Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-27
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

TELEGRAPHlC SUMMARY.
TORONTO, July 2l.-Foreign boats are
allowed to fish for pleasure on the st. Law
renee river
ROCHESTER, y. "a fearful storm oc-
Cured here. Three houses were struck
by lightning.
FLORENCE, July 25.-The Italion Cham
bers passed law authorizing the negotia-
ton of a loan of six million livres.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 2l.-The army
now is 300, GOO.
The policy of Turkey is absolute neutral
ity.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-German papers
are filled with complaints of falsehoods
and trickery whereby France seeks to fas-
ten the responsibility upon Prussia.
LONDON, gully 24.-The Carl of Russia
will be neutral so long as Russian interests
do not suffer In the meantime he will
do everything possible TO mitigate the hOr-
rors of the war
RALEIGH, July 2O.-The huJcus corpus
case of the citizens arrested by Kirk in
Alamance, was continued before Chief
Justice Pearson to-day and will be argued
tomorrow, when it is expected the argu-
ments will close.
PHILADELPHIA, July 22.-The five men
who assaulted the young lady and gentle
man, in neighboring matchmaking the
gentleman senseless, and outraging the
person of the lady-have been arrested,
and are held in default of $1,000 bail.
HAVANA, July 21.-Gen. DeRodas i'm
view of the decrease of the rebellion, abol-
ishes drum head court martials, except in
extraordinary cases.
The troops are ordered not to bring fam
lilies forcibly from insurrectionary districts
only those wishing to come with means of
support be brought to town.
RICHMOND, July 20.-A telegram from
oDanville, Virginia, this evening says Col.
Kirk has arrested about twenty more
prominent citizens of Caswell county,
North Carolina, and that some of those
arrested were badly maltreated. There
is great excitement in the county.
Hon. Bedford Brown has gone to Wash
ington to see President Grant, and eX-
Governor Graham will meet him there.
RICHMOND, July 19.-Capt, w. F. Hay
wood, proprietor of the hotel at Chester, Il
summer resort, on the Richmond and Pc
tersburg Railroad, this afternoon, shot
and MORALLY wounded, his son-in-law, b.
f. Lindsey, for the seduction of his Hay
woods daughter. Haywood is alsopropri-
etoT of the Dime Hotel, in this city, and is
well known and much respected. He call
ed Lindsey into room of the hotel and
said, conf, ssed and professed himself will
ing to receive such punishment rs he mer-
tied, and Haywood then commenced firing
on him, wounding him in the abdomen
and thigh.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-Prevost Para
dol committed suicide this morning at two
O'Clock with pistol. His mind yesterday
seemed wandering and disturbed, though
engaged in business until late hour. 1t
is supposed he committed the deed while
laboring under insanity, produced 10y over
work, and intense heat.
Gen. Sherman will remain here to reor-
ganize the army.
The Java sailed from New York on yes
terday with II ,S00,009 in specie, and the
Colorado with $500, 900.
Official dispatches received here say that
the French Government refuses to exempt
North German steamers from capture, eX-
cept those at sea ignorant of the war;
which may enter French ports.
The Agricultural report for the month
says the increase acreage of cotton, as indi-
Gated by county correspondents, averages
II per cent, and will aggregate nearly one
million acres. 1t IL almost literally true
that the people are devOting all their ener-
giles TO the culture Of cotton. The condi-
ton Of the crop is so far favorable for
good yield-fully an average in Georgia,
Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas slight
ly below an average i'm South Carolina,
Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas.
The Prussian Minister, Baron Gerolt, at
tended Paradol's funeral.
Gen. Sheridan sails for Europe on the
Cuba, to watch the European war.
Official advices received, say that the
French government refuses to exempt
North German steamers from capture. ex-
cept those ignorant of war entering French
ports.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-Jefierson Davis
left Memphis yesterday via the Southern
Mail route to bring his family home.
The Naragansett and California are or
dered fit for sea, with all dispatch.