Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-19
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RuLLoFF HANGED.
iornco Greeley at New orleans.

BINGHAsfToN, May 1s.-Rullof was
hanged to-day. He exhibited no emotion.
New ORLEANS, May 1S.-The American
Union Club was entertained by Mr.. Greeley
last night. Greeley made q speech in which
he said: 'This is my first visit to the
South. / came here with a heart devot-
ed to the good Of all the people. They
are not my enemies now, who were, six or
eight years ago. bear hatred to no one" F"
He believed that the best men should
occupy the best places, without any refer
ence to, bygones. The, peril of which ne
cessitated the exclusion of the same men
from the ballOt-box, no longer exists, and
opposed disfranchisement- as, no longer O
necessity. There would not be a kuklux
in the land now, if there had been gen.
eral amnesty five years ago. It. would
have united the people, and healed the
wounds produced by the war; for that he
had struggled, and a time was not distant
when every American would have his fair
L.. f, Rogers committed suicide by
shooting himself Cause, iIi-health and
pecuniary embarrassment
PHILADELPHIA, May 1S.-Both branches
of the City Council have unanimously ac-
cepted the Invitation of the connit on
the Morse statue to be present at the in
auguration, on the 10th of June, Also
L. G.. Tillotson's invitation to participate
in an excursion of telegraphers to be given
by that gentleman i'm and around the har-
bor of New York. -N @-s "a >F
RICHMOND, May lin the United
States Circuit Court to-day, James M.
Simms, colored member of the Georgia
Legislature, obtained q verdict for eigh-
teen hundred dollars damages, against
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad Company, for ejecting him
from thewhite peoples cabin of the
steamer Keoport, between Washington and
Richmond.
Governor Hoffman, of New York, ar
rived this afternoon, and is stopping at the
Exchange Hotel -
In the United States Circuit Court to-
day, Henry J. Smith, now citizen of
New York, obtained a verdict against the
city of Richmond for two thousand eight
hundred dollars damages, for whisky des-
troyed by order of the City Council the
night before the evacuation of the, city.
CHICAGO, May lS.- The isecond session
of the Reunited Presbyterian Church con-
vened to-day. There are 562 commission
ersi many of whom have, not yet arrived,
Drs. s. Z. Ellis and E. Hall are spoken of
in connection with the position of new
Moderator. gtJ .e5e-f s...ts4
NEW YORK, May 1S.-Eleven jurors
were obtained in the Putnam murder case,
when the panel was Exhausted and the
Court adjonrned ~itfnF1I sH1ss
1t is thought the Erie managers are qui-
city buying up stock to return thirty thou
sand shares to the English stockholders.
DIR. Lookup Ewtns, an abortionist, was
convicted to-day of manslaughter in the
second degree, and sentenced to three
years and six months hard labor. -. ira Il
Rulloff, when asked whether he had
to say, replied :" Not ANYTHING"
When asked whether he wished further
delay, he shook his head. ALI this time
and during the reading of the warrant, he
stood unsupported, with no sign of emo
tion except gentle swaying of the body.
At the signal his body was jerked up with
right hand was raised up gently and thrust
into his breeches pocket. There were no
further movements except slight muscu-
lar contraction. After fifteen minutes his
heart ceased TO beat.