Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-12-16

owens says he was ordered by Sheriff
Crosby to come to the city to-day with
all the armed men he could get to-
gether.
Alexander Stockhousp, from New
ton, one Of the captured negroes, says
an order for all the negroes to come to
Nicksburg this morning was read in
church Sunday.
Crosby, who is under guard at the
court house, denies that he gave such
orders.
1t is reported this evening that the
negroes are committing depredations
in the country,
The intense excitement that pre-
vailed this morning has subsidized 10 a
great degree, yet many citizens are
under arms and all the roads are pick
eted.
LATEsT-Evidence just received
! renders il absolutely ceriain that Gov.
Amrs and his Attorney-General, Geo.
E. Harris, melted and advised the in
/ vasion of this city by the negroes to-
| day. This evidence has been laid be
4 fore the ablest lawyers Of the city, with
a view to arresting aud bringing these
| parties to this city for trial.
FRANKLIN, Iowa, Dec. S.-The
court house here, with all the records,
has been burned. 1t was the work of
an incendiary. This is the third in
cendiury within three weeks.
NICKsBURG, MISS, Dec. SIT is
reported this morning that the negroes
Will renew their attack on the city to-
day. The citizens are all under arms.
aud have been largely reinforced from
adjoining towns. Companies have
been sent to the country well armed
and equipped. The prisoners captured
yesterday are closely watched to pre-
vent lynching. The negro loss yes
terday is estimated at about seventy.
White loss, one killed and TWO wound
ed. Crosby Is still under guard. The
whites hold the entire city.
Troy, Dec. S.-The New Mill
ROussollar Iron Works have resumed
at reduced rates. The strikers as
saulted several wOrkmen in the dark
PITTSBURGH, Dec. S.-The Puddlers
are on strike. There are four hundred
furnaces cold. There is fifteen thou-
sand persons out of employment.
New YORK, Dec. 10 Edna Proctor
Dean VS.. mutual friend. Gen. Butler
cross-eXamined Miss Dean. Butler
said they had no knowledge that this
lady was guilty of anything. He did
not mean to aver it. We will pay any
reasonable expenses this lady may
have been put to, whereupOn the mu-
tual friend was mulcted in 81 ,375.
| NICKSBURG, Dec. l0.-Tbe excite.
ment is subsiding and business il re-
sumed, The whites are still picket
ing all approaches to the city. Crosby
has resigned. A new election fOl
Sheriff has been ordered.
Ames has issued proclamation call
ing for an extra session of the Legis
lature.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.-The obser.
vation of the transit at Nagasiki, ia.
pan, was completely successful.
At other points 1t was reported par.
TALLY cloudy, but the departure from
the disk was caught exactly.
Two points heard from have photo,
graphed the touch of the sun, pass.
age over his face and the departure ot
Venus. Further reports from other
points will doubtless give us the exacl
particulars.
CHARLEJTowN, w. VA, Dec. H.
A fire last night destroyed SOldbert's
Hotel, Kyle's saloon, Lowenstein's
saddlery, Lawrence's' furniture store
Billiards. barber shop, SCOTS shoe
store, Snydess law office, Shearer's
leather store, Martins milenry store
Goshorn's restaurant, Bunhert's gro
Gerry, ITwin's grocery, Slack's dry
goods store, VOLTS stove store, Singer,
sewing machine Office, Kohn's saloon.
Tells Building, Good Templars' Hall
Strauss clothing store. Kaufman
Building (unOccupied), Rtter's store
Stenarts grocery, Krafftr's tobacco
store, Mrs. Beach's millenry store
Cares tailor shop, Dodley's shoe store
Strider's dwelling house, the Mayors
office and the engine house. The los!
is estimated at $500, 900, mostly all in
suTed.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-THE ne
grOes killed before Vicksburg number
100, IS of whom were buried in on,
/, field.
New YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Post say
, that distinct shock of an earthquak,
was felt at 1880 o'clock last night in tn,
!. upper part of the city. All along tn,
, Hudson, up the harlem road, and a
Stamford. Conn, families were aroused
from their beds, crockery was shaken
etc.
+ The Tilton- Beecher cause has beer
postponed ill the first Monday of tn
January term.
r. In the Beecher-Tilton suit the cour
70 decided to and granted the bill of par
/ .ticulars. The court said the law i'm
20 poses no mpossibility, and does no
. require from plaintiff the designation
of the precise day at hazard of failur
e of justice if he fails to prove the ac
/ upon the precise day named it is sui
: ficient If he designates the day will
; such reasonable approximation so tina
defendant is fairly apprised of tn
= charges. In view of the affidavit O
/, plaintiff read on this motion, it will h
: sufficient for him 10 state, In the bill @
Y particulars to be furnished, that tn
4 two acts of criminal intimacy allege,
g to have taken place on the 10th an,
1 18th days OF October, 1868, were com
= mitted on or about those days at eithe
!. one or the other OF places mentione,
# in the affidavit; or, as suggested b.
0 one Of the counsel for defendant,
: may be regarded as sufficient to sa
=, that those acts were committed duriu
: the month of October, 1868. Sue
e statement fairly acquaints defendan
4 with the charge he is to meet.
ATTANTA a. Dec II -Thp Post