Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-04
NEWS BY MAIL.

er cities have combined to secure the bod
les of the Siamese twins ut any price for
an autopsy.
A resolution of impeachment was intro
duced in the North Carolina House, Satur-
day, against Judge s. y. Watts, of the
Raleigh judicial district, for high crimes
and misdemeanors in office.
The Pamela oil works at Memphis were
partially destroyed by fire Sunday night,
together with three thousand bushels of
cotton seed and several hundred barrels of
oil. Loss, $4,000; covered in local COM
panies.
Holman Hunts PAINTING Of 1.-THE
Shadow of Death, u which is attracting so
much attention in London, was purchased
when finished by the Messrs. Agnew, pub
fishers and printsellers of that city, for the
handsome sum of Gl2,OOO.
The Iowa Senate is heavy body. The
fifty members kick the beam at S,52I
pounds, an average of 10! lbs. per Senator.
The heaviest member rejoices in 24O
pounds, while the light aud airy form of
the small man only weighs 100.
A mother, with four small children, was
discovered Sunday night in house in
Philadelphia without fire, food or sufficient
clothing. The police alarmed the neigh
bors, who provided necessaries to save their
lives. Otherwise they must have persisted
before morning.
Nineteen million dollars will he required
to pay for breadstuffs for the districts in
India now threatened with famine. Thirty
millions of people will be more or less in
volved in the greats dearth. Ten millions
of these are poor, and will depend entirely
on government aid.
1t is reported that a Kentucky legislator,
who couldn't read, sent up to the Speakers
desk, the other day, his whisky bill, think
-, = |, 10 orl iYht
stituency. The Speaker, who happily, was
a better scholar than his colleague, dis
covered the mistake in time to prevent its
reception.
The Yazoo Miss Democrat says: ben
Montgomery, colored, of Warren county,
pays an annual tax of 50, 447.09 Ben. owns
the two plantations, Hard Times aud
Hurricane, " formerly the property of Mr.,
jefferson Davis. He is a good citizen and
is highly respected by both black and
white"
An attempt was made on Sunday morn
ing by the prisoners confined in the Sar-
dis, Miss, Jail to burn the building, in or
der to escape. But for the prompt efforts
of the sheriff. aided by citizens, the Jail
would have been burnt and the prisoners
would have perisued with it as it was,
but little damage was done.
A Washington special says that the
nomination of General Van Buren, to be
Consul at Kanagawa, Japan, will be re
jected. General Van Buren, was the chief
commissioner of the United States to the
Vienna Exposition, and was removed on
account of charges preferred by Minister
| Jay. This nomination Is likely to reopen
| the Vienna scandal.
Arkansas court has decided that the State
officers having custody of the Pomeroy-
York seven thousand dollars could not be
compelled to bring it into court to apply
on the claims of Pomeroy's creditors. The
suit was an action in punishment brought
by the First National Bank OF this city
against Lieutenant Governor Slower and
| State Treasurer Hart.
The government of the United States
| has given permission to the Mexican gov
eminent to extend it's telegraph lines
across the Rio Grande to Brownsville,
Texas, and to establish an office there.
| When this is accomplished there will be
| direct telegraphic communication estab-
lished between all points in the United
| States and the city of Mexico.
The Great Republic, a Mississippi river
steamer went into New Orleans last Thurs
| day with 5 All bales of cotton, 3 $50 sacks
| of cotton seed, / ,474 sacks of oil cake, 135
| tubs of butter, 20 barrels of dried apples
and 1876 packages of merchandise. The
| above cargo is said to be the largest ever
| carried lDUO new .OTleaHS from Mem pms
and bend landings, and is equivalent to
about seven thousand bales of cotton.
On the night of the 29th inst. band OF
negroes made raid into Trinidad valley,
| Cuba, and burned the Managuara, Laslajai
and Sacra Fainilfd plantations. They car
ried off all the slaves from the Managuara
plantation, and completely destroyed the
machinery, knocking it into pieces. The
other two plantations suffered less. -Four
thousand insurgents have surrounded
Manzanillo. The government proposes
to again embargo several estates which
were lately released.
J. f. Wilson and ]. Fl. Willard, govern.
ment directors of the Union Pacific rail.
road, have made report 10 the Secretary
of the Interior, in which they say that
with proper management, especially in the
freight department, they do not doubt the
gross earnings may in a short time be in
creased TO twelve million dollars per an
mum. When this point is reached it is
not difficult to see that the road would be-
competent to protect to the full extent the
interest which the government has therein
The Supreme Court of the United State.
now stands as follows Chief Justice Waite
of Ohio; Mr.. Justice Hunt, Of New York
Mr.. Justice Clifford, Of Maine; Mr.. Justic,
; Swayne, of Ohio Mr.. Justice Davis, of IL
linois; Mr.. Justice Field, Of California
: Mr.. Justice Strong, of Pennsylvania: Mr.
Justice Bradley, Of New jersey. Oficer
! of the Court: ID. w. Middleton, Esq.
! Clerk, Of Washington, District of Column
bia; John q. Nicolay, ESD, Marshal, o