Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
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OMAHA, Nov. 2O.-The recent snow
storm was much heavier on the over
land route west of Cheyenne than here,
and the snow blockaded the railroad
it is feared
The Western Union wires, prostra-
ted by the severity of the snow storm,
are again in good working order to
California and Montana.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 20-The Clerk
ship of the Court of Appeals is de-
clared vacant, the candidate, Thos, l..
Jones, Democrat, who received $4,000
majority having accepted a challenge
to fight duel five years ago.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. l9.-The
Democratic party of Tennessee cele-
brated the recent political victories this
T.. NJ, and this evening the city is full
of people from this and surrounding
States. The assemblage are addressed
at the Exposition building this after
noon 10y Hon. Jas. b. Beck, of Ken
lucky, and Hon. w. G. Kerr, of Indi-
ana, and Tonight 10y Gov. McEnry, of
Louisiana, and Hon. ]. Proctor Knott,
of Kentucky, Gen. Gordon, of Geor-
gia, and Gen. Morgan, of Alabama.
Tonight the city was illuminated
and salute of one hundred guns was
lIeu from capital Hill.
RALEIGH, n. c., Nov. 20.-A mum
Der of bills were introduced in the
House of Representatives yesterday,
the most important of which was q
bill to provide for the compromise and
settlement of the State debt, intro
duced 10y Col. s. Nc. ID. Tate, of Burke,
the Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee. The bill is supplemental to "A
m m hla in hiah 10 rapffaA l,A
sons for not paying all the debt, the
destruction of the property upon
which the bonds were based, and the
reckless legislation and management
of finance at time when the tax
payers had no control in public affairs.
NEWARK, n. j., Nov. 20.-Rev. DIR.
w. j. h. Nicholson has resigned the
pastorate of the Trinity Episcopal
Church, in this city, and will join
the Reformed Episcopal Church.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-The Pacific
Mail Steamship Company have sued
the Union Pacific Railroad Company
for 100000 damages, for violation Of
contract,
PARIS, Nov. lS.-The journal DeS
DebdtS publishes a violent editorial
attack upon Disreali for his disclaimer
that his recent Guild-Hall speech re-
ferred to the Won Arnim case. The
DebGtS says Disreali has simply apollo
piZsd To Bismarck for his offensive ut
terences.
PARIS, Nov 19. There was an alarm
ing explosion in chemical factory in
st, Dennis to-day. The building was
destroyed, and the railway station near
it badly damaged. Three persons were
killed and fifteen badly Injured Half
| the windows in the town were broken.
LONDON, Nov. 20.-A boat belong
ing to Her Majesty's ship Aurora was
run down in the Clyde yesterday, and
seventeen men were drowned.
The infant son of the Duke of Edin-
burgh will be baptised at buckingham
! Palace, Monday next. The Queen,
the Empress of Russia, the Prince and
Princess of Wales, the Czarwich and
Grand Duke Alexis, will be present.
CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. 23.-A ter
rible subterranean rumbling commen~
ced on the llth inst, at Guanjato, and
was followed by a trembling of the
earth. Many edifices were injured by
the shock. The rumblings have since
become 50 continuous that the people
are alarmed, and many families are
| leaving.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-There is to be
torchlight procession in Manchester
to night, in commemoration of the
Fenian martyrs, who were executed in
that city.
A dense fog makes travel by land
and water dangerous. Several railroad
accidents have been reported.
MADRID, Nov. 23.-Marshal Serran6
will go TO the North next month for
the purpose of expediting operationu
against the Carlists.
/ The Government has eXiled two
| Generals and several civilians known
/ to be partisans of Prince Alphonzo,
son of the eX-Queen Isabella. Other
| persons are to be sent into exile for
| some reason.