Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-11-14
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uURDERERS IN NEW YORK
ouarantining Horses in Ne" o leans

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.,i,;,,,,o Ihe Rapk for S4OOO0,000 of unpaid
,nvol and * 600 penalty for failure to re-
port. -, ooointod Co., ~
TrtornofiouaI Insurance Company.
my, ,cnnrraSnondent telegraphing from Her
- Cnbs on the 9th inst, says: / have
i,,Ct rofurued from the camp of the Cuban
IIeoder Maronel Agrienote. Their horses,
nn,muniiion and arms are in very fair con-
'iition but ammunition is scarce. Com
r,issaries are abundant except coffee.
General Shaler, of the New York fire
,Ionartment, inspected the burned district
nf Boston The fire was the consequence
of the delay of 1iremen to reach the scene
and the narrowness of the streets, which
nreyented effective work from the great
heat. He agrees with the Boston Chief,
that the explosion of buildings by gun
pOWder tends to spread a ConfiagFatiOD. He
assures the people of this city that there is
no likelihood of a similar calamity befall-
ing them.
/ secret meeting the Underwriters In
surauce Company adopted the rates of 1870,
which advances the present rates from 10
TO - per cent. The subject of Mansard
roofs was referred to a special committee.
A special dispatch from Little Rock
claims Arkansas by nearly 1000 for Grant,
and - Republican majority on Joint bal
lot. securing a Republican Senator.
The sale of BelmontS collection of for
eign paintings last evening realized over
5000.
A second phase of the malady has APP
peared in large stables as relapse tending
to dropsy, with several fatal instances.
The disease seems to affect horses that were
compelled to work during the first stages
of the epizoOtic. The symptoms are a drop
steal relapse and swelling of the legs and
body. The remedy used is rubbing the
parts swollen with liniment, composed of
Camphor hartshorn and sweet oil.
The shipments of specie to day were
SgOOO0O
The suspension of Stanfield, Wentworth
& Co., dry goods and commission mer-
chants, of Boston and this city, is an
nounced. 1t is expected they Will resume
soon.
The Smtreports the new District Attor-
ney as having decided to take all the in
dctments for murder from the pigeon holes
and try them at once. There are about one
hundred pigeon holed indictments for
hOmicides and various grades of man
slaughter. The bo1dsmen are mainly pol
iticians In addition to these there are
about twenty prisoners awaiting trial for
homicide and manSlaughter
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 13.-COl. GrOsevcnor
has assumed the editorship of the Ercnjng
Dispatch.
INDIANAPoLIs, Nov. t3.-rhe special
session of the Legislature convenes to-day.
CINC1NNATI, Nov. 13.-Only four or five
deaths have occurred from the late spread
of the horse malady. The horses that
were attacked Friday appear to be recov-
ering.
Freights are accumuIating at the river
and railroad depots.
The American Express Company use
oxen for draying.
BOSTON, Nov. IA preliminary meet
ing of Insurance Agents to adjust lOssts of
the leading American and English Com
panies was held at the Revere House to-
day, +. J. Bossett, of the -Etna, of Hart
ford, chairman, and H. Bowers, of the
North British, Secretary. Thirty-siX
Companies were represented. No definite
action being taken, the meeting adjourned
subject to the call of the chairman.
At meeting of the Governor and EX
ecutive Council this afternoon the Legis-
lature was ordered to meet next Tuesday.
The following protest was issued this
morning from the rooms of the Relief
Committee:
ut having been suggested that the Sec
retary of the Treasury might issue an ad-
ditional amount of currency in view of our
calamity,
" RcSotUcd, That this company earnest
ly demonstrate against any such issue as
unwise and unnecessary and prejudicial to
the whole country"
PrOpertS amounting to 81 900 has been
recovered from thieves.
The gas was turned on to-day after two
nights of darkness.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 13.-The dropsy has
appeared among the horses, fatal in many
cases.
PROVIDENCE, Nov. 1S.-The Equitable
Insurance Company of this city has stop
ped business.
The Merchants Insurance Company has
called meeting Of its stockholders to de-
termine future course.
CINCINNATI, Nov. ia dispatch from
Parsons, Kansas, says: The Missouri
Kansas and Texas Railroad is completed to
within eleven miles of Red River. The
bridge across that streGnm is rapidly build
ing. The Texas Central Railroad will be
completed to Dennison by the first of jan
uary next. The gap between the two
roads is now only 4 miles.
The shipments of cotton and cattle are
increasing daily, and business this season
will exceed 100, 900 head of cattle and So
900 bales of cotton.
BOSTON, Nov. 13-F. A. Hamley, bank
er and broker, have suspended.
ALBANY, Nov. 13.-Wetherford Bank
was robbed OF 100000 There is no trace of
the robbers.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-It is estimated
that 100000 sides leather were burned in
Boston.
Prices here have advanced. Unfinished
leather 10 per cent. and saleable leather
3a6 per cent. Further advance is antici-
pated.
Sheep skins are held at higher prices.
1t is estimated that 3,O00,O pounds of
wool was burned. Prices here have ad-
vanced 10 per cent.
RALEIGH, \, c., Nov. 13.-Rumors
having appeared through the columns OF
the Norfolk Journal, Raleigh Sentinel and
Wilmington Journal that Governor Cald
well would issue a proclamation forbiddinG
the assembling of the State Legislature OF
Monday next. The agent of the Associ
ated Press this morning had an interview
with the Governor relative thereto, anC
the Governor replied in substance that
like MANY other Sfafnrnnrntc hHr fhI