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10 lHE }JttAHT ~ ]Hs 4sAot'Aes
CHICAGO, July 30.-1u YOUR nrtfcl0 on
nF,nance and Tradc'' in .o-hay's issno ! and
the following, which ia to do this Company and
Its officers great injustice: ',
ait Is estimated tat tic sum saved BY ship
ping 1g0 ears tof lumber recently uhlcr falso
Bill, Of ladlng, was about $1,000. The cars took
about 81, ,o00 pounds, which Is 7,e00 pounds moro
than the averaye carload ot dry lumber. 1t ia
difficult to gon, prct.end how tic railroads could
shin lumber under tbs uaine Of salt md hotvery
soon 1o.ect the fraud ut QUO end Of tho
line or the other. There Seems 10 he a tltsposf-
tion to smother tic wholo u,nttt1r, which Ens
started susp!cions that some partt.n might hare
received aome Of tiso salt tn consideration for
kcenlug their eycs closed while tho queer little
game was In progress. II h doebtlni II tho
trtc.inEardncss Ut tie alla'r ever cotara 10 fhe
ilght.",
authority Tor tho statement tllat t!u cslrs In
question wurc loaded with Hl,00D pounds I We
arc making every possible effort to asrertal!i thu
true weights. and hare succcodeu III obtaining
them on portion Of the cars, anu 50 tar tho
facts do not bear out your INSERTION. II any
person has retinhlu Information as 70 the
weights, w should be- glad To bear 1roIn him, ns
we arG !ntereateu IN obtaining thu entire amount
out Of which We hare bee'i deirau.seu.
loading and shipping lumber from this city anti
thr anluunt Ut confidence which has nlways tartl
justly been felt by this Conpauy III the probtr
atul fntrness Of most Of these engaged !n'ihe
lumber business, 1t Is not difficult to cumpre-
henl how tue ew!ud lc could b. rerpctratea With
out detection for Il time.
As to ,bv statement that there accms TO bo n
| "dtsposltlni to smother thc mutter,h lcslra
To re.na1k that no surh dtsposlini exists On the
part Of the Company. We have nothing to
cover up or conceal In the matter, a,"l, u tho
"truc-tnwattlncss Of the affair never comes "a
light" It will not be by reason OF
any afyort Mt coI.cealment u,l 0,lr part.
| 50 fur rs CONCERNS anv uiliecr Of tlis C0inna-
ny, the intiniaton Of cull,lson with the shipper
contained III yunr article is .nquaAe,lly ialse
as to other etnp!oJes. can only sny that, while
| II n,uy bn notsbo thAt one Or more at them nla5
have becn paid not to str wlnt WINS being done
| we havo hteu unable to t!scuYcr anything Ut the
| kind, nlltl suel, Is not l,eltye1 tn bo tho casc
1t sccms little strange that this Com,aily, O.
tts Officers. should thus hi acc1lhed by implca
ttun oi boing parties to ii transaction Of th!l
klud. md you will only s1o sMplo iustlco to ai
parties III publishing this atatelnent.-
i. i. Ki1rBr,
General Freight Agent C.. u. j. Z. Il. H.
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DptLV9t 15NF0tt7*
GRAND RArlDs, MIch., July 90. John Shchan,
n fpsmor living ID the Township, Of cascade in
this county, catns tothe cirv Yesterday to get
hand to help In harvest. 11o hired man and
started ho1ue With him. When about fifteen
nilos out o( town tic hand hie him OH the head
with big stone and left him tnsensibic by tile
side OF the road, utter robb!ng hinl OF $40, all
tile snoucy hu had. Shel,an IL not expected to
live. and officers have sturtod out to hunt the
rubber, who was a tramp.
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1,f,e Scene of the Butord S1nugh-
ter Again Rcd with
Blood.
An Assassination of the Most Cow
ardly Character at
Cairo, III.
A Dal[ot-Dox Suffer Given q Ycar,
anli IAbout $1,000 to
PnY.
Suicide Of q Murderer Near Vaudalia, I'll.
=: "A Family Fight At 0olu1n-
bus, Ind.

