Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-09
CONNECTICUT ELECTS A DEMOCRAT
IC GOVERNOR.
Eight Hours for a Days Work De-
manded i'm New York.
A Trapeze Performer Falls from the
Bars.
The Prince of Wales Made a Grand
Master. 5l.,f hHE
HON z NEWS.
InyersoII Elected Governor.


HARTFORD, April SO p. M.-Returns
from every town in the State give Haven
CRepubiican) $1,000, Ingersoll Democrat
gersoIps majority, 3,609. kEEE
In the First Congressional District, Cen
eral Hawley (Rep.) is reelected by 1,3S2
In the Second District, Kellogg (Rep. lis
reelected by 657 majority.
In the Third District, Starkweather
rep is reelected by l ,52l majority:
In the Fourth District, Barnum (Dem.)
is re elected by | ,440 majority.
State Senate, and the Democrats mayor
ity of from Il to in the House.
The strikers. EE rHe
New YORK, April S.-The conductors
on the various car lines, met last night and
resolved to strike for four hours and three
dollars.
Two of the leading non gas strikers
were brutally assaulted i'll the cars last
night.
The gas burned brightly, the strike con-
tinues, but the Company secured other
wOrkmen.
Under cross examination in the Mu-
tual Insurance examination McCulloch
acknowledged the charges against the
Company, which had already been inves-
tigated by committee, of Boston stock
holders and the Superintendent of insu-
rance and declared to be grOundless. The
investigation will be resumed at Albany.
THE assistant cashier of Bulls Head
Bank is charged with the embezzlement of
100000. He was bailed $50,O 900.
Boats have gone to the assistance of the
Elm City, ashore at Throgg' Neck &C. ~
The fog was very dense this morning
until after o'clock. NV.
The new lworkmen in the gas works are
progressing more fayorably to-day and it
is believed there will be no lack of gas to-
night.
<. r. MacDonough was to-day elected
Secretary of the Erie Railway, in place of
Otis. yice-President Hilton and the as
sistant Treasurer also resign ed to-day.
Eight Hours ID emanded.
The gas men of the Manhattan Com
pany last night voted to strike to-day for
the eight hour system. This company
supplies the city from Thirty-fourth street
to Grand street.
During the discussion of the new city
charter for New York to-day in the State
Senate, the section exempting certain
church property from taxation was stricken
out entirely. .--...-.. ...,.,,
More About the Atlantic.
HALIFAX, April S.-Divers are at work.
They report the vessel most awkwardly
situated. Two of them went into Hatch
No. 4, but found no light. On the upper
deck the passengers and cargo are so mixed
that the bodies can not be eXtricated. Two
girls were found lying in their beds in the
in the ship to facilitate the recovery of the
bodies and cargo. Eleven bodies were re-
covered to-day, five of whom were grap-
pied tonight. Two hundred and twenty
six bodies have been recovered. None of
those found recently were cabin passen-
gers.
What Rum Did.
EAsToN, PA, April S.-A man by the
name of Grouse, murdered his wife while
drunk.
LOUISVILLE, April S.-The Library
drawing was postponed to July Sth.
CHICAGO, April 8.-O'Neil, recently ac-
qui tied of the charge of killing a man at
Ell Paso, killed another man in La Salte
county few days ago. He attempted to
escape, but a crowd of excited miners
caught and hanged him.
A Trapese Performer Hurt. H
9O'CLoCK, p. M.-While the Leon Broth
ers, gymnasts, were performing theil
double trapeze act at Nixon's amphitheatre
last evening, the younger one slipped and
fell heavily to the ground, the distance o.
ten feet, striking OH his face and righ side
and fracturing his right thigh near the
hip. He is probably disabled for life.
PITTSBURGH, April S.-The steamer
New State for Wheeling with a full cargo,
sunk from collision with the Eagle. Ii
will be a total loss. No lives lost.
BALTIMORE, April S.-George S. Savagt
was acquitted of the charge of embezzlins
money from the Singer Sewing Machine
Company. -
PouGHKEEPsIE, April S.-The loss by
the sinking of the propeller Nupha il
$4,000.
Captain Jack In a Close Place.
SAN FRANCISCO, April S.-The troop
are closing around Capt. Jack, who per
sists to remain in the lava beds or having
reservation in their vicinity. The Peac
Commissioners think Capt. Jack is fright