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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-25

The M0d0c FOrtiflcati0ns.

J. Gen. Gillem and a. number of officers
visited the late lava>bed stronghold, and
were much astonished at the Ingenuity of
the Modocs in their artificial work Oh these
natural Notifications. At one spot they
constructed winding gallery up a rocky
bluff, which was guarded by side wall of
broken rocks so placed as to render it inn
pregnable to musketry from any point.
Every prominent rock that commanded an
approach was fortified with breastworks Of
with their guns at rest and perfect security
from the fire of the attacking party. Our
shells, however, were too hot for them.
WHAT THE OLD sQUAw SAID.
The old Modoc squaw, who was captur-
ed in the rocks, and who was recognized
by John Fairchild as Black Jim's mother
in-law, was in a great scare, but finally,
after finding that nobody was going to
hurt her, and, getting plenty of muck-a-
muck, she became communicative and told
what she remembered of the fight. She
said on the first day one of the big balls,
meaning shells, fell near where the bucks
were sitting in council, and that One-Eyed
Jake, one of the Shacknasty family, ran
and picked it up and took it over to John
SchOnchin and another Indian. and they
all three tried to bite 1t. At this interest
ing juncture the big ball broke into pieces,
and they were all three killed.
This story is probably true, as the body
of One-Eyed Jake was found with his hand
blown off and stomach torn to pieces by
an exploded shell, though Commissioner
Meacham claims to have given Schonchin
his fatal wound on the day of the massa-
ere. The old squaw said that four others
had been killed on the first day by musket
balls, and she had been hid in a crevice
ever since and did not know what was
done afterwards. Ea Q4kT1 I'll
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-25

- HORSE With your boiled din
ners don't forget to have grated horserad-
ish and vinegar. Don't scrape, but use a
crater. One of our boarders once brought
me this recipe from his good old mother.
I never tried it, but know it is good.
For horseradish sauce, CRATE q heaping
tablespoonful very fine, put itin your sauce
tureen with teaspoonful of made mustard,
a teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonful Of
good vinegar and four tablespoonfuls OF
rich cream. Fe fas le1HgER .etftas las1
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-25

E GENERAL BELKNAP FOR SENAToR.-As
the State Senators to be elected in Iowa
next October, says the Chicago Tribune,
will take part in the election Of a United
States Senator by the Legislature, it is CIV
en- out that General Belknap, now Secre-
tary of War, aspires to succeed Judge
Wright in the term beginning in 1917.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-25

A woman Roasts Her Children. ON
Stoye.sS -

A wonien Roasfs Her Children. ON the
Stove. skT -
New YORK, April "A. "A woman, crazy
from religion and sickness, strangied two
of her children to death, and then roasted
them on the stove. The eldest child, five
years old, was asleep in the adjoining room,
and was found unharrn The details are
horrible.
Two children on Staten Island tiled
from eating wild parsnips. "a So
Horses Starved TO Death.
Sixteen fine horses, belonging to Thos
Farrell, starved to death. The owner was
away sick. The horses had eaten the
boards and every thing else in the stable
where they were locked up.,rT =.
Cause Of the sioningto,, Disaster. {
PROVIDENCE, April 24.-The evidence
goes to show that the flood, which washed
the bridge away, and thereby caused the
Stonington disaster, was the result of ma
Hcious tampering with the, dam.
MEMPHIS, April 24.-The printers of the
country press in North Alabama have re-
solved not to work on papers using patent
outsides. - :
Fort Scott Burning ,saa1 -
FORT SCOTT, April 2i.-The town is ins
flames. The destruction of the business
part of the city seems inevitable. s-sa-d
WAsHINGToN, April 24.@The consecra-
tion of Rev. n. III. Gross as Catholic Bish.,
op of Savannah, takes place in Baltimore
Cathedral on Sunday next.
Hard After Vanderbilt. -
ALBANY, April 24.-Collector Bailey
seized twenty-three locomotives, thirty
eight passenger and three hess@sa sass--
the New York Central and Harlem River
roads for non-payment of taxes.
Epizooty Among Army Horses,
New YORK, April PA San Francisco
special says the epizootic is prevailing
among the cavalry horses at the lava beds.
G. j. Hopkins has been reelected to the
Presidency Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
Laying New Cable. sal q =
New YORK, April 24.-The Kangaroo
left for Hog Island inlet to lay the shore
end of the new cable. f.-5T. ri q ::
Mrs. Ann CASTILLO was bitten, knocked
down and tramped upon byEa vicious
horse last evening in Brooklyn. She will
die. .-..- .-g-f Tls1esa s.
Stokes Case Being Argued.
New YORK, April A.-There was pro-
longed argument over Stokes case. AIDE
cision is not expected before May 9Th.
Eli Brown, the noted Western robber
was committed ON trial without bail.
An attachment against the French thea
tire was served to-day, in the suit of Fech-
halfa million dollars, for Sherman's alleged
failure to fulfill his contract. -
Tierney & Sloan fought twenty rounds
in one hour and two minutes. Tierney
was winner with broken nose, Sloan lost
two teeth, N A A +,
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Gfucimnat, Market