.MoRR1s, Ill.,, July 3I-A bold and desperate
at&eippt was uado BY a prisoner In tho jul at
Morris to escape, Which was happily frustrated
bY Mrs, Schroeder, tho ehcrlt1'a wife. John
Sullivan is confined ia iail for robbing the rail-
road cars, awaiting tho next session Of tho Cir
cult Court for bis trial. uo Was conlnel in The
upper tier OF cetls. There arc two upper md
tEo lowor rows, which arc locked by bars han
died in tie iail; but one Of the upper corridors
is usually left unlocked, being occnplcd by
insano or harmless prisoners. When tho
prisoners this noon went from dinner to
their cells, Sullivan slipped into tho cell OF an
insane man, and, therefore, was not lockod I'll.
After the Sheriff had locked all Of the other
rows q prisoner, ovtdentlY pal Of Sullivan,
handed out some money trou between tho bnrs
of bis cell, asking tho sheriR to buy him sonic
tobacco. Tho Sheriff, eurpoanE that nil wore
locked within their cells, uniockcd tic Iron cato
loading into tho hail, went In. and, Just Us ho
had reached out to tako tho money, heard q
whiz behind Him, and saw that Sullivan
1,dor to tho hail below, having
bs shoes In ono hand and bis revolver IN tho
other, which afterwards proved 10 bo loaded.
lie Opened the iron door through which the
Sheriff bud entercd and dnrted out through
the hali Of tho 1asi but, going opposite she din
inc.rootn, he clipped and fell into tho dining
ropm, wbere the ShcrffTs family were eating
tnclr dinner. The ShcsiTn wlfo sprnng from
tho table and seized him, with one hand Ia his
Lair nnd tho other hold Of llts ear. slIc held
him down With, his face on tho floor
until her husband came in. antl
until he, With ono wtl-dtrected b1oW.
n,&de Sullivan drop hia revolver And shoSs. II He
was then taken back aud Locked TO cell i,e
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A uALLoT-BOx sTUFFER.


InDlANAro11s, July N.-5udEo Gresham to-
day ruled upon motion for now trial in the
case OF James II. Wllzcrson, the only ono out
oI thssteen defendants convicted IN tue cele-
bratcd Jennings County election fraud cascs.
The trial took place about two months ago upos,
Charge OF conspiracy 10 Inppr. voters Into
Jennings County to Influence tho election for
Congress1nan last October, Wkersou wus Deul-
ocratic candidate fur Treaaurerof tho county.
The motion wns oyerTuled, anu in passing seu-
seuce the Court said: "Tile elective franchise
must 10 sacrcdly guarded. unscrupuloua
tricksters who consplra to prevent
far and honest expression Of the pop
u,nr will through tho haslot-box shou'A be
punished with severity that will deter
others from committing similar offcnses. 1t Is
not who or lust to deal with such Offenders as
II their crime were trivial. Such men should bo
made to reallzo sliut when they resort to perjury
forgery, and other fraudulent c1pcdients 10
swinllo the people nt the polls they do 40 ut no
small peril. II fraud is allowed to stl!lc the
voice Ut tho people, popular govcrnmcnt is at
mn cnd." Wlkcrsou was sentenced to pay u
fine OF $1,000 and the costs of the prosecution
and 10 imprisonment for one ycas IN the JelIes.
.sonvt1le prison. Tlo costs nro estimated To
amount to $1,000 or $7,O1D. lle was taken 70
tho Pcpttcntiary to.ntght. Ills father Is ono Ut
tho wcalthiest anl most pronatnont clttzcas Of
Jennings County.
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IRON ORE FOUND.

rlr7anuKa. IA, July M-Irou orc. said to
be almust pxhsussless in quantity aud Of this
beat quality, has been discovered ucar Moutour
liun, on tbs Ohio River, about eight lal!es trom
thy elty. youngstown an1 Cleveland iron lnen
hayo bs9n prospecting &bout the place for two
or three weeks. One Ut tho latter succeeded Ia
leasing Gyc.acro peeo Of tho farm Of Mr.
John scott for 5000. An o1sr Of $4,000
was ,nada to Alex 6tswart, another
farmer lu tAa Vicinity, for tho lea.a OF twenty
acres from bis iartl, but ha dseliua4 tho otler.
The farmers near Ewing'e MIL ara also pros
poetlnA, 4id Ill about The yIaaity the people asa
intensely excited about the dlscoysEY. aud arc
aak3uE 1sbulous pElces Tor their land. Tho Mon.
tour hun Railroad, branch Of tho fittaburg &
Laka Erie, tsayerses tho sectl0ns
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not to live, ard that ho hn,1 resolved to lte
The conversation WAS checked BY the rafting u
distant from the hot,sc, whereupon Aialcho be-
can,c startled, nnd asked his wife if men on
horseback were coming tint war. shc told him
yrs, anl he started for door that led TO an al.
joinlug room, and passed through. e1oahig It.
Echlni lin. This vas Immediately followed bY
a report from a pistol. Ills vile started INTO
the RON IRON whence the report came and
found her husband lying upon tile floor wEtth!ng
in rrrat agony, having shot himself through the
heart. Turing Malcha's rnnsb'cs he has bcca
htntcd by tho R,nst siRilunt pursucrs, but at no
time did they get ttack OF him sufficient s9
pinco ll,e,r hands on him. Coroner O. Nea! wsl
Investigated before ! Jury, which may she'd
further light AZ TO hts mysterious escape
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LOUISVILLE. Ky., July 3o.-A padueal! special
to the Coarler.Jousna! says: Our ncLgdborits
County Of Livingston was tho scene Of dis
trasalng accident this morning. Two young
sons Of Dr. A. IL. \. Boyd. being III, thsiv sas'ws
determined to giYe them santontue, but through
mistake gave them soma poison. In f,aff MT
hour they took spasms, md one died In haf
anA the other ln threo-quartors Of IN hour.
Dr.. Boyd 1s ons Of thu 1nosf respectable citizens
Of Livingston. and tho boys wcre promising
youths. The aantouine will 10 anklYzsd AZ
Frankfort at ! ,. N. to-dny.
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DIED or HIS INJURIES.


