Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-11


mill machinery and stock burned in Mill
vile this morning, S225,0Oo; insurance,
Sl71 900.
Railroad Shops burned ut Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 4.-The Memphis and
Louisville Railroad Company's shops, with
five locomotives and seven cars, were
burned. Loss, $4,000. The fire originated
by an attempt to kindle o fire with coal
oil. The workmen were oustcd.
The Fire Deliberately PIannedand Exeeu-
ted.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 4.-The burning of the
Memphis and Louisville railroad machine
shops last night was done by John Nc
earthly, formerly fireman on this road, but
who is now employed on the Memphis
and Charleston railroad. Mccarthy, in
company with another man, entered the
office Of the Master Mechanic, and pre-
tending to be intoxicated, raised a row
with Dennis Roach, Waterman, whom he
knocked down with billet of wood, and
then lighted n match and set fire to a lot
OF paper. About this time Lee Thomas,
another Waterman, entered the room, and
taking in the situation at a glance, struck
Mccarthy over the head with his club.
Mccarthy then ran and was pursued by
Thomas, who fired several shots at him.
one of which took effect in his side as
stated by woman who dressed the wound
Up to an early hour this morning, the bo-
lice had failed to capture Mccarthy. The
entire loss reaches about one hundred and
ten thousand dollars. Fully two hundred
men are thrown out of employment 10y the
fire, but it is thought now that the shops
will be rebuilt at once.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 5.-Baker & Barton's oil
works were burned last night.
Fire in Evansville.
EVANSVILLE, Feb. Sat 8 o'clock this
n 1ilpnX-ara1 icC,t
the grocery store of Chas. Mehre, at the
corner of Hisdlebach Avenue and John
street, and in a few moments the building
was enveloped in flames. The inmates of
the house were Mehire, his wife, six chill
dren, his father-inIaw and a bar-keeper
named George. OF these only the father
iu-law and two children escaped from the
flames. Mehire's father-in-law says he
was awakened by the smoke and heard
Charles calling the har-keeper, who could
not be awakened. Mrs. Mehire is said to
have rushed out of the house with two
children whom she dropped and returned
to the house, but never came from it again. |
AS soon. as possible search was made for |
the bodies and all the missing ones We're |
found. Mehire had his youngest child |
clasped tightly in his arms. The remains |
of all the victims were charred.
Another Daring Robbery.
TITUsvILLE, PA, Feb. 3.-A special |
dispatch from Connersville in this State, |
gives an account of the most daring and |
extensive robbery at that place. Last even
ing. while the cashier of the First Nation
al bank, ID. d, Williams was writing at
his desk he heard a rap at the side door,
upon opening the door two masked men
Isprang upon him, bound and gagged him
and succeeded in making their escape with
|Sl4, 900 in currency and $4,000 in United
States bonds. Mr.. Williams was found
hi In
recovered to consciousness in q couple of
hours after being released.
Enterprise.
MOBILE, Feb. 3.-There was an I'M
Iparalleled feat performed in dramatic and
railroad circles to-day. l.. G. DeLeon,
essee of the Mobile theater and the Vari.
Hty theater at New Orleans, brought Bar
+ EFT, his star actor. at the latter theater,
.bver to Mobile, with Davis entire COM
|pany, to play Richelieu for the midday
matinee, and returned to the New Orleans (
&pecial lightning train brought the party
8ver from New Orleans. The run of al |
miles was made in two hours and fifty-two I
minutes. A large number of representa-
ives of the press and parties of ladies and |
gentlemen from New Orleans accompanied {
: he dramatists. Scranton, superintendent /
Il the Mobile and New Orleans railroad o
anne over with all his family. The Mo 8
lie theater was packed with fashion and t
culture. I
The Changers in Council. /
4 ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 5.-The seventh annual
ession of the National Grange of the Pa '
SFOns of Husbandry convened to-day in J
be Southern Hotel. Thirty-two States d
r md two Territories were represented by t
Masters of State Oranges. About thirty c
@Ldies were present. The session was held c
= it'll closed doors.
4 ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5.--Last nights session f
II the National Grange of the Patrons of
usbandry was entirely taken up with /
scussion az to parliamentary rules for the .
pvernment of subordinate Oranges. 1t
is been decided by the State Agents now
ere to leave the question of corporation
q tirely to the National Grange with q
ew TO having q Institutional provision n
y ade for il. This will defer the matter for b
lother year, "a amendments to the Con q
tuition must b. rat fed by twO-thirds of I
= e State Oranges before they take effect. Il
Ic Remains of Chang and Eng Taken 10 =
Philadelphia. \
+ New YQRIS, Feb. ga dispatch from ci
edmond, Va, says: scieutific me- II
!, um commission from Philadelphia ar m
+. ed at Mount Airy Saturday last and on %
nday q consultation was had with the al
YES of the Siamese twins which resulted
r. obtaining consent to tie proposition of
i commission on the condition, and with !,