Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-24
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Nryr YORK. May 23.-The Executive
,,a,,'r,ittao of the National Board of the
E,rn and Underwriters Insurance Com.
,onv have appointed Thos. z. Mont.
iTTonierv General Agent of the National
Roard with office at Insurance Hall, Nos
I56 and 15S Broadway, New York, and tC
whom all correspondence concerning Ma
tional Board matters must be addressed.
The Shakespeare monument was unvail-
ed this afternoon at Central Park with
appropriate ceremonies, including an ora
ton 10y VIM. Cullen Bryant. and the
reading of the standard poem, by Edwin
Booth
The erection of new office of the Wes-
tern Union Telegraph commences about
the 18th of June. 1t will be brick with
granite trimmings, eight stories high and
is intended to be fire-proof
The export of specie to-day was 81 PA,
700.
About two hundred strikers yesterday
went to the Cabinet-shOp of Alexander
Stern and threatened to clear out the place.
The police were sent for and the Intruders
dispersed.
The stone-cutters of Long Island city
struck Yesterday for eight hours work
and 81 a day. They have been receiving
81 50 for ten hours. Two yards conceded
to the demands.
The brick-layerS are receiving 81 for
eight hours in the same locality.
III the Methodist General Conference to-
lav it was decided to hold the next quad
rennial session at New York.
Stokes was arrigned to-day to plead.
His counsel filed a special plea of great
length, the contents of which he declined
to state. The case was then adjourned
until tomorrow.
Of hn ~
BILE and Publication Society was held here
yesterday. The receipts of the Society for
the past year were 1886, 1863, being S54, ,219
more than the receipts of any previous
year.
1t was decided to sever the union of the
two Societies, the Bible and Publication,
as they prosper better separately.
RICHMOND, VA, May 23.-In the Pres
byterian General Assembly to-day Rev.
Richard McJewaine, of Lynchburg, Vir-
ginia, was elected Secretary and Treasurer
Of the Executive Committee of Foreign
Missions.
The Assembly refused to change the To-
cation of the Committee of Publication
from Richmond to Nashville.
Rev. NJ. d. Hayes, of Richmond, was
elected delegate to the Associate Reform
Church in America, and Rev. VIM. Din
widdie delegate to the Old School Pres
byterian Synod OF Missouri.
CINCINNATI, May 23.-It is reported
that Iocusts have appeared in large num-
bers in Bourbon county, Kentucky. 1t is
feared they will do great damage.
4 furious tornado passed over the coun-
try north and east of this city about three
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Several
houses and barns were demolished. The
house of Geo. McMullen, a farmer, was
taken up and carried several rods with
members of the family it it, all of whom
were injured, but not fatally. The tornado
was quarter of a mile in width.
DETROIT, May 23.-The Presbyterian
Conference adopted a resolution for a COM
mittee of fifteen on BenevOlence and FL
nance, with headquarters at New York.
The treasurer of this committee shall be
treasurer of the Board of Home Missions.
The report on Foreign Missions was adopt
ed.