Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-28
HON E NEWS.
SOUTH CAROLINA AFFAIRss.
A LarEe Number or Arresis.

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CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct 27.-Advices from
York county, South Carolina, where the habeas
corpus has been suspended, report, at least one
hundred arrests have been made, and the par
ties lodged in the county jail. Numbers are
leaving and the county is being deserted; fsmi-
lies are suffering and business of all kinds have
suspended 1t is reported that half of the male
population of Chester county has left leaving
the women and children unprotected. In Spar
tauburg and Union counties the stampede and
suffering is even greater than in York and
Chester counties 1t is impossible to conceive
the terror and excitement that prevails there.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 27.-Eighteen dead and
SIX seriously hurt Chinese were found at Los
Angeles this morning The Chinese fed and
their homes were plundered. The plunder in
cluded ten thousand dollars in gold.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Wm. NJ. Evarts and
Benz. r. Curtis are appointed counsel on behalf
of the United States before the Geneva Arbitra-
ton Conference.
SALT LAKE CRY, Oct 27-Mrs. Cook OBJ
tanned verdict against Brigham Young for
money collected for her deceased husband.
Brigham Young asks VIM. NJ. Evarts t. de-
BALTIMORE, Oct. 27.-The Episcopal Conven-
ton resolved to elect an assistant bishop for
Texas.
The text of following resolutions was finally
adopted:
Resolved, That this Convention hereby ex-
presses its decided condemnation of all cere-
monies, observances and practices which are
fitted to express doctrine foreign to that set
forth in the authorized standards of this church.
ReSOtued, That, in the judgment of this Con-
Vention, the paternal counsel and advice of our
Right Reverend fathers, the bishops of the
church, is deemed sufficient. at this time, to Sc
cure the suppression of all that is irregular and
unseemly and to promote the greatest uniformi-
ty in conducting the public worship of the
church. and in the administration of the holy
sacrament.
The closing ceremonies were very impressive
The races have been postponed, on account
of the weather, to Saturday, Monday and Tues
day.
New YORK, Oct. 27.-Tweed was served with
order of arrest early this afternoon by Sheriff
Brennan. Tweed stated that he was anxious to
go before the court. After lengthy consulta-
ton between the counsel he was allowed bail in
the sum of $2,OO0OOO furnished by Jay Gould,
Terrence Farley, Hugh Hastings, Bonard Kel-
ley and B. o. Farchild
Another suit has been commenced in the Su-
preme Court against Tweed by the corporation
counsel, Ogdeman, charging him with corrupt
conspiracy, in fraudulent charges for work and
material. The case will be tried here.
ATLANTA, Oct. 27.-Burns, the Superintend-
ant of the Brunswick and Albany Railroad. left
to-day without notice. Kimball said he had
sold the interest of Lyons & McLinden, Blue
s. Co., Hines s. Hobbs and others for one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars. Gov Bullock
has had signed, sealed and delivered to him.
self bonds amounting to five millions, one hun
dred and eighty thousand dollars, the full
amount of the Brunswick and Albany Railroad
is entitled to when complete, while the road il
far from being completed as it stands. Gov.
Bullock did not use the services of the superin-
tendant of public works to examine and report
upon the condition of the road preliminary to
the endorsement of the bonds, but appointed an
engineer in the employ of the road The
amount of bonds issued for this road are twice
the amount of the entire indebtedness of the
State at the close of the war;
GALVESTON, Oct. 27.-The third district re-
turns from different counties, give Gidding Ill
majority. The count at Austin, by throwing
out Limestone and Freestone counties, which
gave a Democratic majority of 1,63O leave:
Clar1e's majority 947.
A special dispatch to the Bulletin says Clarke
has received a certificate of election.
Connor is said to be the only DemOcrct thai
will receive a certificate of election.
Degener, Radical, refuses to accept a certifcat,
of election, on the ground that Hancock received
a majority of the votes cast
CHICAGO, Oct. H.-The City Treasurer's saft
has been opened; the contents were found un
distinguisbable. rsrrts
An attempt was made last night to burn tb,
Episcopal cathedral on the corner of Peoria an,
Washington streets. The fire was extinOui,bod a
and there was but little damage.
CHARLEsroN, Oct 27.-Advices from the ~,
per portion of the State report an increasin,
terror and confusion in the prescribed countie.
on account Of the numerous arrests made nm
der the Presidents proclamation.
The Grand Jury of Chester county, compose,
of six whites and six negroes, made present