Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-03-24

great smany telegraph poles, cutting Of
telegriphic Communication with the point
between Columbia and Harrisburg.
Inc telegraph wires were broken by III,
displacement Of the span Of the bridge.
PITHToN, Pa, March lS.-The loss o
four brdges and damage to properly by tn,
Ice hot reaches more than half million
dollars The ice is again gorged at Ran.
som, three miles above this place, to IN,
height Of twenty feet and extending up tn,
river Tor about five miles. The Lrhigl
vale, RR. track is entirely covered with
ice, sig feet in height, in the uarrows two
mile north Of here, aud they have ganr
of woikmen digging through md trying tC
clear ue track. 1t is impossible to say how
soon hey can run through. No train,
have been able to reach hore vet either
way. Il great many mines in this locality
/ have Stopped work on sccount Of haviuI
no roue left by which to ship their cosl
Great tnNiety exists here in regard to the
"eathT. Should 1t become warm enough tC
move he gorge it will cause even more de.
structnn than Tuesdays foe
HAmIsRURG, March lS.-The ice is pass.
ing quietly, and no damage is Appreciated
in this county.
CMno, March l8.-The livery stable OIL
Miles Parker and the grocery OF Mrs. Sim.
mons are burned Twenty-Five horses and
ten buegies were consumed.
FALL RIVER, March 1S.-All the stri
kers have returned to work.
RALHGu, n. c., March lS.-The House
OF Representatives, to day, passed the Sem
ate bill calling Constitutional Convention
10 be he'd on the 9th of September. and the
bill Is n)w law; vote stood, 81 TO 81.
RIcHpND, Va, March lS.-The personal
recontre between Mr.. j A. Cowardin. of
the DiS21tch, and Mr.. A. Fulkerson. OF
the Houa Of Delegates, resulted last even
ing IN TIN arrest of the latter and Mr.. Jas
y CowaHiin, oou OF the senior Mr.. Cowar-
ain, on tie charge OF being about to engage
IN O dud or otherwise break the peace.
They wen both before the p, lice Justice
tins morning, when, after investigation.
they were placed under bonds in one thou.
sand dolltrs each to keep the peace. The
correspondence which passed between the
parties evidently on the part Of Mr. Cowar-
am, Jr., meant business, while Mr.. Fulkrr.
son declined 10 recurrigo him in the INIT
ter unless Mr. Cowardin, Sr., would conro.s
unwilllnguess ty reason of inability or in
capacity to seek redress.
RALEIGH, March ga terrific wind
prevailed in this section ON Saturday.
Many houses were Frustrated and several
persons killed and many hurt. Newpope
county suffered most.
a locomotive boiler on the North Caroli-
ma road exploded Mr.. Womble, of Rich
mond, was killed, and the engineer and the
fireman, and two Others, were badly scald
ed.
EAST JAFrRIEs, n. H., March 22.-The
Granile State Hotel, stables and nine horses,
with the bank block, were burned. Loss,
$4,000.
ST. LOUIS, March 22-The tobacco man.
ufacturers protest against the tax commence
ing midnight, March 3D. The revenue Of
fcers sold stamps all day on the 3D.. The
decision is retroactive and disturbs trade.
NINELAND, March 22.-Dr. Gross saws
Carruth is better. He was removed from
the composing room to his Office without
bad results.
NEW YORK, March 22.-Reports from the
northern part of the State place the Their
mometer at 20 degrees below zero.
louisville, Pa, March 21.-Large and
well attended meetings of the Mechanics
and Norkingmen's Benevolent Association
have been held in this region to day. by
the employees of the Philadelphia ~ Read
ing Railroad Company, comprising engin-
GERS hremen, conductors, and road hands
TWO thousand men who have been asked to
resign their membership in the Association,
have resolved to stand to the Union TO a
man and to relinquish employment of the
Company. To-day is the last they will re-
main in their employment A large nuns
Der Of men have been suspended in couse-
luence. Advices received from Mahonev
Plane, st. Clair, schuylkill Haven and
,ther points, indicatea bitter feeling against
he Company. Many new members have
,een installed.