Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-21
HOME NEWS.
Small pox Prevalent ia Boston.


ST. Louis. JAM 2O.-The merchants here
have formed st. Louis International In
dustrial Exposition with view to bring
inc the merits at st. Louis before the
world. Their capital stock is a million dol
New YORK, Jan 2O.-The drama, Je
suits in America, announced for last night
at Stadt theatre, was dismissed by the re-
quest of the Redemptorist Fathers.
st. Picks estate Nets So, 100000. The
bulk goes to his wife and three daughters.
Eight liquor sellers were arrested IN
Brooklyn to-day.
The small pox i'll Boston and vicinity is
creating grave apprehensons. Three
thousand cases are reported and more
deaths than from all other causes. The
victims are buried at night.
George Francis Train, refusing to give
bail, will remain in the Tomb's Jail.
Stockport bridge, on the Hudson River
Railroad, was repaired at six O'Clock this
morning, since when one thousand loaded
cars, including two hundred and forty
three loaded with live stock passed over it,
BOSTON, Jan. 20.-The Board of Health
urges the necessity of vaccination. and re-
quests prompt information of new cases,
and the cooperation Of the citizens gener-
ally in carrying out proper sanitary meas
ures for the extinction of small pox.
MONTGOMERY, Jan. pa Republican
Senator died tO>day.
The lock in the Senate continues.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. pa dispatch
from Yerker to-day states that message
had lust arrived at that place from the
Headquarters of General Wheaton, COM
handing the troops in action against the
Modoc indians. A severe battle was
fought last Friday by the troops under
command of General Wheaton, consisting
of two hundred and fifty regulars, two
companies of Oregon volunteers, and
twenty-five rihemen of California under
command of Captain Fairchild, making
altogether about four hundred men. -
The battle took place near the eastern
shore of Tule Lake. -
Capt. Bernard, onThursday, went around
the north end of the lake to the east
side and to the east of Cap. Jacks position.
He was to advance against Capt. Jack
from the east and Gen. Wheaton from the
southwest, the forces on the latter to be uns
der cover of the fire of the howitzers. On
Thursday night such dense fog enyelop-
ed the country that they could not see
forty yards. The two forces were about II
miles apart, though to communicate with
each other, it was necessary to go much
greater distance.
Friday morning Captain Bernard opened
battle against Captain Jack who had about
two hundred warriors concealed among
the rocks along line of two miles, in
length. Gen. Wheaton heard the firing
and had no alternative but to move to the
aid of Captain Bernard without the fire OF
the howitZers. The troops fought an un-
seen foe from eight o'clock in the morning
until dark under terrific fire, during
which scarcely more than one Indian
was seen, The loss to the trooIs
was forty killed and wounded.
The loss to the Modocs is unknown. The
troops were finally obliged to retreat to
their camps. Demands force bore the
brunt of the battle and suffered terribly
All the cavalry fought on foot.
Among the killed are Frank Trimble
and G. r.. Brown, of Oregon. G. w
Roberts was MORALLY wounded. Capt
Perry, of the Regulars, was seriously and
Lieut., Kyle, slightly wounded. q az
The movement is called a forced recon
noisance of Capt. Jacks position. The
leaders say that they think about one
thousand men win be required to dislodgt
him from the lava beds. The troops fO
the present will only try to prevent tn
Modocs from raiding on the settlement
and will wait for reinforcements.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 20.-Lee's birth ia,
was celebrated with eclat.
The first military parade since tn
war took place to-day. The First Georgi
Volunteers, Eighth Battalion, Cheatham'
Battery of Artillery and the Georgia Hus
sars paraded in uniforms to-day. Genera
Wade Hampton delivered an address. TIL
day was generally observed as a holiday
and resembled the Fourth of July befor
the war ....- --'e--.