Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-05
HOM e NEWS

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Nov. 1.-The
freights eollided on the Huntington and
Broad Top road, killing the conductor,
Bowser and three others, and mOrtally
WOundlng fifth. -nE E-
HARRISBURG, Nov. 1.-The LOchiel
rolling mill was burned. Loss, S1cO, 600.
New YORK, Nov. 4.-The forth coming
election occupied the attention of many
preachers yesterday.
There is some excitement in West Ches-
ter county over the reported discovery of
gold bearing quartz there.
VIM. Smith, publisher of Wqodhull's
weekly found bail in S., 900. and was re-
leased from Ludlow street Jail.
Nearly all the laboring horses here and
many in the surrounding counties are
disabled. The cars are stopped. The out
ward bound mail and express natter fail
ed to make the trains and boats for want
of horses. us
The herse disease is evidently abating.
The disagreeable feature of the epidemic Is
the number Of carcases in the streets, the
facilities for removal not being equal to
the demand.
Stephen Parl Andrews was arrested for
completely in the Woodruff and Claffiin
indecencies. sE- FE.at Hfs
The malady is abating and it is believed
it will not last more than week.
At - o'clock to-day the United States
Victoria Woodruff and Tennie C.. Claff1in
who werearrested OnSaturdaychar with
mailing indecent printed matter through
the post office. The prisoners were taken
from Ludlow street Jail at o'clock and
brought before Commissioner Osborne who
said the indictments relieved him of the
necessity of holding an examination. The
accused were visibly affected on hearing of
the indictments, Woodruff almost to tears
nj cd l1ot IL aod
The counsel for the prisoners complained
of the conduct of the Government in press
ing the indictments, and sreaking of the
examination as most arbitratory proceed
ing. The accused came prepared for the
examination. The Commissioner ordered
the warrants following the indie ments to
be served upon the accused and they were
removed to jail in default of $1,000 bail
each.
Three men were suffocated by gas in
new mineral well opened at Avon. =
The department of business is nearly
suspended. Three-fourths of the clerks are
gone home to vote.
Judge Advocate Mai. H. B. Barnham
has been relieved from the department of
the South and goes to the department. of
the Platte sEr= a. Eal
At a Conference of the Baptist Clergy of
Boston and vicinity to-day the commit
that christian baptism is the immersion of
believer in water, in the name of the
Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and is pro-
fession of his faith in Christ. Second.
that Christian churches ought to be com
posed of such regenerate persons only as
have been baptised on a profession of their
faith in Jesus. Third, that the I,orjis
supper ought TO be observed by christian
churches only. Fourth, that. Invitations
of courtesy TO partake of the emblems
should be given to none but orderly men,
bers of churches properly constituted.
CHARBEsTON, s. c., Nov. 4.-Fhe horse
malady is here, and the majority of horses
and mules are more of less afflicted.
GOLDsBoRo', n. c., Nov. 1.-The malady
is here.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Noy. 4.-The Agrieul'
tural and Mechanical Societies Fair opens
tomorrow. A number of articles have
been entered, which, it is believed, will be
the finest display yet made. The weather
is splendid and the crowd enormous. The
premium list is extensive, ga