Blount County democrat. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 1879-1883, 1879-07-31
GENERAL NEWS.

Fall River, Mass, have been on a strike,
which eliminated in riot on the 2lst
inst, several persons being injured.
The mills have gone to work again,
the places of union spinnofs being
taken by non-nnion spinners.
Two Mormon priests have been
preaching and PROSECUTING in Walker
and Catoosa counties, Ga, for some
time past. On tire Dist inst. they
were arrested by mob, who announc-
cd that they were going TO whip them.
One of the lynchers laid his pistol
down, when one of the Mormons
snatched up the weapon and flourish
ing il demanded the surrender of the
whole party. At this motion he was
shot dead by one of the party.
His companion was not harmed, and
saws the above version is false, and
that the killing was unproyoked.
Gen. b. f. Butler expresses q will
ingness 10 accept the nomination again
for Governor of Massachusetts,. A call
has therefore been issued inviting
Buffers friends to meet him in conven-
ton at Worcester, September 28th, TO-
nominate him and other candidates
| for State offices. .t...
Owenton, Nv, July 23.-Thomas
Buford, for the murder of Judge FL
lott, was this morning convicted of
murder in the first degree, and SEN
fenced to imprisonment for life. The
prisoners counsel made motion for
new trial,
The yellow fever has broken out aC
Tampieo, Mexico.
A dispatch from tire Indian war
SAYS: An engagement took place Oh
! the Nth inst, near the mouth of Beav-
er Creek, between two companies of
troops and 800 hostile Sioux. The In
dams were driven to Sitting Bulls
camp. The Chicago TriRunes Fort
Peck, Montana, special ss@ys Joseph
Lambert, q well-knOwn interpreter
\ and scout, was, with bis wife and four
children, killed on the Goth inst. by
the Sioux. Three other persons who
We're rqturning with hiB from Yank-
ton camp. were also Killed, and one
little girl was taken captive. ...
Among the designations by. the
Secretary of war for examination for
appointment as second lieutenants in
the armt are George w. Crawford
Alabama; Leighton Finlay, South
Carolina Robert J.lE. Irvine, Geor-
Ola: Thomas M. Defrees, West Vir-
| ginia; Charles M. Churchill, Ken
lucky w. n. Hughes, Tennessee; j.
II. Strothcr, Virginia.
London, July 23.-It Is said the
Government has received information
that Lord Chelmsford defeated the
Zulus. inflicting immense loss. The
baltic was fought July 4th. The Zu-
lus. variousIy estimated at from 10000
TO 10000 surrounded the British
troops who then formed hollow
square on all four sides. After the
Zulus were broken by tho British fire
thew were pursued by cavalry and ut
tcrly routed. Lord Chelmsford burn
ed and destroyed all military kraals,
and returned to his camp tho same
evening. The Zulus loss was 800. The
British lost ten killed and tifty-thEee
wounded.
De Lesscps has issued prospectus
Of the Darien Canal Company. The
capital is fixed at 400,000,0OO francs.
A war between the Turks and
Greeks is said to be imminent.
At Dallas, Texas, on the 23d inst,
RELIGIOUS fanatic made an almost sue
cessful attempt to poison his wife and
children. He says his eternal saliva
ton is dependent upon his killing. his
whole family.
The will of Mrs. Dorsey, who be-
queathed her property to Jefferson
Davis will be contested by brother
of the deceased lady.
At Quincy, Ill.,, band of determ-
incd men entered the Jail where Frank
Hobbies, colored, was confined on the
charge of criminally assaulting and
nearly killing Mrs. Ferguson, at Red
ding. Pike county. They shot him
, dead and dragged the body riddled
with bullets through the streets. This
took place on the oath inst .
A dispatch from New York states
that Mr.. Austin Corbin, President OF
the Manhattan Beach Improvement
, Co.. has initiated Judge Hilton by at
, tcmpting to exclude Israelites from
the Manhattan Beach Hotel. ~ ~
On the night of the 26th inst, six
miles from Atlanta, Ga, Martin De-
! poor and wife, both nearly 81 years
) of age. were brutally murdered by
, unknown persons. Both were cut IN
J the neck with an axe, the body of
5 Mrs. Dcpoor being nearly severed.
/ A duel took place, on the 25th inst,
!, at point IA miles east Of Columbus,
b. Miss, in the State of Alabama, be-
{ tween Capt. Humphreys and Major
t Moore, both of Mississippi. Both miss
: ed the first fire, and the seconds inter-
/ fered and adjusted the affair. Five
hundred other fools witnessed the
7 affair.
: A dispatch from Petersburg, Va,
= dated Goth inst, says: The corn and
! tobacco crops of this section, which at