Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-03
CURRENT NOTES.

A disastrous fire in Peoria, Illinois, on We'd
nesday, destroyed property worth $4,000
Judge Richardson is Acting Secretary of the
Treasury in the absence of Secretary Boutwell,
A thunderstorm in Lancashire, England. re-
Gently destroyed property worth $4,000
The weather in Paris has been so intensely
not, that numbers,of soldiers have dropped dead
in the streets from sun-stroke
l. Numerous and destructive fires have been
raging in California, destroying the woods for
miles around.
The people of Oldham county, Kentucky.
are eNclted the discovery Of what they he re
to be gold
Lady Franklin arrived at Cincinnati on Sat
urday, whore she consults with Capt Hall on
the subject CT his proposed Arctic expedition.
Mr.. Frelingluysen has at last accepted the
mission to England and will sail about the first
of September
More than six hundred Germans, in Chicago
have signifed their desire to Join the Prussian
army.
Mr.. Z. d. Farnsworth, the Grand Sire of
American odd Fellows, has gone to Germany
to establish lodges in that country
The work shop of the American Bank Note
Company, New York, was destroyed by fire on
Sunday, with loss of about $4,000
Last week was the hottest consecutive seven
days ever known in New York. The average
of the thermometer was 9Io
Bull Run Russell has been engaged by the
New l ork Sun as special correspondent from
the European seat of war.
Captain w. W. Deane who served during
the war on the staff of Gen Tilson, died re-
''0 Ivy Vi ~" AoiN'
nie't If oIo oeig Heiu IN az te
for France is expressed.
Hon. VIM. Z. Niblacll, present member of
! Congress, has been nominated for reelection by
the Democrats Of his distrct-the First Indi-
'', ~,
Inc Administration mas decided to put our
navy on war lootlng at once, and orders nave
MAJ ord ~ '''o cru navy S'iOs' 'oN'is 70
go 0''"
me people OF Prussia observed yesterday as
q day OF tasting and prayer to propitiate Divine
providence and invoke blessing on their ar
iiileS'
.Dy request OF large number OF influential
ctiZens OF CINCINNATI, Lady Franklin held o
day evening
Norwegian emigrants are pouring into the
north-western portion of the State Of Minnesota
| by hundreds The roads are lined with their
| OK wagons.
German masons at Washington are strong in
| expressions of sympathy for their brethren of
| Prussia. and are making arrangements for the
relief of any who may be in distress
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hi sa, R ~ .,,I y icy uon
/ no n tot
Januarv
|
| III Is stlu IhhI MT rrelnShuysen Will uecnhe
lne mission TO Ehglahd. fersonal business con-
| sIaeratons lhnuehce nm against taxing any
ONCE
Inc PRESIDENT OF the hed Stockings base ball
cup Puollshes caro-, Indignantly repehing the
ihsihuatloh that that ornamental organization
| Is becoming demoralized
| Elm Hall plantation, Assumption parish,
| Louisiana, was sold at auction last week for
Slooo One one OF haceland piantatloh was
S9l9 lor soo,o"' lhls speaks very wei LOT the
TeHcah otale'
III was stated at q meeting OF the German "a
rlotc Ala society neio ad AT New ORR on MOI
gay evening, tnt 9ZooVvo nau peei supscri rNl
hours "
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me ngtua TecelpsS o ~ tle oo ad o gor e
evnenses ,gero goo 00o 900 sbouSnS an ootnaI
| saIt.inar Of cI1G oo0 0n0 ;Tbo ovnnSsas of tIn
| govarnmant f,r IsG8 wore q 5f0 0n0 000 and
| For 1sGG yyere more tbaan 500 600 000 -
A +orriI,lo fro ,oo,,rod IN Ros+or an sunday,
bnrnir o,,or tbicIv nonnIotod district Of ~
acres Loss @stimatcd ot $40 600 ANOTHER
fire occurred Mt the same fine, consumin~ the
| printing house of Lundle q Co. and the book
| publishing house of Little. Brown II Co. Lose
! supposed to be Sl2O0O One fireman was
| killed.
A gentleman in Louisville smeared his face
! with coal oil to keep away mosquitoes. A few
nights since, feeling that previous smearings
were insufficient, he arose and repeated the dose