Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-17

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Suit. Against Tweed and Sweeney.

Suffs Arnirsf Tweed ana sweeney.
NEW YORK. Aug, 16-The State At
tornev General Davis, reports that the
civil and criminal suits against Tweed and
Sweeney have been abandoned. -s -
The brig Sea Bird from Maricaibo and
tho UeIretia from London arrived with
yellow fever. All the pneumonia patients
iut two are convalescent. -r.
A Washington dispatch states that claims
aggregating S117, SOC, 600 have been filed be-
fore the mixedAmerican and English Com
mission from British sources for damages
sustained by seizure and confiscation of
blockade runners and their cargoes during
the rebellion by the American Govern
ment. 80
1t is stated that Secretary Boutwell, will
deliver several political addresses in Penn
sylvania next month.
Secretary Fish is reported too unwell 10
return to Washington at present.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 16-Rev. q. III. RoD-
ertson was received i'm this city to-day by
the members CT his church. EffOrts are
being made to reinstate him.
The Democrats of the third district OF
this State, nominated c. w. Mllilkln lor
Congress.
Portsmouth. He leaves this afternoon for
Rye Beach.
RALTIMoRE, Aug. 16.-Joe Jefferson is
here. and his sight is entirely restored.
BosToN, Aug. 16.-In reply 10 a note
from number of colored citizens to Wen
dell Phillips inviting him to address them
on the political issues of the day, Philips
declines to speak but gives his views in
long letter, in which he faYors Grant for
President in preference to Greeley, al
though he agrees with Sumner in regard TO
the San Domingo affair.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-A rhinocerOS be-
longing to q circus escaped at Monroe, IL
linois, killing two men, knocking down
the tent poles and seats, injuring several
spectators, and capsizing the cages of 9TH
er animals. He was finally captured after
thousand dollars.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Aug. 1G-The indica-
tions reported yesterday were verified by the
results in the Radical Republican Convention.
G. G. Sheets, Consul to Elsinore, and Alex.
White, Member of Congress twenty. years ago,
were nominated for Congressman at large.
Lewis 4. Parsons, w. j. Gilmore, j. u. PEN
nington and L. G. Corilson for electors
The platform consists of four resolutions,
First endorsing the Philadelphia platform and
nominations. Second, favoring internal i'm
provements on as liberal scale as consistent
With prudence and economy. Third, the duty
of Congress to enforce the rights of the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments. Fourth, re-
lies on the education of the rising generation as
means by which liberty and free government
are to be preserved and opposes disfranchise-
ment except for crime after due conviction.
The executive committee appointed adjourn
ed:
The Liberal and Democratic State Executive
Committees, after a full and free conference at
Talladega, coalesced and nominated the follow
ing mixed ticket for electors at large: G. G.
Langdon, of Mobile, and 4. 0. Pickett, of
Louderdale. Democrats: w. B. Figures, of
Madison, and W. r. Hatchett, of Montgomery,
Liberals For Alternats: J. 7. Waddell, of
Russell, and N. A. Agee, of Monroe, Demo
Gratis; A. C. Beard, of Marshal, and w. S.
Mudd, of jefferson, Liberals. The session was
harmonious, and steps were taken for vigor-
GUS campaign No Liberals are on the State
ticket because the nominations were made be-
fore the Baltimore Convention, but the support
of the party is pledged to the ticket notwith-
standing