Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-12-23
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Nj NTuOMERY, Dec. l5.--About day
light this morning two negroes went
to the store of Mat. Strauss on the out
skirts Of the city aud walked him up
and killed him with IA car coupling
iron.
One negro stabbed another yester-
day.
Tom johnson, anegro, was yesterday
sentenced to be hanged on the 10Th of
January for numbering another negro
in a quarrel over n quarter of dollar.
Six or eight colored men We're sent to
the penitentiary.
Rapier, who was defeated for Con-
gress in this District, has served u no
tice of contest on Mai. Williams, the
Congressman elect. His allegations
are very numerous and very general,
including fraud, violence, etc.
The State Senate has passed Il bill
authorizing the Governor, to appoint
two Commissioners, citizens of Ala
bama, who, with the Governor shall
constitute Board of Commissioners
to take charge Of ascertain, liquidate
and adjust the eXising legal liabili-
ties OF the State on bonds, straight and
endorsed and coupons thereon, in such
manner as the interests of the State
may require, aud by negotiation ia
provide for the payment of such
amount of said legal liabilities rs may
be arranged for under the powers CON
ferIed 10y the hill and the interest that
may be agreed to be paid on the prin-
cipal 20 negotiated in such manner and
at s',ch times as to them may seem adj
visable, and to this end said Committee
shall, by advertisement or otherwise at
as early a day rs practicable, require
the presentation of all claims of said
character, with sthe.amount claimed
and they may inquire into the consid-
erations alleged to have been paid or
given to the State therefor, or that is
alleged in support of the liability
claimed against the State provided
however, that no adjustment of said
alleged liabilities, or any part thereof
or arrangement for the payment Ot
any sum in the discharge thereof, shall
be binding on the State unless and un.
til approved and ratified by the Gen.
eral Assembly. The Commissioners
are required to report their actions Ia
the Governor, who shall communicate
the same to the General Assembly
ne VII VIII IlObdDly pass vic iiOuot
after recess, which will take place or
the 18th inst.
RALEIGH, Dec. IA resolution
passed the Senate to-day providing fol
conference of the Joint Committee
on the public debt with the creditors
of the State, and ca ling meeting o
the committee in the city on the l4tl
of January, 1875, due notice to be Civ
en- through the leading papers Of thu
country.
HARRISBURG, Dec. 1.-THE eXplo
ding of water main killed the en-
| eineer of the water works and In
borer.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l7.-An anon
ymOus communication was received
to-day by Mayor Stokely, threatening
violence if employment was not fur
nished the starving poor, and com
planning that Italians were working
on the centennial buildings to the eX
clusion of actual citizens. 1t wa
signed "Secret Six"
| HARTFORD, Dec. 1.-THE loss b,
the fire at Warehouse Point is tw
hundred thousand dollars. The insuI
ance eighty-five thousand dollars.
| PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1.-THE super
intendent of Duquest's Coal Work
was fatally shot while making a tou
of the mines.
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. 2l.-Colone
Samuel J. Anderson, formerly pri
vate Secretary to Governor Crawford
committed suicide this morning
Cause, financial embarrassment.
| BROOKLYN, Dec. 21.-Policet Capt
Brown was Instantly killed by com
panion who was examining the Cap
tain's pistol
WORCESTER, Dec. 2l.-Dr. Hun
! tington declines the Iowa Bishopric
BOSTON, Dec. 2l.-The negroes VIII
assaulted Judge Lowell's daughter ar
held in 500, 900 bail. The prospects ar
that the girl will recover.
PROVIDENCE, r. L., Dec. Ell osepl
Knowles, senior publisher of the Jour
nal since 1880, is dead.