CINcINNATI,J April "a. Flour firm,
Pork nominal, $18. 5Oa19. 90, Lard
strong sales steam, Oh held at 81 /; kettle,
Sa: Bacon strong; shoulders, g.; clear rib
sides, 10 i clear sides, 10f !; closed in good
demand at ! higher Whisky quiet, Sc. =
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City Destroyed by Fire.

A kings fool, who was condemned to
ole, was allowed to choose the form OF
death, and chose old age. An Iowa girl be-
ing asked what form of death she prefer
fea, remarked that if she must die she pre-
Ierredt 10 be smothered- kisses.
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Louisville Market.

LouIsviLLE, April 4.-Flour firmer, not
quotably higher. Corn, steady. Pork
strong, held at SlS.75a19.OO. Bacon adj
vanced, shoulders 81 clear rib sides LOLA
ioi clear sides l04 all packed. Lard in
tierces 81; !. kegs 109 steam 81 order lots /
higher WHISKY steady. { FL u
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-25

A Middletewn Conn., woman while
eating stewed oysters complained that one
of them was full of bones. On examine
ton it was found to contain As pearls,
varying in size from pea to pin head.
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st. LOuis Market.

ST. LOUIS, April 2A.-Fleur dull and un-
changed. Corr unsettled and quiet.
Whisky firmer, 81. Pork firmer, $lS.5O
Bacon frmer, and business small. n Lard
firm: country kettle, 8; steam Is held at 81
on the spot. 10 SasV s's'iTs'sfs~
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Baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE, April FIourand wheat,
quiet and firrns Corn, white, easier, g.
yellow, firmer, IS. Oats, firmer; South
erlls 50a54 Provisions, strong, with ad-
vanciDg tendency. Shoulders, 81. Whis-
XIV o.
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FoREicn..
THE POPE WORSE.
Coal Miners ON q Strike.

LONDON, April 24.-Twenty thousand
coal miners in Leicestershire have struck
work.
An unofficial meeting of the sharehold-
ers of the Atlantic Cable Company adopt
ed a resolution in favor of the consolida-
ton of the companies, and the amalgama-
ton of all cable interests.
Spanish Justice. IAN
HAVANA, April 24.-Bidwell has been
delivered to the English officers.
The Captain General has informed the
English consul that O'Kelly's trial must
continue. Ifhisguilt is established, the Cap
tain General will exercise clemency, but
cannot stop the course of the law.
ROME, April 24.-The Pope has relapsed
again and is confined to bed.
LONDON, April 4.-Mornigton won the
grand Metropolitan stakes at Epson.
WE'VE norses were started.
A Madrid special to the Times says the
temporary appointment of Piymurgall in
!he place OF flguras seems to have caused
intense excitement and the rising of the
people of Madrid is Imminent. : -.
The Earl Defawarn has suicided
City Destroyed by Fire.
The manufacturing city of Joachemsthal.
in the mountains of Bohemia, was DESTROY.
ed by fire on the 31st of March. Out o.
five hundred and thirty-six houses in the
city, four hundred and and fifty were com
pletely burned. Five thousand person.
were rendered homeless. The magnificent
church, founded in. the early days of tn,
Reformation, fell prey to the flames, a
did also the valuable paintings by Luca
Cranach and Albert Durer.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-25

New patterns now on exhibition in
Velvcts. frame body Brussels,
English Tapestry Brussels.
~ RM Body Brussels and Tapestry Stair Carpets.
VI ply, Ingram and Hemp Carpets.
Coir Mattings. Plain and Stripes
White and Checked Canton Mattngs IA. ga and GA
Checked Angola Mattings.
Floor Oil Cloths. all widths.
Lace and Damask Curtains.
Corn Cos, Tassels. Loops and Fixtures.
Asminster. Wilton and Velvet Rug.
Measurement of rooms taken. Carpets made and
put down.
Carpets and Mattings ut wholesale and retail
ALVIN BAR TON,
inch %. 1873. No. 10 Gay st.
az "a I'LL al "a WFEF
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IJ u 0NU NOTICE. u - " III
u. s.. MARSHAL,S SALE.

