advanced that the second corps
received orders to march for Paris. I'm the
meantime, the French camps are quiet
None of the troops have yet suspected the
true state of affairs.
= LONDON, Oct. 2s-rhe French captured
the German vessel Hero off the Bahama
, Islands, with 700 barrels of powder.
Correspondents intimate that Napoleon
will go to Elba early in next month. His
health requires n warmer climate.
The Times thinks that England, like
America, should abandon all scrupulOu.
: neutrality and supply both belligerentS.
. Az orleans, tfusSlah odIt- IiitN every
, evening, but the people remain housed
The cafes are al closed and the women
: wear black.
LIMERICK, oct. 2e.-'lh" corporation OF
this city protest against Italian ncOrpDra-
tion of the Papal States.
= BERLIN, Oct. 2S,-Ihe newspaper, tn
, sCiq,5.. says that in regalnin@ Metz, Ger
many has the strongest point on tn,
, MOsellc, and must retain il.
LoNDoN, Oct. 20.-The news of the sur
- render Of Metz Is regarded faVOrobly pend
. ing the armi,tico and peace negotiations
. though Metz and Bazaue were regurde.
{ a, practically out of the question, no refer
. ence having been made 80 h.u iu the pre-
. lhninaries.
e. The following points OF the proposition
t are gathered from the best authority:
I. ,Sdtt gUO auto is TO govern all arrange
D ment4 looking to the possible resumption
& of arms; both parties 10 hold, undi>Wrb
ed. their present positions: Paris 90 receive
, day by day a supply of provisions; al
= latitude TO = given throughout the oOun
= try to hold elections.
Iti.upw stated tha. Austria has renew
cd her active support OF England, who il
% warmly backed by Italy
The foreign Office has intelligence that the
o. authorities az Versailles accede To the de
q mand couched i'm diplomatic bUt decide,
/ language from Great Britain and Russia