Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-25

not SWIM ana before he could get assistance
all were drowned. The bodies we're recov-
cred and removed to the house of the hus-
band, and he was notified of the occurrence,
receiving the news, it is said, while in COM
pany with the woman who had caused the
unhappiness.
So great was the indignation among.the
people at large that detachment of police
was kept guarding his house from the first
until after the funernal. 1t is stated that
in n crowd in attendance yesterday not less
than fifty men, and even women, were
armed with pistols for the avowed purpose
Of shooting Bessinger. BE was guarded
by police all the way to the grave - i
back, and as further protection the collin
containing the little boys body was placed
in the carriage with him. When the bodies
had been lowered into graves part of the
crowd hootedat Bessinger, and a number Of
women endeavored to get at him One
shot was fired at him without effect. He
was instantly hustled into his carriage and
driven off. Another shot was fred in
passing tie gate, which is supposed to have
struck him, ms he was carried from his
carriage into the house. Great indignation
still exists, and lynch law continued to be
talked Of
q painter, was killed, and Patsy Golfer,
timer, badly injured, by the falling of
scaffold this afternoon
CHICAGO, Aug. 2l.-HonJ Russell Jones,
regarding the tender of the Secretaryship
of the Interior to him, says the letters are
in such q shape at present that he can not
give definite answer
The Indians at some of the up river
agencies are already dissatisfied and the
prospects are that some of the tribes will
not send delegations to Red Clouds council
at Standing Rock They are very decided.
Since the Commissioners left there it has
been unanimously resolved by the Indians
not to dispose of their rights in the Black
Hills country, nor to have anything to do
with making a new treaty with the Govern
ment.
PHILADELPHIA Aug. 21.-The Albion
mills at Crushockon were burned to-day
The loss is estimated S25O0OO. The Vir-
ginia Home Insurance Company had risk
of $4,000
Adelaide Dorshemer died in n half hour
from the effects of carbolic acid taken by
mistake.
HuDsON, N. Y, Aug. 2l.-Mary Keller
House, aged JOG years, died to-day. Her
maiden name was Lick. She had been mar
ried four tines, the first time in her 18th,
and the last in her 88th year. She was very
intelligent and had a retentive memory
Her descendants are scattered all over the
country.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 21-Gov. Smith was at
Sandersvile to-day. 1t is apprehended
that the instruction is over. The excite
ment has subsidized and peace and order re-
stored.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 2l.-The State
registrar reports the result of the census of
Louisiana, recently taken, as follows: City
of New Orleans, whites 145,72 colored
51649. Total 203, $685. an increase of H.
966 upon the census of 1870. Population
of whole State, whites 404, 3G1 colored 49,
029 ; an excess of colored over whites Of
40, G68, and a total increase of 1881 over
census of 1870. These figures may be sub
jected to some slight modification in the re-
turns of one or two remote parishes, not
being quite complete
GALVESTON, Aug. 2l-The official
count of the vote on the Constitutional Con-
vention, in 10 counties, shows the following
result For Convention 1928 against
25,655.
New York, Aug. 21.-Thurlow Weed, his
family and servants, have been suffering Sc
verely from symptoms resembling cholera.
The consulting physicians were puzzled by
sudden and strange sickness which indi-
Gated poisoning; and after a search discov-
cred that copper tea kettle, used for boil
ing water for tea and coffee, had been
secured with oXalic acid, which, combined
with the copper, formed arsenicate of cop
per-. The physicians say that Tweed, his
daughter and three servants had a narrow
escape.
PATTERSON, N. j., Aug. 23.-It is said
that the New Jersey and New York railroad
owes the Erie railroad $4,000 and refused
to pay it, The Erie therefore to-day seized
two cars of the former road at Long Dock
and took up the other companies track at
Hockensack Junction. There was great
excitement, but the police force from Jersey
City preserved order.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug. 23-Several of the
prominent negroes connected with the
troubles in the counties below here have
made confessions. Jake Moreman, first
lieutenant of the negro company, testiies
on oath that nineteen counties were TO be
embraced in the Instruction, and that last
Friday was appointed for the uprising.
That all the white men and ugly white
women were to be killed, the pretty white
women were TO be spared, and the land and
spoils were to be divided among the negroes
All who have so far confessed testify SUBJ
stantially the same as Jake Moreman
Gov. Smith arrived here this afternoon from
Waynesboro. He is determined TO pre-
serve peace, enforce the laws, and do justice
to both whites and blacks.
CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-Jetferson Davis has
received invitations from Des Moines, Iowa;
Charleston, Ills; and other points in the
West to deliver the annual address at the
meetings OF their several agricultural socie-
ties this fall.
NEW YORK, Aug, 23.-Abraham Sym
onds, who was probably insane, killed his
daughter with an axe, and then killed him
self
Ex-Judge Shipman, assignee, of Duncan,
Sherman Co., and W. A. Condray, S. L.
NJ. Barlow and w. w. Mcfarland, his
surities were justified to-day before Judge
Robinson in the Court of Common Pleas
in five hundred thousand dollars each.
The various Turner Societies containing
representatives from different States, num-
bering three thousand men, marched
through the city to-day to James Wards,
where three days festival is in progress.
The appeals from orders in the six million
suit of The People against Tweed, were ar