Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-11-12
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x.r,oxaL STEAMBOAT CONVENTION.
rs,u,rrcnn Majority 5000 in minnesota.

KepubIican Majority 5000 I'm Minnesota.
ST PAUL, Nov. 1l.-Austin's majority is over
5000 with the upper counties to hear from.
LOUISVILLE, Nov u-The National Steam
boat Convention adopted a resolution providing
for 4 committee of two from each State, to draft
a new steamboat law and urge its passage. The
committee has power to call a convention when
necessary. .iE5 l.--.i f-.str rf"
The committee on grievances report the pres
ent law indefinite in its provision, as it compels
owners to test inventions against their judgment
Of the utility and safety thereof, and leaves the
local inspectors discretionary powers only
against steamboat owners and their interests.
1t empowers supervisors TO compel owners to
purchase patent devices at pleasure. The COM
mittee recommend the whole subject to be re-
ferred to committee, TO draft suitable bill
and secure its passage. Adopted.
C1NcINNATI, Nov. 10--The meeting of to-
bocco manufacturers and dealers agrees that
bonded warehouses are unnecessary; that the
peddling system should be better guarded
against fraud or abolished and that dealings in
leaf tobacco should be better regulated.
The meeting generally favored reduction
of the tobacco tax.
A committee was appointed to forward the
resolutions to Washington. FHF Il
PROVIDENCE, Nov. 1.-THE brig Frondrie
from Savannah arrived here after having been
on the rocks grounded on the flats. She was
kept afoot by her steam pumps.
ST. LOUIS, Nov, IA broken rail threw
two cars, containing recruits, from the track of
the Northern Missouri Railroad. The cars went
down an embankment. Sixteen soldiers killed.
Edwin Calvin, sonof Judge Calvin of this city,
was killed. The recruits were en-route for Salt
Lake
BROOKLYN, Nov lily meeting was held in
Brooklyn against rings 1t was the largest meet
ing ever held here. A proposition to use lamp
posts for repeaters and ballot suffers was tro-
mondOusly applauded
HNEwARK n. j., Now 11.-BOtts. who killed
Halstead, has baen sentened to hang on the Dist
inst.
BALTIMORE Nov. 1.-THE grand jury has
indicted eighteen whisky men. Their trials
will come off in December
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-THE Philadelphia
and Trenton Railroad has been leased to the
Pennsylvania Central road. This gives gives
the Pennsylvania Central 49S miles of road in
new Jersey, % miles Oh Canal, scNeTai lcIilCS
and Delaware bridges.
SAvANNAH, Nov. 1.-THE following from
the Mayor of this city will set at rest the re-
ports in regard TO yellow fever: MANY false
reports are in circulation concerning the health
of Savannah. On the authority of the health
officer and Of leading medical men of the city
/ positively assert that there is no yellow fever
or any other epidemic disease in the city.
[Signedl ALFRED HAYWOOD, Mayor.
JACKSeN, MISS, Nov. 11.-Returns indicate
the following complexion of the Legislature
House, Republicans 6l; Democrats So; doubt
ful 2. Senate, Republicans q; Democrats T.
This shows heavy Democrat gains.
Alcorn is going to the Senate and will resign
in favor of Lieut.. GOvcnor Powers.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1.-THE latest adrices from
the North Pacific Railroad accident state that
only two we're killed and twenty or thirty others
wounded, some fatally.
New YORK. Nov. 1.-THE rumored burial
OF the hatchet by Fenton and Murphy is cor
rect They met at the house of a mutual friend
ana exchanged the usual courtesies. The meet
ing has no political significance tf
The Calabra took quarter million specie to-
day.
Bank statement shows that loans increased
nearly $2,750,O00. Specie increased 81, 100000
deposits increase over So, 10000 Legal ten
ders Increase 100000
Tee Russian feet is off the Highlands.
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