Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-11
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
DOMESTIC.

roads are flooded
TERRE HAUTE. Aug.3.-The Wabash is a
few inches higher than the great inunda-
tios Of 1923 The river is three miles wide
opposite the city and is slowly swelling,
the indications are that we shall have no in
ter>course in any direction, and no mails
for four days Mt least, there being no less
than thirty bridges, trestles and embank-
ments completely gone.
CINCINNATI, Aug. "a SPECIAL from
Chilicothe says: Tho rains continue and
the food is gaining strength. a canal
broke below the city and swept five thou.
sand bushels of wheat into the river The
people living in bottom lands are moving
their families, fearing inundation. At
Ironton the Ohio is rising five inches per
hour, and is also rising rapidly at Cincin-
natl, whore it has already invaded the lower
stories Of the houses on Water street, and
bids fair to 90 as high as it ever was be-
fore.
A special from New Albany says: The
trains on the New Albany and Chicago
Railroad were taken off to-day at Gasport.
The track was carried from White River n
distance Of three miles. A heavy force of
men are at work trying TO prevent the
large railroad bridge from floating away.
White River at this point is 10 feet higher
than ever known before. Trains south
from Lafayette go no farther than Craw-
louisville, as the track has been washed
out in many places.
A special from Athens, Ohio, says that
at midnight the river attained height of
8 inches of the greatest elevation ever
known. The gas works are flooded. The
people of Asylum, across the valley, have
built boat and ferry provisions over. No
trains running, and no mails since Satur-
day.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, Aug. 6.-The dam
age to crops, bridges and railroads in Cen
trail Illinois is immense. The loss is esl-
mated at 81 100000, and that of Morgan
county alone at one.quarter of million
of dollars
CHICAGO, Aug. ga bottle with the fol-
lowing card has been picked up on Lake
Shore "July 10th, 2 A. NJ. We can not
stay up more than an hour longer as the
date is that of the night on which the bal
loon sailed.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4.-The Educational
Association yesterday afternoon resolved
itself into three separate departments
ucation. A number of Secretaries and
Treasurers of the Association were ap-
pointed. A Committee on Nominations
was also selected.
JACKSON, MISS, Aug. 4.-The Demo-
Mr.. Lamar addressed the meeting at
length. H. G. Herring was nominated
Treasurer. The platform is mainly con-
~ 90 H.
fullest extent the civil and political equality
Of all men, and asks the aid and assistance
Of the voters of all parties Of both races in
the establishment Of n good government
After the appointment of an Executive
Committee the convention adjourned.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Aug. 4.-Returns
come in slowly, but enough is known to
render it reasonably certain that the Com
stitutional Convention has been called by
ten thousand majority. Datus 4. Coon,
who issued an address to the people favor
ing Congressman Whites force bill, re-
ceived but seven votes in his own city out
of twenty-four hundred polled, eighteen
hundred Of whom were Republicans. Many
leading Republicans supported the call,
and several Republican counties have given
majorities for convention.
NEW YORK, August 3.-Tiltons law
yers have served q notice of new trial on
Beecher's lawyers.
The New York Tribune says Informa-
ton was obtained yesterday from intimate
friends of Duncan, Sherman & Co., that
arrangements have been in progress for
several days to secure all those creditors
who are travelling abroad with letters of
credit and circular notes, for which they
have paid cash, and who have been unable
to use them since the failure of the firm.
Alexander Duncan, of Scotland, father Of
VIM. B. Duncan, has offered to guarantee
these creditors, if the Union Bank, or some
other institution, in London, will undertake
the payments, and it is believed that the
final arrangement for this purpose will be
consummated to-day. Even if the present
plan should fail. some other arrangement
will be made by which the desired object
will be attained, and all further incon-
venience to persons travelling abroad on
the credit of Duncan, Sherman & Co., will
be removed.
MIR. Alex. Hamilton, son of the great
statesman, is dead. Aged 80 years,
New York, Aug. 3.-Mr. Morris, coun-
sci for Tilton, says, undoubtedly, the new
trial will be short, as they propose now to
try Beecher for adultery, as he had been
tried on several outside collatterals. He
says there is testimony of great Importance
which will materially alter the complexion
Of things, and which will prove Beecher
guilty.
NEW YoRK, Aug. A dispatch from
the Black Hills country says Gen. Crook in
his order directing the miners to leave by
the 10th of August, suggests that they as
semble at the Military Post about to be es-
tablished at Camp Harvey, on French
Greek, on or before the 10th of August,
and then hold meeting and take such steps
as may seem best to them by organization
and drafting of9proper resolutions to secure
to each when this country shall have been
opened the benefit of his discoveries and
labor he has already expended.
1t is stated that the notice of trial
served on Beecher's lawyers by Tilton's
attorneys is,purely formal. The notice, it is
said, does not indicate necessarily that a
new trial will be pressed. 1t is pro forma
document drawn up and served because the
last trial did not result in verdict.
Captain Dunkerton, of the ship Ellen
Everett, which arrived Tuesday from Var
mouth, N s., reports that on July 18th, in
latitude 400 and longitude 44o 49,, the Of
ficers of the Faraday boarded his vessel and