Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17


balloon of the Graphic Company is visited
by thousands of visitors. IL the weather
is favorable the balloon will be launched /
at six O'Clock this evening. The aeronauts /
expect to land in Europe, on the morning |
OF the second day.
LATER-The ascension has been post
poned. The imitation commenced at three |
O'Clock this morning, but when about |
a quarter filled, the monster became un- |
manageable and a hole six feet long was
cut in it by Mai. Donaldson. The safety |
valve is said to be out of fix.
Wise AbandOns the balloon Trip.
The arrangements for the initiation of the
rans-Atlantic balloon were of most mea-
gre character. Up to II o'clock, Prof Wise
had not appeared and did not send an eX-
PLANTATION of his absence. 1t is now ac-
cepted as a certainty that he has abandon
ed the trip.
Arrival Of Delegates at Worcester.
WORCESTER, Sept 10.-Loring called the
convention to order, when Gov. Bullock
was made permanent chairman. A dense
crowd was present, ana Hoar ana BuIler
were loudly cheered.
LATEsT.-Butler was withdrawn and
Washburn unanimously nominated.
Further Revelations in the stokes Case.
The detectives have arrested Mrs. Ben
| ton, an important witness in the Stokes
| case whom they have been looking for since
| the killing of Fisk 1t is said that Mrs.
Benton saw Stokes throw away his pistol
| after shooting. 1t is believed that her evil
dence will be fatal to Stokes.
Court Officials Murdered in Louisiana.
MONROE LA, Sept. l0-Judge Il. 5.
| Crawford, and District Attorney Arthur
| H. Harris, were assassinated in Franklin
Parish, while on their way to hold court;
| 1t is thought that personal, not political
| differences led to the assassination. CraW-
ford was Radical and Harris Democrat.
They both leave families. The murderers
are unknown.
Theatre Burned.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 10.-The Holiday
Street Theatre, the st. Nicholas Hotel and
q four story building used for high school,
were burned at 4 o'clock this morning.
The guests ut the st. Nicholas and many
of the actors escaped with most of their
wardrobe.
CHICAGO, Sept. IO.-In the game of bill
iards by George Slasson against John Bes
senger, on the carom table with four balls
for two thousand points for 5000, was won
by SIasson in one hour and fifty minutes
His average was A.
The Indian Chiefs.
Fort SILL, Sept. 11.-Satanta and Big Tree
. arrived and are placed in the guard house
Their relations visited them and che scene
was quite affecting. Davis is expected OF
the first of October when the great council
. is to be held.
ST. LOUIS, Sept, 1.-THE city authori-
/, ties have telegraphed to Mayor Brown fo
l aid. confirming the former dispatches, ant
stating that all the railroads running int
. Shreveport have been stopped. Inc rive
is falling rapidly, and communicates
with the outside world is nearly stopped.
: stopping Southern Trains.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE United
States Marshal at Shreveport, La, tele
Q graphs to Attorney General Williams tina
> the local authorities on the Texas Pacln
Railroad have stopped the cars by force, Of
!, account of the prevalence of yellow feve
= at Shreveport, and asks that the Gener
,. al Government interfere to compel tn
y running of trains.
} BALTIMORE, Sept. 1.-THE annual re
port of the Grand Sire of Odd Fellows
+ who is now Minister to Chill Is lost !
" transit
d PoUGHKEEPsIE, Sept. 1.-THE vau
e containing the remains of Cornelius LlN
" ingstone, in the town of Red Hook, We
70 broken open few nights ago and TWO co
O. fins were destroyed and the bones OF w
l. dead were scattered about the floor. III
e. silver plates and handles of the cofir
lie were sloleH. 1 ne perpetrators Va t"0 NAii
Of are unknown.
The strike ina Charleston.
CHARLEsToN, Sept. 1.-THE mill Owl
- ers of the city, helt IA meeting to-day, al
~ have determined to keep their mills clos(
~ until the colored laborers now on gener
-, -, strike returned to work at the usual wage
Ill Boston Press ON ButIer's Defeat.
re- BOSTON, Sept. ll,-Clmmenting upC
Ill the defeat of Butler a. Worcester yeste
, day, the Boston Advertiser says: " 1t
ie hardly known yet whether Gen. Butt
III and his champions were squad or an a
ne my. When they started out on their e
ne petition they had a fine time for day
ne two, everything their own way Nobo'
IL. was looking out for them. They not ON
ne proposed to take Massachusetts,, but d
lY cared that they had captured Washingto
New York, Long Branch, Kansas and
the outlying provinces, and II really LOOK
ly something like it. The convention yest'
ok day not only undeceived the people
he Massachusetts, in this respect, but,
les trust, the Federal Administration. who
ed confidence has been abused, and who
III generosity has been abused, in roto
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