Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-22
Eight Hundred Track-LayerS Gut off
from Supplies.
destructive COnfagratiOn at Gaiena--
Loss $350,00O.
1--WE Vessels Lost at Sea with all on
O.. Board.
HOME NEWS.
RAILROAD THIEF DETEoTEB.
He is Compelled 60 DfsgOrge His III -S OF
fen Gains,

New York ,NoY 21-The Times states that
Gen. Mcclellan, President of the Atlantic
and Great Western K. r., seized the books
of the manager at Meadyille, Penn, show
ing the persistent stealing of the manager,
who disgorged SO, 600 and resigned.
McKeen, Gentry and Daily, have aban-
sloned Stokes New council will defend
him in the next trial, for the murder of
Fisk.
The Board of Underwriters have adYanc-
ed the rates of insurance from 20 to 40 per
cent.
Two firemen were killed and one
wounded, 10y falling walls in Brooklyn,
yesterday.
Five thousand hogsheads of tobacco were
burned in Jersy City to-day. Loss, 81 ,2OO,-
600.
Observation-Disclosures place the loss at !, 900
hogsheads and S600000.
An immense six story warehouse adjOin
ing, containing fully 5000 hogsheads was
sIved.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 21.-Gov. War
north has signed the bill passed by the
last Legislature which abolishes the re-
turning board. This move will probably
defeat Warmoth's political opponents.
Boston, Nov. 21.-Among the periodi-
Gals DESTROYED was the December number
of Old and New. Cne number of Little'S
Living Age was entirely destroyed. Be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 copies of Wells
springs Semi-Monthly were also destroy
ed. The publishers of these periodical
had large quantities of paper and stock in
the establishments which was lost, as did
J. r. OsgoOd & Co., Lee d Shepard,
Sampson & Davenport, publishers OF the
New England Register, the Bell Publish
ing Company, of Norwich Conn, Iverson,
Phniney, Brakeman & Co, of New York,
~. I'LL,
of New York, whose loss is in school text
books. Rand d Avery's establishment
was completely destroyed by fire. There
was large number of power presses of diff
feren kinds in the buildings and a large
number of books and pamphlets partly
finished Avery and Rand estimate their
loss at $780, 600.
At meeting of wax and kip leather
manufacturers it was agreed to advance
prices ~ per cent. on finished leather, and
that as rule sales of upper leather will be
made on basis of four months credit.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2l.-Jay Cooke d
Company act as general agents of the
Board of Finance for the Centennial
Commission subscription books which are
to be opened throughout the United
States.
CINCINNATI, Nov, 2l.-The National
Baptist Sunday school is organized-Rev.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-Twenty stores, shops
and saloons at Galena, Henry county, were
burned. The loss amounts to $3.50 600
insurance S175, 600.
AUGUSTA, Nov. 21.-The malady is here
but is mild.
A st. Paul special apprehends that eight
hundred tTack-layers on the Extension
Winona and st. Paul Railroad may perish
They are beyond civilization and the snow
storm of Thursday has detained supplies.
No preparations were made to avert the
calamity. A train of cars with two loco
motives started but have not reached their
destination. Two additional locomotives
were attached half way to the relief, but
the snow drifts and intense cold checked
the train. When last heard from the re
lief train was stuck fast in the snow forty
miles west of Sleepy Eye and eighty miles
west of the suffering track-men. The
storm has increased and it is feared the
men at the end of the track have starved.
New ORLEANS, Nov, 21.-Gov War
moth proclamation convenes theLegisla-
ture elected the 4th November, 1872, in
extra session on the 9th of December.
MONTGOMERY, Nov. y, 1,-There will be no
change in the Legislature which meets at
the capitol The votes for State officers
will probably be counted tomorrow.