Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-27
HOME NEWS.
THE OHIO POISON CASE.
Miss Collins DischarSed-COmmer with
China, &c.

China, Gc.
LoyDeN, O., Aug. 26.-Mis Collins has been
honorable discharged.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 2j-The bark Hong
Kong. thirty days from Yokohama, arrived to-
dav with teas for the Atlantic seaboard, on
the through bills of lading. This is the first
cargo whose shipment was thus made.
Officers telegraph from South California
for more troops, stating that Indian war is inc
vitable
The Colorado, from Panama, has arrived All
are well.
New YORK, Aug 26.-The coroners jury of
BROOKLYN over the Westield victims return
verdict that the boiler was originally defective;
was worn out by use, and invited the catas-
trophe That Vanderbilt, the president of the
company, Matthews, the United States inspec-
tor, Braisted, the superintendent of the COM
pany, and Robinson, the engineer, are respon-
-ibe, and should be held accountable for the
deaths. The arrest of the parties was ordered.
The Italian celebration was undisturbed
throughout.
SAN Francisco. Aug. 26-There is a discred-
it ed rumOr afoat that the Apaches had killed
Gen. Crooks.
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rived Caroline Conway and Charley Hovey
were the only passengers on the Ladona.
WAsHINGToR Aug. 26.-The st. Augustine
dispatch announcing the loss of the Ladona is
signed by the editor of the Press There is a
weekly paper published in st. Augustine called
the Press John +. Whiting, editor and pub
Usher. No confirmation of the loss has been
received through any authentic channel 1t
was still hoped that it was hoax at half past
twelve to-day.
WILMINGTON, Aug. pa telegram received
from the Mayor of Charleston this morning
says the yellow fever is in Charleston. and the
board of health think it has assumed an cpl
demc form.
Through trains have been discontinued be-
tween Wilmington and Charleston. Passen-
GERS are now changing cars at Florence.
Sleeping cars are not allowed to run at all he
tween the two cities
The authorities and citizens here are bending
all their energies towards improving the sani-
AIRY condition of the city as a precautionary
measure.
CHARLESTON, Aug. 26-The medical society
of Charleston, in view of the prevalence of the
yellow fever here held meeting last evening,
and after full Investigations and discussions, re-
solved to make official publication of the real
facts of the case as follows:
That yellow fever of mild type does exist
TO q limited extent in Charleston that 1t Is
mainly confined to one neighbornood that the
hrst case dated from July 9th and during the
month that has elapsed since then there has
Deen, perhaps, in all up to this time. thirty-hve
cases; nine ofwhich has proved fatal but that
Jne dlsease does not seem Of a character dis
posed 10 spread rapidly or widely.
1t is added that differences of opinion exist
in the profession as to the probable spread of
the disease. The board Of health announces
this morning that the number of cases since the
23d inst indicate that the disease is assuming
an epidemic fever"
NoTE-Where you find Logoda please print
Ladona, in steamship disaster. No confrma-
ton of her loss yet
HARRISBURG, August pa passenger and
freight train coIlided at Westport, on the Erie
road to-day. Four employees and two passen-
gers were killed.
Very gloomy but reliable reports reach the
Carolina Messenger, from nearly all the coun-
ties in Eastern North Carolina, of great damage
to the cotton crop from rust Much alarm pre-
walls among the planters
FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 28-The schooner
Marion is ashore at Body's Island.
The E. F. Dundor has been abandoned at
sea.
By the arrival of the steamer Resolute from
Body's Island we have the following particulars
from the schooner Marion: She reports the
weather too rough to get the schooner off and
100 heavy to boat the cargo to the steamer,
winch had to be landed on the beach. They
LANDED aboutgthirty tons of cotton ties. They
pumped her out yesterday, but she filed again,
owing 10 the rough weather. The Resolute left
tn e steamer B. and j. Banker with her and re-
tur neu lor another steam pump and goes back
Tonight and, if the weather is favorable. will
save hoth vessel and cargo. The Marion was
from Liverpool for Boston with valuable car
so of machinery, cotton ties, crockery. sc.
NEW YORK, August 25-It is renortod that @
canal boat in the Raridan river was ran down
by the propeller Annie. Capt. c. Thurman
and his two sons and daughter were drowned.
Geo. S. Cobb, of Atlanta, Ga, was arrested
on a charge Of larceny Of ten thousand dollars
from the Office of the Southern Express Comma
n.y. Cobb was money clerk in the Atlanta of.
fee at the time of the robbery.
WHNNGToN, n. c., Aug. 26.-Our city au-
thorities have issued an order, of which the fol
lowing is an extract mo person from Charles