OTTAWA, H., July M.-Ycstcslay's tragedy
Terminated ln the death OF the wounded lnau,
Jncob uuss, who died about II o'clock last
night. \ Coroncs's Inquest wns held friday,
p,,d the mau Dorcn, who Btrucls tho blows upon
The head by tho verdict is deemed to be justt-
fed Ia 30 doing as an act OF self-dclcnse. Pub
lie sentiment, however, ts divided upon the SUBJ
1ect, 1t being believed BY many that scjf-lcfcnsc
did not require Dorm to strike TIC man a second
and third time after ho was down. Doreu Is
still ID custody.
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Hpecsaf Dtsputch to 7as Tribune.
W1SoxA, Minn., July D0.-Jalncs Malone, shot
fl, saloon row L. tt!ls city on Sunday night,
died early thla morning. The Corouer's Inquest
tR nut yet concluded, but Riulmau, WHO
did the shouting, will doubtless bs hound over
Tor trial OIL charge Ut inansiaughtor.
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HELD TOt1s TRIAL.

1.AwRENcE, Mass, July 30.-Prcscott q. Pills
bury, tho Cashier uf tho Lawrence National
Bank, /. 1efaultcr to the amount Of 04.000.
Pillspury took the banks funds to speculate
with in mining stocks, and lost. The stocks
which he held md turned over to The bank arc
worth about 3o,oo3, making tho loss to the
t,ank $3l,0D) 4 warrant has been issued for tho
arrest Of P.l|sbury, who ia now here. Tho
stoekholdors hayo made good tht amount Of the
deficit.
PllsbusY surronlcrod himself ths afternoon
md was committed to jail III default Of &C, ,0oo
bail.
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hG<c9a5 U74ta1th "a 7Es 1F1kWN&
PlTTsBuNo, pa-, July W.-Woostor, O., wat
visited by terrific rain md wind storm last
night, tho full eiIects OF which were not kaown
until this morning. Fifty fcot Of, the truck u
the Fort Wayne Railroad was washcd away, de-
laying all trains. 4 large force OF worknen waa
put to WORK, and damages were repaired 50 that
and tonces Wero blown down In ull directions.
Small iarM.houacs sustained SERIOUS damage.
Crops suffered severely. 4 uan namcd Burton
IL reported to laYe been killed.
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,lzF[AI las
EMtk1. Dttpdfth n 1kk TfIh4nA

EMtA1s Dnpdfth IN 7ks T1blnA
LINCOLN, ILL.,, July B1-Four prisoners IN the
County Jali escaped last might've OF tho
Mount Pulaski Bank robbers, and Davis mid
paru, Of this placc. who were awaiting trial for
burglary. Up to now none have hecn recall-
tureu. Bell, the murderer, refusud " 70.
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NO SALE.

Epfeidi Dfkp7tch 10 7As 7tf5una.
DErno1r, Mlch., JULY 30-Thc aalo Of tho
Western Division of> the Chicago 4 Lake iu-
ron 1a0ad was Advertised to takc plact to-day,
hut Master Commissioner Mandelf announced
an adjournment until Aug. Is.
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Npffldl EoF7fs30Ha<Hte q TIE TFl6Nllt,
EDuAR, Neb., July .22a-One Of tho lscayicst
wiul and ruin storms for several Yeafs passcl
over our town this afternoon, denlolishlng SET
csal barns, sheda, etc.; also severely stra'n!ns
tho tEamc to the new selloolhousa now u
process OF building, Standing grutn uua thas III
atacka Is badly damaged.
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AiQWINQ-hfACFI1NH.

