Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-20
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WASHINGTON, Jan. l3.-The Com
gressional proceedings are uninterest-
ing to the South.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The Union
Bank in Jersey City has suspended.
NEW ORLEANS, January 18th
The Legislature in joint session
confirmed Pinchback as Senator.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The pro-
ceedings of the Beecher-Tilton trial
are too indecent for telegraph col
umns.
The following are the combinations
for to. day: General Geo. w. Nancy,
of Tennessee, Minister to Ecuador;
Booker, Minister to Russia; Geo. w.
w. ingalls,, agent for the Cherokees,
Creeks, Chocktaws, Chickasaws and
Seminoles.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13.-Nevada
elects Sharon, Republican, to the Uni
ted States Senate.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 13.-Pinchback
has been re elected to the United States
Senate. The following was the vote
in the respective Houses: Senate, IS
to 5; House, As to :.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 13-In the
Democratic caucus Holman "a and Nc
Donald Il votes Balance scattering.
ALBANY, Jan. lathe largest in
door meeting ever held here took place
last night, to express Indignation about
the Louisiana affair. The indignant
utterances of the orators were wildly
applauded. The resolutions were en-
phatically denunciatory, and were
adopted by reclamation.
COLUMBUS, ONO, Jan. IT Both
Hpngp after pnSiIaro bla Rllthhatar-
ing, adopted resolutions condemning
Federal interference in Louisiana.
ALBANY, January li.-In the Sen
ate to-day the resolutions yesterday
condemning Sheridan's course in Lou
isiana, were taken up, and the resolu-
ton that was Offered yesterday by
Republican Senator, Affirming conf
dence in the personal patriotism of
Sheridan was adopted, aud further
consideration postponed until tO-mOr-
row. In the House a majority of the
committee appointed yesterday to
draft resolutions expressive Ofthe sense
of the House ion Louisiana, made a
report utterly depricating and con-
demning the interference 10y mill
tary in the organization of the legisla~
tiCu and course of President Grant
and the Secretary of war ia relation
thereto. The minority made report
which agreed with the majority that
the action which had taken place in
Louisiana, deserved the most prompt
check, but they could not agree upon
the terms in which to protest.
STRoUDsBURG, MD, Jan. 1.-THE
heirs of suisciue recovered Judgment
from a life insurance company who
pleaded that the insured had suicided
tor The purpose of defrauding the COM
pany.
lNDIANAPoLIS, Jan. 15.-The Dem
ocrhlic caucus nominated Mcdonald
for L. $. Senator
COLUMBUS, OHIO, Jan. 15.-The
Episcopal Convention elected Thos. A.
Jaeger, of Philadelphia, Bishop.
MONTGOMERY, Jan. l5.-R. II. Ew-
ing, Conservative Senator from Will
cox county, is dead. The Legislature
adjourned in respect to his memory.
ALBANY; Jan. ia joint session OF
the Senate and Assembly will be held
on the Goth for the election of Uni
ted States Senator.
In the Assembly to-day the Repub-
lican members offered a concurrent
resolution referred to the denunciation
OF the organization in the South
known as the White League.
1 II AAlt t2btltO lDGlAalG IGsOluAlDuS were
adopted condemning the spirit and
sentiment of Sheridan's " bandittin
dispatch, and characterizing his re-
concentrations therein as unprece-
dented in the history of the country,
aud tending to the destruction of Con-
sututiOnal liberty, but at the same
time affirming mistaken confidence
in Sheridan's patriotism, fidelity and
| integrity. All the ayes were RepubIi-
cans but three, and all the noes Demo-
Gratis. Jatte objected to that portion
affirming confidence in Sheridan.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. l5.-Vhe cons
| current resolutions on Louisiana pass
ed by the House of Delegates yester-
| day were reported in the Senate to-day
/ by the Committee on Federal Rela-
| lions and adopted.
BALTIMORE, MD, Jan. l5.-There
was an immense Indignation mass
meeting held at Masonic Hall tonight
to protest against the usurpations in
! Louisiana. Hon. Reverdy Johnson
delivered an address, seriously critics.
ing the kilograms of Belknap and
| Sheridan, and charging that the full
responsibility of what has occurred
rests upon the President. Resolutions
expressive Of the sense of the meeting
were adopted.