Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-01-24


centralized Government il necessary in Mexico |
He has plenty of men, but lacks arms and am |
munition, which he hopes to obtain from the |
United States He is anxious to abtaiu quasi
recognition from the United States Government |
and TO enlist sympathy from the American peo- |
pie. he expects soon to control the Rio Grande |
frontier and stop future Indian raids. lie will
soon send n commissioner TO Washington who
will satisfy the American Government.
Cortina is still recognized as General in the
service of Juarez, who is using dctatorial
powers.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. ID, 1872.
TO His EreelLeney, H. C. WarD,oth, Governor
of louisiana NeiO Orleans
SIR: The President has referred TO me your
dispatch of this date representing that the Leg
islature of the State has asked to have the mil
itary force Of the United States placed at your
disposal to preserve the publc peace, &c. There
is contest MS to the legality of the election of
the State Governor, and also rs to the eX-
stence of tho Lower Branch of the Legislature,
dispatches being received from two persons
each claiming to be Speaker thereof, and the
President does not feel that he would be justi-
fed in deciding these questions at this time and
under existing circumstances, and is unwilling
TO interfere in State matters with the military
power of the Government, except in a clear
case of legal right and overruling necessity.
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
GEO. II. WILLIAMS,
Attorney General
The New Orleans affairs have lost interest
here. The investigating committee will prob
ably leave on Saturday, but it is thought that il
has not been fully determined to go at all,
The following extracts are taken from the
| forthcoming January report of tho Agricul-
Department: The Department. is now receiving.
principally for distribution to the South, in lib
eral quantities for experimental purposes, i'm,
| proved varieties of field and sugar corn, field
| and garden peas and beans, Italian rye, grass,
| bormus, Schraderi and Lucerne, mangel wursel
| and sugar beet, cabbage and onion seeds.
| 1t will, also, receive during this month fresh
| seeds of the Rame and Jute plant, the latter of
which cannot be grown successfully north of
| Tennessee. Oats and barly of approved varie-
| ties have been ordered from Scotland and Ger
many and will be distributed in ample time for
spring sowing. A choice variety of white wheat
grown in Oregon from seed imported from Aus
| tralia has just been distributed TO the North
western States and territories. As there is much
| inquiry in the Southern States for seed of the
Japan clover, it is deemed proper TO re-
| publish from the annual report for 1869 the
following opinion by the Superintendent
of the garden and grounds of the Department
| Lespedesa Streata Japan Bush Clover is le-
gumnous plant that has lately attracted some
attention in the Southern States as a forage
plant. 1t is poorly adapted to any such use and
is not by any means worthy of recognition by
the cultivator. 1t is low, hard-wooded plant
spreading freely on sandy and poor soils, with
very small and scanty foliage.
co., ". H. Emory, Commanding tie Depart
nlent of the CUT;
The President directs that you hold your
troops in readiness to suppress conflict of the
armed bodies of men, should such occur and &c
guard public property from pil'age oil, destruc-
ton. Keep this Department informed of your
action. BY order of the Secretary of War;
f.. d. TOWNSEND, Adjt. Gen'l.
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. 22.-It is expected that the
Governor will veto tho Dill directing the pay
ment of the State bonds in currency.
TRENTON, Jan. 2.-The Trenton Bank WIS
robbed of $4,000. The burglars rented the
| o1;anant houso and had hnan WOrkinu ninn.
teen days. Just before the contamination two
fights were gotten up in the vicinity, which dis.
tracted tho attention of the police;
still continues, The Warmothite Senate had
no quorum; in the House, ffty-two were pres
ent. Forty-onc were present in the CarteritC
House; and twenty-one in the Senate, who are
in caucus, including several Warmothites.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 22.-Three ladies were
poisoned to-day by eating fruit which had beer
put up in jars They lay at the point Of death
several minutes, but rallied and hopes of theil
recovery are entertained.
Dennis, Long s. Co.'s pipe foundry burned
to-day. Loss, $4,000. The insurance covers
$1,000 The buildings were thought to be fire
proof
tomorrow, by order to Sergeants-at-Arms re-
move tho police from the capitol and approache
thereto. Carter requests the people of the vi
cinity to keep off the streets and close business
houses. \ conflict is indicated. Tho Carterte
NEw ORLEANS, Jan. 22.--Carter, after read
ing a communication from Emory, enclosing
his instructionsf said; The United State
troops and General Emory are used to perpetu
ate infames which would drive any Northern
or Western State into revolution, and which
will be unesrthed when the Investigating Com
mittee arrives"
The cry 'let us fight we are going in any
how" was raised by the crowd. Carter repheC
: that men who would let their passions overcome
J their reason would ruin any cause. ! forbid
those acting under my commission 10 take an,
step which would bring them into conflict will
the veterans Of the United States army. Tn
+ crowd gradually dispersed and the city is tran
, quill.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. Outward Freeman, form
: erly one of Quantrells band, afterwards Uniol
spy, and since the war residing in Louisiana
was brought here yesterday by two men repre-
senting themselves as sheritfs OF Louisiana, OF
? the pretence of a warrant being issued for tn
: prisoner by the Governor of Missouri, who
} they said, offered a reward Of 5000 for him
: No one else appearing to take him in custody
t General Harding, under whom he served durin
/ the war, procured a writ of habeas corpus TO
: him and had him discharged He really ha
a been kidnapped, drugged, schackled and con
: veyed here by the alleged sheriffs without au
: thority of law, as Freeman thinks, through tn
agency Of several Of Quantrelps old gang, VIII
, are In Louisiana, and were afraid of him. III
1 record is rather rough, but nothing appear
against him since the war.