Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-13

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Senate passed with amendment the House
bill confirming the sale of the Alabama
Eand Chattanoega ilroad to New Orleans,
and the n orth Eastern Railroad Company.
The House passed witt amen dnlei1tf the
Senate bill recalling all endorsed railroad
bonds and authorizing the issue of thirty
yearw = per cent; gold Interest beaxiuE
straight bonds inslieii thereof atfhe RAJ of
$1,000; straight for - ,0O0 endof I'd bQn<s,
and providing that ID no went sfaH he
obligations Of The State on This aceount tex-
ceed S.. .000, goo, these samendment entsztq b0th
bills viii be concurred in much to the re-
lief of the State, whose Liabilities will thus
be decreased from near $50 s0OO, 0o0rt0$S, i
100000, on account Of railroads. The lat
ter bill releases the States lien upon roads,.
and levies an annual sinking fund tax on
their gross earnings to pay bonds at matu-
rity. -. ,,-<af,-r0o..s. -rz>, ~,
Jay Gould ReseaIs Erie itstccorm corruption. aion 7a
peafed before thsI IErie Inv atlps Com:
was Te eapidsas 10y iti13 ga ths sls'
lawyer or that money was paid him; Barber
was engaged to go to Albany to guard
against hostile legislation. :; did. not res,
collect that9 more b money was paid
Barber during the session of the Legisla-
turel than ether times. when shown
Tweed's vouchers Gould knew nothing
about them admitted that large sums.
were spent to defray election expenses
money was applied in nearly every ,Sena,
torial District i'll the State much was
charged on the books to legal expenses.
that went for other purposes; this he
called linda rubber ftind."s Could was
very cautious and but little definite infpr:
nation was obtained. ffi9obBu- tsld hA2 iiif
The District Court holds that Nc DonfleE,
the alleged Bank of England forger, was
legally held and remands him to CUSTODY
Saint Marc Girardin, whose death was
announced by the cable this morning, was
a well known French author and was at
one time member Of the French Assem-
bly.e he was 72syears ODD: al {
@Ehs Storm ipSxew York 4
3 The storm to4day;liass BEEN one Or tue
most severe of the year. During the morh-
ing hail rain and snow fell at intervals.
tide was very high and at the ferries great
difficulty was experienced in getting heav-
lily laden trucks on and offthe boats. The
cellars along the western river front and
in South street were flooded and in some
instances valuable M erchandise was dam
aged. Alafge fleet of VESSELS were detained-
by the storm. 1t is not likely that any of
the European steamers vii leave ssthe port
uutillthe weather. nlodefates.A -
Meeting Of Gas strikers.
AT meeting of the gas menIast night
James Connolly, President of the State
Workingmen'st Assembly, niadea speech,
in which he said that the strike had only
just commenced. The gas mems organi-
such hole in the. ranks of the police who
clubbed and otherwise committed iudigni-
ties upon them while engaged in aslegiti-
mate and peaceful dem tration Within six
days as will surprise them. A resolution
was passed unanimously condemn ing the
action Of the emigration commissioners in
furnishing foreigners to take the place of
the strikers. @<s y
Boston, April 12-The New England
Organ Factory, onJWorthann street, was
burnedte-day.Loss So, 600. 0---'---
The Ohio GonsfitusfonaI Con nvention.
WASHINGTON, d. C, April II, 1S72.-
The political complexion sof the Ohio
Constitutional Convention is disputed.
The official returns win Idecide.Bh fE ~
1t is showing in Philadelphia.
Brigham Young wanssao Govern Arizona
Brigham You ung Will accompany the
missionary party to- Arizona. The COM
pany will be large as they intend to assist
in building the Southern Pacific Railroad.
The object of the mission seems to be to
obtain political control of Arizona.
The friends of the lost cabin passengers
of the Atlantic, passed resolutions con-
demlning the managers Of odfJtlh the e White Star
the bodies.
The HerozepS aHayvafla Special says the
Captain General Estates xthat two sletters
from Cespedes were found in Okellis' pos
session and that he will be treated as spy.
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