~.
Sioux ClTY, Ia., July &-Mrs. Winters, ly<
Ing near uayyule. was terribly mangIed Mon
day eyentuG By falling In trout os knlfs "h'lo
drilling q mow(ng-tnachlno. Her recovery y
possible, though doubtful.
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SUICIDE OF AN ILLINOIS MUIR
DEUEN.

ptSpd&ch to 81. Loufs Gidtt. ikHaocsGs.
VANnALlA, ILL.,, july y29.-1ntellgenco wns re-
eeiysa here this morning to the effect tl'at
Fred Hialcho, ti,a German rho In cold bood
a,urlcrcl August Reuben an4 ha daughter
Aunie ou the 4th oi Fcbruary last, suiclued
this morning ut bis home lu Wilbcrton Town.
ehip. about fourteen miles southeast Of here.
After the murder Msicho was capture1 aud ln-
generated IN tho County Jail at tlis place, to
await luis trial. which was set for thu April term
of tho Circuit Court. lie wns granted an ap-
peal, aI,d, 10 consequence. was again lttcked up
to awalt tho September terln. Whilp In Ills
coll. thlukIlE Of nls fatcd future, hs bY houk Or
crook made hts ussapu on ttlr night III tle 9th of
Nay Inst. From Ill appearances 1t wus Judged
hs was aided in bin 1iKht ty NJ aceo!npllee,
though ha rows since Ills sstuso SUCH was not
the case. ll!a wife states tAAt hs informed
bsf that attos breaking 1a1' ha xent 70 UaicaRo,
Missouri. and from there home. lie ar
rived ut laelcde, small town ue4r
bis hosuc, carly thls morning, FROM whubco
bc prucecucd bomeward, taking through zelda
aud woods. for fea{ Of btlnE EecUgnIzed aud
imobbel. a. be wds nraFit,g Ills h0H,g he npt
&ome friends Who Informed .htm tllat seYernl
nrl9hboEs knew ot hts adycut, aud thut hc ta<l
better keep cloao, lie reached Tho ilousa uutl
was relating to h.a wtie hla many adventures, in
which ho told her that oTer since h9 committed
Ale deed something had told hin that he WAS
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SIIIpY[lECK.

VICTORIA, July M,-lndtans Just arrived from
Barclay Sound, west eoast Of Vancouver Islassd,
report that last Sunday shIp ln ballast went
ashore during thu prevalence Of a hcayy fog
near Pachcna bay. ani becamo total loas;: vhe
name OF tho shtp Was not ascettatpcd. Whrh
tho indians left tho crew wus engaged In kas'
tnE eyerythlng movable. No loss Of life !sFs"
nurthst.
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THE GRAND TRUNK:
Afr. X. ". Meddough. General Counsellor of
the urand Trunk Railway, has addressed tha fol-
loving letter to the Detroit Fyes l'rss:
.ead in youE paper Of the eth Instant a state.
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Brttsr Dtspateh 70 Thk IstbN.s-
LINCOLN, Nab, july 8o.--The Republican
State Central Committee mot here to-day. j.
State Convention Is to 10 held ut Omaha Oct. /
to nominate Justice Of the Supreme Court and
two Regents OF the State University.
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CHARGED WITH EAiBEZNLEAfENT.
ST. LOUIS. July ao,-J. L. Kciver, Bs., tho
President Of thu defunct broadway Savlusa
Bunk, has been arrested on charge Of cnbcx-
xltng in connection with tic u!cggd frauda
committed bY lila officers Of tltat institution.
lie gave bonds alll WAS released,
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Nsw YouK, July 8l-John jenkins, diver
WAS suffocatsd today ~htlc cuaeavorlng to re-
eores u anchor u sAe Bsttesy, Al ais.tubs eas'
Luz burst
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I[OlsIsliil,H ACT.


Special t@apattA 10 The TTahnnt-
LANslN0. hticlI., July W.-Ous Flah, o
drunken painter, committed a fef0eiaus assault
on J. II. Williams. Vi Toledo, hitting Tim IN tho
faco With q heayY bur u solder, breaking hla
nose ai!tl cutting Its lace III q horrible manner.
1t MAS au old grudgc. FISH was Iaiecd.
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a DUEL WITH KNIVES.
fntcfdf E]istt4{ch TO Tas 7jfbvne. .