WILL sell for cash the court house in the city Of
following snersonal property, .o.wit: One two horse
carriage and harness. one bay horse about years cid.
and one black mare about or years old Levied on
= the psoperty of Ralph Church. to satisfy Judgment
~ COSY obtafned az sinst him in the United States
circuit Court Knoxville, January Term. 1879. in e.
yor of cASf3es Il. Brooks. : --ssI.-ln'
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 4
White Cliff Springs.

rT,HE PROPRIETOR OF MOUSE CREEK Ho-
i TEL" Mouse Creek, Tenn, has leased the ab.ye
reception Of guests BY Sd june. q 3taa is ilira
These Springs are 40 - srugs 81 r. snswTA3
Situated on Chilhowee Mountain,
Monroe county East Tennessee, Is miles from Mouse
Creek the nearest point from the East Tennessee Wiz
GINA and Georgia Railroad. They are locates e an
elevation of about 100 feet above Conasans9 Valley
fording an extensive and beautiful view Of the sur
rounding country, - ALI, ,;...e,..,s...-..,
Mouse Creek and the Springs. making connections
with trains, ..:
RATES OF BOARD.
Board and lodging, per day g 81 g Y,
sI"Je" y Der month ........ 49,. - 80 %
sre s r,el J.H. MAGILL, Proprietor.
April Is. 1s7sd3ml Mouse Creek and White Gill;
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ALUM BARTON .
HIS now in his new Store =
A Magnificent Stock of Goods
FOR The "a
SPRLNGs44ND SUMMER TRADE sd

FOR THE a
SPRLNGs4ND SUMMER TRADE %
DRESS GOODS -
In great VARIETY consistingof a,
BLACK AND c0LORED LYONS SILKS. -
BLACK AND G1kxsSTRIPED SUMMER SILKS.
JAPANESE SILKS. Plain and Striped. "a
Hack Iron Grenadines M
SILK STRIPE FRENCH GRENADINES in Colors.
Printed linen Lawns and men Suitings.
Percalss Dasists Cloths and Piques. =
LIGHT WEIGHT ALL WOOL FRENCH CASH.
MEKES for Spring md Summer wear. ~
A splendid stocko of M
WHITE GOODS AND
One and Two Button =.
KID GLOVES,
in white. black and mode colors and party shades.
Ladies and Children's English and Germ an Hosiery,
Ladies and Children's Gauze Under Vests f,
A beautiful assortment of
SILK TIES, SCARFS. SASH RIBBONS REAL
POINT COLLARS AND POINT HDkFS. =
India Shawls from el5 to $500.
s1ssfaSssSIy sssT r. Il, m.amaa q
LUBlN'S EXTRACTS. TO.
Prices low. Goods shown with pleasure ii
ALVIN. BARTON, n
WssSE , NV 40 No.19 Gay st. ID
CLOTHING DEPAR TMENT Il
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sfa5-yst4 go . $50 81 3 7sgsg H3a9 rs -
~ 80 81 81 i.9sf'lhbs gf1e ases 70 $500 10 81
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Sixteen fine horses, belonging to Thos.
Farrell, starved to death. The owner was
away sick. The horses had eaten the
boards and every thing else i'm the stable
where they were locked up. e..
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Yours, truly,yg : A PIcKPocKET.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-29
The DefauIttns Treasurer.
MEMPHIS.
Riotous Negroes in MIssis,ippi'

MEMPHIS, December 2S.-The Ap.
peal has the following dispatch from
Sardis, Mississippi:
AT Pspes Station, on Christmas day,
Marshal Oracle in attempting to ar
rest drunken negro was resisted, the
negro trying to stab him with a bowie
knife. Oracle got away finally hsvjng ?
TO kill the negro after having b E
clothes riddled. The negroes then
threatened to burn the town. Alta late
hour last night some whites went do vn
there from CoHrtlsDd and prepared men
were ready at Grenada aud at Sardis to
90 al q misute's notice TO their relief.
Trains are ready to dispatch there st
any time,
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BOSTON.
ImportatiO Frauds Dy "A Pr0min, M
MerchantiIe RIrn.

