Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-06-15
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Death Of a Journalist.

ST. LOUIS, June 14.-The steamboat Ma
ry Mcdonald was burned in the Missouri
river.
Major Henry Ewing, of the Times, il
dead
Samuel H. Richardson & Co., commits
sion merchants, have failed.
HENDERSON, KY, June 14.-An insane
man, attending a circus, killed child ant
injured a number of persons with club
He was arrested after receiving three shots
from the police.
Hanged.
PARIS, KY, June IA negro was
hanged here to-day for the killing of an
other negro in 1872. The rope was too long
in the first attempt, but the second proved
Still They Come.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-THE steam
ships Alasen and Cyphreus have arrived,
with over two thousand Chinese OH board.
severely upon the persecution of the Chi
nese in San Francisco. a. nsnsassars
The japanese Ministers of Finance have
resigned, and published a letter setting
forth the debt of the Empire at $lO4 zoo, 600.
They say the people are excessively taxed,
and that the debt is increasing yearly, in
consequence of the new schemes of the
government.
1t is possible that the ministers may re-
ceive orders to commit hari-kari
The palace of Micado is to be rebuilt ac-
cording to European plans.
An ancient christian church has been
discovered in the interior of Japan.
The resigning ministers say that Japan
seems to be going ahead, but is actually
tagging behind, and that national finan-
cial collapse may happen at any moment.
They say they clearly see a calamity for
the future. N n
E SAN FRANCISCO, June Photographs
have been taken of Capt. Jack and the
whole of his band of warriors.
General Davis has sent party of men
to hunt for and arrest the persons guilty of
the massacre of the Modoc prisoners.
The Fifth Time.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 1.-THE Supreme
Court has again granted Mrs. Glenn, who
has twice been convicted of the murder of
Mr.. and Mrs. Young, new trial. This
will be the fifth time.
BOSTON, June 1.-THE Master Car
Builders Convention last night elected
the following officers for the ensuing year
and dissolved: President j. H. Vanhau
ton, Pittsburg; Vice-P President, V. D. Per-
ry, Hartford; Secretary, Leander Gary,
Morrisiana, n. Y, Treasurer, A. Starn-
back, Reading, Pa.
Terrible Tragedy.
NASSAU, June, H.-At Henderson, n.
H., Henry Jewett, twenty-five years of
age, has been endeavoring to force his
suit with Miss Ella Wood, daughter of
Charles Wood. Miss Wood rejected his
offer of marriage and her parents also OPP
posed it. This morning Jewett visited
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six shooter and aimed it at her head and
fired, the ball entered her forehead just
above the eye and lodged under the skin.
Miss Wood fell upon the floor, but not in
sensible, and it is hoped the wound is not
mortal. Jewett then passed from the house
to the yard, where he met Mr.. Wood and
endeavored to assassinate him, when Mr..
Wood caught the enraged man by the
throat and warded off the aim of the pistol,
and so fortunately escaped. Jewett then
put his pistol to his own ear and discharged
it, the ball entering his head and causing
a wound that must prove fatal. The indi-
cations, are that it was ..Jewett's intention
to murder the entire family.
Caterpiilars.
MEMPHIS, June 14-Caterpillars have
again appeared in an adjacent county.
They are destroying the cotton. They are
worse in North Mississippi than ever be-
fore, owing to incessant rains. Grass and
weeds are also damaging the cotton crop.
ST. LOUIS, June 14.-John f. Cook, the
English Vice Consul, is here in custody
for alleged embezzlemeut of 81 800 from
Thomas Graham.
Big Swindle.
PHILADELPHIA, June IA raised GER
tifcate of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, from one share to one hundred,
was discovered this morning, having been
sold by J. HI. Hasten at Jay Cookies Bank
in this city several weeks since. The said
certificate was sent to Jay Cooke d Co.
by country correspondent, who suspected
it had been raised and wished the matter