Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-26
HOME NEWS.
APPEAL FOR THE SUFFERING.


The Fires in Michigan Yacht Racing, &c.
DETROIT, Oct 25.-The Michigan State Re-
lief Committee has issued an appeal which
states that 1900 to 1900 of the people of that
State have lost everything; the fires are still
burning and new ones are springing up. Money
and supplies may be sent direct TO the Michigan
Relief Committee.
NEW YORK, Oct 25.-The Dauntless beat the
Livonia yesterday, eleven minutes and three
seconds. It was a challenge race for a fifty
guinea cup, forty miles.
BALTIMORE, Oct 25-It is understood that
the Episcopal House of Bishops have passed the
canon on ritual as reported by joint committee,
24to19.
HARRISBURG, Oct 25.--The mountains and
forests above Dauphin are burning.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 25.-Bill RUSSELL anoth-
er ESCAPED prisoner from Nevada, was captured
while endeavoring to ship for foreign port.
George Cannon, Mormon leader, says if
CONVICTIONS continue, the Mormons will burn
all they have and make another exodus, as they
did from Illinois.
At Los Angeles fight occurred in the Chi
nese quarter. Officer Bideron attempted to ar
rest Chinaman for Shooting another. He was
resisted and called on Robert Thompson, citi-
zen, to assist him. The Chinese opened fire on
both of them. Thompson fell and died imme-
dately. Officer Bideron was shot but escaped
on horseback. A mob soon collected and at
tackled the whole Chinese quarter. Being re-
sisted by the Chinese, five hundred armed men
surrounded the Chinese quarters to prevent any
from escaping. Fifteen Cinnamon were hanged
by the mob and their houses fred the fire.
however, was extinguished, and at 2. NJ. order
was partially restored by the authorities. No
more bloodshed has taken place. Several Chi
namen have been arrested and are lodged ia
jail
BosToN, Oct. 25.-The body of X ate Leon, 4
young lady aged Is, was found in Western Ay-
enue. Therhead was crushed and there were
signs of a struggle. No clue has been obtained
as to the perpetrators of this horrid outrage
SAvASNAH, GA, Oct. 2j.--An account from
Blufton, South Carolina, states that Montmol-
lins, Kent and Slycr, who were wounded and
captured by negroes on Montmollins planta-
ton, are held prisoners under a warrant issued
by Robertson, Justice of the Peace. They
are to be taken to Beaufort for trial when sufi-
CleHIly recovered from Jnelr wounds. IL Is DC-
lieved that Slyer is mortally wounded. They
were captured by a negro constablenamed Mid
deton and another bad characteristic terror of
the whites in the neighborhood The prisoners
are in private houses, under medical treatment,
there being no jail in Blutiton. Robertson is a
violent carpet-bagger from Connecticut Mont
mollns offense was an attempt to recover his
lands and collect his rents from his negro ten
ants, who refused either to pay or leave the pre-
misses.
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-The schooner Messenger
sunk to-day. Five persons were lost
BALTIMORE, Oct. pa resolution was of
fered by committee that any variation from
the Standard Prayer Book was unlawful. The
resolution lays over under the rules of the Con-
ventiOn.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 25.-The fires are still
raging in the cost counties from Los Angeles
nOrthward.
The Peoples Insurance Company of Sar
Francisco have suspended,
Mr.. Brown, native of Cynthiana, KY, com
mitted suicide to-day, caused from domestic
troubles. He ---s.-. $40.
New YoKE, Oct. 25.-There was difficulty il
getting jury in the Rosensweig case.