Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-09-18

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commencement of the Opera season in
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PITrsBURG, Sept. IA special says
that General Burnside has been called
suddenly away, and will leave Pittsbure
for Europe OH Tuesday night.
poIrcHKEEPsIE, n. Y, Sept. 1.-THE
staan1hoat Dean Richmond, at seven
o;cIock this morning, was within three
miles of Albany. The latest reports dc
NOT confirm the rumor of loss of life.
II is said the accident to the steamboat
Dean Richmond was caused by the care
Iessness of a porter. He entered the oil
room to fill and light lamp and threw
the match down on the floor, which
caused the fire. The steamer was headed
for Husted's Dock at Roy Hook. A canal
boat was lying at the dock, on which was
a man and woman, but they received
warming in time to get ashore. The Dean
Richmond ran her guards OH the canal
boat and in q few minutes the latter sank:
The passengers of the Dean Richmond
were taken off by the steamer New Cham-
pion, after which she was tOwed INTO ueep
water by tug boats. By this time the nfe
was extinguished and she passed on up the
river. N0one was seriously hurt, nor is
any one missing.
New HAMBURG, n. y, Sept. 17.-Pres-
ident Marshall. of the Railroad Conduc-
tors National Association, has called a
meeting of that body, to be held i'll Louis
vile, October sd.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 1.-THE late Samuel
J. Browne, whose shooting of a German
boy in his orchard at Cumminsville some
weeks ago created such excitement among
Germans, and whose death occurred at
Valley Junction, Indiana, last week, has
beuueathed the sum of S150, 900 for the es-
tablishment of University, to bear his
name, and also land whereon to erect the
University building and an endowment
for professorship.
LEXINGTON. Sept. 17.-Fannie NJ. won
the first race; time, 1:442.
Mavam c.. won the second race; time,
1:19I
PEEKsKtLL, Sept. 1.-THE steamer Dean
Richmond caught fire. When the steamer
beached number of the passengers got
ashore and the fire was eXtinguished. The
vessel reached here in a slightly damaged
condition.
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. IA drunken
farm hand shot farmer dead and cut the
farmers wife to pieces in this vicinity.
New YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Spanish ram
Numancia sailed for Cadiz yesterday.
Gen. Sherman being interviewed, eX-
presses the opinion that the Republic of
France will at least last during Theirs
term, if it does not survive him. He be-
0oVoS InlofS 10 De an earliest pdIIIOI, EARN
est in all that is for his country's good, and
that France will attain to high degree of
prosperity under his administration.
Gen. Sherman has high opinion of the
efficiency and training of the Prussian
troops.
Six hundred Mormon recruits, single
men and single women, arrived from Eu-
rope yesterday in the steamer Minnesota.
The fall musical season began with
concert at Steinway Hall. The Hall was
crowded and the re-opening greeted with
enthusiasm. Carlotta Patti, Annie Louise
Cary, Teresa Casino and the singer Mario
were present, the latter renewing his
operate triumphs of twenty years ago.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 17.-Reports show
a fiourishing condition of the Odd Fellows
throughout the world. During the session
of the Grand Lodge, degrees were con-
forred upon Hugo Woolhein, District Dep
uty Grand Sire for Prussia.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 1.-THE first
race, mile heat, was won by Thomas Aure-
ola; time, LOO, 1:575. The second race, a
three-quarter of mile dash, was won by
Words Artist; time. 1:174.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17.-Wm. GraW-
er and Lewis Parker, noted counterfeiters,
were arrested last night by detective, in
consequence of information from the chief
of the secret service at Washington, while
in the act of coming counterfeit five cent
nickel pieces, with their complete appara-
tuS.