Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-07-23
PRVvILEGETO CANADIAN IMMIGRANTS
Terrible Waterspout in California.
HOME NEWS.
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD BURNED.
FaiIure sor MaiI Contractors il, Arkansas.


FaiIure sor Neil Contractors il, Arkansas
WASHINGTON, July 22-The United States
Arsensla at tho Navy Yard is burned. The los.
is estimated at 81 .00O,00e 1t is supposed that
the fire was caused by a spontaneous eoTnbus-
ton
LITTLE Rock, July ~ An Of the mail con-
tractors on the lines leading hence have failed.
The special agent here is endeavoring to make
special contracts, The people are greatly in
convenienced.
e. sLoUIsvILIEs-July 22-Nine persons, alleged
to be Kaldax. were brought here from Estelle
county, one of whom, it is stated, was bound
over to keep the. peace here.r It appears that
the band is from Estelle and Powell counties.
The prisoners are held in a bond of 81 900 each
to answer at the October term Of the court.
New YORK, July 22.-Professor John w. S
Homes died of pneumonia
T A bale of cotton raised by w. B. McShaw,
of Lee county, Mississippi, and picked by HIM
SELF wife and daughter in their parlor, and
which had gained premiums aggregating 3d.
312, was sold to-day at fifty cents per pound
The bale weighed 443 pounds.
EVANSVILLE, July 2l.-The premium hogs
head of tobacco. sold at IS cents per pound. Two
hogsheads from Ballard county, Kentucky, not
admitted from some informality, sold at 90 cents
to S1,02. The range Of prices is as follows:
Lugs ES6 70a7. rs; common to fair bright, lower;
leaf, 81 5Oa8 co; medium bright leaf, $90Oal1.0 co.;
common to.nediun, cutters, Sl20Oal6.O0 Sc
lectons of all grades nominal, low; tobacco in
demand. The sales during the fair amounted
to over one thousand hogsheads. The sales will
Discontinued Tomorrow and during next week.
Large offerings viii be made daily. The stocks
are large and the receipts are increasing.
sSAN FRAxcrscO July 22-The water spout
in Mooda lifted the passenger train from the
track
An ineendiary FIRE destroyed oil the business
portion of the town. -.. . '. .-H"'.
Trucker. upon the Withdrawal of the military
from Armada county, leagued miners resolved
that they would work for themselves and fame
lies they have armed themselves and declare
they will defend themselYes to the last Fight
ing is anticipated.
STLoUIs, J1ly22 The hearing in the case
of Miller against Bradstreet's Commercial
Agency continues. Miller induced futher tes-
timony as to his insolvency and stated that re-
port published in the July number of the agen-
eesS report had impaired his standing. 3.
j. H. Eames testified that he had been sent for
by Mr.. shepard, Superintendent ofthe agency,
and told by him he (Eames,1 could have good
rating if be would pay for hunting up-the evil
dence of his credit, this would cost from $25 to
$500, but Eames refused the offer.
Shepard was ffen placed on the stand and
fatty contradictcd the statement of Eames and
said that Eames offered him money for a favor
4 Hat a
Oughtto Be kicked Out. of the Office for making
such an offer. He had never received presents
and money considerations had no influence
Sovershim; that King, whose testimony was re-
ported yerterday, had been discharged for max
ing incorrect reports, falsifying the Index and
general disobedience of orders; that King had
threatened to injure the firm and had assaulted
the witness with brass knuckles
UThe rating of Miller was based on informa
ton received from men who regarded it well
versed in trade and business, and who stated
Milliers assets and liabilities 50 nearly equal as
TO justify the witnesses in rating him to be
trusted with caution. The case excites much
interest. sf,-~ -f. Te-.s----
WASHINGTON, July 22.-Itis now supposed
that the loss by the explosion at the Arsinal to-
day is not more than two hundred thousand
dollars. In addition to the artillery and caval
~ equipments and general military stores the
museum is totally destroyed. This contained
many war trophies, models of firearms Of all
nations, and together with specimens of uni
forms forming valuable collection During the
fire there were great many explosions from shell
and loaded nluskets, but no one was thereby in
jured. 7EfEr -es -..r--
CHALYBEATE SPRINGS, VA, July 22-Gen
Joseph E. Johnston was among the arrivals
here to-day
GREENBRI WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va, July 22-Thore was white frost here this
morning Sbawls and overcoats were in de-
mand.
CHICAGO, July 22-Two new National banks
have been organized in this city. the National
Bank of Illinois and the Cook County National
Bank, making nineteen National banks in Chi
cago. .-
Boston, July 22.-Arrived, the bark Com
modore Dupont from Savannah for Monterillo.
She reports that she had heavy weather, sprung
a a leak and her crew being sick with fever and
ague pvt into this port to recruit
MADRID, July 22.-Senors Sagasta and Her
rosa and admiral Topic had long interview
yesterday with the King.
PHILADELPHIA, July 22-The Pennsylvania
property in the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad was sold TO day and purchased nv
Senator Thurman and General Mcclellan in
behalfof the trustees 1t was sold in three sec
tons. The price aggregates $620,0O0 of which
$1,000 is cash. ,.- ..--,--