The Republican. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-187?, 1875-02-13
NEWS ITEMStA

dead. ,
Brevot Brig. Gen VIM. Hays is
dead. -
st. Mary's Catholic church, Put
nam. Mass, was destroyed by ti,s on
the 7th inst.
The mercury stood exactly at zero
at Bristol, Tenn, on the 9th inst. In
the northw estern and eastern States
the weather is extremely cold, closing
most of the navigable streams.
At Nashville, Tenn, on the night
of the 9Th inst, two fishermen were
thrown into the Cumberland river by
their canoe upsetting, and before
they could be rescued were frozen to
death.
Rev. J. Howard Smith, OF Knox
vile, Tenn, has resigned the Rector
ship of st. Johns Episcopal church,
and has attached himself to the
Reformed Episcopal Church, and has
accepted position at Newark, n. j.
On the 9th inst, four miles below
Knoxville, Tenn, a young man nam
ed VIM. Roberts shot John Black
Cox, the result of q quarrel a few
weeks ago. Cox was SHOT in five
places, and received heavy blow on
the head, from club in the hands of
one of Roberts friends. Strange as
it may seem, Cox will recover. Th5
man Roberts was arrested, and gave
bail in the sum of $4,000.
The National Grange were in SEES
sion OF Charleston this week. Reso'
lutions were adopted declaring tn,
existing patent laws oppressive, aad
requesting Congress to grant ho
more extensions. The next meeting
will probably be held at San Francis
co. 1t was also agreed to loan each
State Grange 1912 for each sulbordi-
nate Grange in snch State, which
shall not be distributed among the
snb- Oranges.
On the 81 inst, near Brentwood,
Williamson county, Middle Tenn, q
man named Robert Wilson was shot
and killed by party of men who
claim that they fired on Wilson be-
cause they believed he was going to
attack them, difficulty having oc-
cured between Wilson and the par
ties concerning the possession of two
foxes. Polk Thomson, who WAS
with Wilson, was wounded. Tho
parties are said to be either Andrew
Prim, Polk Ridley, Beverly Jamison,
Jhas Cook, Henry Allen, Geo. WI
son and VIM. Ridley.
The President has transmitted
message to Congress in relation to
affairs in Arkansas. He declares that
the testimony shows that in the cleo
ton of 1872 Joseph Brooks was law
fully elected Governor, and that he
has been unlawfaly deprived of his
Office. He declares the proceedings
of the Conservatives in 1874, in tho
adoption of the new Constitution AMI
the establishment of new govern
ment, revolutionary aud dangerous 10
the stability of State, if not the Ma
tional, Government He earnestly
asks Congress to act in the matter,
and 10 relieve the Executive OF all
legal action which should devolve
upon Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The Ways
and Means Committee agreed upon u
tariff and tax bill, which will be re-
ported tomorrow. The duty on
sugar and molasses is increased 20
per cent. upon present rates. ClasSl-
fications are not disturbed. The tax
on whisky is increased fifteen
cents per gallon on all in bond and
in hands of rectifers and wholesale
dealers, and thirty cents per gallon
on future manufacture, and an i'll
crease of duty on imported spirits to
correspond with the increase upon
domestic. The tax on tabacco is in
creased four cents per pound on nil
manufactured after the law takes
effect The ten per cent. reduction
in the act of 1872, is repealed, and
matches are wholly relieved from
tax. The committee refused by "
decided vote to tax tea and coffee.
A young lady abandoned her baby
at Knoxville, Tenn, on the 9th inst.
She left it lying on seat in tho
esatern bound train, Il. Tenn, Va. u
Ga. r. r., and getting off tho ain
proceeded to her home, somewhere
out on the X. & o. r. r.. The baby
went as far as Strawberry Plalnf,
where it was left and the next day
TO, warded back to Knoxville. The
proper authorities cooked up the
mother who was overjoyed to have
Der babe restored to her, notwithN
standing she had deserted (she il
unmarried) it from motives of re-
morse and shame. She will probably
institute legal proceedings against
her seducer. The Press and UeraW
of the 10th inst says: Yesterday
afternoon the errinp younp lady left