Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-03-17
Tho Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad.

r,, Alabama and chattanooga Railroad.
CY,rr.roogA. March, l6.-MajOr Fleming,
.,on+ for Charles Walsh Receiver of the
AIabon,a and Chattanooga Railroad, has taken
,,osso.sion of that read from Meridian, Miss,
In Georgia State line by direction of the
Irnitsd States Court of Mississippi and Chan
corv Court of the Western Division Of Ala
hama He expects to make such arrangements
with General Woford, Receiver for the State
Of Georgia, as will enable him to run through
trains in a few days. Major Fleming is well
known as the General Superintendent of the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad an Mr.. Walsh has
a high reputation for integrity and financial
ability.
NEW YORK, March l6.-Jay Gould has re-
signed tie dictatorship in the Erie road He
testified before the legislative committee that
the charges against Judge Barnard of corrup-
ton in the Erie affairs were unfounded Gould
paid Tilden $4,000 in 1869, as retaining fee in
the Erie affairs.
A Matamoras special says telegram from
the Mexican Secretary of War reiterates the
capture of Zacatecas and the rout of TreVino.
Horace Greeley, in an editorial, says if free
trade is to be made plank in the platform he
asks to be counted out. All he asks is that
there be left a freedom to all classes on the
economy question.
About six thousand men will join in the pro-
cession on st. Patrick day and fifty bands of
music. The military will number six thou
sand.
There were eighteen cases of small pox yes
terday.
The jury for damages in the Westieid disas-
ter disagreed One of the jurors holding that
the defendants were not liable he Sttributing
the accident TO dispensation of Providence.
Eleven of the jurors favored a verdict against
the company.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, March 16.-Early this
morning the train hence to Boston met with an
accident caused by a broken rail. Twenty per-
sons in the smoking car were more or less in
jured.
BUFFALO, March 16.-The Ohio street eleva-
tor, owned by the Erie Railway Company, and
leased to Clark, Townsend s. Co., was burned
to-day with $1,000 bushels grain. The fire is
believed to be the work of an incendary. No
insurance on the elevators but the grain fully
insured. Loss on the building Si75,00O.
MEMPHIS, March 16.-The cotton seizure suit,
involving $4,000, decided against the Govern
ment in the District and appealed to the Circuit
Court has been remanded to the District Court
fer new trial.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March l0.-1he Eee'""S
Sua (newspaperl has set.
The suit against Judge Price for refusing to
admit negro testimony into his court before the
State authorized it, has been dismissed, the
Federal Court holding that the Judge was JUS
tilable in obeying the State law. Judge Bull
lard added: II do not think Congress has the
power to enact law to prevent him from doing
So"
PHILADELPHIA, March 16.--The new iron
steamer, George w. Clyde, sailed on trial
trip for Charleston.
IlPHuADELPHIA, Pa, March 16.-Mace and
o Baldwin have deposited $500 as forfeiture
for 8 81, 500 fight in Virginia July 10th.
LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 16.-Mrs. Jan
Ruth, charged with being accessory to the poi
sOning of her husband, has been discharged.