Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-06-17
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LOUISVILLE, June 16.-The bridge over
Rolling Fork has been washed away, and
trains hence from Louisville will be delay.
ed two days.
PHILADELPHIA, June 16.CTwo bathers
in the Brandywine, aged Is years, were
drowned.
The Wesifleld Murderer.
Boston, June l6.-The commission ap-
pointed to examine Smith, the Westfeld
murderer, report him sane. He hangs on
the 9th inst
BELFAST, MAINE, June 16.-Almon Cor
don, wife and child were found murdered
in their beds at Thorn Dyke.
NAvAsoTA, TEXAS, June ia fire
swept Washington Avenue from Brassy's
to the postoffice Loss, 500, 600; insur-
ance, $4,000. 1t is believed to be the
work of incendiaries.
NEW ORLEANS, June 16.-The libel case
of Hawkins VS.. the Picdy,t'ae is progress
ing. The jury is composed of six white
and six colored men. The court house is
crowded g. gEsAsH HFRn E M4fke
NEW IBERIA, La, June 16.NLanet, a
Frenchman, and Alex. Suaer, colony JUS
tice of the peace, were brutally murdered
in their store, five miles from this place
last night. The store was robbed and
burned. A numer of citizens have gone
LII Vi Tile u1uFu0F6TS.
FORTRESS MONROE, June 15.-The
Norwegian bark Asto, from Havana for
Havre, arrived in the Roads with yellow
fever on board. She lost one man on the
passage. The Captain and three men have
the fever, but are canvalescent. E AE 81
BosTON, June 15.-Moses Bales, "a
prominent member of the Democratic
party and for some years Chairman of its
State Central Committee, died this morn
ing in East Bridgewater 81 2MME
BALTMoRE, June l6.-A number Of
other civic. Societies paraded and marched
off to the country picnics, including the
Rifle Association, Independent Order of
Red Men, the Bankers Association and
the Modocs. 4
Pleasure Party Ending in Grief
MONTPELIER, June 16.-Five of twenty
on pleasure party in two boats, which
collided were drowned, and others were
taken from the water unconscious but were
restored. .it..s..f.---.
BELFAST, Me, June 16.-At day-break
this morning Almon Gordon, farmer
living near Thorndyke Station, with his
wife and youngest daughter, were found
murdered in one bed, and his little son 8
years old, who slept in a crib in the same
room, also fearfully wounded and the
house set on fire. Ali the bodies were
much mutilated. A bloody axe, with
which the slaughter was committed, was
found near at hand A youngerebrother
of the murdered man is now under arrest
charged with the crime. It is alleged that
the cause of the bloody work was q dispute
about some property. The suspected man
appears perfectly calm and manifests no
anxiety.
Miscellaneous News
SAN FRANCISCO, June 16.-All the Mo-
doc prisoners have been removed to Forth
klamath, under a strong guard.
The reported invasion OF Sonora in Mex
leo by the Apache Indians from the vi
cinity of Tucson, is denied.
James Oldfield has been murdered in
the town of Palsade,, Sonora, by a man
named Audist, who stabbed his victim
right in the presence of his wife.
ID. o. Mills has the position as President
of the Bank of California.
1t is reported to-day that VIM. Sharon
has finally purchased the interest of Hunt
ing and Hopkins i'm the Central Pacific