Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-09
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LAKE CITY, Nov. 4.-The steamship
| Naronnaof New York, bound for Calves
| ton, Texas, was foundered. Mate and four
men only saved. There were thirty-two
cabin passengers aboard, mostly Texans.
GALVESTON, Nov. All business is
suspended, flags are at half mast, and bells
are tolling, on account of the Narionna
disaster.
RALEIGH, n. c., November 4.-William
stenton, colorcd, convicted of rape, was
hung. He confessed his crime, and ex-
pressed willingness to die.
RICHMOND, Nov. 1.-The State Fair
opened to-day. President w. I. Suther-
lin made a short address of welcome He
congratulated the audience upon the pre-
sence of so many visitors from the North
and said Virginia would welcome them.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has fixed the rate of issue
of the circulating notes of National Banks
at ninety per cent. upon all five and six
per cent. bonds.
The commanding officer of Fort Me
Henry has been directed to hold himself
i'm readiness, with the troops. under his
command, to support the United States
Marshal of Maryland in enforcing the law
during the week of the election II neces-
sary.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The Census Blu
reau has partial returns from the Southern
States indicating an increase in some and
a decrease in others of negro population.
In the aggregate there will be an increase
over the census of 1860, but not nearly 80
large in proportion "a shown by previous
enumeratiOns.
NORFOLK. Nov. "A large crowd of
whites and blacks collected before the City
Hall last night to hear the political adj
dresses Of Hon. George NJ. Robson, Sec
rotary of the Navy, Hon. James H.
Platt, member of Congress from this Dis
trict, and n candidate for reelection, eX-
Gov. Wells, of Virginia, Prof Langston,
a negro, Of Howard University, ut Wash
ington, and others. EX-NlayOr Frank De-
cardy was elected Chairman of the meet
ing.
After Gov. Wells and Secretary Robson
had addressed the crowd, and while Prof
Langston was speaking, the meeting was
interrupted by disturbance in the crowd
which soon increased in violence and ex-
tent until firearms were freely used, and
several vollies from small arms were fired
in rapid succession.
At the commencement of the firing, the
crowd broke into wild disorder, scattering
in every direction. The police attempted
to quell the disturbance, but owing to their
small force, were unable to accomplish
much.
After the crowd had dispersed, it was
found that no one had been killgd, but
many whites and blacks had been wound
ed. Among those seriously wounded was
John T. Daniel y well-known citizen of
this city and leading Republican, who
occupied position on the speaker stand.
He was wounded in the head by a bullet.
This morning, negro, badly cut, was
| found dead in an alley few squares from
! last nights row.
| JACKSON, Nov. 2.-Geu w. I. Branrey,
! prominent as % Confederate officer, was
| brutallv assassinatad this morning near
! WinOna. No clue to the perpetFytnr.
Thisi- the third violent death at WiHuna
! within two months. r he first was a. j.
! Brantlcy, as-ussinated two months a"O
/ the second was Cap. Conner, cousin OF
/ Brantley, killed by man named Collins,
and the third, General Brantley, assassina-
! ted this morning. Cause Of this dreadful
| vendetta unknown.