Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-31
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Cincinnati TniIors on a Big Strike.
CRITICAL. CONDITION OF JAMES COR.
DON BENNETT.

cincinnati TnIiOrS on a Big Strfke.
NEW YORK, May 3O.-James Gordon
Bennett is in a very dangerous condition.
The sacrament for the dying was admins
tered to him yesterday, and his son and
daughter who are in Europe were tele-
gTaphed.
d. n. Botass, the Greek Consul at this
port published card this morning stating
that the report that seven Greek crimil als
had been shipped for this country is q
mOnstrOus fabrication.
The Committee on the Methodist Book
Concern, reports that the frauds are chief
", if not entirely, in the manufacture
ing department and bindery; but not Of
magnitude enough to endangcr the finan-
cial strength of the Concern.
The storm to-day made necessary the
poStponement of the review by the Gov
crnOr of the National Guard.
CINCINNATI May 30.-Thc German
Tailors' Union, composed of $50 boss
tailors who employ eighteen hundred
women and girls and take work from the
large clothing houses, struck to-day for %
per cent. increase of wages. TWenty-fOur
bosses in New York and COvingtOn, KY,
employing four hundred girls will strike
tomorrow. 1t is reported that other bosses
not in the union will join in the strike.
WILMINGTON. n. c., May 30.-An ac-
commentator
Columbia and Augusta Railroad ran off
the track near Crisis Station. Three
ears were wrecked. Seven persons were
wounded. c. H. Rickstaw, of CheraW,
South Carolina, and Morris BischOff, Of
Terre Haute, Indiana, were seriously
wounded. The wounded were brought
TO this city and placed in the city hos
pital, and it is hoped that none of the
injuries will result fatally. The accident
was not caused by any negligence or care
lesSnesS.
To-day while the United States revenue
cutter VIM. II. Seward was firing minute
runs during the march of the procession
to the Federal Cemetery, cannon was
prematurely discharged, shattering the
arm Of seaman Neil Nelson so badly that
amputatiOn became necessary.
SPARTA, KY, May 30.-JOhn Branham,
who killed his wife yesterday, was taken
from the Jail by the people and hanged.
MEMPHIS, May 30-The statement tele-
graphed from Nashville that Jefferson Da-
Wis had written letter to Wade Hampton,
favoring the election of Greeley and say
ing that the Democrats would act unwise-
ly in making a nomination is untrue. Da-
Wis says he has expressed no opinion in the
matter.
READING, May 30.-The Democratic
Convention convened to-day, r. 3. Brown
temporary chairman. The committee on
platform and permanent organization APP
pointed recess.
Buckalaw was nominated on the It'll
ballot, which was then made unanimous
Cass led up to this time. The Convention
then adjourned till noon tomorrow.
Nothing done in regard to Greeley.
CHARLESTON, May 30.-The Charleston
county Democratic Convention which was
held to-day, adopted resolutions endorsing
the Cincinnati platform and candidates in
strong terms, and instructed the delegates
to the State Convention to use all efforts
toso shape its action that the whole intiu-
ence of South Carolina at Baltimore should
be directed to prevent any nomination
other than that of Greeley and Brown.