Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-04-16
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FIRES AT VARIOUS POINTS.
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The yireinia Poisouing Case.
FIRES AT VARIOUS POINTS.

The Virginia Poisoning Case.
| New YORK, April ia Leesburg (Virginia)
special narrates another supposed poisoning hor-
ror. Mrs Emily B. Lloyd is suspected of pois-
oning her husband, four children and their aunt,
Prof. Toney, of Baltimore, claims thath found
arsenic in the stomach of the last deceased chill
dren.
The Colonelcy of the Ninth Regiment has
| been rendered wealthy jerome D. Fellows.
Delegates from the various trades organiza-
tiOns yesterday consolidated their organizations
| by the formation of the Workingmen's Assem-
bly,. The Internationaists were rejected or the
ground that theirs is political association.
The Rev. Mr.. Beecher yesterday preached in
denunciation of Calvinistic ideas and the ten
| denotes of the Cambridge confession.
The Internationalists yesterday discussed the
various differences existing in the organization.
The chief cause of the differences was the ac-
ton of Woodruff Clafin section, which has
now been suspended by order of the General
Council in London.
TIFFIN, Ohio, April 15.-Sixty buildings
were burned.
| House and elevators was burned, with $1,000
DuSnelS OF wheat.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, April 15.-The collector
Of internal revenue in the fifth district has been
| accused of defalcation.
PANAMA, April 3,-The Virginius is still
blockadcd by the Pizarro and Tornado.
A schooner was wrecked on the west coast of
the isthmus. Many lives were lost.
A YER, Mass April 15-Thirty buildings, in
cluding the Odd Fellows Hail. Unitarian church
and postofice, were burned on yesterday noon.
CMEO, April IA mob attacked a Jail in
Clinton, Ky, and Iynched two men charged
with rape. Thirty Intellectual shots were fired.
The mob avow their purpose to lynch the men
or burn the village.
TOLEDO, April 15.-Thc Lake Shore and
Southern Railroad elevator B was totally de-
stroyed by fire this evening, together with the
contents, which consisted of 10000 bushels of
corn, 1900 bushels of oats and 5000 bushels of
wheat. The loss is estimated at 100000, which
Is covered by insurance most of which is in
Eastern companies.
PHILADELPHIA, April 15.-The grand jury
this morning found a true bill on the Indictment
against Chas. y. Dana, of the New York San,
for libel on VIM. Keble, ex-United States
relative to the Evans fraunds.
Fred Douglass on Grant and Sumner.
New ORLEANS, April l5-Fred Douglass
arrived and presided Saturday. He stated that
the party led by Trumbull and SChurz favored
State rights. In that party he had no conf
dence, but the Republican party must come up
higher. Though General Grant is an honorable
man and one for whom | expect to vote.
[ChcerS.l Yet the Republican party has other
leaders besides General Grant Enthusiastic
applause There is now a man at Washing
ton who represents the future and is majority
III himself a man at whose feet Grant learns
wisdom. That man is Chas Summer. Zap
plauSe | know them both They are great
men, but Sumner Is steady. He is no flicker
ing light. For twenty-five years he has work.
ed for the Republican party and | hope ] may
cease for ever if l cease to give all honor to
Charles Sumner.
On motion, the House rose and gave three
cheers for Charles Sumner.
In the colored convention a platform of
resolutions was adopted to-day:
The preamble regrets the necessity which
called into existence colored convention, and
grateful for the past triumphS in behalf of equal
rights, submits the following resolutions to the
American people:
The first gives thanks for emancipation and
citizenship.
The second pledges unswerving devotion to
and support of the nominees of the Philadel- |
pha Convention.
The third endorses President Grant, and
thanks him for recognizing men without regard
to race or color, in making appointments.
The fourth prays that the colored Republi-
cans OF States where there are no Federal pO-
sitions given to colOred men, may no longer be
ignored.
The fifth acknowledges their overwhelming
Indebtedness to the services of Charles Sumner.
The sixth praises the action of Vice Pres-
dent Colfax in delivering the casting vote in IA
vor of the Supplementary Civil Rights bill.
The seventh appeals for protection in civil
rights in public places and upon public convey
anCeS.
The eighth condemns the Republicans who
voted against the Civil Rights bill, and pledges
that they will vote for successors to them when