Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-10-29

pOTLeu arrested on charges connecting them
with the recent immense forgeries of the
New York Central Railroad bonds. The
evidence against them is said to have been
furnished by the engraver who made the
plates from which the forged bonds were
printed.
The United States steamer Powhattan,
is fast on q sand drift, off of Governors
Island.
Encouraging Exhibit of Exports.
The exports of produce from this port for
the week ending yesterday, were $780,
526, mixed value. Exports for the cores
ponding period last year We're So, ia ,465.
The total exports since January lst of this
year are SOS, OO2,655, against $lSS, 7O3, 1876
last year.
The Tribune Expresses Its Views of Libel
SHIFTS.
NEW YORK, Oct, 23.-The Tribune in an
article on the imprisonment of Mr.. Shanks,
one of its attaches, for contempt of court
in Brooklyn, says: For all it says, the
Tribune holds itself responsible. We be-
leve in libel suits. We are quite ready to
meet them when they come in our own
way, to make reparation when we are
wrong, to fight it out to the bitter end
when right; but we give fair notice to
the beaten, disgraced and angered ring of
Brooklyn that it can never restore dam
aged characters and ruined prospects by q
malicious prosecution of newspaper en-
ployees, and that in an assault upon the
independence of the press it can only cover
itself with new disaster"
New Revelation in Stoke > Trial.
Upon the resumption of Stokes trial to.
day Rufus Andrews deposed: Stokes came
to consult him before shooting, and gave
him a retainer. He was then nervous and
excited, and witness thought he was not
sane. The District Attorney asked wit
L. had NtI -
ing the prisoner insane beyond the fact
that he gave him-witness-a retainer?
Laughter.
Shanks, city editor of the Tribune,
brought from Brooklyn on habeas corpus,
testified, that Stokes had expressed to him
fears that Fisk would take his life Other
witnesses,testified to hearing Stokes express
fears that Fisk, or his emissarics, would
kill him.
Meeting Of the Tinancjers.
New YORK, Oct. 23.--At a meeting of
Bank President's+ to-day, Mr.. Williams,
President of the Metropolitan National
Bank, submitted a letter he had received
from President Grant, in reply to one
which he, at the request Of friend had
written to President Grant. The reply of
the latter was very brief, and simply
stated that for three or four weeks the
President would feel disposed in case of an
urgent need to issue weekly three or four
millions out of the legal reserve.
The following resolutions were passed as
the result of the meeting:
Resolved, That the message of the
President of the United States to the
banks of New York be respectfully and
gratefully acknowledged, and that we cor
daily reciprOcate his kind wishes and will |
act in the spirit which he recommends.
Resolved, That from and after the first |
of November next the equalization of le-
gal tenders by the banks of this associa- |
ton be discontinued.
A proposition came up to use National |
band currency rates in Clearing House set
Elements. The proposition was not car
red.
The sanitary inspectors aud assistants
have received strict orders to lock very
closely for any cases OF yellow fever, or
anything like it. The health authorities
believe that many citizens of Memphis are
in the city. Mary Reilly, the woman with
whom Hennessey the yellow fever patient,
boarded, has fled.
Edward Haight, Jr., representing the
firm of Edward Haight Jr., d Co., of Wall
street, was expelled this morning from
the Stock Exchange by unanimous vote
Of the governing committee. The reason
Of the expulsion was because his father,
Edward Haight, ST., overdrew his account
our hundred thousand dollars in the Bank
If Commonwealth. He paid part OF it
md failed to pay the remainder, result
ng in the ruin of the bank.
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