Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-11-27
HOM { NJ EWS.
DECISION AFFECTING BANKRUPTS.
Two Roughs characterization Bank Sus.
pended Payment.
Excitement oyer the Arrest or JAN could.

pended RRyuent
Excitement over the Arrest of Jay Gould. |
MEMPHIS, Nov. 23.-Maior NJ. 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 malady has appeared here and has
extended to the mules,
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Jay Gould has
been arrested on a charge of malfeasance
in the Erie management. Bail for 81 ,0OO,-
600 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
porarily Erie stocks. Watson, President
of the Erie road, asserts, however, that the
stock jobbing operations have nothing to
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-eighths 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 ,,edcwicl5 from New Orleans, reports
that on the Dist inst, in latitude 30, and
| longitude 73, she passed 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
Harder 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 tlue of the boiler driv-
ing the refrigerating machinery, exploded,
and the heat entering the refrigerator,
completely destroyed the entire cargo.
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 at
this place exploded this morning. Harry
j. Wolfe, telegrapher, and DIR. II. a.
Wright, torpedo agent, were blown to
atoms
} MILWAUKEE, Nov. 25.-Judge Miller, OF
the United States Court for the East
ern District of Wisconsin, has decided that
: bankrupt cannot sell his homestead and
claim his store as his residence by moving
J into it, and orders the store and lot be de-
? livered To bankrupts creditors.
The horse disease is abating. Reports
from Northern and Western parts state
that large numbers of deer are dying, APP
| parently from some disease.
: NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-In drunken af-
2 fray between some roughs and thieves, on
} the corner ofPelham and Cherry streets,
+ the community was relieved of two. Au
e gust Standouger, proprietor Of a restaurant
+ corner of Broadway and Broad streets, i
: mi .sing Robert X. Morton, mileage clerk
on the Morris and Essex road is also miss
e ing Anthony Eaton, who was assaileC
5 by target party is dying.
: MONTGOMERY, NOV. 22.-GoY. Lewis
7 and other newly elected State officials as
!, sumed their offices this morning. The
! Rump Legislature adjourned until to
morrow. The new Lieutenant Governo
informed the Senate through the retiring
Lietenant Governor that he would preside
tomorrow, whereupon the Senate elected
. Mr.. Erwin President pro tenn. Gov. Lewis
4 so far has recognized neither body. 1t j
e rumored that Lewis will issue proclama
o ton converting the Legislature at thu
: CAPITOL tomorrow
}, RALEIGH, Nov. pa resolution 10 in
: vestigate the August election has passe'
: several readings. .
y The Conservative caucus nominate,
S Gov. Vance for the Senate. Seven Q
! Judge Merriman's friends withdrew
BallOtnC will commence tomorrow.