Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-07-07

FOREIGN NEWS By THE CABLE.
miscellaneous and Washington News,
HOME NE WIS.
A DEMOCRATIC EDITORS ESCAPE.
Fire in Richmond.


RICHMOND, VA, July Cat half past
one o'clock this morning, ID. G. Mayo &
Co.'S tobacco factory was destroyed by
fire. Loss, 1000. Insurance, nearly
$4,000, principally in Northern compa-
nics. The factory was the largest in Rich
mond. During the fire, young lady
daughter of Rev. NJ. W. Staples, late of
New York, agent of the American Bible
SOcietv-drOpped dead in her chamber,
from excitement
NEW YORK, July Ga Port au Prince
letter says the Haytien Legislature has
agreed to pay the American claims IN
twenty years, and that the Americans are
about to petition their Government to Send
naval vessels and follow the example OF
the Germans.
Judge McCunn died suddenly early this
morning. He was imreached by the Leg
islature.
The Grenadier Guards Band had the
largest audience ever assembled III the
Academy of Music. Horace Greeley was
present and attracted considerable atten-
ton.
The consolidated Erie and New York
Central Railroad Company, under the di
rection of the English stockholders, has
electedsCommodore Vanderbilt President,
with unrestricted power. 1t is announced
that the freight and passenger tariffs, going
West and North, are to be raised.
There were 800 deaths this week from
all causes.
By q law of the State of New York no
shareholder in the Central Road can be-
come all officer in the Erie Road.
In the Stokes case John Moore testified
that he saw Fisk go into the Grand Cen
trail Hotel, January 9th. Afterwards the
boy Redmond came out and said that Fisk
was shot. Witness went in and caught
the Colonel under the arms. He was just
going to ask are you hurt, when Fisk said
he was too quick COR me this time. When
witness came out, Fisk's colored driver
asked him what had happened, and on
telling him the colored man said he won
dered the old man did not pull on him. for
he was fixed, and AFTERWARDS said 81 have
carried two myself for some time"
The cross examination brought out no
contradictions.
Work will be resumed on the old basis
at the Singer Sewing Machine factory OH
Monday, nearly all the strikers taking their
old situations. The father of the girl, Ell
lott, who was murdered by her mother
yesterday, had been OIL strike three
weeks, dissipated. This is said to have
driven the mother crazy.
The death roll for the week ending noon
to-day, amounts to 1000, the largest in
the history of the city.
The specie shipments to-day amounted
to one and a half million.
1t is stated that Vanderbilt has declined
the Presidency of the Erie Road, rendered
him by the English stockholders.
Abt and Janack have gone to Europe.
The death of Judge McCunn, which oc-
Cured this morning, was the result of
great mental depression, caused by the ac
ton of the Court of Impeachment in
finding him guilty of malfeasance in office |
and removing him from his office as Judge |
by unanimous vote. Relatives who were |
with him at his last moments state that he |
died of grief and a broken heart.
Bank Statement: Loans increase 81 49, |
600; specie increase nearly Sc, 100000; de- |
posits increase S., 375 900; legal tender de-
crease s., 100000.
PHILADELPHIA, July 6.-Twenty-three |
inquests were held yesterday. Deaths |
mostly from heat.
RALEIGH, n. c., July 5.-The Raleigh |
NcuS this morning publishes a special dis |
patch from TarbOrO, n. c., July 4th, of an |
attempt to murder a Democratic editor, |
Capt. Biggs, of the TarborO Southern, by |
mob of Radical negroes. The dispatch says |
the fourth of July was observed here to-
day by large crowd of negroes. Captain |
Blggs, of the Southern, was present as a |
reporter. He was assailed by a large num- |
Der of negroes, and saved his life with diff
ticulty after having exhausted all his |
weapons. 1t is certain that the attack was |
planned beforehand. Capt. Biggs escaped |
with few slight scratches. The authors |
OF the outrage are known.
The Ners denounces the outrage as
brutal and cowardly attempt on the part
OF radicals to murder Democratic citizen |
OF the State on account of his political SEN
timents
:. BOSTON, July Geo. Harkins, Corne- |
nus Daherty, Jno. Daherty and John Har-
klns landed on Governors Island, i'll Bos-
ION narpor' yesterday, from a sail boat, |
occupied building. During the storm the
building was struck by lightning and all
the men, except John Harkins, Killed.