CINCINNATI, O., July 8o-Iho atrects OF
Frankfort, Ky., near the SPOT whera Huturd
slew Judge Elliott, wore Tie scene OF another
bloody tragedy to-day. John Colo aau1 1}urnct
Gordon, Farmers, ncight'ors, ntn1 oroshera'in-
law, living IN Flat Creek, uear Frankfort, camo
TO town In the morning, al'd meeting Inter II,
1ha day, In asont OF Haly's saloon. began. y dis
puto about standing difficulty between them
in regard to dealings III sioux. Angry words
followed, When both mou suddenly drew pocket
knives and rusnsA At cuch o.lIer. uortlou,
who WAS sober unA cooi, Ind an
advantage over Ills antagonist, who
was Intoxicated. 'The duel lasted TOR
some minutes, both men hacking array At each
other with fearful effect Suddenly Colo
st4gxered inside Of the saloon, fell upon tho
floor, a.ad IN five minutes waa dead. a blow
from Gordon'a knife had severed the carotil
artery md hs blcd to death. There wuro half II
doxsn other frightful gasIea Ii, lis nvck md
breast ! Gordon fought with cheap tloubte-
bln3cd tack-kn.fo, and Cole With coul1nnrl
stngle-bladed Barton knife. Thu blade OF Cur
doris weapon broxo short of IN the wound
which suveseu the artery. Gordon says That,
knowing Co,e's desperate character when In
liquor, ho knew ho llad to fight for hls aitr, nul
cut away with all lis might. Colo killed man
several years ago 10 tho Mountains OF hrcathiti
County. Four other encounters took place In u
usaF Frankfort during tbs day.
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No other Whl4ksr Dye eauals uill's-5o eousa.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-22
Advertising Notes.

We would call attention to the adj
yertisement of Grand Winter Excur-
sion to Nassau, mp. and Havana, Cuba,
from Nashville, Chattanooga and At
Ianta, Ui0 Savannah and Jacksonville,
Fla, the excursion to leave Jackson
Vile, Fla, on the 18Th Of February.
This will doubtless prove an excellent
opportunity for tourists to make a
delightful trip at low rate. Mr.. w.
r. Kerr, of this city, or Mr.. r. d.
Mann, No. Kimball House, Atlanta,
can give all desired information.
The EIdridge Brothers have re-
opened the Knoxville Carriage Fac
tory, IS successors to their father.
Their advertisement appears else
where. They guarantee good work
and perfect satisfaction.
MeMullen & Co. have purchased
Mr.. J. J. O'COnner's stock of boots,
shoes and hats, and will keep con-
stantIy on hand a full stock in their
line. They say that they will not be
undersold by any one. See their ad.
vertisement.
Announcement IL made in his issue
of the opening of the summer session of
the z. T. University the 30th inst,
and it demands the earnest attention
of all persons having boys and young
men to educate. Under the Presidency
of Rev. DR.. Thomas w. Humes, one
Of the best and most thorough educa-
tors of the day, and an efficient corps
Of instructors, the institution presents
rare advantages, and by availing them
selves OF State privileges, parents can
procure an education for their sons at
very cheap rates.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-22
Cnrls,ian AssocIa,Ions, Labor

The executive committee Of the
Young Mems Christian Associa-
tiOns of the United States and
British provinces have just agreed
to call the next biennial con-
ventiOn of the associations to meet at
Baltimore, Md, May 2lst to 25th.
The Us general secretaries OF the more
than 500 associations, will hold their
meetings at the same place from the
10th to the 2lst OF May.
The executive committee state that
the occasion will be one of marked in.
terest, as reports will be presented oil
the progress made in the South and
West during the last two years, and
of the work done among 100000 rail
road men, 10000 college students, and
100000 German youths.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-22
special CITY Csunon Meeting.

