Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1875-07-15
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Terrible Accident at Lynchburgh, Va.
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L SARATOGA LAKE, July IA. The oficis
- time for Cornell is 16 minutes and 53f sec
onds. The result of the race officially de
) clared is as follows Cornell first, Colum
IF bia second, Harvard third, Darthmoutl
fourth, Yale fifth the others struggled
: There was great enthusiasm over the Cor.
! nell crew. They were carried back anl
a forth before the Grand Stand amid enthu
siasm and demonstrations.
! SARATOGA, July 14.-In the first half
: mile Cornell and Harvard were ahead. In
the first mile Harvard was ahead In the
second mile Cornell was ahead.
|, The single schulz was won by Yale in
, lengths.
. ITHICA, n. Y, July 14.-The news of
the Cornells second and greatest victory
has aroused the most intense excitement
; here. The great fire bell and other bells
are ringing, the University chimes pealing,
bombs and fire crackers exploding, guns
firing id business places and private build-
ings festooned.
PRovIDENCE, r T., July 1.-THE
National Division of the Sons of Temper
ance of North America is in session here.
Ninety-lOur representatives are present.
Twenty nine representatives were intiat-
ed.
| Boston, July 1.-THE vinegar factory
of f. N-Pittingill has been seized for man
ufacturing distilled spirits
LYNCHBURGH, July 14.-At A o'clock
this morning the rear portion of the City
| Hotel fell with great crash. Fortunately
the five or six rooms destroyed were not
fully occupied. As far as known only
domiciiCd in the wrecked looms. The
killed and injured are as follows: Mrs. l..
Brown, killed; T. +. Harris, commission
| broker, badly injured a negro man, severe
ly bruised; aud negro child missing.
Mrs. Brown was dead when reached by the |
tiremen. The building was old but was
considered safe.
ATLANTA, July 14.-Tom Wells, form
erly a commission merchant of this CITY. |
committed suicide. 1t is said that financial |
troubles was the cause.
PHILADELPHIA, July 14.-The Japanese
Commissioners to the Centennial have ar
rived, and are preparing to put up centen-
nial buildings.
NEW YORK, July I4.-Cardfnal Nc
Closkey sails for Rome on August 7th.
RALEIGH, N. c., July 14.-The Congress
delegates reported was Hon. j. Levry, of
Louisiana and r. ID. Wynne of Georgia.
j udge Jones, of Arkansas, addressed the
congress on the subject of establishing
Agricultural Bureaus in the several States
He read telegram from the Agent at New
0rleans VI qf TBS RQGk als
Tones- of Arkansas, James, of Georgia, and
Rutler. of Georgia, made such Commlttee.
Col. Holt, of NJ g., introduced resolu-
ton requesting the delegates to the Con
press to urge the Legislatures OF their re-
spective States to follow the precedent so
wisely established by Georgia in establish
ing a State Department OF Agrleuture.
DR.. Jones. of Ca, spoke in advocacy OF
the resolution, and explaining the great
GOOD that had been accomplished IN that
State by this department. He claimed that
81. 600. 900 would be saved to the farmers OF
Georgia this year by its workings.
The resolution was adopted.
The affairs of the district trade union
were discussed and it was stated that Whlle
its workings had not been altogether satls-
factory, but it had established the fact that
it could be made productive OF great goou
to the Southern States.
An essay was read from DIR. Il. Nj: rem
dleton, of Georgia. pertaining to agrlcuitu-
raj colleges and departments oil agriculture
Col. Johnston, of North Carolina, report |
el from the special committee advocating
their establishment of State banking sys-
tenn as peculiarly advantageous to the whole
country. and asking Congress to relieve the
| fax unon the State banks as matter OF
| Justice and right.
A Constitution and Bylaws was adopt
ed. making the election of officers biennial.
! Col. ID. Z. Butler, of Georgia, was re.
elected President, Col. J. D. Whittord, OF
North Carolina, Secretary, K. Nj. Sims, OF
South Carolina, Treasurer.
Nashville was selected as the next place
of meeting.
A resolution was adopted urging the i'm
portance and absolute propriety of produ-
cling an abundance of all articles OF prime
necessity. The Committee of proper OASIS
to unite the commercial interests OF South
ern and Western States said these
States should be more closely united togeth-
err, as the strongest ties of commerclaI IN
terests existed by reason of their diversity
of climate and soil, each producing tne
nrime articles of domestic necessity re-
! quired by the other.
resolution was adopted requesting
Congress to afford such aid as will insure
the construction Of the three great trunk
lines of railway from Chicago to motifs
town, Tenn. from st. Louis through Gum
Q berland Gap to Knoxville, and from Mem
s phis to or near Atlanta, Ga.
The question of cooperation with tht
: Rockdaie Society of England was referred
d to the National Grange of Niagara booi
! Trade Convention.
The resolution that none but members
the Association be allowed to partlciPa,I,e II
4 the Book Fair, either as buyers or seiierS
W passed. ,,.-,, :
l. The resolution requesting publishers
lessen discounts to persons who persist
s. upderselling is under consideration.
ie LAWRENCE, MASS, July l4.IIh
y Navor publishes card, in which he claim
: that the riot was caused by the floating POI
uIation drawn here by the building OF III
new water works. The boarding nous
o used by the water works hands was Durhe
iv and two of the inmates perlshed.