Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-23
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THE TIDE AGAINST BUTLER IN MASSA'
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Grand Commandery Elections.

Orttnu OOnlm0nOery EleCIIOuSs
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 22-Wolfred & Shaw S
cotton mill at Cardihgton was burned. Loss
Sl5o,OOO. nE HHe
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Sept. 22.-The majority
against Butler was 166 in 652 delegates
CHICAGO, Sept 22-The Grand Lodge OF
Odd Fellows of the United States have adopted
amendment to their constitution, confning
their privileges to free white men.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 22-The cases against the
Kentucky and Paducah Lotteries were dismiss
ed on the ground that the business was author
lied by the laws of the commonwealth.
SALT LAKE, Sept. 22-The Mormon Adju-
tant General of militia has bought from the
United States thousand stand of arms and a
hundred and fifty thousand cartridges,
1t is rumored that the grand jury will indict
several members of the Mormon priesthood,
including Brigham Young, for adultery.
BALTIMORE Sept. 22.-The Grand Encamp-
ment elected the following officers ranking as
named: j. A. Fellows, New Orleans; J. H.
Hopkins, Pittsburgh Vincent S. Hurlbut Chi
cago; Benjamin Dean, Boston; Irving NJ
Smith, Michigan w S. Pallen, Mississippi !;
w. Simms, New York: Theodore S. Parvin,
Iowa. -
Judge William Tayl lor, of Texas, is dead.
aWAsHfNGToN, Sept. % = The Southern
Claims Commission will resume the examination
of cases October 1st. They have endorsed 1900
claims, aggregating S20,0O0,0OO. The Commit
tee have heard six hundred cases, and adjudi-
Gated upon one hundred and fifty, but will re-
port to Congress three hundred with a synopsis
Of the evidence
Burlngame's Chinese Ministers, under as
surances from Thiers, return to France instead
of going on directly home.
OswEGo, n. Y, Sept 22.-There was n heavy
frost this morning.
WAsHINGToN, Sept, 22.-The following are
the subcommittee appointed by the full Ku-
klux Committee to take testimony:
In Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee-Sen
atOrS Pratt, Rice and Bayard and Representa-
tives Buckley and Robinson
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and
Florda-Maynard, Schofeld, Lansing, Voor-
hees and Senator Blair.
In case of the refusal to furnish information
relating to the finances, taxation, &C., of States
subcommittee of three are authorized TO go to
the States and obtain it by such means as they
deem advisable. .....r... ....
BALTIMORE, Sept. 22-The Grand Encamp
ment has resolved to hold its next meeting, il
1874, in New Orleans
The Knights have mostly departed.
ROCHESTER,, Sept 22.-A fire destroyed mucl
property to-day, including the Odd Fellows
Hall 1t is said to be the work of an incendiary
The Waterton express train ran over and in
stantly killed man, woman and little child
WASHINGTON, Sept. Ex-Governor Alcorn
of Mississippi, is here. He goes to New York
tonight. He has reserved Agricultural Col
Iege script for 10000 acres of land.
Alcorn will resign the Governorpship of Mis-
sissppi and take seat in the Senate next ses-
Sion
Three hundred Knights TemplarS marched in
procession to-day. Not single untoward in
Cident occurred
The War Department forbids the use of spring
wagons, except in emergencies.
CHARLES Sept. 22.-Eight fever deaths
in the last twenty-four hours. There has been
no spread of the disease corresponding with the
increased mortality, which is attributed to the
influence of the cool weather of Thursday upon
the sick. .F ...
LONDON, Sept. PA convention relative
TO emigration has been arranged between the
United States and Great Britain British com.
missionerS of emigration have approved de-
tails of scheme and it has been transmitted tC
Washington by Foreign Office