Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-11-06
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DEATH OF MRS. GREELEY.
Trial OF Boss Tweed. Nc., &c.


New YORK, Oct. 3O.-The horse disease
has appeared at Port Jervis, New York,
especially affecting horses on the Delaware
and Hudson Canal; also extending to Co.
lumbus, Ohio, where three cases have oc-
cured Oxen have been sent from the in,
terror of New York to take the places of
horses in the city.
The weather is favorable to-day.
One hundred deaths were reported yes
terday among horses. Nearly all are ai-
fected
Bergh has announced his determination
to prevent the working of affected horses.
Several companies have brought suit
against Bergh for S25, 600, and praying an
Injunction against him.
Ocean steamers leave to-day only one
third loaded.
Several sugar refineries have stopped.
The stable superintendent thinks the
working of diseased horses will run the
malady into CHAMBERS.
1t is stated that fifty cows have died
from the horse maladylat East Orange,
New Jersey.
Mrs Greeley Is dead.
Steamboats, at many different points on
North and East rivers to accommodate trav-
ell, are impeded by the malady.
Mrs. Horace Greeley died this morning
at the residence { Mr.. Alvin Johnson.
During the evening yesterday her symp-
to inspire some hopes of her recovery.
Such expectations, however, proved un-
founded ms she had two chills during the
night, after which she was very easy I'M
til she ceased to breathe at 4 a. NJ, passing
away peacefully without any preceptible
struggle. The funeral will take place at
Doctor Chapin's Church at II O'Clock Fri
day.
The New York Central directors to-day
authorized the issue of forty millions of
bonds for the purpose of laying two addi-
tional tracks from New York to Buffalo
for the great traffic.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
directors to-day authorized the issue of
convertables to the extent of ten millions
of dollars under the direction of the exc
cutive committee. The Rock Island Com
pany also authorized the issue of ten mill
lions to pay the floating debt of the St.
Paul and Pacific Road and leased the road
of the Northern Pacific. 1t failed to pay
its coupons and its workmen have stopped
work.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 3O-One livery stable
reported 25 new cases of the malady yes
terday.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 30.-The loss by the
burning of the steamer Kate Kinner at
New Albany, Ind, last night was twenty
three thousand dollars.
KEY WEST, Oct 30.-The steamer Anna,
which arrived here this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, from Nassau, brought intelligence
of the burning of the steamer Missouri
en- route from New York for Havana. OF
all the passengers she had on board, only
II are known to be saved. The Captain
and crew of the Inflated vessel are said tC
be among those who have persisted.
Boston, Oct 30.-A letter has been re-
ceived from Charles Sumner at Paris. de-
clining the coalition candidacy for Gov
ernor of Massachusetts.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30.-There are NJ
new cases of the horse malady, and III
deaths here.
The corner stone for the Academy o
Natural Science was laid to-day.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30.-The Republican
publishes a brief correspondence this
morning from Texas under date of Oct
9th, in which it reports that the Indians
had made a raid into Hood and Parker
counties ON the BraZos river, killing one
woman and wounding several other per
sons. The Indians still remained in TeXa
and the citizens were organizing for thu
purpose of driving them out.
WASHINGTON Oct. 30.-R. b. Norris, o
Alabama, has been appointed as specia
Treasury agent.
The President to-day signed the procla
nation declaring that all provisions of thu
acts imposing discriminating Foreign ton
mage and import duties in the United
States are revived, and shall hencefortl
be, and remain in full force, as relates L
goods and merchandise imported into thu
United States in French vessels from coun
tries other than France, so long as an.
discriminating duties shall be imposed b.
France upon goods and merchandise i'm
ported into France in vessels of the Unite
States from countries other than the Unit
ed States.
The confirmation of the burning of tn
Missouri with the names of the passenger
saved, has been received Geo. Thomack
Grey, Eugene Nunco, w. f. Tunnel, i
b. Mayer Saunders, y. +. OuterbridgC
Jas. Eulmer, John X. Ehis the names {
the crew saved are, VIM. Jones, Lou
Berhmer, Patrick McGOvere, Samut
Cow, and Richard Murphy.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3l.-The race bC
tween Lucy and Occident, at Treats Par
Course, Alameda, this afternoon, attracte
ten thousand people. The track was NJ
in good condition, a portion of it being w
and heavy The horses were in good triI
and excellent spirits. The race was for
purse of 81, 500, best three in five to ha
ness. Pools at noon sold, Lucy, $50, Dec
dent, Sl5 and the time pools, 2:2l at 5
and 2:l9 and 800 at $l7 Large amour
of money was pending on the race, prime
pally on time pools. In the first heat o
cident drew the pole. \ good start W;
made on the second. The horses were eve
TO the quarter pole, when Occident brol
up and lost badly. At reaching the la
mile the horse then gathered up and closC
within two lengths when Lucy passed Il
score Time, 2:25!.
In the second heat fine start was mad
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