Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-23
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DEPLORABLE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN
ARKANSAS.
Cold weather-FIre at PIeasantville.

Cold Weather-FIre at PleasantVilIc.
LITTLE Rock, Dec PA public meeting
has been called to consider the affairs of Chicot
county 1t is consist of persons of ali colors and
who are to consult with the Governor and other
authorities as to what had best be done.
SALT LAKE, Dec 22-The widow of Dr.
Robinson is coming from San Francisco to testi-
fly in the case of the alleged murderer of her
husband.
Bascon, the late Federal Attorney General,
has been employed to assist in the prosecution
of Brigham Young and others.
There is a heavy snow on the plains, and it is
the severest weather had here for many years.
CINCINNATI, Dec 22-The thermometer is
fourteen degrees below zero. The river is froz-
en- over at several points for the first time in
seven years.
The State Supreme Court decides that it is
constitutional for Cincinnati to spend ten mil
lions for a Southern railroad.
The Presidents father is better.
PITTsBURG, Dec. 22,-Bale & Co.'S engine
and machine shops was burned.
The hotels and a great part of the business
portion of Peasantville, in tse oil region, has
been destroyed by fire. Forty families are
houSeless.
New YORK, Dec 22-The sugar case OF
the United States VS.. Child & Co., has been
compromised.
The Fisk judicial troubles are too compli-
Gated for the telegraph.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec 22.-The Senate voted
unanimous for the resolution petitioning Con-
gress to pass a clear amnesty.
Both Houses are discussing the payment of
the January interest The State debt will pro-
baby be paid.
The mails failed last night owing to the ice on
the Potomac @
MOBILE Dec 22-John Anthony Winslow,
Ex-Governor of Alabama, is dead.
TERRE uAUTE Dec. 22.-The mail, express
and baggage cars Of the mail train from Indian
apolis hther were,burned this morning at Surly-
Vile
COLUMBIA Dec Ex-Governor Scott, with
view of preventing the postponcment Of the
vote on impeachment, sent a message to the
Legislature this morning, conveying procla-
nation convening that body in extraordinary
session at noon tomorrow.
TheGovernor's supporters then pressed vote
on motion to strike out the resolving clause of
the impeachment resolution. The motion was
finally carried at one O'Clock yeas, 63; nays,
S2
This defeats the impeachment. Then came
another proclamation from the Governor re-
voking the proclamation of few hours pre-
vious, and the Legislature, in pursuance of
resolution passed last week, adjourned until
January 9TH
In the kuklux trial Mr.. Chamberlain closed |
the argument for the prosecution with the case
Of Whitesides and Mitchell The Jury is now
out making up the verdict.
There are thirteen small pox cases since yes
tcrday at noon.
Judge Bedford exonerates the charge of de-
frauding the city treasury.
Judge Batchford, in the United States Cir
cult Court to-day, delivered decision in favor
ofthe execution of d. W. Goodman, of Ala
bsna, against the New York Mutual Life In
suranee Company. The Company refused to
pay policy of five thousand dollars Oh the
ground that several payments on the premium
were due from the claimant, and contended that
the Company, by Withdrawing agencies from
Alabama during the war, prevented Goodman
from paying the premiums Blatchford decreed
ter the claimant with the costs and the Com
pany to be credited for the unpaid annual pay
ments ~
"N Nl"IiN OuiJ SAduilIleu 91hyOI ualI 10
day.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 22-Heavy rains and |
nigh winds prevail throughout the State
Merchants here have lost heavily By the delay |
IN the delivery of Christmas goods from the
East They threaten to sue the Union Pacific
Road.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22-The Government COM
missloners, appointed to examine the complet-
ed sections of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
road IN the Indian Territory, report it first class
IN every respect The bridge across the Kansas
rlver is nearly completed and the iron will soon
be laid to the Kanadiad river