Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-01-18
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FIRE AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Strange Rumor About Alexis.

NEW YORK, Jan. IA letter was read by
the Commissioner of Emigration stating that
Fish had written to Schenck to protest against
the importation of English criminals
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17.-Benj. Braberger,
an old citizen of San Francisco, and Frank
Lawrence, of the firm of H. J. Muller & Co.,
have committed suicide.
The storm is over.
The Japanese Embassy has arrived. One of
the japanese Princesses, exquisitely beautiful,
and the Prime Minister were dressed Orientally,
and the others were clad in outandsh English
ready made clothing.
The Franklin statue was unveiled in Printing
House Square.
James Gordon Bennett Jr., is mentioned in
connection with the colonelship of the 9th Reg
iment
Paris advices state that there is proposition
for the total suppression of the International
Society in France before the Assembly.
Bx-Bank Examiner Calender is ncld for the
action of the grand jury.
1t is stated that the Secretary of the Treasury
has declined to compromise the Weld s. Co.
sugar case on the basis of half million dollars,
and the case will be retired.
Mayer Hall assumed duties to-day.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 17.-An election row
in east Philadelphia resulted in one man getting
killed and several hurt.
NEw ORLEANS, Jan. 17.-Absent Senators
write to the Senators assembled at the Me-
chanics Institute that they will not return until
the armed force is removed.
WAsHINaToE, Jan. 1.-THE Court of Claims
will allow Woodruff and Brchard, in the Elgee
cotton case, until the 5th of March to prove the
genuincness of contract, but no other new testi-
InOny is admissible.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE HeraLGs st.
Petersburg special states that rumor is pre-
valent there that Alexis married a Russian
lady in America in opposition TO the wishes of
the Gar, who thought the attachment had been
broken up.
SALT LAKE, Jan. 1.-THE Masonic Grand
Lodge of Utah is organized.
The United States Court refused naturalization
papers to all avowed polygamist.
IEDIANAPoLIs, JAN 1T.-Several buildings,
including and adjoining No. 40,
west Washington street, have been burned.
1t is supposed to have been done by incen-
diaries. Three fremen were hurt by falling
ladder.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17.-There was large meet
ing Of Irishmen last night to protest against un-
fair distribution of the offices by the party in
power.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 1.-THE Legislature held a
Joint session. Five ballots were cast. Rickers
got 2S, Geo. Il. Dennis, q: James, Z, and Cres-
well 4. Others were scattering.
Rickors election telegraphed last night was
premature.
NEw0RLEANs, Jan17-The political muddle
still continues. The Warmothite Senate had
no quorum; in the House, ffty-two were pres
ent. Forty-one were present in the Carterite
House; and twenty-one in the Senate, who are
in caucus, including several Warmothtes.
The pelice still occupy Dryade street, and
are blockading the approaches to the State
House.
The steamer Salada, with 800 bales of cotton,
sunk in Upper Red River. No lives were lost.
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 1.-THE Legislature has
passed bill providing for the redemption or ex-
change of the bonds of the State and the pay
ment of the interest thereon.
CRCISNATT, Jan. 1.-THE Coroner's jury
indicted the engineer, Isaac Ackley, of the
Ohio and Mississippi railroad for manslaughter.
The testimony was conhictig as to whether
the whistle was blown in time or not.
UTICA, Jan. IA woman, giving her name
as hcCarty, of Albany, shot Milton H. Thomp-
son, of this city, through the nose and check,
and d. II. Hale, coal dealer, of Ogdensburg,
through the heart. Tho woman got on car
somewhere hear the head of Genessee street.
Thompson and Hale, who was relative Of
Thompson, got on the car at Thompson's resi-
denee. Some words passed between Mrs. Nc
Carly and Thompson, when she drew a re-
volver and shot at him, the ball passing through
Thompson's face and struck Hale in the heart
The latter jumped from his seat and fell dead
on the floor Of the car.
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