Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-03-08
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Destructive Fire at Cincinnati


LOUISVILLE, March IA blasting party al
the Empire Iron Works in Trigg county, ap.
preached tardy fuse, when it exploded, killing
three of the party.
CINCINNATI, March IA fire at the wharf
destroyed the following boats with their car
goes the Champion, Argosy, st. Charles Kate
Robinson, Major Anderson and the Altoona
also damaging an immense New Orleans wharf
boat. Other boats were removed by tugs.
The fire originated on the st. Charles. The
captain and some others jumped overheard and
swan ashore. 1t is feared that some of those on
board were lost.
The Champion was loading for Red river and
had nearly completed her cargo. The Kate
Robinson was loading for the Tennessee river.
The Argosy had 200 barrels of whisky aboard
for New Orleans. The loss is over quarter of q
million.
a large amount of cotton and other freight
caught from the burning steamers and burned.
Two deck hands belonging to the st. Charles
are missing.
SAVANNAH March This crank pin of the
steamship Metropolis, from New York for Will
mington, broke off Cape Hatteras. The BE
tropolis made for Norfolk under sail
New YORK, March IA serious riot oc-
CURED in Jersey City, at Wilson's (colored)
ball. One negro was shot, and policeman had
his thumb bitten of.
It is stated that nearly every Justice west of
Chester county has been indicted for retaining
county money. They have been arrested land
are held in 5000 bail for trial
1t is rumored that the relief goods for the
Chicago sufferers were lost or stolen in the
General Order warehouses of this city.
The Commercial Advertiser states that there
is general movement among mechanics to
strike on the first of April. The Advertiser
warns the WorkiDgmens Union that there
may be combinations among employers
throughout the country equally as strong as
theirs
The redemption of twenty millions of SIS
commenced to-day.
The Receiver of the Bowling Green Savings
Bank declines to give certain lists in the Fed
eral Court, as he was appointed by the State
and is amenable to it. r..
A motion is pending whereby the Receiver
shall not be punished for contempt. Judge
Blatchford issued the necessary order and the
matter will be heard Saturday.
PHILADE LFHIA March 7.-General Jos. r.
Hawley is President of the Centennial Commits
sion. Jas. L. Orr, of South Carolina, is on the
Executive Committee, though it is stated that
he can not or will not qualify as a Commits
sioner.
BosToN, March THE naval commander, w.
II. Dana is dead.
SAN Francisco, March Recent Mexican
advices represents Mazatlon still held by the
rebels
The forces from Colinia and Sonora are I'M
able to form junction.
General Pcsquiere is compelled to retreat to
San Bias.
Boston, March THE store-house of II. w.
Pitts & Co., with large quantity of cotton, was
burned.
-Four men sleeping in basement sufocated
from the coal gas. One is dead and the others
in a critical condition.
BUFFALO, March Three passenger cars
hence to New York, this morning became de-
tached. Twelve persons were hurt-no South
ernerS.