Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-21

day.
/ The Joint resolution recognizing the
/ Kellogg government and pledging the mem
| bers to support the efforts of the Governor
in the line of reform and good government
was adopted in the House by n vote of 80
to Is.
MONTREAL. April l5.-The Detroit and
| Milwaukee Railroad has been placed in the
hands Of a Receiver.
MEMPHIS, April l4.--Five negroes were
arrested for stealing registered letters at
| Grand Junction. One turned States evi-
| dence and told whore the money was buried
| in tin can.
JERSEY CRY, April l4-The Democrats
| have elected msiorrty Of the Aldermen
and Directors of Education, and chosen
| Freeholders.
KEARNEY, Mo, April l4,-The dead
body of Daniel Askew, with three bullet
holes in the head, was found near the resi-
dence of James Brother. II is supposed
| that the outlaws have committed another
murder. The sheriff and posse are in
| pursuit.
HIGHLAND, Va, April l4.-The picket
guard fired four times on Monday night
a man trying to break through the lines.
| 1t is said two men were shot and severely
wounded.
ALBANY, n. Y, April 1i.-The Demo.
Gratis carried the city by 1000 majority.
| Report from the cities of this county indi-
cate large majority in the Board of Super
visors.
LoGAN's PoRr, April l4.-Commonder
Leroy Fitch, Of the Navy, aged Ga years, is
dead.
ANNAPOLIS, April IA -NIidshipman W.
II. Cox, of Jonesboro', Tenn, was drowned
to-day by boat upsetting in the creek ad
joining the Naval Academy.
PHLADELPHTA, April l4--The centen-
NAL celebration of the organization known
as the Anti-Slavery Society commenced
this morning in Concert Hall. Nice-Presi-
dent Wilson called the assemblage to order
and in an address stated the character Of
the meeting, and sketched the progress of
the organization, claiming that this was the
oldest society of this character in the world.
WASHINGTON, April lS.-The Treas
ury Department has decided that hereafter
drafts for proceeds of claims will be issu-
ed to the claimant or to the Attorney hav>
ing latest power of Attorney to receive it.
This Gusts what is known as an Attorney
of Record, and enables the claimant to pay
at pleasure all, but his last, who may retain
his fee.
KANSAS CITY, April 17.-Eight hun
dred Cheyenne warriors crossed the track
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail-
road Thursday night, fifteen miles east of La
kin, going north. A company of cavalry
from Fort DOdfein are in pursuit.
A large party of Black Hills explorers
arrived here to-day. Carpenters expedi-
ton, numbering 1,500, are 10 start
soon.
PROVIDENCE, April 1.-THE Supple
mental election resulted in favor of the
regular Republican candidate, which will
probably secure Lippitt the GubernatoriaI
chair and repeal prohibition and State
constubalary laws.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17.-Fighting
has occurred between Chinese and savages
at Formosa, provoked by the Chinese
Two Chinese officers yentured into
, Formosa, inhabited entirely by Aborig-
ines, and were killed. Two hundred Chi.
nese in retaliation burned the village kill
ing old men, women and children. Sub.
f sequently the Aborigincs attacked thC
, Chinese killing ninety. The savages lost
{ thirty in the fight.
Telegraphic communication has beer
established between all important cities Of
japan.
PorrsvuLE, April 1.-THE coal shipped
! last week was II, SS0 tons against 1851
+ the corresponding week Of last year. The
! whole supply sent from all regions as far as
! returns received this year are 3,2J5,5IC
+ against 4, l24S3I, the same time last year
The decrease in the supply Of anthracite il
9j4, us tons.
! PHILADELPHIA, April l7.-In the cas-
/, of the Union Paper Collar Company
! vesus certain other companies, an iniunc
, ton was ordered with q decree for pas
/, damages, and with security Of $1,000
. in each case; also with n further orde
I to pay the usual royalty into court until th
\ expiration Of the patent.
: MEMPHIS, April 1.-THE frost aDt
; ice is killing the vegetables and threatening
the fruit
t LANCASTER, n. Il, April I7.-Tol
inches snow here.
! NASHVILLE, April 17.-There is one
I quarter Of an inch icghere. Exposed veg
g citation frozen. It is believed the fruit
y. wheat and cotton in this and the adioinin.
q States is seriously injured if not entircl.
a killed.
New YORK, April The model Sumne
Il statue was received to day, with the bod
p broken from defective packing. 1t
"a thought, with great care, it may be patche
n for the Sumner monument in the City Hal
f, Boston.
II MONTGOMERY, April 19.-At the sal
It under a Cbancery decree of the Wester
s RR. OF Alabama, to-day, VIM. Wadley
President of the Georgia Central RR., an
d j. S. Davies, ViceoPresident of the Georgi
/, RR, became purchasers for their road
/, jointly. The sum bid was SO, l29, l6G,0l
d SPRINGFIELD, April l0.-Two men re
d fused admittance into Bush tavern, a
It Wales, attempted TO force an entrance
s. when both were killed.
is SIOUX CITY, April ia squaw bring
l, the news that the Indians had surrounde
IS the miners in the Black Hills and ha
Of killed and scalped one of them. The troop
: rescued the rest Of the miners and too
l. them from the Hills.
BosToE, April l8.-A tremendous foo
ID with disastrous results occurred last even
le ing in the towns Of Wrentham and Nor
ut folk, about twenty-five miles distant b
< the breaking away of the dam whic
" strains the water of Whitens pond. III
source of the mill near this is a small rive
es not over 25 feet broad at low water .bu
te running with strong current, mostl
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