Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-12-10
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G9V. WARMOTH'S AFFAIRS BEGSM-
ING DESPERATE.
The True Situation in Louisiana to be
Made Known.
Terrible Gale Reported Throughout
England.
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Vessels Blown Ashore and other Dam
Vessels Blown Ashore and other Dam.
age Done.
The Governmental Crisis In France
Theirs and the Ministry ReconciIed.
HOM E NEWS.
Harmless Duel Between Editors


New YORK, Dec. 9.-The Liberal Council
of the Tnternationalists resolved upon
meeting at Cooper Institute on the l4tn
inst, for the relief of widows ana or
phans of executed Communists. A letter
was read from Wendell Phillips saying the
French Communists were entitled to the
respect of the civilized world. =
James Hagan, of East Broadway, is
missing.
The Heralds special reports New Or
leans remarkably quiet. The WarmOth-
ties intend to exhaust every lawful power
of resistance to arbitrary power, but in no
event will they countenance violence.
Stokes trial was not taken up to-day.
The reported connection of Schuyler
Colfax with the Tribune and Oakley Hall
with the Herald is authoritatively contra
dicted.
The editorial and composing rooms of
the Express were damaged $4,000. In
sured. The Messrs. Brooks lest valuable
library.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9.-The Comstock Com
pany's furniture ware rooms are burned.
Loss, 500, ,000 Insurance, S63, 900.
WINDSOR, Conn, Dec. 9.-Reynold's IS
wooden mill is burned. Loss, 100000.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9.-The Custom
House returning Board give full returns Of
theEOvember election, giving Grant, A.
GA and Kellogg, Is, ,S61 majoriies, and the
election of the entire Republican State
ticket. The Legislature has alarge major
ity on Joint BALLOT. The impeachment OF
WarmOth and dispersion of his Legislature
by Federal troops, and Warmsth's case for
contempt pends to-day. 1t is believed the
Governor will be incarcerated.
A large meeting of capitalists and prop
erty holders resolved TO send a delegation
to Washington to represent the exact con-
tlition of affairs.
Judge Durrell has issued a sweeping
restraining order on the application of G.
Z. Antoine, against Governor Warfnoth
and all other State officers, clerks of the
House and Senate, Chief of Police and
others preventing any interference what
ever with the assembling of the Legisla-
ture, and forbidding all persons from
participating as members of said Legisla-
ture who have not been returned as mem
bers thereof by the Custom House Return
ing Board, and whose names are not
transmitted by Geo. Z. Bovee, Secretary
of State, to the Secretary of the Senate
and the Clerk of the House.
The fusion Legislature assembled to-day
in Licium Hall. Each member, on enter
ing, was served with restraining orders
The military still have possession OF
Mechanics Institute. A member, who
was credentialed by Custom House re-
porters and Custom House partisans was
admitted. Both claim a quorum. fi' q
The Clerk of the old House, whose duty
it was to call the roll, was incarcerated by
the u. s. Marshal. -r ..l
The Legislature was organized at the
Mechanics Institute. Lowell was elected
Speaker. Senators holding over protested
in writing against the manner i'll which
the Senate was organized. Pinchbeck
stated in the Senate to-day that Warmoth
and Wead of the Times, went to Pinch.
beck's house at - o'clock last night and
offered him $50, 600, and the appointment
of a large number of officers, if he, Pinch
beck would pursue course which they
would point out.
A resolution for impeaching Gov. War
moth was passed in the House.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 9.-The steamer
Frank Gracy, with 400 bales of cotton ha.
sunk. --..
A club of 10 persons in Columbus, Ind.
held the capital prize in the Louisville Lii
brary lottery.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 9.-Heyward, editor O
the Times, and Browning, editor of the
Ne1cS, of Orangeburg, S. c., after exchang
ing two harmless shots, saluted each othe,
and left filled with honor.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a motion wa
made in the Supreme Court to-day to re
strain Judge Durrell, of the Louisian
Circuit Court. The Supreme Court resery
ed its decision.