Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-03
SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 1881.
THE doctrine of special Prov

dence is denied by many, and belief
of such is often branded as mere
superstition, yet things will occur
now and then which give strong
support to the beliefs in the spe-
cial Providence theory. The New
York Evening Post cites an event
of this kind as occurring in New
Mexico
Two years ago, on March 20, at
Marshal, in Texas, a well-known
actor named Benjamin G. Porter
was shot and killed by James G.
Currie. It was generally held that
the circumstances were peculiarly
atrocious, and the evidence justified
a condemnatory view that was ac-
cepted throughout the country. The
trouble arose from some offensive
remarks made by Currie about a
1rruy auu III uer pesence. Her no.->
panlOn, Mr.. Porter ana MI. Barry-
more, resisted this in no unbecom-
ing fashion, and upon this slender
provocation, Currie drew a revolver
and shot Porter down.
The assassin was arrested, taken
from the officers by crowd of citi-
zens who sought to lynch him, re-
captured by the authorities, confined
in prison and tried after long delay
for murder. His accuittal June last
aroused wide indignation. But the
proceeding was at all events legal,
and Currie was released and disap-
peared. just week ago, on Thurs
day, March 24-almost exactly two
years after the killing of Porter
Currie was shot dead in a bar-room
at Les Vegas, in New Mexico, the
ball entering his forehead and COM
ing out at the back of his head. His
slayer was bartender whom Porter
had previously threatened to shoot,
but the menaced man was too quick
for him.
History repeated itself in another
way. Not only was this homicide
like the former one, committed in 6
drinking place, but there was an at.
tempt to lynch the perpetrator anc
there was a rescue by the officers O
the law. Nor does the parallel enc
here. For the coroner inquest tina
was promptly held at Les Vegas
resulted in an aquittal of Currie'
assailant on the ground of self
defense, and the man has now beel
set free.
THE New York Nation, in re
viewing the events of the week
comments fayorably on the Presi
dents decision against an extr'
session of Congress, and winds u
on the subject with the following:
The effect of the decision agains
an extra session was to cause wha
the Wall street brokers call 5000
feeling" in all the markets, and price
at the stock exchange advanced
Usually the money market is activ
at this season of the year, but it
not so now, the uncertainty as to th
extra session having paralyzed q
manner of enterprises, which, c
course, lessened the demand fo
money. The treasury has begu
the payment of the April interest
about 100000; and besides,
good deal of gold has arrived fror
Europs-about $4,000,000-in th
last seven days. The gold import
since the beginning of the calenda
year are nearly four times as larg
as year ago, and foreign exchang
still warrants bringing gold here
A good part of the $82,0OO,O0O {
gold which has been brought her
from Europe since last August WIS
drawn from France, and during til
week the Bank of France agai
stopped payments of gold, unle'
those demanding it would agree thu
it should not be exported from tt
country. The working Of "bi-meta
ism in France has reduced the stoc
of gold in this bank to a very 10
amount, which explains the anxiet
OF France for an information
arranoement to increase the use ,