Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-10-27

manufacturers Of agricultural implements,
have made an assignment. Liabilities,
$500, 900. Two hundred persons are thrown
out of employment.
SrBISGFIELD Ill, Oct. 23.-IIOu. Fred
Gerwig, Republican representative in the
General Assembly and editor of the Ger
man Free Press, has been indicted for Ii.
bel for publishing an article rejecting on
county treasurer Perkins, editor of the
State journal. The article grew ont of a
political controversy.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Oct. 23.--Au-
ditor Smith, the only State executive official
who is Republican, has published letter
warmly supporting the new Constitution
He states in his official capacity, Us one
having charge of such matters that the
maximum amounts TO be paid out for State
expenses, in case the new Constitution
shall be adopted, will save annually as
compared with the old, two hundred and
si1ty-fve thousand dollars.
The school system he says is wise meas
ure and will increase the amount available
for the pay Of teachers. Nearly all the
white Republicans Of the State are for rat
flying the new Constitution.
ST, LOUIS, Oct. 25.-Steven Lewis, fish
erman and ferryman, in taking a load Of
colored people across the Mississippi in
skif, and being overloaded il capsized,
and all but two we're drowned. Lewis in
attempting to save two women was himself
drowned.
GETrrsBuRG, PA, Oct. :J.-The Como
WACO paper mills, six miles north of here
we're burned on last Saturday night. The
loss is estimated at $36, 900, insured for
$4,000. 1t is supposed TO be the work of
On ineendiary.
PARsoS, KANSAS, Oct. 25.-The first
number of a new paper called the Indian
Progress, published by Bsndont & Harris
appeared at Muscogee, in the Greek
Nation yesterday. 1t is reported that Cen
eral Shanks, the Indian Commissioner, and
M.P Roberts, have procured charter
from the Creek Council to publish an inter-
national paper at Muscogee, and that they
have also obtained an order from the Coun-
Gil, directing the suppression of the Pro-
gress and the removal of the printing ma
terial and building within ten days outside
of the limits of the Creek Nation, with the
penalty Of confscation for failing to do so.
Bsndont & Harris have appealed to the
United States for protection, with view of
ascertsining whether a newspaper can be
suppressed, or censorship exercised over
It's Culuulns-
ALTOONA, PA, Oct. 2j.-The boiler of
the paper mill of Morrison, Bore & Co., at
at Roaring Springs, in this county, ex-
ploded, completely destroying the mill and
seriously injuring ten men. Loss, twenty
thousand dollars.
MASON, Mo-, Oct. 25.-The mixture
which killed DIR. Sherman and Samuel
Parker was prussic acid and whisky taken
by mistake.
BURLINGTON, W., Oct. 25.-ITon. David
p. HOyes is dead. Aged So years.
wAsHINGroE, d. c., Oct. 25.-The Com
mission of Alexander S. johnson as Cir
cult Jugde of the Second Judicial Circuit
was signed, TO day.
John ID. Stephenson was appointed Mar
shall of the Eastern District OF Missouri.
In the Supreme Court to-day the case Of
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Com
pany against King, Executor, in error TO the
Supreme Court Of North Carolina was
called In this case the road contracted
for wood to be paid for in Confederate cur
rency, and the question was first whether
the contract was valid, and second, if SO,
what should be the scale of payment The
Court held that contracts thus payable not
designed in their origin TO aid the Insur-
rectionary Government were not invalid
between the parties, and will be sustained
and that the true measure of value should
be the value of Confederate currency at the
date of the contract. Mr.. Justice Field
delivered the opinion. Mr.. Justice Brad
ley dissented.