81
BosToN, December 27.-There Was a
great sensation here to-day growing
ou. OF the seizure Of the books OF Jour
dan, Marsh & Co., by q special agent,
on a charge OF defrauding the govern
ment. The story is as follows: On CT
about the 10Th Of December, .. D
Nudge, special agent OF the Treasury
Department at Washington, received
information Of frauds being purpetra;ed
on the government by the house Of
Jourdan, March Il Co, at Boston. lie
Immediately went there and eommuni-
Gated with W. W. Bingham, connected
with the United States Revenue District
and the latter gentleman coon discoysr.
ed that the firm had long been engaged
in defraudjng the governmen: hy f4Ise
invoices in importing goods. The
books Of the concern were seized this
morning and are now in the hands Of
Mr.. Bingham. 1t is supposed that the
frauds will amount to q million Of dol
lars and that they have been carried on
for years past. False invoices manu-
iactured by parties on the other side Of
the water enabled them to accomplish
immense frauds on the government
The house ..of Jourdan, Marsh Il Co.,
is one OF the largest and best known in
New England, and have long en Dyed a
world wide reputation,
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CINCINNATI.
The Strikers-Train Smashed.

CINCINNATI, December 27.-The
Pacific express train on the Penn
sylvania railroad, which left New
York Christmas night, only reached
here at 1880 tonight. At Pittsburgh
thev were delayed by the strikers.
At Dennison two hundred strikers
were in waiting and the train did not
venture to run in until the morning
Forty striking engineers there board
ed the train also the Sheriff ana a
posse. The yard master ran the
train out seven miles, Wnen
the strikirs becoming satisfied
that no member of their or
der was to take the train, left It,
When the train reached Columbia
six miles from Cincinnati, 1t was
thrown from the track by an open
switch. The train ran into a freight
traid, smashing the locomotive ana
dangerously injuring the engineer,
]. II. Setchell. The conductor was
slightly wounded by being thrown
through a Pullman car door.
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WHEELING, W. VA, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 49, 1873

By THE death Of Mr.. JOHN HOPKINS
Baltimore adds another to the noble
benevolent institutions which she al
ready possesses as the gift of individu-
ais. Last March Mr.. HOPKINS dona-
ted four millions of dollars to the found
ing OF a free hospital for the INDECENT
sick, connected with which is a train.
ing school for nurses, the first of the
kind on large scale in this country.
His latest acts Of benevolence were 10
found home for colored orphans, and
to appropriate stocks valued at $1,000
600 to the establishment of universi
ty on his estate. Another venerable
citizen of the same city, who, when a
boy, tended chop on the very spot now
occupied by some of the finest residen-
ces in Baltimore, among them his OWE
palatial home, is giving personal atten-
tion to the fitting up OF one of the larg.
est and best appointed orphan houses
in this country, and is thus serving as
executor of his own estate.
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FOREIGN.
SPAIN.
The Return OF the Elrginfus De.
maRded.

The ReIurn or the TIrginfus De-
MADRID, December 2S.-It is stated
tonight upon high official authority,
that President CASTELAR, has decided to
press the claim OF Spain for the resti-
tuition by the United States OF the
steamer Virginius, and also to claim
the payment of an indemnity by the
United States to Spain, for permitting
the Virginius to be fitted out in an
American port for the purpose of car
rying a fillibustering expedition against
Spanish colony. This course OF action,
it is understood, has been decided upon
after an exhaustive consideration OF the
whole case by the Cabinet. 1t is be-
lieved here that this new phase Of the
matter will reopen the whole question
for fresh and probably lengthy nego.
tistiors between the two governments
before it is finally settled.
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vention at Charleston S. c.; in 1867
he was sent to South America
by this Government as special
diplomatic minister to the United
States of Columbia; in 1865 he was
appointed American agent before
the mixed commission to determine
the claims of British citezens against
the United States; and in 1871 he was
counsel and agent of the republic of
Mexico before the mixed commits
sion sitting here. His recent COM
mission with the Geneva tribunal OF
arbitration is too well remembered
other than to mention.
The third assistant postmaster gen
eral decides that any number of indi-
viduals or firms may print their ad-
vertisement on postal cards before
they are deposited in the mails.
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FRANCE.
Terrible Explosion.

