Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-01-03
NEWS SUMMARY.

Trains bon the Pacific Roads are snow bound
The Coiyier-J0uTRaL says Grantism and
Brownlowism are the same.
\ gas explosion in New York city on Sun
day left the entire city in darkness.
The Nashville papers are still harping about
their Legislature, and how dutiiul it was.
The Pennsylvania Central has failed in leas-
ing the roads extending from Augusta to Selma
y Tribune correspondent proposes Gov. r.
,. Hayes, Of Ohio, as a candidate Tor President
The price of the Duke of Repalda's Rapahall
now exhibited in London is reduced from $780,
900 to $4,000 ...
The Herald Washington correspondent says
the reelection of John sherman to the Senate
from Ohio IS doubtful.
Kuklux trials in Columbia resulted in the
conviction of the accused. Pending motion for
new trial couvt took a recess.
Excitemenvprevails in Vermont over the dis
cOyery Of gold deposits on an island in White
river Windsor county, Vermont.
The cotton receipts for the week ending sd
were 130015 The receipts since September
last l,JOl, 1871 for corresponding time last
year.
The stockholders of the Memphis and Knox
Vile Air Line Railroad are to meet at Bolivar,
Tennessee, on the lstof January to organize for
work.
Solicitor General Bristow has resigned his
position in the Department of Justice at Wash
ington and goes to Louisville to resume his
practice
The last census shows the total value of farms.
stock and agricultural implements in the Unit
ed States At 81, l22 937, 1856 against eight
billions im 1850,
John c. Conner, the Democratic member of
Congress from Texas Is the prince Of carpet
5aggers" de doesn't own dollars worth of
property in the State.
The Sublime Porte and Khedive of
Egypt have refused to purchase the Suez
Canal, and VI DE Besseps is now APPLYING
TO other gov, srnments TO effect sale.
1t seems to b e decided that the coming Ma
tional Republic An Convention will be held at
Philadelphia. The time viii be fixed at the
meeting ef the cOmmittee on the 18th proximo.
SeDator Wright HAS introduced bill in Con-
gress 70 refund 10 State officers the tax paid the
United States on Aeir salaries If passed to
include all officers, il will require six millions
The gale. Of Saturday and Sunday did inn
mense damage at prlngheld, Ills, and at other
points in the45tate. At Springfield new rolling
mill and round hous@ valued at $35, 900 we're
blown 70 piece.
The Nashville Ban, YER says the delinauen cies
ofTennessee radicals Of the Alternately, Rolfe
wayth accounts have heen kept at Washing
ton" That's ajeIe, we suppose,
Senator Wilson is preparing a speech in
which he viii show chat the defalcations under
Grants administrative have been less, in pro-
portion to the money dis bursed, than at any
lime for twenty yearL
Ben: Butler is lecturiug in Massachusetts, on
the Washington Treaty. lie says it ia more
likely 70 produce war with England in ten years
than any Otber question. He says nobody
knows what its provisions 6r,'. IL so, why does
he presume 10 lecture about il
4 furious storm prevailed in Mississippi Val
ley Monday. 100 feet of trestl e-work on the
AR Lane Railroad from Jetfers onville, Ind,
was Destroyed. a steamboat was blown ashore
near Memphis. Many walls of untlul shed build
ings ia ST. Louis were blown down, houses I'M
rooted, steamboats, blown from moo.-ing and
buildings were blown down.