Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-02
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s,,s,,rs,c Efforts of Stokes Counsel.

shcssars.e Efforts OF stokes Cer,isei.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-The counsel III the
Stokes case in the event oil 1allufe 10
obtain an order for q new trial from Judge
Boardman, will apply for stay OF pro-
ceedings and thereby secure a revue" oi
the case by full bench III the supreme
Ceurt and on failure they Will go TO the
Court of Appeals.
Tbe Cuban Anti-Slavery Committee are
here of which 5. r. Scottron is Chairman.
RevH.- III. Garnet, Secretary, issued an
address 10 the President and the people OF
the United States asking their support IN
the movement of the abolition OF slavery
in Cuba. The gentlemen mentioned VIII
visit the principal cities for the purpose OF
holding Cuban anti-slavery meetings and
personally urge the attention OF the matter
upon the President. -
Tweed last evening said his trial was
merely a political one; thar they would
never get a Jury to convict him; said he
was tired of the business. The prosecute
ing lawyers claim that the jury was pack
ed, The jurors refuse to reveal what &C.
CURED in the jury room. Il
sSAVANNAU, GA, FEB. 1.-The meeting
of the Convention on Direct Trade and
Immigration, to which delegates from all
cities in the South and West are invited,
is to be held at Augusta, Ga, on the llth
instant, instead of the 2d, as before tele-
graphed. Thesotate Agricultural Society
meets at the same time.
RICHuoND, Feb 1.-The first train east
ward over the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road through from the Ohio river, arrived
thismorning, bringing four loads OF can
mel coal. the first Of the kind ever received
in Richmond. -
HCHIcAGo, Feb. Tx Governor Joel A.
MattisOn is dead.
JACKSON. Tenn, Feb, IA hundred
thousand dollars worth Of property was
burned embracing the business portion OF
the town. -
BALTIMORE, Feb. 1T is rumOred that
Joshua Nicholson, one of three parties ar
rested for the murder of Mrs. Lampley, has
turned states evidence and confessed. He
saws that while he was up stairs breaking
omen the trunk where the money was de-
posted, his two companions, Whalen and
fucker whom he had left below, threw q
piece of carpet over the head of Mrs. Lamp
lev to prevent her from giving the alarm,
and strangIed her to death.
RICHMOND, Feb. lat q conference of
the leading citizens held this afternoon,
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad just be-
ing opened, committee of fifteen was az
pointed 10 ascertain when trains would be
run regularly on that road, and to make
suitable arrangements for a grand cello
bration which probably will embrace an
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ing large delegations from the western
cities to participate in other ceremonies
here.
Commodore Matthew FOntain Maury,
the American photographic and naval OIL
Ger, died in Lexington, Virginia, at one
o'clock to-day. He was the author o.
Letters on the Amazon and Atlantic slopes
of South America; Relation between
magnetism and the circulation OF the at.
A lNl1S
physical geography of the sea-" &c. Dur
ing the war he was an officer in the Con
federate navy, and at the time of his deatl
was Professor of Physics at Virginia Mill
stary Institute. He was siXty-seven year.
of age.
NEW YORK, Feb. Five Marshall
have made an investigation Of the Broad
way fire and disclose the losses to De nearly near
$500, 600. Nicol & Collaisha, mot Calisha
ingalls, 6 Co. as before stated who oc
-cupied the second floor, estimate their los
at S300,000 in gold, on which there is al
insurance of $3.50, 900 in gold. Wood
Bros loss is said to be $4,000. There ar
other losses, but of no Importance.
The Bank statement shows an 1ncreas'
in loans of 81, 100000; decrease in specl,
81 800. OOO:decrease in legal tenders $500 O0(
increase in deposits 100000.
Judge David denied the motion for
new trial in the Tweed case. This emo
the prosecution for the present.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-The dwelling house G
Henry Gaines, near Jefferson and low
streets, was burned last night. Mr.. Gaines
-r= two of his children and his brother. Ale2
ander, persisted in the flames.
ANAPoLIs, Feb. AT half-past two til
Wharton jury reported that they WEI
unable to agree, and asked to be dischart
ed, but the judge refused.
HMoNTPELIER, VT, Feb. 1.-Jas. Goul
Sons wooden factory was burned. Lo
100000.