Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-09-27
NEWS SUMMARY.


Asiatic cholera has appeared at Constantine
pie in Smyrna.
Military service will soon be made compul-
sorry in Sweden.
The number of hogs reported in Ohio this
year is 2 l61, 403.
Senator Morton thinks Groesbeck pretty
good Republican.
The BavaTian Government Will not tolerate
the dogma of infallibiity.
II is proposed to increase the Spanish reve-
nues by imposing an income tax.
The aggregate receipts of the Virginia Fair,
held at Richmond, were $4,000.
A Nashville produce dealer purchased $500
pounds of dried fruit in three days
Eleven Kuklux have been tried at Raleigh,
n. c., and eight of them convicted.
Rochefort has been sentenced by n Versailles
courtmartial to q French penal colony tor life.
Memphis nurderers are not very vigorously
treated, but enjoy the liberty OF the city.
Miners in California, north OF Prescott, have
been driven from the diggings by Apaches.
A new morning paper in the German Ian
guage will soon be commenced in New 1ork.
Col Yerger's paper, the Baltimore Evening
Journal, is opposed to the new departure.
The Lutheran Synod, of East Pennsylvania,
condemn the woman's rights movement,
The corner stone of the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument was laid on Boston Common on
Monday.
The possibility Of war with Russia is fruitful
topic of discussion among German army Of
fcers.
The fishermen of the Eastern provinces are
satisfied with the terms of the Washington
Treaty.
100000, packs ofpins are manufactured an
nually in this country, each pack containing g.
$50 pins.
The revolution in Venezuela has been en-
tirely crushed and the prisons are filled with
political offenders.
A 12-inch six hundred FOUNDER gun exploded
at Fortress Monroe on Wednesday, while test
in new powder. No one was hurt
In kuklux raid through Hamburg South
Carolina, last week, two Of the providers were
seriously wounded by colored men.
The New York World supposes that Con-
troller Connolly must have discovered some
thing Green in the publiceye.
Mr. Greeley has closed his agricultural cam
paign in the West, making his last speech at
st. Paul on the 18th
The Memphis Aralanche says our present
jury law is :" premium on ignorance and holds
Intelligence in contempt
The New York Herald thinks the Tammany
difficulty solved by the removal of Connolly.
Yes but he don't remove worth cent
The Republicans are having larger local meet
ings in Ohio this fall than in any campaign since
the famous Brough- Naliandigham contest of
1868.
The Russian fleet escorting the Grand Duke
Alexis, en- route 10 America has arrived at Ply
mouth, England, where it will stop week for
coaiing.
The Times speaks confidently from infor-
nation it cannot make public that the pros
pect is very good for all the Ring getting to Sing
Sing.
H V. Redfeld, the well known correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Commercial, is going to
Louisiana to write up matters and things IN the
Pelican State.
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at Memphis, and that he will be patiently heard
and-a,slcered We suppose the appeal will
modestly undertake the last job.
The Tribune says that private sdyices from
the most trustworthy sources show that Butler
has no good chance for the Republican nomina-
ton for Governor of Massachusetts
The Cincinnati Commercial says an ex-rebel
General called on Horace Greeley not long since
TO confer with bin about the Presidency. He
assured him Of the support Of the South.
The knights Templars from Tennessee were
represented at the triennial convocation by forty
gentlemen accompanied by twelve ladies There
are upwards of 1000 knights now in Balti-
more.
A dispatch dated 18th, to the Nashville Ban
7ser, says of Governor elect Brown: General
Brown continues to improve, and it is thought
that the crisis has passed. lie is now consider
ed out Of danger"
The King Of Bavaria has interdicted all the
civil and military employees OF the Kingdom
from becoming MasOns, or members OF the In
ternational, or Of any other political or indus
trial association.
Controller Connolly denies, and shows by
affidavit that the vouchers in his office stolen
year ago were not taken by his son, as the Post
charges. The general impression in \ ew York
is that they were stolen through the instigation
Of Tweed.
Capt Raphael Semmes Of Sumter priyateer-
ing fame, in an address last week in Alabama,
impaired the fact that the liberal form of gov
eminent and the free Institutions Of this coun-
try were derived from the spirit Of Roman Ca
tholocism
A duel took place last Tuesday near Granite
vile, s. c., between VIM. DAntignac and
John Dell, of Augusta, Georgia. Two rounds
were fired, when Mr.. Dell was wounded severe
Iy. No arrests were made.
The Chairman Of the Ohio Republican State
Committee answers Speaker Blaines congratu-
latory dispatch of the victory of Maine by say
ing: "Ohio has determined to give the largest
Republican majority of any State in 1871"
Doolittle, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of Wisconsin, calls his party the Demo-
cratic Republican party, and the Republicans
the Federal party. That is right. Having
'jined the radicals " in the " new departure"
the next move is to steal the name.
The Memphis Appeal says it is tired of the
incessant clatter OF the press over the "new
departure" 1t hopes TO discuss something more
profitable. 1t is very profitable subject fer
Republicans, aside from California, Maine &c
&c We don't wonder the appeal ia sick Of it,
A letter has been received at the Treasury