Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-06-10
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 9.-The wheat
harvest has commenced. The yield is bet
ter than was expected. There will be over
an average crop throughout the State.
CONCORD, II. H., June 9.-The Organiza-
ton of the House is completed by election
The Democrats have two majority.
CINCINNATI, June 9.-The Rabbinical
Convention closes to-day. The meeting
has been one of the most important yet
held, and the result may be summed up as
follows Twenty-three congregations were
repre- sented; Union has been effected; a
modern prayer-book is to be furnished, in
which all illusions to the return of the
Jews to Jerusalem and personal Messiah
are to be admitted ; the service is to be
largely in the vernacular instead of the
Hebrew language; Rabbinical Seminary
for ministers is to be established; reforms
in congregations are authorized (; a Sabbath
School organization is to be effected. and
the establishment of circuit preachers has
been determined.
NEW YORK, June 9.-The Western
Union report shows net profits for the
veare ending June LIST, 1871 of over two and a
half million, the resources of the treasury
having been applied to purchase capital
stock. which has been reduced from forty
one to thirty-five millions. The bonded
debt is about four millions.
PHILADELPHIA, June 9.-The Homeo-
pathic Convention elected DR.. Talbot, of
New Jersey, President. The Convention
meets next year at Washington.
NEW YORK, June 9.-The Grand Lodge
Of Masons fixed the annual assessment at
seventy five cents, the third whereof goes
to the hall and asylum fund. The Grand
Lodge saw no reason for amending the
ritual, and adjourned sine die. ,oE.
The charge of murder has been abandon
= nf ha Rnxuorn ou6 IN iS
now held simply as attempting to create a
revolt
An unknown sailor from New Orleans
was stabbed to death by Charles Haywood
on the ship Dexter, from Sighorne. Hay
wood is in custoday.
a letter from st. Johns, New Found
land, reports the loss of small coasting
schooner with forty souls on board. She
left st. Johns for Old Pelican, where forty
men, crews of the NimrOd and Hector,
took passage on her. The passengers were
mostly seamen, and lived at Old Pelican,
and were returning home with the pro-
ceeds of successful voyage. The vessel
was unheard from since May 23d. A part
of the cargo was picked up at sea. 1t is
supposed she struck low iceburg during
the night. The little village of Sacine is
an mourning, at which place nearly every
family lost a member. I "'i.t
"A mutny occurred last nlgnG Oh OOaru
the steamer Resolute, bound for Liverpool.
The seamen attempted to desert, when the
second mate with an iron beiayipg-pin
wounded seven of them severely about the
head. .-t ~ '+E
CONCORD, n. H, June a-The Senate
is making no progress, and it is doubtful
whether vote can be forced this week for
Governor. The House is fighting over a
motion to declare two seats vacant. The
Republicans are fiilibustering.
CINCINNATI, June 9.-B. f. Wade has
withdrawn his unconditional defamation
for the candidacy of the Ohio Governor
ship.
SALT LAKE, June 9.-An emigrant wo-
snan died suddenly to-day at Brady Sta
ton. On her person was found a through
ticket from New York to San Francisco
and $4,000, mostly in United States
bonds s... r.s.e ..Is