PARIS, December PA terrible
explosion occurred at a PERCUSSION
cap manufactory at Vincennes, by
which many persons were instantly
killed and great number fatally in-
jured. The force of the explosion
was terrible. The sides of buildings
were blown down and part of the
factory is heap of ruins. The eX-
plosion was heard in this city. Many
of the dead bodies have been recOv-
cred, but some are still in the ruins.
The wounded workmen have been re-
moved to the city and placed in the
hospital.
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THE ENGINEERS, srRIKE.

Inc strike OF the engineers and fire.
men on the leased railroad lines OF the
Pennsylvania company, continues
about 400 out Of the 1000 employed,
still standing out. Other skilled men
have been found to take the places Of
many OF the strikers, and most of the
passenger and come OF the freight
trains are again running with their &C.
customed regularity. While the strikers
have not receded from the demand
that their wages be not reduced, the
Company will not recede from their de-
termination to reduce the wages and
salaries OF all their employees from su-
perintendent down to the humblest
clerk, brakeman, section master or
wiper. Work has generally been sus-
pended in the shops of the company,
and every species OF emp!oye discharg.
ed except such as can be used
to set the trains TO running again and
at the reduced wages. The strike has
occurred at q season when it will do the
Comp pany the least harm, for it is the
season of the greatest dullness in both
freight and passenger traffic, and the
season Of the greatest wear and tear Of
machinery. While the season OF the
year is the best for the Company
in which strike could oc-
cur, If a strike must come at all, it is
the most unfortunate season for the
strikers. With the pinching cold Of
the winter, and the worse pinching OF
general financial arrangement and
depression, when employment is scarce
and hard to secure in any branch OF
trade, and prices ollabor as well as of
its products shrinking everywhere, the
Brotherhood o! Engineers has proba-
bly, done bad thing for its members
and, it may be, a good thing for the
Company against which it has struck.
It;is proper 10 say here that we were
mistaken in saying on Saturday morn
ing that the Pennsylvania company
was in arrears with its employees. All
were paid up to the first OF this month,
aad at that time notice was given that
the reduction OF 10 per cent upon the
wages and salaries OF all employees
would take effect from that date. This
order was acquiesced in by all in the
service OF the company, except by the
Engineers aud Firemen. They at once
responded that unless the old wages
were continued they would strike on
the Goth.
This Brotherhood of Engineers is
generally regarded, we believe, as a
very proper organization, much SUPERB
or TO mos; Of the secret Unions thst
exist among clss-es OF lsborer7, formed
mainly for purposes OF mutual improve
men. and mutual aid and not for pur-
poses OF conspiracy aud interference
with the just relations OF capital aud
lghGr
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A WHEELING Boy SAVING LIFE. -
The Cumberland Times thus honorably
mentions little WILLIE WOODROW, who
formerly lived with his parents in this
city:
A number OF boys went skating on
the creek, and the natural consequence
followed. A little fellow, whose name
we did not learn, broke through some
where near the bridge, and would pos
sibly have drowned but for the timely
assistance of Master William Woodrow,
who happened to be present, and who
seems to have the mack o! turning up at
the proper time to save the lives OF
other young folks, this being the fifth
or sixth occasion in which be has fig
ured as the hero 10 the saving of hu
man life.
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,ul- petroleum stoves have been in
,;,,fi into some Of the New York
..., csrs to the physical comfor! OF
- rsve'ers; but If the public could be
..,;s! that they would not OCCASION
Gu, up some such escentricity as
,,,ojnc. the travellers would be men,
~ r,ore comfortable.
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GERMANY.
The Emperor's Health Improving.

The Emperor's Health Improving.
berlin, December 27.-The
health of His Majesty, Emperor viii
liam, is improving and no apprehen-
sion is felt as to his ultimate recov-
cry, He is still, however, confined
to his bed and his physicians are in
constant attendance. The an
nouncement Of the continued i'm,
provemeut of the Emperor has in
fused feeling of relief and thank
fulncss among the anXions pOpulace.
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ILLINOIS.
Jail Delivery.

PEORIA, December 23.-Tweiye pris-
oners escaped from jail last night e.,
Gaping through q hole which two Of
them had drilled through the wall OF tt e
bath room, to which they gained se-
Gees by a skeleton key. One Of them
afterwards returned and surrendered
himself. The others have not been
heard OF.