Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-06-15
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Nm, yopr lime 1.-THE Erie railroad
I,a.. commenced a suit against Jay Gould
for eight millions. This Is SAID to be the
,,roorr.or TO forty other heavy suits.
I,;et,o, thousand iron and metal work
Itr,Ick Yesterday for eight hours and
twenty per cent. advance on piece work.
This is the most formidable strike yetImadG.
Trev are thoroughly organized and have
fui The wheelwrights and blacksmiths
also struck.
There were six sun strokes yesterday.
Tpunie G. Claffiin was elected colonel of
the ei2hty-fifth cOIOred regiment. First
vote 1913 for Miss Clafflin and 80 scattering
There was great confusion, but the election
was finally made unanimous.
The police hold several machine shops
because the strikers have threatened TO
pull them down.
The captain of the revenue cutter \ ORTIZ
prner reports his chase after the alleged
Cuban fillibuster, Fannie, to the Treasury
DEPARTMENT The other reports from GUS
tom officers contain no evidence OF fill
bustcring intention, but it appears that it
was considered q matter OF caution to
keep in sight Of her, and accordingly on
the night of the 18th of June, the North
prner. signaling the Fannie, kept up a
stern chase for some time, and found also
tug in her wake, which, upon being
overhauled, was found to contain a detect
i've who was in the employ of the Spanish
Consul at New York.
The Master of the tug was fortified with
documents in Spanish designed to
protect him from Spanish men-of-war
if overhauled by any of them. Late
in the evening of the It'll, the sea be-
coming rough the tug was compelled
to seek shelter The NOrtherner keep
iug in chase Of tn eFannie eXtinguished
her lights and at later hour the Fan
ME did the anne and was lost sight
of, she being ut the time seventy
five miles southeast Of Cape Henry
and about thirty-five miles from the
nearest land. The NortheTner cruized
all night but finding no sign Of the Fan
nie in the morning returned to Fort Mon
roe.
A Herald correspondent reports an in
terYiew with President Grant at Long
Branch. The President said the release of
DR.. HOuard had been demanded of the
Spanish Government and he presumed it
would be acceded to.
On being Intercepted on the Presiden-
tial question, he said he thought Greeley's
chances for the nomination at Baltimore
were about even, and his chances lay with
that convention. He believed Greeley
would withdraw if a straightOut Demo-
cratic ticket was nominated. He hoped
Greeley would be endorsed at Baltimore,
as we would then know whom we are
fighting.
At the close of the interview the Presi-
dent remarked that the Cabinet had not
discussed what shall be done in case Spain
refuses to release Dr. HOuaTd.
Fourteen men were buried in the ruins
of the new furnace building of j. b. More
head & Co., in West COnschOhOcken yes
terday. SiXmen were killed. James KEEL
ley Nathan MOrrissey, John Dunn, Free
man Powers and J. J. Ramsey were dam
gerously hurt-ThOmas Dempsey and
four others seriously and three slightly.
The fall was caused by the pressure of the
cinders on one side Of the arch.
PITTSBURG, June 14.-Ripley & Co.'S
glass works were burned to-day.
New ORLEANS, June l4.-Gen. Daniel
w. Adams died of appopleXy.
Yarmouth declines the nomination of
the Baton Rouge Convention for Gov
ernOr.
ST. LOUIS, June Notwithstanding
the rain, fifteen thousand persons attended
the Sangerfest.
PHILADELPHIA, June 14-QUite large
meeting of wOrkingmen was held to-day.
Nearly all trades were represented. They
resolved TO form an eight hour league.
AUGUSTA, GA. June Nv. A. Gaskill,
who was indicted last year with Foster
Blodgett, for larceny after trust, was yes
terday honorably discharged by the court.
BALTIMORE, June IA special from
Havre Uegrace say that a man on the train
leaving Baltimore last night at II o'clock,
was killed by jumping from the car win
dow. From papers in his possession, his
name appears to be VIM. Chilson, or Doug
las, and lately from CharlestOwn, Va, and
supposed to be going to New York, and
It's thought he was reporter for some
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