Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-24
BY TELEGRAPH.
DEATH OF A PROMINENT AUTHOR.
Major Wicks Resigns the Presidency
of the Nj. and C. Road.
Jay Geuld Arrested on A Charge Of
MaIfeaSanCe.
4 Hired Brave Receives His Reward.
HOM e NJ EWS.
RESIGNATION OF NJ. j. wICKs.

Excitement over The Arrest of Jay Gould.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 23-Major M. J. Wicks
has resigned the presidency Of the Mem
phis and Charleston Railroad, and John j.
Rather, of Huntsville, Alabama, has been
elected to fill the vacancy.
The maIady has appeared here and has
extended to the mules,
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Jay Gould has
been arrested on charge of malfeasance
in the Erie management. Bail for p, ,OUV,-
900 was given. ,
A heavy snow fell throughout the North
last night.
All the morning papers agree that Mr..
Gould's arrest was planned to effect tenn
Dorarily Erie stocks. Watson, PfesluenC
Of the Erie road, asserts, however, that the
stock jobbing operations have nothing 10
do with it. Large crowds gathered around
Fifth Avenue Hotel The general opin-
ion was that Gould's arrest had not check
mated his schemes.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Bank state
ment': decreases loans three-eighths of one
million. Decrease of specie one and one
half millions of dollars. Decrease of le-
gal tenders seven ighths of million. De-
crease of deposits four and five-eighths mill
lions. This shows a loss of One-eighth OF
the reserve.
Col Kelsey, who was recently tarred
and feathered in Long Island, is safe at
home.
The Sedgwick from New Orleans, reports
that on the Dist inst, in latitude 36, and
longitude 73, she passed a lot of wrecked
stuff with two dead bodies attached.
ATLANTA, Nov. 23.-The Board of I'm
derwriters Of this city met to-day, and pro-
tested against the proposed reduction of
commissions and asking the cooperation
of other local Boards.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Nov. 23.-The
errors having been corrected anda full Re-
publican State ticket is declared elected.
A bill regarding the Mobile Bay and
Harber has passed both Houses, and goes
to the Governor for his signature. The
other House is doing nothing.
Gov. Lewis will probably qualify next
week. "
The Governor and Lieutenant Governor
elect replied to the committee that they
understood there were two legislative
bodies holding sessions, and they would
withhold action until Monday.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23.-The steamer
Frances Wright has arrived from Calves
ton Texas with a cargo of beef and fish
During her voyage ffue of the boiler driv'
ing the refrigerating machinery, exploded
and the heat entering the refrigerator
completely destroyed the entire cargo.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 22-In the session
of the Synod of Virginia to-day, a report
was submitted on Sunday Schools, by Rev
DIR. B. Smith, of the Theological Semina
nv. The chairman Of the committee on
secular education, appointed at the last
meeting of the Synod, submitted an elabo-
ate report on the subject, accompanied
with resolutions to the effect that it is the
duty of the church to found and control
educational institutions of all grades
whenever such action is required, for full
discharge of its spiritual functions. Pend,
ing the consideration of the report and res
olutionS, recess was taken.
At the afternoon session the subject OF
sustentation of the churches and salaries Of
ministers were considered
WORCESTER, Nov. 23-Two men are
held under thirty thousand dollars bond
for hiring negro to assault State con
stable. The negro has also been arrested
The constable is recovering.
SCRUB GRASS, VENANGO COUNTY, Pa.
Nov. 23.-Robert's glycerine magazine al
this place exploded this morning. Harry
J. Wolfe, telegrapher, and DR.. r. A
Wright, torpedo agent, were blown te
atoms, -.ftf-F -F-- - .N-Et'.