The b ,ard met in special sessioD
last night, Mayor Luttrell presiding,
aud the following Aldermen for the
past year present: McCiuDg. Kern,
Cruze, FIenDiken, McAhiry, Sullivan,
Allison, Stephenson, Patty, Bird,
Harris, Smith, Fields and Irwin.
The minutes were read and approved.
Alderman McClung, Chairman of
the Finance Comm read the fol-
lowing bills, which were properly ap-
proved and passed for payment:
Chas. WariDg. -........................ S 90
Knox vile f. and III. Con-. Is IS
A number of bills for the use Of
rooms and places of holding elections
last Saturday were referred TO The FL
II ance Committee.
Alderman Allison presented bill
of costs from the Criminal Court,
amounting to SO 40, adjudged against
Jas. LeaTy, an officer OF the corpora
ton, asking that the City relieve him
of this amount which was accrued
while he was in the discharge of his
official duties. On motion, the matter
was referred for investigation.
Alderman McAfry, Charm an of
the Street Committee, made report
Of the expenditures for the year 1878.
on the repairing and kee ping up of the
str eets, including all the macadam
rock pat upon the streets, aud other
work az far as could be gathered from
Mr.. Hayes, the Street Boss. The ex-
pendituTes were as follows, appOr-
TONED TO the various wards:
First ward, S706; second, S746 !;
third, 1888 fourth, SIT; fifth, 81 ,207;
sixth, 81 Sal; seventh, S6S4; eighth,
1886. Tota', 81 .6S3.
Alderman Kern spoke Of the matt er
Of the salaries Of Aldermen, about
which there was some misunderstaud-
ing, aud it was 3 ated that according
10 the resolution each man was TO re-
ceive SO per year, with SO deduction
for every night be was absent.
Alderman Stephens II said the
salary Of the Mayor was fixed at
$500. He moved that in lieu of that
the Mayors salary for 97S be 81 600.
After much discussion, the whole
matter WAS declared GU. o. order and
dropped.
Chief of Police IPickeHs made bis
report of the recent municipal elsc-
ton, announcing the vote cast, with
resuits, etc, which was received,
adopted, and spread on the minutes.
Before this motion to adopt was
passed, Esquire Yardley, who was
present, said protest was prepared
against the swearing in of one Of the
newly elected Aldermen, and there
was sufficient evidence to disproVe
his election. He wished to know
whether this was the time and place
to present the protest. 1t was decided,
however, that this Board had no juris-
diction and they must go before the
new Board.
Alderman Allison spoke Of The very
efficient and faithful work, without
compensation, of Capt. VIM. Coffman,
Chief of the Fire Department, and
moved the donation of SIS 20 him IS a
slight compensation therefor. Motion
carried unanimously.
The Board, having completed its
business, then adjourned to meet at 8
o'clock Saturday morning. when they
will surrender to the new Board,
which will organize Immediately.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-22
GhRuceFy Court.

The Chsncery Court met yesterday
morning, Hon. w. 3. Staley on the
bench, and the following wac entered
of record
A. Rose We. Conner & Cocker prayer
for appeal Withdrawn.
Wallace & Ringle VS.. o. j. *. Peed ;
account ordered.
V. S. Russell aud wife vs. G.. d.
McGuffey, admir-, ct al; account or
dered.
l.. TillmaD, Jr., admir-, VS.. Callie B.
Cooke ct al; decree allowing claim of
Pickle.
Sam. House va. Anderson q Viii
liams dismissed.
Jas. Riverson and wife vs. J. II. Gil
bert ct al; sale ordered.
Mary White, Adm'x, VS.. T. B.
Smith ct al; judgment on purchase
money notes.
Court adjourned till $50 o'clock
this morning.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-22
THE COUR y
UnIt,d States CIrcuI, nnrt.

nktS "a 9ts&tSA dAEGuAG cart.
The United States Circuit Court met
sgain yesterday morning, Hon. John
Baxter presiding, and the following
business was transacted
In cases for violation of the revenue
law, the following action was had
Jasper Morgan, imprisoned >
months in Anderson county jail.
Robert RapeT, imprisoned mOnths
in Anderson county jail.
Tillman Reagan, fined 800, impTis-
oned months in Loudon county Jail
Patrick J. Harmon, imprisoned 4
months, in the Loudon county Jail.
Alexander Cook, discharged.
a large number of causes on the
civil docket were then called and vari-
Ously disposed Gf
Bradford & Johnston, ct al, Va. the
Union Consolidated Mining Company,
remanded to the Chancery court of
Polk county.
The United States VS.. John NJ. Sta
piles, action for debt; penalty adjudged,
$500, to be discharged on the pay
meHt of damages and costs.
The United States vs. r. r. Butler,
ct. al, in equity; demurrer sustained
and leave grant TO file amended bill.
Merrill Oaks, counterfeitiDg; sub
mitted, but judgment not yet pro
nounced.
In a large number of ejectment
suits action was had in the way OF
continuance5, non suits, striking from
the docket, etc.
Court adjourned IilI $50 o'clock
this morning.