Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-09-20
HOSTILITY TO GENERAL BUTLER.
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Butler. The Butterflies took possession of one
ward and elected delegates, whose seats will be
contested.
Another meeting Of the committee of seventy
was held at the Chamber of Commerce ycstcr-
day. The only business Of importance was the
appointment of a committee To draft an address
to the people Of the State, advising them of the
necessity for a new city charter.
The joint committee o citizens and supervi-
sors report no over-issuc of city or county bonds
aud that the debt was correctly stated in August
at seventy-one and three-quarier millions. The
subcommittee, for the investigation of the de-
tails, will report next waek.
Tho World says it is, of course totally inn
possible that Comptroller Connolly should re-
main in office now His retirement is merely
aquestion of an hours time, perhaps, possibly,
of days, but certainly not of weeks if no docs
not resign. Now the Mayor cannot avoid i'm
peaching him and the stigma affixed to his adj
ministraton by Judge Bernard, who foreshad-
ows the sentence that would inevitably be pass
cd on him by tho Court of Common Pleae. If
he is fool-hardy enough to brave n trial he hat
no reason TO expect that the Court of Common
Pleas would treat him with more tenderness
than Judge Bernard. We are confident that he
will not stand such trial and we hope to hear of
his resignation iE course of the day,
NEW YORK, Sept. lS.-Comptroller Connolly
having appointed deputy to exercise the funj-
fions of his office, Mayor Hall, constituting this
action as a virtual resignation, appoints General
Mcclellan Comptroller. Mcclellan has not yet
accepted the post, but awaits Connolly's action
under the Mayors dismissal.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-Comptroller Connolly
dismissal, that he has not, either in fact or its
| equivalent, resigned the Comptroller's Office
| The excitement is intense. Vast crowds are
around the city and county offices.
| The Commercial says Mcclellan has accepted
the Comptrollership, who will proceed to the
| Comptroller's Office and demand possession,
and if it is refused Mcclellan will apply to the
courts for an order giving him possession, which
will undoubtedly be granted when Mcclellan,
| supported by posse, will take possession.
Mayor Hall has notified Connolly that he re-
! cognzes neither Connolly nor his deputy,
Green, as Comptroller. Meantime Connolly
and Green have assurances of potent support.
Green has delivered all the documents over
| to committee for Investigation.
| 1t is authoritatively stated that Mcclellan de-
| clines the COMPREHENSIVE
The Coroners verdict holds the propretors of
the torpedo establishment responsible for the
explosion. One Of the proprietors is dead from
the effects of the explosion, and the other is in
the tombs in default of $1,000 bail.
A reward of $1,000 is offered for the persons
who stole the vouchers.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. l6-In the L. 5.
Circuit Court, Judge Wood@ refused the mp
pointment of a receiver on tho application of
| W. F. Drake, a socond-mortgagc bondholder of
the Alabama and Chattanooga Road, upon the
ground that the State courts had possession Of
and jurisdiction through, receivers.
Judge Woods, upon the petition of W. a. c..
Jones, second-mortgage bondholdcr for one
| hundred thousand dollars, granted an order to
show cause, on the first Monday in November
before the L, S. District Judge, why the Ala
bama and Chattanooga Railroad should not be
MOBILE, Sept. 10 Coroner Paine yesterday
arrested f. p. Sprague, United States Inspector
of boilers, and Hugh Barney and Bill Murray,
owners, on q charge of manslaughter in accord
the Ocean Wave disaster case. The Inspector
furnished bail in the sum of five thousand dol
lars, and the owners in two thousand each.
New YORK. Sept. l4-Jacob Vanderbilt
President of the Staten Island Ferry, arraigned
for manslaughter, pleaded not guilty
Judge Bedford charged the grand jury to con-
slider the conspiracy in Wall street to lock up
| millions of gold. Judge Bedford concluded with
to justice Many Wall street brokers are
| implicated.
NORFOLK, VA, Sept 1S,-A serious ARRAY
ss ngt oft 3 Ho ryoWSg
of "a jealousy that, for some time, has existed
between the two companies
About o'clock in the evening, a number of
men from the United Company proceeded to
the engine house of the Hope Company, on
Cove street, and dragged the engine and hose
| carriages into the street, and then went away.
| Half an hour later, crowd of men belonging to
| the Hope collected and proceeded to Main
street, meeting the United men near the Attain
tic Saloon, when fighting between the two COM
| panies Immediately commenced. During the
| fight, about twenty shots were fired from re-
| volvers by which two men were seriously and
four slightly wounded The police gathered in
force and succeeded in arresting the leaders of
the riot and restoring order
| The Lowell fremen, who are visiting the city,
were at their hotel during the riot, and are in
no way implicated in the affair
1t is stated that steps will be Immediately
| taken to abolish the volunteer system and sub
stitute paid fire department.
| CHICAGO, Sept. lS.-TwO children, who had
been locked in "a kitchen while their mother
went to church, were smothered TO death by
| smoke.
Thc.leath Of Cochisc is rumored.
/ The ApaChees have driven the miners from
Turkey Creek. Gen, Crook is confident that
he can conquer the Apachccs if the Peace Com
| mssioncrs let him alone,
/ A three hundred thousand dollar fire occurred
| at Burlington, Vermont
The owner of Goldsmith Maid thinks she can
run under her Milwukic time. She trotted at
/ Minneapolis IN DIS 2l7. and 2:2l.
Disarming the National Guards is progress
ing peacefully in France.
! The mortuary statement of Paris for the last
week shows decrease Of 100 less than the pre-
| vious week
Receipts of cotton in New York show a large
! increase over those of the week just closed.
A. j. Ransier, Lieutenant Governor of South
! Carolina, writes letter opposing martial law.
The loss at the Pioce explosion, quarter of a
million. -Four persons killed and number
wounded
state News.
The eolored peoples fair at Nashville was It
| complete success.