Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-31
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Investigations by the Outrage Committee.
SALT LAKE. Oct. SO.-The Mayor of the city
and four others were arrested by the United
States Marshal charged with murder. The
prisoners were taken to Camp Douglass. Some
wild words attended the proceeding, but no re-
sistance. Orson Hyde one Of the twelve apos-
ties, fed southwark to avoid arrest. Warrants
are out for Brigham Young and his son Joseph,
charged with the murder of Richard Yates.
The indictments are founded upon the testimo-
ny of Bill Hickman, formerly a DANTE or Sc
cret agent of the Mormons.
Hawkins, for adultery, was fined FIVE hundred
dollars and sentenced to three years hard labor.
Notice of appeal to the Supreme Court has been
given.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 30.-The coroner's jury
at Los Angeles returned a verdict of riot and
murder against number of persons of all ma
tionaties for the slaughter of the Chinese
The Apaches are again raiding into the white
settlements in Arizona.
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 29.-The prisoners are
ouartered comfortably. Elder George o. Can
non arrived this morning from San Francisco
and preached this evening in the large taberna-
Gle to an audience numb ering at least ten thou
sand. He counseled his hearers TO abstain from
any act of violence and submit to the law; God
would protect them and deliver them from their
prosecutors. The crusade against them, he
said, would only strengthen and glorify themin
the end. Their Church could not be overturn-
ed for their faith was the inspiration of the Di-
vine Spirit, and would endure forever.
Elder Pratt was not so conservative. He did
not want any whining Judge to say to him as
he did to Hawkins, :" am sorry for you" He
wanted no sympathy from any Federal official.
He was ready to go Jail for twenty years, but
did not want any pity from such source. He
predicted that God would totally overthrow and
annihilate the present prosecutors of the Nor
mon people. ...
Nothing further has been heard from Orson
Hyde, the Apostle. .......
DEMoPoLIs, ALA, Oct 29.-The Sub-Com-
mttee on kuklux adjourned last evening, after
sitting in this place for six days and examining
thrty-fve witnesses most of whom were in ex-
PLANTATION to affairs in this and adjoining coun-
ties Gen. Crawford, commanding the United
States forces at Alabama occupied one day, and
testified concerning the condition of the whole
State with the accounts from about 80 different
places The committee will go hence to Liv-
ingston, Alabama, where they will remain about
one week.
HARRISBURG, Oct 30.-Evans, the war agent
of Pennsylvania, has been discharged. He was
arrested upon charged of embezzlement, anC
was bailed in hundred thousand dollar bond
to appear on capias.
LEXINGTON. Oct. 30.-The Mayor and many
other officials ofthis city have been arrested Oh
an Indictment from the Federal Court, charged
with felony, growing out of disturbance al
the August elections, ...#.
CHICAGO, Oct 3O.-The Legislature has passed
joint resolution authorizing the Secretary OF
the State TO prepare list of the law books
stored away in the basement OF the State House
preparatory to offering for sale to the lawyers o.
Chicago.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30-The steamer Has
seller, which was built for the United States
coast survey, sails tomorrow for Boston, where
Professor Agassiz and party will be taken OF
board and will start on an exploring expedition
around Cape Horn and up the Pacific
New YORK, Oct. 5O.-Forty prisoners, wht
was confined for debt in the Ludlow street iaiI
were taken before Judge Barnard, of the Su
preme Court, this morning to have the cases ex.
amined Charles Wood, aged seventy-seven
and VIM. johnson, colored, were discharged
The remainder prisoners were directed to pre-
pare statements of their cases by Thursday mex
for submission to the court
DUBLIN, Oct. 30-The trial of Kelley 70
murder of the Head Constable Talbot was com
menced to-day The prisoner was escorted t
the court room by body of soldiers.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The Supreme CouI
to-day decided the case of Cox and other
against Lott in error, from the Supreme Coul
of Alabama the case being levy by Lott,
local collector, on the boats of the plaintiff i
error under an act of the State Legislature
providing for a tax on crafts in navigable wa
tiers of the State of one dollar per ton on regis
tered tonnage. The decision was that the Stat
might levy a tax in another form upon the valu
of the vessel, but it can not upon the tonnage
The Judgment of the court below was reverse
and the case remanded.
The Treasury Department has received $S5
600 in charred money from Chicago.
ATLANTA, Oct Ex-Governor Bullock resign
ed his office on the 23d, to take effect on to-da,
and at P NJ Benjamin Conley, President
the Senate was installed as Governor. The r
signation WAS written before his fight to Ne
York. Great excitement prevails.
The statement few days back, that Charl
L. Schlatter, Superintendent of the B. & A.
r., had left with railroad property is incorrec
Their els nothing wrong charged against Schla
ter. ..r.- rr.
WASHINGTON.