Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-28
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BURSTING or a CANNON.
II Treatment q. .Negroes i'm Mlssourl, q G

III Treatment of Negroes I'm Missouri, &c.
WASHINGTON, Dec. PAN old cannon ex-
ploded near Seymour, Indiana, killing two and
wounding one.
The Missouri Democrat has a special, narrat-
ing raid on the negroes in Saline county, Mis-
souri,. A person from thence saw two hanging
; and three dead in the road. !.
NEW YORK, Dec. .27.-The Tribune has informa-
ton that Tweed has fed the country or is skulk-
ing TO avoid commitment e s = nfna &
Florence Farley has withdrawn from Tweed 5
The exclamation of the property qualification
of TweedSs bail is progressing.
The HcraLfs Matamoras special says that
Monterey adNices of the 10Th are positively
certain that-eiTe government officials are leagued
with the revolutionists, and will turn the
entire border over to the revolutionists
Yesterday as a coal train approached Lacka-
wana a rock weighing nine tons fell on the
track badly wrecking the engine and killing
one man. The train was thrown high in the air,
ndfifteen cars tell forty feet into the river
james w. Hackett veteran actor, is dan
gerously ILL., -
The disappearance Of Tweed has been con-
. frnIsd., Terrence Farley, who desired to with
. draw. from the ball. was informed that he must
produce Tweed first Other bail was offered in
lieu of Farley :, but was refused. The officers
are watching the points of departure to prevent
Tweed's escape who was supposed to be con-
Cealed in the city. Tweed's lawyers are now
ing to vacate the order of the court restrain
ing Tweed from selling property, but were un-
successful.
The auction of sales of coal to-day indicates
decline from the past month prices.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 27.-Tom S. Herb, bag
gage master on the Pittsburg and Fort Wayne
Railroad, has been arrested in charge of a
corpse, Mrs. Mccoy, which was taken from the
Chicago Assignation House. Poison or abor-
tion is suspected. HICTE 800
RUTLAND, VERMONT. Dec. 27.--Farwell and
Lawrence, two saloon keepers, east of Arling
ton, shot five persons, two dead and three fatally
wounded. Farwell and Lawrence were ar
rested H EE
QUEBEc. Dec s7.--A dispatch says box was
left at the Grand Trunk depot by an unknown
person. The box contained a dead woman mu-
tiisted
SALT LAKE, Dee 21--There is further reports
of SNOW slides with loss of life in the mining
districts. The weather is very bad and is
showing to-day. .rft rEf.ff EEtf|
PITTsBURG Dec. 27.-The residence of G. A.
Woods of Pittsburg, at Wheatlsnd, was de-
droyed by fire on Christmas Day. Two servant
girls perished in the flames.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 2L-The trains east were
On time The damage to the roads by the storm
is small
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 27.-John Hampton,
first officer of the ship Success, was accidentally
drowned
Mrs Waldon accidentally caught fire and
was burned to death.
H. Bench was accidentally shot by Joel Can
non. a s--F rrt.s.s ..rs- -s
Two persous were dangerously stabbed and
two dangerously shot by assault five accident
ally shot; nine boys severely injured by gun
powder explosion, two of which are dangerous
During Christmas day and night the police
made one hundred and ninety-two arrests, all of
which we're for minor offenses. drunkenness
predOminated. All the above occurred ON Sun
day and Christmas
-hAcoN Ca, Dee. PA fire ball burned
fcRr stores on Cherry street; loss sixty thou
sand.
YIcKsBuRG, Dec. 27.-TLe Kate Kearney is
.unk at the head of Island eighty-two No
ii yes were lost NJ
S'T. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-Duke Alexis will arrive
january 9Th. The reception arrangements are
comp (ete HH
Thel e is tn be ball and banquet at the South
crn Hot sl on Monday night.
Inform alton from Chicot county representsall
as quiet
ANNAPOLIS, Dec 27.-The defense in Mrs.
Wharten's= case has commenced examining
witnesses