Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-12
NEWS SUMMARY.

Tho Nexioaps are dissatisfied with the pro-
posed Tehuantepec canal.
The District Conference of the NJ Z. Church,
South, is in session at Cleveland.
The bearded varieties of wheat have "psnned
out best this harvest in Hawkins county.
Baron Gerolt. the German Minister, and fami-
" sailed from Baltimore last week for Europe
Since the removal of the county seat from
Harrison, Hamilton county is without court
house,
General amnesty has been proclaimed in
Honduras, excepting Nabrueh and his gener-
ais.
The revolution in Guatemala continues,
several important places are held by the reyolu-
tionists.
The bridge over HaTpeth. river, the scene OF
the terrible railroad accident has been re-
paired
Juarez has been reelected President of the
Mexican Republic his party IS in the ascend
ant in Congress.
Nashville was excited over mad hog which
created lively scene on the streets last week,
The rRbid poreine was killed.
The sum of $40 557 was sent from the Jones
boro post-otice in money orders during the
quarter ending June Both.
Gov. Senter has offered 500 reward for the
arrest of John Fritts, accused of the murder OF
l. j. Cocker on the I'D of June.
Tho Herald and Tribune says there was great
at Jonesboro on the 4th instant,
The stockholders in the Washington county
Agricultural and Mechanical Society have beer
called on for twenty-five per cent Of their sub
scrptions.
A new process Of tanning that only require
ten days, has been invented by Mr.. Geo. Pile
of Bountville. Experienced tanners pronouncl
1t perfect success.
Woods Mantooth stabbed a man named Mich
OILS, in the abdomen, IN bar room IN cleveland
on the 4th inst. The wound is not considere
dangerous. Mantooth made his escape
The two hundreth anniversary Of the birtl
day of Peter the Great will be celebrated
Moscow by musical festival on an exaggerate
scale eclipsing the noted peace jubilee"
Over one hundred lots were sold at auctio
last Wednesday in Goodson, Va, "a stone's thro
from the Tennessee line, ranging from SO
$3.50 each, and aggregating $4,000.
We learn from gentleman who has recent
returned from Campbell county, that the whe
crops there is "a failure, oats are somewhat IL
jured by the rust, but the corn crop IS dom
well.
Tuesday night the county Jail at Brownstoi
Indiana, was burned, and three or four prison
ers escaped among them desperate hori
thief named George Willard, for whom II II
ward of $500 is offered.
jim Toombs a negro desperate confined
Jail at Perry, Ga, made his escape few day
ago by striking the sheriff over the head with q
iron bar, and leaping over his body out of IL
door. lie was under sentence OF Death but WI
cheat the gal.0ws for o time
The Ternesseeau says that robbery WI
committed in broad day light at the house of i
NJ: Ladd, EsgA living some four miles east
Kingston Whilst the family were engaged
outdoor work, the robber ransacked the burea
drawers and succeeded in obtaining twenty #,
thirty dollars, and made his escape.
The payments made by the Treasury durir
the month of June we're as follows On accoul
War Department 81 g66 30S 70 Navy Depar
ment, >, ~, 1855 Interior, Indians and PEI
slons, S3,7Z2 O20 90; civil and miscellaneou
50, $50, 5S6 49, total, SIS, 76G, 1879. This do
not include payments made on account Of il
terest or principal of the public debt