Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-07-16
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Miscellaneous and washington News
Two More Wounded in the Riot Dead
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rhe KuLIux Law TO be Rigidly Enforcea'
WASHINGTON, July 15.-The arsenal at at
Rio JaneirO has been burned. Loss, SVV,VVV
pounds. ;,;1Io
Branch of the Ohio and Mississippi Rail-
road from six feet to four feet eight inches,
will he made next Sunday. The guage OF
the entire road from Cincinnati to 81.
Louis will be changed the following sun
dav. when, it is stated, the control or the
road will be transferred to the New YORK
Central.
The lottery machinery and appliances at
Covington have been seized, and the man
ayers arrested, on the ground thaC tIie
charter has expired by Limitation.
Akerman instructed the District Attor-
news to make extraordinary exertion in the
execution ofkuklux bills. Wheneverthey
hear of outrages, they shall procure war
ants from the Federal Commissioners and
arrest the parties accused and have them
hound over or committed till the ensuing
term of the Federal Court.
Vigil L. Lusk has been appointed spe-
Cias Assistant District Attorney to push
harsh features of the law in North Carolina.
The Federal troops are at his call.
The Chronicle concludes its editorial on
the subject "This action on the part OF The
Attorney General displays disposition to
execute the kukluX law in earnest, and
shows that the administration is evidently
determined that it shall be rigidly eXecu-
ted to the very letter.
Robert Bonner, editor of the Ledger, de-
parted for Charleston to-day.
DR.. Shagmon's trial for muder, under an
effort to procure an abortion, was convicted
of maiislaughter. A motion for new trial
is pending.
10 4ho 10 in 1sl
Yesterday 1t is the quickest time record
ed. ...'
DISPATCHES from Riga report fire
among the shipping. Thirty barks were
destroyed half loaded with corn and hemp.
The American bark Hellers were burned.
The stricking miners in Amador county,
California, succumbed.
BALTIMORE, July 15.-Mrs. .Whorton has
been indicted for murder in the first de-
gree for poisoning Gen. ketchum.
NEwYoRK, July 1.-Two more of those
wounded at the recent riot are dead. d.
During fire this morning, barrel CT
Esenzine exploded, seriously burning six
firemen and two policemen. Others were
slightly burned.
WGNoNA, Wis, July 15.-The fight be.
tween the lumber men and the railroad
bridge builders resulted in favor of the
lumber men, who carried away the pile
driving apparatus, when compromise
was made. The bridge will be built SO as
not to interfere with rafting. ana.
MOBILE, July 15.-In the case of BraX-
ton Bragg, ir., for killibg Madison Wilson,
it was ordered by the Court that the de-
fendant give personal recognizance in the
sum of g., 500, to appear at the next term
of the city court. No investigation into
the merits of the case was had.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-COl. Fry, As
sistant Adiutant General, is transferred
from the Department of the South TO the
Department of Missouri.
Alfred T. B. Torbert is appointed Con-
sui General to Havana.
Official advices from Jacksboro state that
the trial oftheIndianChief of of theKiowaS is
progressing. One Chief has been sentenced
to death. Sherman orders them to be held
subject to the Presidents order.
ST. LOUIS, July 15.-The Fort Smith
(Arkansas) Era, of July Sd, learns from
Deputy U. S. Marshals McLemore and
Bare, that Sattanta and Big Tree two Kio-
wa chiefs were captured at Fort Sill, when
General Sherman was there, and were sent
to Austin, Texas. They attempted to es-
cape prison, and actually released them
selves from shackles by gnawing the flesh
from their hands and feet, but were discov-
cred and shot dead.
Marshals McLemore and Bare, report
that the people of the Texas frontier are
very uneasy, lest there should bea general
outbreak of the reserve Indians upon the
settlements to take vengeance for the death
of their chiefs
MONTREAL, July 15.-The observatory
here will be placed in connection with
washington for weather observations.