Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-28

" Hon. s. b. Packard, e. s. Marshal,
I" NetU Orleans
BY the agreement and award, the
status of your Legislature was to remain
as we left it. The Democrats violate their
good faith and plighted honor in their out
ragoeus attempt to change it.
/" (Signed), w. P. Frye
KANSAS CRY, April 20-An officer who
commanded the detachment of troops, and
who had recent fight with the Cheyennes
reports two soldiers dead from wounds.
That four soldiers were corralled by thirty~
five Indians, twenty miles South of Fort
Wallace on the 18th, and fight ensued.
Ten redskins wers killed. The soldiers es-
capped in the darkness. A general war is
apprehended. e -
CHICAGO, April 20.-The g Adventists
here assembled last night, in a private way,
and waited until near morning. with their
white robes in readiness, for the expected
coming of Christ. They finally dispersed
quietly. -.-s.
MEMPms, April 20.-oscar Burton was
killed at Somerville Tenn, yesterday, by
a man named Doyle. Burton last fall had
q terrible rencontre with three brothers
named Rieves, during which two Of the
Rieves were killed and the other danger
ously wounded, Burton being shot nine
times, and it was thought MORALLY wound
cd. No particulars of tile killing of Burton
have been received.
NEW YORK, April 2I.-The Treasurer of
Booths Theatre was Hircsted last evening
on a warrant jssued 'r m Commissioner
Davenport, bas' d qn NJ affidavit of a col
ored man named Smith that he and his
lady were refused seat, m the parquette of
the theatre. The TREASURER was bailed till
to-day 7rTf o.
Count Morefioscl, Major Rancetti and
DR.. Ubaldi, the Papsl ehyoy-, left for Bal
timore,t his moruiBg, and will sojourn with
Archbishop Bayley till that prelate comes
to New York to confer the 6erreftd on
Cardinal McCloskey.
It's said that three men, in cleaning a
cesspool at Staten Island, came upon be-
tween twenty and thirty thousand dollars
in gold coin 1t seems the premises were
formerly owned by city bank cashier who
proved delaulter TO the amount Of $780,
900.
Judge Blalchford has rendered de.
cision in the case of Charles A. Dana, ar,
rested upon an attachment issued out of
the Supreme Court of the District of Col
umbia by Z. S. Marshal Fisk Judge
Blatchford discharges Mr.. Dana from Gus
tOdy of the Marshal of this District in a
very lengthy opinion.
An order for the re-arrest of Tweed un-
der three million bail has been placed in
the hands of the W arden Of the penteni-
tiary Should the decision of the Court of
Appeals favor Tweed he will be taken to
Ludlow street jail to await further action
of the courts.rn d. ..-.
New YoRg, April PA dispatch to
the Sun from Washington says The
Supreme Court will adjourn the Sd of May.
Although there has been no formal confer
once or vote on the Louisiana case, which
involves the Constitutionality of the En-
forcement Acts, there is good reason to
believe that this tribunal by a most decided
mojority will sustain the decision of Justice
Bradley, in the Court below, and declare
all this legislation TO be void and without
any Constitutional warrant. The opinion
will be reserved until the meeting Of the
Court next fall. ..--..r......a
The Beecher trial is to be adjourned one
week to enable the counsel TO prepare their
stories. A caterer has been found, Who
will swear Mr. and Mrs. Beecher were serv
cd by him on the alibi day he made a note
Oft.
RALEIGH, N. c., April 22.-Jacob b.
Rumbough, cigar maker Of Charlottesville
Virginia, more receu, ,ly Of Lynchburg, and
Richmond, shot himself fatally in the head
here this evening, with a small pistol
Cause, failure TO obtain work, and dis
heartened in consequence He leaves q
belonged to both the Knights Of Pythias
Of Charlottesville, and the Red men Of Rich
mond.