Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-01
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| WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Hon, Fernands
Wood declines further use of his name rs a
candidate for Speaker.
Members are arriving rapidly.
The withdrawal of Mr.. Wood from the
contest for Speaker created q sensation to-
day. In authorizing the withdrawal sf
his name, Mr.. Wood declined 10 say fer
whom be would cast his influence.
The respective friends of Kerr, Randall
and Cox are still confident.
The contest for the Clerkship is active.
| Major Weddesburt, of Virginia, hAisr
Banks, of Mississippi, Mr.. Adams, of Ksu-
tucky, Mr.. Archer, Of Maryland, and Mr..
Dubose, Of Georgin, are on the ground.
Each will undoubtedly have the support OF
his State.
IL is thought the election of Kerr viii
throw the clerkship TO the southeast or the
election of Randall TO the southwest.
BosTOS, Nov. 20.-The rubber shoe fac,
| tory at Maiden and all the adjoining biiN-
ings were burned. Loss, $3.50, 600. In.
suranee, 100000.
an immense crowd viewed Wilson'S re-
mains. The ceremony was very impres-
| sive.
The loss to the Boston Rubber Shoe fac
| tory at Malder is more serious than report
cd. Loss, 100000 Eight hundred are
| thrown out Of employment.
BosToN. Nov. 29.-Business in le
neighborhood of State street and the
burned district was almost entirely sas-
pended, and the stores were closed ON ae-
count of the Wilson obsequies FLAGS
were at half-mast all over the city. Al
Lowell, Lawrence, and many other New
England cities bella were tolled and can
| mons fired.
WILNINGToN, DEL, Nov. OR. W.
Boylor, Norfolk, Va, and Col. Joseph y.
kigon, formerly an officer in the United
States Army, fought duel Blows had
been exchanged in Philadelphia during
quarrel Saturday evening. The first FIRE
Boylor received flesh wound in the Iefi
side, when his friends interfered, prevent
| ing further bloodshed.
W1LKEsDARRE, Nov. 20.--The Roofs,
Chauncy and Grand Tunnel Mines fell
covering loo acres. Loss, 100000. No
lives were lost. Several hundred persons
thrown out of employment. Mr.. Roberts,
one of the propretors, noticed signs OF
danger, and gave orders TO the, men te
leave. One hundred and twenty-five men
| left the mine two hours before the cave.
ST. LOUIS, Nov ga. C. Rogers, once
Deputy Commissioner Of Internal RevenRe,
testified that he once arranged u raid with
out Avery's kno~ledge. Avery complained
and said il was an imputation against ham,
and that WAS the New Orleans raid. It
was successful.
| JnO. s. Douglass testiied-he said: vas
the Commissioner of Internal Revmus
from 1871, 10 May last, subsequently TO che
AA, nwl. a..
District. The news got out in some way,
and became convinced il would be neces-
sary 10 get rid of some Of the officers. I
sent Joyce TO California, so l could hsvs
the books Of this District examined. sus-
pected Mcdonald and Joyce was dIsap-
pointed in the first raid on New Orleans
Avery knew nothing of the successful raid
on Now Orleans. He complained Of my
action, NJ IL reflected on him. In tho fall Of
1874, concluded TO change the Suporvi-
sors, and talked with the President and
bristov about il. Ss soon as the elections
were over and out Of the way, l recon-
mended the changes.
] sent Mcdonald and Joyce 10 Philadel-
phia. There was great pressure brought
TO bear on the President, and Mcdonald
and Joyce were not transferred as | had
recommended. In reference TO the ques>
tiop whether Baboock came TO see witness
about retaining Mcdonald and Joyce il
their district, counsel for Avery objected
Gen. Henderson stated that he intended to
prove that Gen. Babcock was in this ring,
and with this view W. d. w. Bomar was
called and asked to compare telegram
handed him with letter from Baboook.
written TO Domsr Bomar th ught the tel
egTam was not written by Bsbcock. Doug
lass was re-ca led bat could not recognizs
the Telegram as having been written by
BabeOck.
l.. j. Chapman was then called. He
said II ha Judges handwriting, and
he had IT, Lc.itation in saying the tele-
gram and letter were written by the same
person.
Mr. Gilfll, Cashier OF the United States
Treasury, at Washington, who said he was
expert in handwriting, testified that the
letter and telegram we're written by the
same hand.
jno. H. pOnahOe, Clerk of the w. U.
telegraph Office, identified several tele~
grams as having been received and sent
from here from 1873 to 1876. Gen. Hen
deTson wished 10 read the kilograms.
Judge Kernon objected, and stiRmatized
the proceeding as one simply TO bolster up
this case and involve the jury in u muddle
as to who was being tried. The telegrans
were Babcoeks, and not Avery's. He
said they were nlso introduced to make =
drive at the White House.
ST. CLAIRsvILLR, o., Nov. 29-IsaAc
Walch, Treasurer, died to-day of dropay.