Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-29
HON E NEWS.
SUGAR REFINERY BURNED.
A sharper yictImizing the Banks, dc

BosToN, Dec. 2s.-The Bowan sugar refinery
at Cambridge has been burned. The los:
amounts to thirty thousand dollars.
New YORK, Dec. 2S-The steamer Cuba Is
ashore.
4 Broadway bank has received a twenty
thousand dollar worthless check. A Newark
bank was victimized in the same manner and
by the same person.
The weather is clear and cold with a north
wind this morning.
The Times says o. Conor opposes the indict-
ment of Mayor Hall .rFrF.....
No trace of Tweed has been discovered
Judge Larned has Dissolved an injunction
against the sale of Tweed property as stated.
Capt Murray, of the schooner General
Torbet was drowned off Hatteras
The Cuba, which was on shoal yesterday,
foated and was off for Liverpool this morning
\ Havana letter says the civil portion Of the
Cuban government has been abolished and the
whole power rests in the military
\ thousand rifles, by the steamer Webster.
have safely reached the Cubans.
There were one hundred and eight cases o
measles last week.
james II. Hackett, the actor, is dead
The Sheriff found Charles r. Burroughs. for
whom he had warrant, dead in his house on
the 10Th. The body was frozen stiff when
found lie had doubtless suicided to escape
arrest.
Tweed whereabouts is constantly known, to
the sheriff. He never left the city and has no
such intention In justification to his bonds.
men the sheriff has at last expressed the opin-
ion that the bail will be entirely settled by to-
morrow.
The Central Savings Bank, on Sixth avenue
and Second street has suspended E+I
Michael J. Murphy, postofice clerk, is held
Tor 5000 bail for embezzlement
DANvILLE, KY, Dec. 28.-Rev. Z. j. Brock
inridge is dead.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 28.-The residence Of J.
C. Ward, of jacksonville, was robbed last
night Of $4,000 in bank notes.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28-The steam frigate
Chattanooga sunk to-day at League Island 1t
is supposed her hull was cut by the ice.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28-The silver mines
in Arizona are being assayed and are proving
immensely rich.
The trial of one hundred and seven citizens
and Indians for the murder of some Apaches at
Camp Grant recently is progressing rapidly
Acquittal is probable, as the evidence indicates
that the Apaches, while they were being fed by
The Government, were committing depredations
upon the whites.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 29.-The steamer Flor
ida, hence to Apalachcoia, sunk in the Gulf. |
The crew, except John Reed, colored escaped |
She was valued at $4,000 No insurance
COLUMBIA, Dec. 29.-In the United States
Court to-day, Stanberry moved for new trial
IN the case of Mitchell, on the ground that the
kukux conspiracy eliminated March G. 1871,
and was sought to be punished under a law
enacted April 20, 1871; also, moved the arrest
Of Judgment on the ground of the unconstitu-
uonality of the kuklux acts
The cases of Brown and Miller, alleged ku-
klu1, were taken up and Brown pleaded guilty.
In the United States Court this morning,
Johh D Miller was found guilty. Judge Bond
announced the decision of the Court, overruling
otanDerrys motions for new trial, and in ar
rest OF Judgment all the defendants so far come
or VINO have pleaded guilty were then SEN
ehced John W. Mitchell was sentenced to
I'VE years Imprisonment and one thousand dol |
lars fine; Sherard Childers, William Mont |
gomery, Evans Murphy, Hezekiah Porter. H. |
d. Mitchell, Sylvanus Shearer, Hugh Shearer
william Shearer and James R. Shearer, each |
eghteon months and one hundred dollars; Dr. |
thomss B. Whitesides, one year and one hun |
ured dollars John Miles, three months and |
twenty dollars,
ANNAPOLIS, Dee. 2S-Mrs. Wharton's SER
'Hi' VINO waited upon Ketchum, in giving de- |
.H eI account of the poisoning, said Ketchum |
0il ne would sleep it of. The doctor had left |
Ou' one dose of medicine, which Ketchum said |
""s not enough; he would take a dose of his |
WI The servant making Ketchum's bed |
pulu vial under the bolster. The servant left |
.D0 Wal IN hctchums room; told Mrs. Whar-
' ABOUT the vial brought it down and showed |
MIS- Wharton, who told servant to put it |
v Servant never saw the bottle before find |
~ under Ketchums bolster; saw Ketchum |
medicine in Mrs. Wharton's house last
sluay asked Ketchum if he would have |
,bo D'ui be said, no, he generally drank what he |
nSltwas dose. Servant did not know what |
'ne heiicine was.
a. LOUIS, Dec 28.-Anna Bell Hamilton,
in years ofage committed suicide by TAX |
nr! cyanide potassium. She had had quarrel
With her lover.