Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-28
MINOR DISPATCHES.

, 'PErERsBuRe, VA Sept 25.-The
testfu,onyAin d the case Of j chm MerriLt,
now on trial in the -HalifAxz county N
C,l court for the murder OF E. M!
Hicks, in W eldon, WAS cnnc c(uded this
afternoon. When th- argument of
the solicitor feF the state abd OF Lhe
counsel for the defense had Eeen
heard, the court adjourned until Non
day, and the jury were placed In
charge of the sheriff until that time.
The case excites great interest.
Z ATLANTIS, GA. Sept N25.-The Con,
stitution has received estimates from
the sheriffs and authorities of
fourteen counties Of Georgis. The
estirn ates place Oolquitt's ms ority for
governor Eat the coming election at
over 800 in these countiea.s : ki&@
JAMEsTowN. n. Y, Sept. 25.-At
the prohibition congressional conven-
Htion OF the 33d district, to-day, A. r.
Sellew, of Dunkirk, was nominated
for congress.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Ss3t. 25.-The
democratic convention of Lehigh
county met this morning and instruct
ed the conferees to support Hor. VIM.
Muchler, of EastOn, fer congress.
Muchler has now been endorsed by all
the counties in the 20th copgressio onal
district, and his nomination is assured.
I WILMINGToN, DEL, Sept. 25.-Six
white and four eoiored convicts were
publicly whipped at New Castle to-
day. In nearly all cases the whip
was laid on severely.
Bo, DERTowN, n. J. Sept, 27.-John
Roberts, colored, who was bitten on
the finger by one of his dogs three
weeks sago, died of hydraphobia on
Friday. He was seiZ I'd with convul-
sions on Wednesday, and died n gre 1
agony. # .s#I I#tt
AUGUSTA, GA, Sept. 27.-Al white
N an named Geo. Glover was sflot aud
killed in bar.room in the outskirts o.
this city this morning. 1t is not
known who did the shopting..a-
BUENA VISTA, Col, Sept 27.-TOsn
| Mccarthy and Tom Kelley were
burned to death in saloon Friday
night It is suspected the men WI re
murdered and the saloon then fired =
LOOKOUT STATION. w. IT,, Sept. 27
-Four inches of snow fell yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Sept. q. =
James g. Fair announces his readi-
ness to accept the nomination as United
| States senator. ~
New YORK, Sept. 26.-D. T. Arose.
mena, for thirteen years cashier o
the New York associated press, dieC
to-day of pulmonary consumption
He was son of Don Justo Arosmeoa q
/ formerly minister to England from
| the United States Of Columbia. an(
now representing his government in
the United States.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27-The sigma
corps station at Cape Henry, Va, re
ports two masted British schooner
Lizzie and Emma, Capt. McPhee
from Norfolk for Kingston, Jamaica
with cargo of shingles, burned Sat
urday night in Lynn Haven. inlet
The crew of six and sailors wer
| saved. l,-F t.,5-....',.- .a
New York, Sept. 2Z-Edward L
Strohecker, aged, 80, torl of a prom!
nent physician of Macon, Ga wa
found last night UNCONSCIOUS on tn
sidewalk in Broadway, suffering from
opium poisoning from using opium
cigarettes He Is recovering.
LONDON, Sep. 27.-The steame
Cauopus went ashore in dense fog
She was going fall speed when sh
struck and ran high on rocky beach
The passengers remained on board
II the weather rem aims fine she will b
got afioat - ~
LEADvILI,E. Col. Sept. 26.-Wash
ington Emery, engineer, and Jane
!, Mersees were killed fourteen miles eas
of this place yesterday by boiler ex
plosion.
GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 26.-Th
News has the following special fror
Eagle Lake: SIN q difficulty on Sat
, urday morning, 25th inst, DR.. B. {
Jones shot and desperately wounde
his cousin, r bert Flowers.