Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-11
HON. e NEWS.
STORMY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN
LOUISIANA.
No Fears Of ChOIera-POWder Explosion in
Vienna, Ohio.

No Fears of ChOIera-POwder Explosion i'm
vienna, Ohio.
BANGOR. Me, August 1O.-An express train
approaching town went through rotten bridge,
There is long list of wounded and several
killed.
SYRACUSE, August 10.-The Bennetinsurance
case, involving thirty-three suits and aggrega-
ting $4,000, was decided in favor of the COM
NAMES. The condagration was procured by
fraudulent contriyances.
CINCINNATI, August 10.-Twe kegs of pow
der exploded in a burning building in Vienna,
Ohio, killing four persons and injuring twenty
seven.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 10.-The committee on
credentials reported for Yarmouth delegates
in several Parishes, and five out of fifteen city
Wards. Speeches were delivered by Postmas-
ter Lowell, Dunn, Carter, Ingraham, Hardy
and Others All were exceedingly bitter on
Yarmouth, and the majority pronounced him
recreant to every trust and an enemy to the Re-
publican party. The Committee reported reso-
buttons guaranteeing place in free schools to
every child approving the limitation of the
State debt to twenty-five millions, calling
upon the Governor to perserve peace decar-
ing that Governor Henry g. Yarmouth no
longer enjoyed the confidence OF the Repub-
lican party instructing dele gates to vote for
u s. Grant for the nomination at the next ma
tionsl Republican Convention declaring the
New Orleans Republican no longer the organ of
the Republican party, and asking the admins
tration to withdraw the Federal printing,
and thanking PresidentGrant for his prompt
ness in protecting them
All the Federal officials were reelected on
the Central Committee Convention. The Con-
vention then adjourned sine die. The troops on
duty were procured from General Reynolds,
Commanding in Texas on a requisition from the
United States Marshals. The Yarmouth Con-
rention is now in session in Turner'S Hail.
SALT LAKE, Aug. l0.-The steamer Lady of
the Lake, built in New York, was successfully
launched to-day.
New YORK, Aug 1O-The death of another
Westheld victim swels the list to one hundred.
John H. Horn, the second officer of the
steamer Sherman, from Havana, died Of yellow
fever.
Dr. Morris, of the sanitary department, says
that no unusual steps are being taken to pre-
vent the appearance of Asiatic cholera in this
city, and there are no indications of its coming
at present
Capt. w. F. Lyons, of the Herald staff, is
dead.
The Sun says that authentic news from Cuba,
through Spanish sources, shows that the Gu
bans have achieved two important victories in
the Eastern District.
Two moro of the Westfeld victims are dead
HELENA, MoNTANA, Aug. 9.-The return:
indicate the election of Cloggett as the delegate
TO Congress.
MONTGOMERY, Aug. 10-The first bale OF
Alabama cotton was received to-day by A
Il. Strasburger. 1t was raised by 6. q. Jack
son, and classes as middling.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 10.-The up train on
the Houston Great Northern road, pushing two
flats containing the officers of the company, was
thrown from the track by Instructions placed
theron by some malicious person, fifteen miles
above Houston, Texas. DR.. c. q. Young,
president, and VIM. II. Wilson, assistant civil
engineer, were killed, and - Turner, the
brakeman, is probably fatally wounded, and
G. L. Noble, chief engineer, and Superintend-
ent North, and several others seriously hurt
At the convention of the Warmoth wing last
evening, one hundred and seven delegates an
swered at roll call.
General HenOn's resolution was adopted, that
Senator West be requested to introduce q reso-
luton at the next session Of Congress, calling
upon the President and other officers Of the
Government to give all the information in their
possession regarding the use of the custom
house, holding State conventions, the authority
given United States Marshals for the appoint.
ment of deputy Marshals, and the bringing o.
troops to suppress the convention.
Another resolution was referred, demanding
the removal of Collector Casey, Postmaste
Cowall, Deputy Collector Herwig. U. S. Mar
shall Packard, Assessor Jouboit, and Revenu
collector Stockdale.
The convention adjourned until twelve o. locl
to-day.
LONG BRANCH, Aug. 10-To the right Hon
CRADLE the Earl of Dalkeith, Edinburg, Scot
land: Owing to my absence from home 1 dit
not receive your congratulations and express
ions OF friendship for the American people il
time to send reply to be read at the centennia
celebration of that eminent scholar and histori
an, whose birth you commemorate. The Ameri
can people, who have been instructed and edi
fed by Sir Walter SCOTS works CT history
poetry and fiction will highly appreciate
your cordial expressions of friendship, and
rcciprocate them in all sincerity.
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