Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-01-17
HON Z NEWS.
PARTICULARS or THE BOARDING OF
t aoi THE FLORIDA. III.
suit. Against collector Murphy.


NEW York, Jan. ia. test suit has been
an assessment made from the salary of an en-
ployee for political purposes. If this one is r
success, many similar suits will follow
1t Is asserted that Hall will not resume the
The officers of the steamer Florida confirm
under oath the reports that the vessel was over
hauled and searched by Spanish Cruzier at
A. NJ. The Spanish war vessel Nasco numese
de Balboa, which had been watching the
Florida in the port was seen passing Water
Island under steam and sailed directly in the
track of Florida. AT 1880 A. NJ, the war steam
er bore down on the Florida. AT lao A. NJ,
ward when the steamer hauled to northward
in parallel course with that of the
Florida. The strange m steamer proved
to be the Halifax and st. Thomas mail boat
The war steamer then bore down on the Flor
ida, with her crew at the quarters, and the guns
run out ready for action. When the war steam
or was within speaking distance, she cred n
blank shot at tho Florida and lowered q boat
nearly to the waters edge, when the United
States flag was hoisted on the Florida, and no
notice being taken of the hosting demonstra-
ton, ten minutes after firing the first gun, the
war steamer fred n second gun, and the shot was
seen to ricoichet astern OF the Florida. The
Florida was then hove to, and cutter from the
war steamer came towards her.
! NRw ORLEANS, Jan. l2--,Judgo Abel has
dismissed the Grand Jury. 1t is said that it WAS
! packed in the interest of Warmoth
| 1t is said that warrants are out for the arrest
of Speaker Carter and Lieutenant Governor
! Pinchback, on a charge of being implicated IN
| murder.
Warmoth, in a note to Emory, thinks that the
danger is not over. The tumult is about over
New ORLEANS. Dec 13-The expectation
that Carter and his adherents would demand
admission into the Capitol caused concentration
of the police and militia. BY 10 o'clock three
lines werc formed inside, which force consist
| Cd ,Nf turph nj ma a prhNyd
gathering in the vicinity early, and by noon
was immense, when Carter approached
The Committee then approached the Capitol
two of whom were admitted, but were refuse
recognition as Committee from Garter
House. The Warmoth House refused to reoeiv
any communication from Carter ,whereupo
the Carter Committee retired and reported
when the Cartertes retired. They will NEE
from day to day until their rights are recog
nized Some demonstrations Of violence wer
discouraged by Carter. ..
OMAHA, Jan. IA hunting camp has bee
established near Republican river, rs the bas
| of Alexis operations. Buffalo and other gam
are reported to be plentiful. 1t is state
that 1000 Indians are to be there.
! The Agricultural College land script for tw
: hundred and seventy-three thousand acres
land, donated by the United States TO the Sta
: | of Georgia, has been sold to G. +. Lewis,
: three thousand dollars It was delivered
e day at the Fourth National Bank.
S WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-General Emory h
been ordered to keep the troops out of Ne
: Orleans unless otherwise advised from Wasl
k ington.
a New YORK, Jan. ia San Domingo lett
:, states that a rumor prevailed that Baez h
= made an overture to England and Italy for
7 triple alliance for the maintenance of the 81
IL Domingo republic in event of the failure OF n
l. gotiations with the United States.
IL Germany has declined being party to t
II alliance, but England and Italy are willing.