Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-03-18
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Trouble over the Petersburg Charter.

Trouble Over the Petersburg Charter.
RICHMOND, VA, March 13.-In the Sem
ate, that branch of the General Assembly
in which the bill providing for new
charter for Petersburg originated, to-day
by q vote of % to 13 sustained Gov X Kemper,s
veto. The debate was most heated and ex-
citing, the speeches of the Conservative
friends of the bill being denunciatory in the
extreme of the Governors action, while
other Conservatives as warmly sustained
him. The Petersburg papers of to-day
devote several columns to severe criticism
and invectives. The Landmark and Fir-
gi1ljdn. of Norfolk, also have severe edito-
rials against the Governor. The Wing and
EnqGtrier of this city deprecate the veto,
while the Richmond Dispatch sustains
the Governor.
If the charter had gone into effect the
Municipal Government of Petersburg
would have been virtually transferred from
the Republicans to the Conservatives. The
vote as to whether the bill should pass, not
withstanding the Governors objections, is
classified as follows Ayes, Is, Conserva-
tives; noes, l6 Conservatives and nine
Republicans.
In the House to-day a series of eulogistic
resolutions regarding Charles Summer
were introduced by SyphaX, colored. The
passage of the resolutions was advocated
by SyphaX and Paige, andother colored
1uty were, AONtNeT, tdDleu.
Five alarms OF fire have occurred here
since noon, only one, however, resulting
seriously.
Local Option in MRryiaud.
ANNAPOLIS, March 14.-In the lower
House of the Legislature, the local option
bill, which occupied the forenoon session
and the entire night session, was defeated,
the motion to postpone the consideration of
the bill until the 9Th of April, when the
Legislature adjOurns, having been carried
and motion to oreconsider this vote being
laid on the table.
An Autopsy of Summers Body.
BOSTON, March 16.-An autopsy of the
body of Senator Sumner was made this
morning and the report written out as fol-
lows: The left coronary artery in con-
siderable portion of its length was so much
ossified that its calibre was diminished at
least one-half. The right coronary artery
was slightly atheromatous, and consider
ably enlarged. The cavities of the heart
were dilated, especially the lower third of
the left ventricle. The walls of this ven-
tricle were generally thinner than usual,
especially so at the point about an inch
and a-half from the apex, over space two"
thirds of an inch in diameter. In the vi
cinity of this were several small clots of
blood, some of which had probably formed
before his death. Nothing abnormal was
found on the brain or other organs. Sign
ed by j. II. 5. Jackson, &. Ellis and X. III.
Fitz, in the presence of Henry q. Clark,
B. E. Calling, Alfred Hitchcock, III. II. A.
Beach, Jos. Il. Johnson and G. +. Brown,
Sequad. DR.. Brown, Sequad, says no
traces of the assault committed by Brooks
were discovered in the brain. There is
very general suspension of business to-
day, including the closingof all the public
schools out of respect to the memory of
Sumner, whose funeral takes place this af-
ternOon.
Heavy Rains.
AUGUSTA, GA, March 1G.-Heavy and
continuous rain has been falling for "A
hours. The river rises II inches an hour.
There are some apprehension of freshet.
The advertiser and Republican, an old
and successful journal of Savannah, is
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