Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-14

made which will correspond with
the terms of the concession, owing
to the erroneous ideas which were
entertained at the time it was made
as to the source and direction of
White river, by reference to which
it was intended to be located.
The Committee on Ways and
Means to-day, after further discuss
ing the sugar tariff, question, agreed
by vote of six to four to submit to
the House bill fixing the rates as
follows: On all sugars, syrups, &C.,
not above No. Is, duties, standard,
two cents and forty one-hundredths
per pound; on all sugars, syrups,
&C., above No. Is and not above
No. 16, duties, standard, two cents
and seventy-fve one-hundredths per
pound; and on all sugars above
No. Is, duties, standard, four cents
per pound.
Rumors that Marshal Fitz Sim
mons, of Georgia, will be removed,
are pronounced entirely unfounded.
Senator Thurman addressed the
following to Senator Teller, chair
man of the Select Committee Of In
vestigation
" United States Senate Chamber,
Jan. 13, 1878-Dear Sir: Again
complying with a request of your
committee for information, I have
the honor to send you inStallment
No. 3, to-wit: First, and officially
certified copy, from the Office of the
Secretary of State of Florida, of
an affidavit of James IL. Paine,
showing misconduct and violation
of law by Federal officials at the
late election in Duyall county, in
that State. I'd. A like certified copy
of an affidavit of Jas. NJ. Whitaker
relating to the same subject and to
the intimidation of Democratic
voters by armed Republicans. Sd.
An alike certified copy Of an afIi-
davit by S. G. Tucker, providing
that at the late election at precinct
II, in Alabama county, the United
States Supervisor of Elections, n.
2. Ganelle, insisted that the ballots
as they were cast should be num-
bered to correspond with the num-
Der Of each voters name as it ap-
peared on the registration list, and
that in compliance with his demand
the larger part of the ballots were
80 numbered and the secrecy of the
ballots thus efectually destroyed. |
lth- A like certified copy Of an af- |
idavit of Robert NJ. Witherspoon,
County Judge Of Madison county, in
laid State, showing his illegal arrest |
md detention by a United States
Commissioner and United States
Marshal in order to prevent the dis
charge of his duties as one Of the /
boards Of canvassers Of the late
election in said county. 9th. An
of Edward S. Francis q col |
,red citizen of DuYalI county, Flor
da, and a member of the Board of .
County Commissioners Of said coun-
y, proving the intimidation prac-
iced in that State to prevent the !
,olored citizens from Vo-
ing the Democratic ticket. |
5th. An affidavit of James G. Viii
hanson, a colored citizen of the |
same county, to the same effect.
7th. A certificate of the sheriff and |
county judge of said county, and of
he president of the city council of !
Jacksonville, and of the city clerk
and city marshall, attesting the
good character and standing of said
Francis and Williamson. 9Th. An
affidavit of John 3. Marshall, of
Madison county, Fla, showing mis-
conduct on the part of U, S. depu>
y marshalls and intimidation prac-
iced by them at the late election
n said county.
| have a number of letters from
he North and West making specific
charges of intimidation and bribery
hat it may be proper that l should
ay before your committee, but L
withhold them until the wishes of
he writer's in this respect can be
l have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
(Signed) A. G. THURMAN.
OHIO