Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-01
Fears Entertained for The Safety of the
st. Louis Bridge.
Circus Performers Killed by The Apache
indians in Arizona. - ''' ''.
The Sandwich Island M.ssi0I- Depart
ure Of Gen. SCh0Geld.
Interference with Slavery i'm Eastern
Africa.
KOM & N EWS.
Observing New Years Day,

CINCINNATI, Dec. 3l.-St. James Fps
copal Church is burned. Nalue-forty
thousand dollars.
Early this morning an ice gorge broke
the steamers Mountain Boy, Passenger
GREY Eagle loose from the foot OF Walnut
street, and carried them down on the mail
line wharf boat, at the foot of Vine street,
sinking the Mountain Boy and damaging
the other two boats The Mountain Boy
is sunk to her boiler deck, and is held up
nv the lee, She is now being wrecked.
She is valued at $1,000. The Passenger is
crowded between the Mountain Boy and
GREY Eagle, and has both sides and her
after guards broken in, and her cylinder
cracked. She is in a bad condition, and
il is doubtful if she can be saved. Four
hundred and fifty tens cargo is on board
the Passenger. The Grey Eagle has her
guards mashed, and is crowded on wharf
boat. The Lionarn, owned by the Louis
Vile Mail Line Company, was landed Il
mile or two below the city, and is fast in
the ice with no coal. Any amount was
lost here, though several empty barges
were carried away.
The ice stopped moving before seven
o'clock, and has not gorged since. AS it is
still raining it is feared the ice will move
again at any moment, when greater dam
age is expected. All the boats have steam
up.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3l.-The Lee
family of circus performers, eight per
sons, were murdered by Apachcs while
travelling through Arizona.
Bud. Doble arrived last night with
Rosalind, Elmo and Dan voorhees,, which
were taken to the agricultural park to
day to 60 into training to race with Occi-
dent. 4 .
The California sailed for Honolulu to-
dav. Generals Schofield and Alexander
are aboard. Their mission is unknown,
but it is supposed it will have some con-
nection with the critical situation in, the
Sandwich Islands. HIt
The military sent to fight the Indians
have not vet succeeded in drawing the
warriors from their strong hold at Ben
Wright's Cave. Every stratagem to dis
lodge them thus far has failed. The now
itZers and bomb shells which have arrived
from Fort Van Cuvers will be used against
them. Additional troops have been sta
toned at Fort Klamoth. Captain Jacks
band has been increased, and now num-
bers over one hundred warriors who are
all well armed, and have a equation of
being good fighting men.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. SIT is driZzling rain
and the snow is disappearing, The gorge
above the bridge is unbroken, but il the
rain continues the bridge will not be used
demolish it.
MEMPHIS. Dec. 3I-The weather is clear
and soft The river has risen eight feet,
and is still rising
All the shore ice below Wolfe river dis
appeared during last mis- hit. n large guam
tity of ice is running in the river and it is
believed the gorge at Randolph has bro
ken, but the ice has softened so much that
no further danger is unprecedented. Boats
at the levee are loading and preparing to
leave.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Dec. 31.-A block
of five brick houses on Union street Was
DESTROYED by fire to-day. Loss, 100000.
New YORK, Dec. 3l.-The New York
Methodist preachers, at their meeting yes
terdy, had warm discussion on the doc
trine of the humiliation of the wicked.
Many deprecated the introduction of top
les for discussion not in accordance with
the doctrines of the Methodist Church. A
committee was appointed to settle upon
subjects for discussion.
The pigeon match between Paine and
Parks resulted in tie, each killing eighty
seven birds. 1t was agreed to shoot off at
five birds apiece, when Paine won by three
birds.
Two inches of snow fell last night. The.
heavy fog interfered with the ferries. The
ice at He'll Gate is very heavy. The steam
erS have dltculty III working through
the ice. In North river above the city
navigation is entirely stopped. The wreck
ed brig Cyclone has gone to pieces. 1t
has been raining since 10 o'clock and it
freezes as it falls, and pedestrianism is
shocking.
Another phase of the Greeley will case
came up before the Surrogate's court ycster-
day by which contestants served a notice
upon Miss Greeley, to show cause why
Greeley's will of 1871 should not be admit
ted to probate Evidence will be offered
in support of that will on the 18th, 14th
nd 18th, of January. The surrogate has APP
pointed J. Z. Williams and w. Nj. Skin
ner appraisers of the personal estate in the
case in which J. p Cleveland was previ-
Ously appointed administrator pending
litigation and Mr.. Skinner also is appoint
ed special guardian of Miss Gabrielle Gree
ley, under the will of 1871.
The stock exchange, produce exchange,
custom house, banks and the stores
throughout the city will be closed to-mor-
row.
No evening papers will he issued in this
city tomorrow.
1t is reported that the steamer Costa
Rica had her propeller broken December
10Th, in the Gulf of Mexico.
The bark Columbus, from Bremen, after
seventy-four days rough passage, arrived
here this morning. She has 367 passen-
gers, and had two births and twenty-five
deaths on her passage.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-Anna Marsa-
ret Turner, aged 101 years, died to-day.
John A. Brown, the oldest banker anu
and broker of this city, died to-day, aged