Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-15
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Fire Damp Explosiynin a Nova Sc tia,
90 b TT Coal Mine. Il w All
SIXTY Persons Lose Their Lives IN tile
So - .l Fiery Abyss.
Death Of The Cuban General Agfamonte
HON e NEWS.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 14.-The Modocs
are twenty-five miles from the scene of the
last engagement and hotly pursued. They
will be allowed no rest. Tt is thought
the force twenty-five miles hence, will
drive them towards the lava beds, while
the force which is moving from camp
will keep them out.
Dispatches from the lava beds. represent
great activity, but SO far without any new
The soldiers are harrassed by rattlesnakes
and scorpions, upon which Captain Jack
and his braves feedo FTJ U9O0
Firing was heard in thedirection of Col.
Mason's scout, but the result is not yet
known. 2
9 > providence, r. t., May 13.-The most
of the cotton mills have resumed work.
Centennial COmmiItec 10 go to Atlanta.
NAL Commission have appointed a cons
mittee of five to attend the meeting of Cow,
ernors to be held in Atlanta, Ga, on the
25th inst, with view to obtain the coop
Grafton of the latter in the interest of the
Centennial Exposition Byrd, of Alabama;
French, of Mississippi; CALDWELL of Ten.
nessee McNeal, of Missouri, and CAN'T, of
Arkansas.
Nashville Races. e
NASHVILLE, May 1.-THE following are
the races of the first day: Joe. johnson
won the first-time, 1:47; 1:478 1:499.
Quartermaster won the second-time, las;
LAG! 1:46a; ,463. The favorites were
beaten. The first heat was won by a length
by Hampton; the second by a length
third heat dead, and the fourth by half
length. S
Atfcmpt 10 Shoot n Seducer.
BALTIMORE, May 14.-Mrs. Emma Nc
Kee attempted to shoot Mr.. Mock, of .Os-
walt & Mock, in his store. She alleges that
Mock is her uncle and seducer. 10
ALBANY, May 14.-Fhe Senate defeated
the usury bill. -.
AUGUSTA, GA, May 14.-The Railroad
Convention in the interest of the Air Line
from Chicago to the Atlantic via Augusta,
met to-day. The Convention resolved
that a. trunk line via Knoxville and Au-
gusta was absolutely required by the in
creased travel and freight.
Writ of Error in Stokes Case,
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Supreme
Court has granted a writ of error in the
Stokes case. ea.Fba4 az
The men drowned yesterday by the
collision of. the steamer Americas and
the police boat Hope, We're the engineer OF
the Hope and three unknown prisoners
who were sentenced for ten days fdf trivial
offences and detailed to work ON the Hope.
Tweed's Broadway property was sold to-
day, aggregating $392, 800. a ~ .sorE ~
Specie shipments to-day, one quarter of
a million dollars. ei ,r ,fv
Nixon is to be hanged next Friday, the
Courts and Governor of the State declining
to interfere. .fp.5.s -
The makers of ladies' shoes threaten to-
strike.
The bark Ida reports large steamer at
anchor five miles east of northeast of Cape
Hatteras. f4 fR'E e QHFAkb ~
NFw HAVEN, May 14.AThe President
and Generals Sherman,T Sheridan, Nc
Dowell and Babcock have arrived.
ST. LOUIS, May 14.-Several additional
congressman have arrived gajs5fsIY Z
A letter of thanks from the President
was read. Letters from other notables
were read y p = sEG II . 8 n
Capt. Fades, representing the st. Louis
merchants, read a series of resolutions.
NEW ORLEANS, May 14.-The steamers
detained at the quarantine have been re-
leased to come, to this city.