Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-14
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
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345. There was no election by the people,
and the Gove-norship depends upon the
supplemental election in the Legislature
The law, however, shuts Culhor out from
the contest before the Legislature
TRENTON. April S.-The Senate defeated
the bill permitting clergymen of all denom-
inations to give religious instructions in
the penitentary institutions.
LOUISVILLE April S.-The Court of APP
peals decides that Jones is eligible to the
clerkship "A the court, notwithstanding
Allen Jones had accepted II challenge to
fight "a duel.
SAN FRANcIsco, April S.-The Giant
Powder works in a frame building explo-
ded, crushing the walls of Hatsoway's
bonded warehouse on the corner of Spear
and Harrison streets. A number of frame
buildings occupied as saloons and dwellings
were blown to pieces and in a few minutes
the whole was in flames. A number of
men, women and children were crushed
to DEATH somo perished in the flames - The
loss Of the warehouse is estimated at $780,
600. The fire is under control. Search for
the bodies is being pushed as fast as the
flames will permit. Three have been taken
out.
New YORK. April S.-Yesterday Count
hOTtldetUl lulllltu llb mission lntTuSlpu
TO him by the Holy See, by announcing
officially to Archbishop McCloskey that
the Holy Father had been pleased to confer
on him the title and elevate him to the
rank of Cardinal of the Holy Roman
Church. The ceremony took place at Car
dinal McCloskey's residence, and was wit
messed by a number of the clergy and laty
The Cardinal, on taking the skull cap in
his hand, placed it on his head Monsig-
nor Racetta dlivered the black beretta.
The public ceremony of receiving the be-
retta will taSe place April 22nd.
An order of arrest has been issued in
the new suit against VIM. NJ Tweed with
three million dollars bail. A further order
Of attachment against Tweed property has
been granted but the details are withheld
until the lien has been made The pro-
ceedngs are under the new law which au-
thorizes an attachment c0ncurrcntly with
the order Of arrest. These proceed ngs
are the foreruuner of suits against Swee-
ney, Connolly, Woodward, Cowan, and
others.
MEMPHIS, April 9.-The monthly report
of the Cotton Exchange for March from
West Tennessee, North Alabama, North
Mississippi and Arkansas, north of the Ar
kansas river shows, by lSS responses, that
o. DIV per cent. less HuIDDtT OF bulcS OF
cotton were produced in this District than
in 1873. The facilities, financially, fur
nished in aid of producing the crop were
20 per cent. less than for 1873. 1t is esti-
mated that 81 per cent only of the crop re-
moved was unmarketed on the 23d ult
There has been an increase Of laborers in
this district Of one>half per cent. since the
consummation of last years crop.
Preparations for the crop now planting
are per cent. in an adv aneed condition as
compared with the spring of 1874, and the
increase of acreage by the new cleared
lands is 3 per cent over 1874. The pros
pective decrease in the acreage of cotton
planting from that of 1874, is estimated TO
be 4-5 per cent. Laborers are accepting
work with alacrity for SO per cent. of the
wages 45 per cent. for shares of the crop,
and 10 per cent. for the renting of lands.
The general tone of compensation to labor,
ers indicates decline Of about Is per cent.
as compared with the past two seasons.
NEW York, April "a Conference
of Presbyterisns was held here last evening
in the interest of the proposed Presbyterian
Confederation. Plans for the purpose were
submitted, and on July 24th representatives
of all Presbyterian bodies in the world
designing to take pant in the movement
Will llttb III LOltuu it isENlL u GOuHlllullOu
for the confederation au To fix the time and
place for the holding of the first council Of
the united body.
New ORLEANS, April lO.-Charles Bead
tx, formerly Vice President Of the Teutonia
National bank, committed suicide. Cause,
financial embarra. smenJ
Judge A. A. Atoche, Pr, vust Marshal
under Butler, is dead.
SCRANTON, Pa, April lO.-A ballot was
taken in several mines, resulting in ,5l2
for, and 3l9 against work.
OMAHA, April l0-The emigration west
ward is unprecedented, $500 having passed
since March lst, and 10000 are waiting
here for cars.
SALT LAKE, April IO.-Judge Boremsn
was trying a polygamy case at Beaver,
Utah. And decides polygamy continuous
crime, and limitations do not apply.
PoTTsvILLE, April l0.-The Miners
Journal says the supply of coal in all the
region is a million tons short of last year,
MEMPHIS, .pril 10.-A fire at Greene
Vile, Mississippi, destroyed planning mill,
hotel and other buildings. Loss, $50, 900.
Several citizens were hurt by falling CHM
neys.
The Gibson county kuklux were acquit-
ted.
hDu'sAAi NA'i Apill lo'--I ISucIlCh MIA
well and Miss Corrinnie Dunwoody were
drowned in Burche's mill pond to-day, by
the capsizing Of Il boat, caused by striking
n snag. The bodies were recovered and
brought to this city.
BALTIMORE, April l2,-Six persons were
blown TO the pavement by the explosion Of
barrel of oil in the cellar of small gro
Gerry, which was burning, All Of them
were seriously burned, but not fatally.
Some had their hair and clothes nearly
burned off,
New YoRK, April ia fire occurred
on Worth and Leonard streets. The loss Of
stock as follows: Geo. Turnbull & Co.,
S2000OO Wendell, Hutchinson & Co.
$4,000; Park, Gardener & Co., $4,000
Parker, WILDER & Co., $4,000, all dry
goods. The loss OF buildings was triAing.
Six desperate convicts succeeded in get
ting out Of the penitentiary on Blackwell's
Island, yesterday, but five were recaptured
before they got across the water. The sixth
is yet thought TO be hidden on the Island
and search for him is in progRss.