Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-11-18
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.~oruER RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
. "HUII I'm China shOp"-Escape of a
Criminal.

Criminal.
PrTTsBURG, Nov. 1.-THE express train on
tbs Pan Handle road encountered a broken
rail. A fireman was killed and the engineer
badly scalded.
NEW YORK, Nov ia wild steer rushed
through the streets and injured number Of per-
sons. some fatally.
The government offers one thousand dollars
reward for the rs-arrest of Ballard, who escaped
from the Ludlow Jail. Ballard is considered
the most dangerous counterfciter in the world.
There are no signs yet Of the vessel bearing
Prince Alexis.
jaw Gould, discovering his bail of 81, 000,-
600 for Tweed docs not prove legally satisfac-
tory, withdraws it. Others were substituted.
The owner Of Henry Bassett offers to run him
against any horse in the world for fifty thousand
dollars from enc to four miles.
A bonded warehouse was robbed of twelve
thousand dollars worth of silks, belonging to
H. B. Clafin. No arrests have yet been made.
The custom house officers seized six thousand
dollars worth of diamonds, which some Euro
pean gamblers attempted to smuggle through.
Marshal o. Boberts has written 4 letter to the
Times, stating that he was misled by false ac-
counts, furnished him by ring members of the
CITY government last year, into signing the GER
tjRcste endorsing the correctness of the fnan-
ci.l books Of the city. He says that, at the
time. neither he nor Messrs. Moses Taylor and
il. Astor had any idea that the Controller
was cheat and fraud, and takes much blame
upon himself for falling into such trapi
The counsel of Tweed have served demm-
hat bo nj or
tis have not legal capacity to sue in the action;
that the complaint does not state sufficient facts
TO constitute q cause of action and that tho
complaint is defective because it does not in
rlude the Mayor and Aldermen, Supervisors
and the commonality of the city as defendants.
The point raised is, that there is no legal right
Of the people maintained in such an action.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 17.-The three negroes
who murdered the Park family a few days ago,
near Henryville, Indiana, were taken from the
Jail at Charleston at two o'clock this morning,
by a mob of hundred and fifty disguised men,
and hanged to a tree, about half mile from
town.
NEW York, Nov 1.-THE official organ of
the Western Union Telegraph Company states
that the British Government has not commenced
negotiations for the purchase of the Atlantic
Cable and that no London syndicates have paid
s dollar for the privilege of purchasing the ca
bic within ninety days. 1t also says the propo-
sition TO purchase the New York, New Found
land and London Telegraph, whose lines are in
New Foundland, has not been entertained.
All the vessels arriving report very heavy
weather off Barnegat. One vessel reports hav-
ing seen large amount of wrecked stuff, COM
prising planks, deck house. cabin, doors, bar
rels, etc, on the 18th and 18th.
HARTFORD, Nov, 1.-THE Putnam Fire In
surance Company has fled an application of
bankruptcy.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. 17.-Accounts
from all sections of the interior report the black
frost, which occurred here Thursday morning
to have been general throughout this and ad-
iOcent States, lee having formed here during
the last two nights. ri Il H 3
All danger from yellow fever has ceased, and
the trains arriving are filed with returning
refugees. .E..tt E
The thermometer at AN was 290.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Comparative cotton
statement, total receipts from September 1st,
1871 are GIL ,054 bales. Same time last year
1914 bales. Total exports from September
lst 1871, are 267, 1853 bales. Same time last
year, $50, 15O Stock at all United States ports
in 1871, is S26, 712 bales. Same time last year,
33l, COS bales At interior lows in 1871, is So $50
bales. Same time last year 61,244 bale At
Liverpool in ISL, $4,000 bales Same time
last year, 10000 bales. American cotton ahoal
for Great Britain 1871, is $4,000 bales. Same
time last year, 10000 bales.