05 Aug 1879
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Newspaper
Knoxville Daily Chronicle
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1879
Page
1
The excerpt discusses funding debates in Tennessee and the Ohio Valley with references to repudiation factions and creditors. It cites praise for Grant's legacy and contemplates his presidential prospects, contrasting radical rhetoric with supportive views on his military and leadership record.
Five new yellow fever cases and one death, James Downey, reported in Memphis with Rev. Father Doyle deteriorating and Father Walsh arriving from New York to lead camp Father Matthew. New Orleans notes Mrs Howell and son improving. St. Louis imposes stricter quarantine checks as heat remains extreme with several sunstroke incidents.
General Badger narrowly escaped a gunshot this morning when William Brown ex police officer fired at him on a stairway at the custom house. Badger wrestled the revolver away and Brown fled, later losing a leg in 1874 under Badger. Brown had been an appointee in the post office and now seeks a position he never received.
A major blaze in Volcano Wood County West Virginia destroys half the town early today. Stores hotels depots warehouses and the post office burn as water scarcity hampers efforts. Officials fear total loss of the town and suspect incendiary origins with damages estimated near 100000 dollars.
In Virginia a colored woman Maggie Tinns living with James Rose a Sussex County farmer was killed with their child last Friday morning by an unknown assailant. The killer is described as an unknown colored woman previously married to Rose and another colored woman.
A slain woman and her infant are found after an assailant entered a home while the resident was away. In Arlington a deputy marshal and his party are ambushed during transport of a prisoner, with gunfire injuring White and two Alford brothers. In Providence the U S Circuit Court dismisses equity suits involving the Sprague estate, ending potential claims expected to consume most of the property.
Rev W H H Murray of Boston editor of the Golden Rule is insolvent and his property has been attached for debt after he left for Chicago. In Monte Angelo Alabama the first bale of new cotton arrived from Wilcox Co sold for twelve cents to E V George & Bros for Havre with good crop reports but rain damage feared.
A violent storm in the Thames valley and across England injures crops and livestock, with rain hail and inundation causing irreparable seasonal damage. Concurrent dispatches report political and military updates from South Africa, Yellow Fever notes in Memphis, and local industry celebrates a first anniversary with a factory ice cream event.
The document outlines the Knox County school fund apportionment for July 1879 with district details and a note referencing W H Swan as trustee. The page also promotes Hop Bitters with a warning against unhealthy habits and excessive medical remedies.
Money easy with varied bond quotes and light demand. Government and state issues muted while select buyers pursue the market. Corn and oats show modest activity amid unsettled grain conditions. Pork and whisky prices hold steady. Louisville reports quiet trade with little change in flour, corn, and lard.
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