Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-30
HON NEWS.
REPORTS FROM THE ICEBERG'
Fires and RObberies.

NEW YORK, August 29.-The steamer Con
qress has returned from Greenland, having made
twenty-five hundred miles running time in less
than thirteen days. In returning she passed a
hundred icebergs but no packed ice The sea-
son is very open, not unlike May in New ork.
The day became perpetual as the steamer adj
vanced north The PolariS sailed northward on
the 18th with three parting cheers from the
crew of the Congress. The Congress is the
largest ship ever in Disco Bay.
The National Bank at Newark, n. j., was
robbed of three thousand dollars in fractional
currency, by a colored woman who sweeps the
Office
The mystery of the corpse in the trunk is
clearing up Dr. Jacob Rosemary, alias Asher,
from whose notorious abortion house the trunk
ives taken, has been arrested. The people at
tempted to lynch him on the way to the Jail.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 29-Indian troubles
in Southern California are serious. A general
uprising of the Indians is apprehended.
DETROIT, August 29.-Bennet, Knickerbock-
er s. Co.'s Touring mill at ST. Jackson, Mich,
was burned. Loss 500 900, 900.
Lone BRANCH, August 29.-Major GOul and
Captain Watson, of the Second Battalion, Mas
sschusetts Colored Volunteers, sought but were
refused admittance to the grand military and
civic ball at the Continental Hotel. Four thou
sand whites were present, with the full Ninth
Regiment One hundred instruments furnished
music.
LOUISVILLE, Aug 29.-Several hundred ne
groes collected around the Danville Jail, to pro-
tect negro charged with arson, from Kuklux,
who panicked during the night and rushed into
the streets, firing about one hundred shots,
wounding several of themselves.
WHEELING, Aug. 29.-The convention has
been called by 1,26O majority.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 29.-J. W. S. Brown, press
man, killed Capt. ]. Theodore Adams for re-
fusing to marry Browns daughter, whom Ad-
ans had seduced. Adams lost leg at Peters
burg
Advices from Mobile says that thirty-fve
dead bodies were recovered 1t is feared many
more are under the wreck. VIC Merrywether is
among the dead excursionists. They were
mostly working people with families.
CHARLPsToE, Aug ga few new casee is
reported. Three old cases fatal since yester-
day. Many unacclimated persons are leaving.
The opinion is divided whether the disease will
become the form of an epidemic
New YORK, Aug. 29-F. H. Smith, % Broad
street, paid for gold check to one A. B. Vau-
sean $4,000 in gold. Vansean and the money
have disappeared.
NEW YORK, Aug 29.-Vessels from Charles
ton, in the lower bay of South Carolina. will be
detained there. No cases have occurred on the
vessels They will be allowed to come up as
soon as the health officer is satisfied that there is
no fever aboard.
The girl in the trunk from Boston gave her
name as Ruth Billings
Recorder Hacket is chairman cf the commit ee
of aldermen to examine the city and county ac-
counts. Each committeeman selects two citi
zens TO assist the committee.
EVANSVILLE, IND, Aug. 29-fwo men, one
white and the other colored, charged with rape,
were taken from the Morganfeld, Kentucky,
iail and hanged