Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-03
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SEVERE STORM OFF NOVA SCOTIA.
Magnificent Present TO EX-President
Theirs,
Summary Punishment of NIutineers in
the Spanish Army.
HON < NEWS
Temperance News.

SARATOGA, Aug. 2I.-Ine National
Temperance Convention met to-day. on
motion of Rev. H. w. Cannab, grand ma
tional mass meeting was ordered to be
held in Philadelphia in 1876, in connec-
ton with the Centennial celebration. The
Chair was authorized to appoint COM
mittee to make arrangements. S11 900
was subscribed by the delegates to pay the
Indebtedness of the National Publication
Society.
Smuggling Diamonds.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26-Two hundred
and eighty-five uncut and twelve cut dia-
monds from the South African fields and
valued at 000O, Were seized by the Gus
tom house officials on the person of n.
Lancaster, Chicagoan, who arrived on
the City of Chester from Europe. The
position of the diamonds were in a chal
mois skin bag around Mr.. Lancaster's
body. He denies that he attempted to
smuggle them.
GIFT of Frenchmen 10 Thiers,
NEW York, August 2S.-Ata meeting
of French citizens, it was resolved to pre-
sent Theirs with thousand dollar copy of
Irving's Life of Washington with suita-
BILE address.
Boston, Aug. 2S.-Wm. Boyce, of the
the firm of Boyce 81 Sons, hatters and
President of the Lynn National Bank, cut
his throat in q bath tub at the United
States Hotel.
Wisconsin Republicans.
MADISON, WIS, Aug. 2S.-The Repub-
lican Convention nominated G. G. WASH
burn for Governor. Resolutions offered
denounce the increase of the salary of
Congressman and demand its repeal, and
also recommend Board of Railroad Com
nissioners to regulate transportation.
SHREVEPORT, Aug. 2S.-The steamer
Ruby was swamped. One hundred cat
tie were drowned. The crew were saved.
COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 2S.-An Eastern
q freight train standing on the track at
Moundville, being fifteen minutes behind
time.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Aug. 2S.-The po-
lice stopped the prize fight between Dono-
van and Murray, the principals and ten
others were arrested.
j. Johnson q well known citizen of Mo-
bile, died yesterday on board the steamer
Yazoo, shortly after starting for New Or
leans. The steamer stopped at New Castle
and had the body returned to his friends
here. The deceased had been under treat
ment at st. Joseph's Hospital for some
time previous.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2S.-W. w. Howe,
of the Lou isiana Supreme Court, sues the
New Orleans Times for 100000 for libel.
Unconfrmed Rumor.
NEW ORLEANS, aug. GA speclal us
patch from Waco, Texas, says that stage
driver brings news that large body of
Indians surprised and captured Fort Hill,
in Indian Territory, massacreing women
and children and nearly one half of the
Fourth United States Cavalry, The AS
ISOLATED Press at New Orleans has tele-
graphed for an explanation of this report.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2S.-The report from
Waco, Texas, of the attack by the Indians
on Fort Sill, and the massacre of women
and children and part of the Fourth
Cavalry is undoubtedly false. No report
ofsuch an attack has been received at Sher-
idans headquarters here, which would GER
tainly have been the case if one had been
made. Furthermore, the Fourth Cavalry
is at Fort Clark, on the Rio Grande, not
within five hundred miles of Fort Sill.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Aug. 2S.-J. A. ROsen-
quest, cashier of the First National Bank
of Tarrytown, committed suicide.
OMAHA, Aug. 27.-Ten thousand three
hundred pounds of silver bullion passed
eastward to-day.