Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-15
miscellaneous and Washington News
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LOUISVILLE, Aug. 1.-THE Pennsylvania
Railroad now claims the controlling interest in
rho Louisville and Cincinnati bridges over the
Ohio river.
HARTFORD. Aug. 14.-Mrs. Catherine Toucy,
wifi, Of the former Secretary of the Navy, was
taken sick in church yesterday and died before
reaching home.
New YORK Aug l4.--John Clark, florist Of
Fifth Avenue Hotel, another Westfeld victim,
is dead.
4 woman was burned to death and another
badly burned in fire at Jersey City yesterday
CIycNSArI, Aug. 1.-THE gauge of the
Louisville and Cincinnati short line road was
changed from five feet to four feet eight inches
yesterday
New YoRk. Aug 1.-THE World has a
special stating that Victor Emanual proposes to
restore the Qurinal to the Pope and enter into
a league with France and Spain TO secure the
Pope's perfect independence.
san FGANcIsCo, Aug 1.-THE China has
arrived from Hong Kong with 40 cabin and 283
steera~e passengers. and 255,009 packages of
merchandise.
Japan is quiec. Immense improvements are
being madc-widening canals, building rail-
roads, &c.
The Corcan expedition accomplished no
change in the relations Minister Low and
Admiral Rogers will await instructions from
Washington before pushing hostilities. The
details fully confirm the telegraphic report of
the second battle.
CUmBEELAND, Nd, August 13.-Mrs. c. j.
Vaandingham died this morning,
kEoKUk, August 13.-Wm. Briggs intend
ing to reopen a coal mine sent his son and
daughter to dip out the water His son put the
ladder In the shaft and descended, his sister not
hearing him descend, Briggs his brother and a
hired man following each other down the shaft
All Eve sufoyated, and at last accounts two
bodies had been recovered.
HUDsoH, August l3-The Catholic rebellion
in this city is ended and the siege of the Church
raised. For the first time in seven weeks
services were held by the Secretary of Bishop
Couroe. The obnoxious priest is virtually sus-
pended Portestants and Catholics alike feel
relieved at the peaceful termination Of the re-
cent imbroglio.
GoLDSBoRo, \. c., August 14-About half
past l. o'clock last night fire broke out in tho
Exchange Hotel in this place, destroying the
two hotels ten stores and the outbuildings, and
the railroad car shed. Loss about eighty thou
,and dollars Insurance thirty thousand. The
ire is the work of an incendiary, and is suppos-
cd to have had It's origin out of the late negro
riot.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14.-John T. Tatt, of
the firm of Doham & Taitt, is dead.
KENoHA. Aug. 1.-THE lumber scow Scot
tish Chief has been wrecked. 1t is supposed
the crew is lost
CNCNNATI, Aug. 14.-At a row at the june
tion of the Lake Superior and Northern Pacific
railroad over the suppression of the liquor traf-
fc, the sheriff was dangerously shot Onet
rioter was killed and one wounded.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 14-Judge Baxter decides
that the tax on lawyers is unconstitutional. An
appeal viii be taken.
New YORK, August 14.-Three lives were
lost by the Jersey City fire ;.viz the niece wife
and son Of Henry Smith.
1icGec, of the firm of Durancy & McGee,
was arrested on the charge of arson. Smiths
nephew,who is missing. is supposed to have per-
jshed in the flames
PITrsBURG, Pa. August 14-An explos' on
occurred in the Damp Eagle Shaft, operated
by Alvo Tompkins. Twenty men working in
the rear gangway at the time of the explosion,
which tore away the timber supporting the
p oof, causing it to fall, were imprisoned behind
rock, with no means of escape until the
de- iris Is cleared away. Benjamin Davis,
wh, was working outside Of the rear gangway,
was Instantly killed.