Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-06-04

Stockholders' Meeting of the Chesapeake,
and Ohio Road. ~ as

Stockhoiders' Meeting of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Road. 80 .Esi
ANNAPOLIS, June 3.-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal Company was held to-day.
A. p. German was elected President, with
the following Board of Directors James
G. Berrett, of Washington City; Gilmore
Meredett, Patrick Hamill, of Greensburg !;
M. Watkins, Daniel s. Bier and M. Ban
nom. This is the old board with the ex-
ception of Geo. S. Brown, who declined the
business engagements, in whose place
Patrick Hamin was elected. Resolutions
were adopted that the Board of Public
Works of Maryland be requested to take
into consideration the matter of extension
of the can al to the Ohio River and report
to the stockholders at future meeting any
proposition deemed important on the sub
ject. The meeting then adjourned till Tues
day. July the 9Th. 8n.
Federal Troops After Marauders. 5ri
ST.. LOUIS, Juno 3.-Caddo, in the Indi-
an Territory, recently captured by the ma
RAIDERS, is occupied by the Federal troops
from Fort Gibson. Six marauders were
captured. Two murders occurred while
the marauders held the town. A man by
the name of White was found dead near
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Jay was the murderer of White.
Fire fin Chicago.
CHICAGO, June 3.-Otis' block was
burned. Loss, over $1O0, ZOO. ,si 81
PORTLAND, Me-, June 3.-One thousand
acres of pine timber have been burned in
the Northern part of Cumberland county. 3,
PHILADELPHIA, June BIN the yacht
race eighteen first and nineteen, second
class started The Kate Eakirs won the first
class and the Richard Riddle won the Sec
ond class prizes. TWE SO
@. = Typos I'm COuncil.
Typographical Union convened here to.
day. President Hammond in the chair,
who after receiving an address of welcome
from the officers of the Montreal and the
Jacques Cautier Unions, and appointing
committee on credentials and the other
routine of business, the Convention elected
the following officers for the ensuing year
President, w. r. Macheau, Washington
City; First Vice President, VIM. Ken
nedy, Chicago; Second Vice President, w.
Treasurer, John Collins, Cincinnati; Cor
responding Secretary, J. E. Hawkins,
Memphis. The Convention was the largest
since the organization of the Union. One
hundred and twenty delegates were pres
ent. l.-t-,-G . -
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.-The Board of
Supervisors having passed an ordinance
for shaving the heads Of Chinese prisoners
in the county Jail, several local newspapers
oppose the measure, denouncing it as in
human and indecent.
New YORK, June 3.-Eight command
cries of knights Templar have met to ar
range for the funeral of Minister Orr, who
was a Grand Master. The Masons of South
Carolina and other bodies are preparing
to aid in the solemnities. His remains
will probably arrive next Monday.
AA- False Entries. a
Boston, June 3.-The cashier of the
National Bank, who pleaded guilty to false
entries, was sentenced by the United States
Court to five years imprisonment. sl'is "A
Injured by Falling Walls.
The falling walls of a burning building
in Howard near Elm street this forenoon,
seriously wounded Martin Welsh and
Edward Wilhelm, two firemen of the en-.
gineers and injured a number of firemen
of the Mansfield. -'