The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-09-22
TIE e C PHO.
DISPATCH S
Hayes at Knoxy'lle--An Impertinent
Cheer

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Sept. 81.
The Presidential party arrived here
at III 80 q. m /. aud wer- driven through
large crowds to the Lamar House under
military escort. The President occn-
pied an open ph@ton drawn by four
white horses. The march was an ova-
ton, and eager multitudes continually
pressed forward to view the President.
The President was welcomed by Rev.
Thomas Haines. and in reply said:
This multitude have assembled to
show respect to the Office of the Chief
Magistrate of the country, and to ex-
hibit their patriotism to the nation and
respect to the laws aud to the Consti-
tuition" Here some one shouted,
"Hurrah for Tildeu" The President
added: They expect also to show
their attachment to the freedom of
speech of which we have examples
from time to time
lxve-d Before the Aldermen-Erie
Crooked aess- Bribing Senators.
New YORK, Sept 81.
Tweed testified before the Aldermanic
committee to day that he was director
in the Erie Railway in 1869 Gould
and Fisk called on him about an in
junction they wanted against Wander
bilt He called on Judge Barnard, who
granted the Injunction for friendships
sake. For this they made witness
stakeholder. In 1869, thereafter, he
lobbied at Albany for the Erie Com
pany. receiving money from Fisk and
Gould to influence the Legislature. Il
cost some $4,000 to carry the tax
levy of 1870. He paid Senators Ora
born. Harpending. Morris. Winslow.
Wand and Bowen to vote for it.
Crops swsPt Away by Floods.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Sept 81.
All of the abundant crops of cotton.
corn and fodder in the valley OF the
Black Warrior river, Alabama, have
been swept away by the river i sudden
rise of SO feet, which Is within two feet
of the terrible freshet of June 1872.
Planters had just commenced picking
cotton. and had not hauled their corn
and fodder from the fields. The cotton
crops destroyed is estimated at 10000
bales. Most of the planters are ruined.
and it is doubtful if actual necessaries
can now be secured from what Is left.
Tuscaloosa Is about the head of the de-
vastated section. Merchants had ad
vanced heavily on these growing crops.
Railroad COLLISION farce Persons
Killed.
ROME, N. Y. Sept 81.
An express train collIded with a
freight train near here this evening
owing to u misplaced switch. Three
persons Were killed and many wounded.
labor and Greenback Meeting.
TEKRE HAUrE. Ind. Sept 81.
A large labor aud greenback demon
stration and mass meeting was held
here to night.
The Lndian Delegation,
CHICAGO. Sept. 81.
The Red Cloud and Spotted Tail In.
dian Committee are here. They leave
for Washington tomorrow to protest
against their removal from the agencies
to the Missouri river, and to secure
Government guarantee for their trans
fer to farms. Lieutenant W. p. Clark
has charge of the party.
shelman Denies 1t.
WASHINGTON, sept. 81.
Secretary Sherman denies that be has
approved paper obliging Ohio clerks
in the Treasury Department to 90 home
and vote at the coming election.
Yellow Fever.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. q
There has been one yellow fever
death to-day and II new cases reported.
WESTERN DISPATCHES
Chasing Indians in Arizona.