Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-05-07

upon by the soldiers and compelled to re-
treat.
The mules have the epizootic.
-Four men Were found around the body
of Lieut.. Wright, and eleven around Maj
Thomas and Lieutenant Howe.
There were thirty>five Modocs, suppos-
ed to be their full strength They captured
fourteen guns and about two hundred
rounds of ammunition. There will be no
movement against the Modocs for several
days.
No Movement Against the Modocs at Pres
ent.
SAN FRANCISCO, May "A dispatch
Just received from Hreka states that all the
settlers on Butte and Bogas creeks have
moved away.
Batteries A and X of the Fourth Artil-
lery have been consolidated and placed
under command of Lieut.. Leary, and
Companies + and G of the Twelfth Infan-
try consolidated and placed under COM
mand of Lieut. Camp.
No active movements will be made |
against the Modocs at present.
Threatening Attitude of the Indians.
VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA, May 1.-The |
mail carrier who has just arrived at Elko |
| from the north, reports that the set
| tiers in Mountain City district are greatly |
alarmed at the threatening attitude of the
| Indians. Parties of Snake Indians are
pouring in from all directions and they
are all In war paint.
| Earthquake in England,
LONDON, April 30.-A sharp shock of
earthquake is reported at Doncaster.
| Jerusalem advices state that the Latin
and Greek Monks are fighting at Bethle-
hem. Five Latins and six Greeks were
hurt.
Hostile Swedes and Italians,
A riot is brewing between the Swedes
Ia, Tto1iopc XUbn si1napp1nA the other rail-
road laborers at Patterson, New Jersey.
Both parties are said to be heavily armed.
Terrible Tragedy.
Advices from Marshall county, Ky, give
an account of terrible tragedy in that
county a few days ago. 1t appears that
about year ago James Dougherty mar
ried the daughter of Howell. Smith, and
that they lived unhappy and finally sep
arated on Sunday last. Smith told
tween him and his wife. Dougherty in
stantly shot the Old man dead and fled sub
. sequently He was captured and was be
| ing taking back to Marshall county when
q son of the murdered Smith, being one of
the capturing party, fired on Dougherty,
wounding him in the hand and arm, after
which he dubbed him with his gun and
|. the end of it crushed Dougherty's head
e into jelly.
Prophet in Trouble.
AUGUSTA, GA, May Joseph II. Cur
ry, who styles himself prophet of va
= buck, divinely commissioned to teach the
new dispensation, was convicted of torni
e cation at. the last term of Columbia Supe
), rior Court, and sentenced by Judge Glib
son to imprisonment for six months in thu
county Jail, and to pay fine of five hun
bred dollars. Curry had ample opportuni
2 ty to escape, but prefers to be made a mar
tyr of. He is now in Jail in Columbia
If county.
Suspension Financial.
- NEW YORK, May 1.-Otis d. Swan & Co
- have suspended.
y The Chamber of Commerce held its an
nual meeting to-day and reelected VIM
&c E. Dodge, President; Geo. Opdyke ant
D VIM. NJ. Vermilleye and Samuel ID. Bah
cock and Scion Humphreys Vice Presi
st dents and A. A. Lowe, chairman of tn
A. Executive Committee.
IN woman KILLED by her BrOther-in-Lav
If CINCINNATI May lat Bremen, Ohio
ne last evening, Mrs. Killenberger was she
tie and instantly killed by her brother-in-laN
ia John Schemelger, while attempting to re
OF lease some of her Lcattle, which the latte
ne had impounded.s Mrs. Killenberger was
rd widow and had a large family. Scheme
ne ger is Jail.
AS Railroad Meeting.
COLUMBIA, S, c., May 1.-The annui
meeting of the stockholders of the q, u [
as r. r., was held to-day. The reports of til
re President and Superintendent were sati
lv factory to the stockholders. President MI
he grath was unanimously reelected, and til
20 vacancies filled in the board of directors.
ty From vienna.
M VIENNA, May 1.-The Worlds Expos
as ton was inaugurated this afternoon by I'll
np Emperor of Austria with imposing Ger
10 monies, in the presence of vast assen
ma blage of people from all parts Of the wor
nj The proceedings began with an addre
bv the Archduke Charles to the Empero
!. congratulating His Majesty on the ausE
of cious event, and asking him to pronoun
the exhibition open. The Emperor repli,
re- briefly, expressing his satisfaction at Il
,es completion of the preparations for Il
pe- great work, and then formally declared Il
ed universal exhibition of 1878 opened.
md Mixed Condition of Affairs i'm France.
-. PARIS, April 20.-Thiers is discourag
r n9 by Remusat's defeat. Upon the announc
~ ment Theirs remained alone an hour.
i'e The Bonapartist journals declare t
Conservative Republic dead.
md The white frost destroyed vines in t
'''0 vicinity of Lyons. Tbs disaster is simil
,lo TO that of 1871.
,nS LONDON, April cit is reported tn
ION the Carlists intend to withdraw fro
Ira- Spain.
, aro The cable companies have agreed up