Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-06
MINOR DISPATCHES,

MINOR DISPATCHES.
Ex-Governor Moses, of South Carolina,
who is charged with obtaining money by
false pretenses from VIM. E. Hall, was ar
raigned in court to-day. Further complaint
was made against him by John d. Town
send, counsel for the Society for the Pre-
veuton of Crime who accused him of swim
ding him out of money on the plea of fur
uishlng Mr.. Townsend with some valuable
papers touching the election at the South
1t is thought that other complainants
against the Ex-Governor will be forthcom-
ing. At the afternoon session of the court
he was committed for trial, bail being fixed
at 81 GOO.
LOUISVILLE, KY, October An Jeffer-
sonville last night Ed McDermott, noto-
rious character killed John Keefe and ia
tally wounded Barney McCardlc. McDer-
mott was drunk and engaged In an
alteration with a man named Pat Duffy.
McCardle and keefe interfered to preserve
the peace and were each in turn stabbed,
the latter having his jugular vein severed.
GALVESTON, Tex, October 4-The Gal
weston elevator and machinery was de-
stroyed by fire this morning, with about
Is, 900 bushels of grain. The building and
machinery were the property of the Calves
ton wharf company, and cost $40, 900. 1t
was insured for 81, 500.
SAVANNAH, GA, October 4.-Last week a
number of negroes employed on some of the
rice plantations on the Carolina side of the
river opposite this city struck for higher
wages and attempted to force the hands on
other plantations to join them, beating all
who refused. Warrants were issued for
their arrest and fears were apprehended, but
j..
til Yesterday, when they We're escorted by
several hundred negroes armed with shot
guns and muskets to the trial at the Justices
Office, since which nothing has been heard
from them, and it is supposed the affair had
apeacefUl termination.
RICHMOND, VA, October 4.-The case OF
I. A. Marvin alias B. A Morton, the alleged
bigamIst and forger. was again called fol
trial III hustInSs Court day. Owing tC
misunderstanding on the part of Marvin't
counsel who expected the blgamy case to bt
tried first instead of that for forgery, whicl
the commonwealth's attorney wanted Il
take up, and the fact that all the State
witnesses had hot arrived, further postpone
ment of the case WAS ordered until to-mor
row. summons was issued for Miss 1ur
pin, Marvin's Richmond wife, to appear to
morrow.
CHATTANOOGA, October 4.-Colonel Love
president of the Huntsville, Ala, cotton
seed oil mill, a prominent citizen, was sho
and instantly killed by the brother-in-law o
young lady to whom it was said he wa
paying improper attentions
DANvILLE Va, Oct AT Fall Creel
Depot, in this county, on the Virginia Mid
land Railroad, yesterday the dead body @
James Withers, a white man, was found i
Al 80 ;al, HI IOl 10. 7
business in partnership with Thomas Clark
The cause of his death is unknown, althoug
it is attributed to inebriation. The bod
shows no marks of violence
Toronto, ONT, October 4-Wm. 7
Branch, financial manager of the America
Transfer Company at Bradford, Pa, recent
ly arrested here on charge of having al
srracted 500, 600 by alteration of the com
panys books, was released to-day, havin
agreed to make restitution and return +
Bradford for trial.
CoBEEG Ont. Oct 4-Fire this mornin
destroyed part Of the best block of building
IN town. 1t commenced in Dumbles' block
grocery, hardware store, public hall an
500, OOO
DENVER, Col, October "A dispatc
from fetkln to the Republican says: Sex
efai citizens having been lately robbed an
badly BEATEN the robberies were traced t
Charles Briggs, proprietor of the dane
hau, and his assistants. Yesterday a mo
OF citizens, after warning the inmates. Sc
nre to the hall. Briggs fired into the crow
without effect, when some person unknow
returned the fire, fata ly wounding Brigg
DETROIT, October 4.-The wife of Ga
rett, who who was found murdered Saturda
OF NlxVrnIl
rested on suspicion of having murdered b,
husband, and yesterday hanged herself
jail.
Boston, October 5.-Dispatches from a
parts of New England indicate the the
mometer below freezing point, and consit
cradle damage is dole to the crops
Stowe, Vt. 1t began to snow there tn
forenoon, and the fruit is frozen on IL
trees
hICHMoND, Va, Oct. 5-The case
Marvin, blganist and forger. was brougl
10 sudden and rather unexpected termfn;
ton In court to-day When arraignad n
me char8e OF forgery he pleaded ouilty
jury was then sworn in to declare II
punishment, which was fixed at Eve Yea,
IN the pehitentlary. A similar punishmnr
was also allotted him for bigamy. he har;n
pleaded guilty to this charge, making h
full term IN prison ten years.
baltimore, October5 This morniro tu
IhieFeS entered the building of the Sou
Baltimore Permanent Savings Associate
on Light street and, while one held pist
to the head of the clerk in CHARGE IF
Oron, another felled him to the 1oor With
billy. The thieves then robbed the saf
securing $4,000 in money and 81 O0O ;
checks. One of the thieves was cano,bt o,,
Sl40 IN money recovered. The c9ntnre
man gave the name of Walter II. CampbeI