Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-12

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il was set on fire in i've places. Two houses
were burned down. The aggregate loss is
$4,000.
woman Rugged 10 Death by n Bear.
An italian woman named Batoini, liv-
ing in East Newark, n. j., was yesterday
Rugged to death by bear which she and
her husband used for street exhibition.
The animal tore and trampled upon the wo
man until her whole body was crushed,
the bones in many places protruding
through the skin.
Death OF Bishop Easily.
RICHMOND. Nov. 5.-Right Rev. John
Easily, d. D., Bishop of the NJ. T.. Church
South, died to-day at Lynchburg, aged IS
years.
CAIRO, ILL. Nov. 5.-Mrs. P. A. Taylor
has plurality of three hundred and fifty
ty-two votes in this city, and is probably
elected school Superintendent, though the
county vote, which is strong for Mrs.
Brown, will make the race close one.
Male candidates for school Superintendent
received but small vote.
Reduction of Time.
Boston, Nov. Son and after Monday
next the Eastern Railroad will reduce the
hours of labor 80 per cent. and will make
corresponding reduction in pay at their
shops in this city.
The following Lowell mills are running
on three-quarter time Merrimac. Ham
ilton, Appleton, Lowell, Middlesex, Ire
mont, Suffolk, Lawrence, Booth and Massa-
chusetts. These mills employ about $1,000
hands.
Fire in Harrisburg.
HARRISBURG, Nov. 5.-Singerly print
ing house was entirely destroyed by fire.
There were from $50 to 800 persons en-
ployed in the upper stories and the stair
way was in the rear. So rapid was the fire
4, no Il
story. The walls fell to the ground and
nothing was saved of the contents.
The last three days proceedings of the
Constitutional Convention, the extra
copies of the Conventions proceedings and
thousands of volumes belonging to the
State Library were all burned. The
presses and machinery are a total loss
The State Journal Office in the same build
ing was also destroyed. Singerly's loss is
estimated at 100000. No insurance. The
fire spread to the frame buildings and sew
eral stables. The Lochiel House was some
what damaged. The falling walls struck
u brick house on the opposite side of the
street damaging it seriously.
convicted for Contempt of Court.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-The associated
banks hold $21 ,O00,0 900 of legal tenders
The foreign gold received at the assayers
Office since October 10th is nearly 100000
pounds.
James D. Center, the eighth juror in the
Stokes case, was to-day convicted of con-
tempt of court in visiting disreputable
drinking places, and conversing about the
trial during its progress. He was sentenced
to thirty days imprisonment and fine of
$3.50, and to be confined until the fine is
paid.
The Evil Effects of the Pauic Still Spread
ing.
New YORK, Nov. 4.-The Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad Com
pany have reduced the working time of
their mechanics and labogers to eight hours
per day.
The Domestic Sewing Machine Com
pany at Newark, n. J. have discharged
twohundred and thirty.three employees.
Out of eight thousand jewellers in Newark
over six thousand are idle.
Mills stopped--TroubIe with the Iron Men.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 6.-The lower rolling
mills at New Albany closed to-day, and
the workmen are demanding advanced
wages. There was four hundecd persons
thrown out employment. The cement
mills will shut down tomorrow, having
large stocks and light sales. The iron
moulders belonging 10 the Union have re-
fused to recede to areductlon of wages, and
Lithgo 81 Company will discharge hum
bred men and close their foundery. The
Louisville rolling mills have stopped work,
and many establishments are running at re-
duced wages, and others will close when
their present contracts are completed, and
there will be large number of operatives
thrown out of employment.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. G.-Samuel NJ.
Folton is not endOrser Ofthe California and
Texas Construction Company's notes, nor
of any other company or individual notes.
Ten mills of various kinds at Mona
yunk have suspended operations entirely.
They usually employ 100 hands An
other mill employing 500 hands is running
three days in the week. Others are RIM
ing three quarters time Gen. Patterson's
mill, with 500 hands, is running full time at
a reduction of fifteen per cent. on wages.
The paper mills are all running on full time,
and will continue to until the navigation
closes.
No New Cases OF yellow Fever.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 6.-The mortuary report
for the twenty-fou hours ending at noon
to-day, shows three deaths from yellow fe-
yer and four from other causes There
have been no new cases within the past
thirty-six hours.
Death Of General ITardie.
SELMA, Ala, Nov. 6.--Gen. w. j, Har-
die, of this city, died at Wythville, Va,
this morning, His remains will be brought
10 Selma.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. G.-There are
numerous rumors in relation to Vice
President Scott, of the Pennsylvania Rail-
lood iuduaad Inv inuuiripS from an official