24 Aug 1879
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Newspaper
Knoxville Daily Chronicle
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1879
Page
1
The dispatch accuses Barkedale of murder tied to his sheriff race bid in Mississippi. Editorials condemn attempts to whitewash Dixon’s death while noting weather impacts in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee.
A cranky, disjointed fragment recounts a man’s failed use of herbal bitters and a confused claim about a wife overcoming grief. It then notes a Massachusetts woman who refused to let her husband be buried beside his first wife, telling the undertaker she would not share a grave.
Telegraphic dispatches report twenty six yellow fever cases and nine deaths by noon yesterday in Memphis. mention of tension with the colored community and preparations underway. new refugee case in New York creates excitement as San Francisco details stir.
Memphis reports seven new yellow fever cases and nine deaths, including Elias Mc Dougal. Affected whites are listed as Mrs. Fannie B. Moores and others. The weather remains damp, while New York dispatches note rising crime and vigilantism, threats against city officials, and preparations for possible unrest. Special Cincinnati details add twenty six new deaths and seven white cases with names and ages.
In San Francisco a dramatic shooting leaves former mayor L. Kalloch wounded and fate uncertain after Charles DeYoung, named as attacker, fires twice at close range outside Metropolitan Temple. A mob claws at DeYoung as police rush him to jail amid calls for military force. Public anger soars.
In New York a San Antonio smallpox scare grows as five white families including saloon keeper Mr Karber confectioner's daughter Miss Boer and Juselemen family members fall ill. Health reports show ten cases weekly with two deaths and four patients walking city streets fueling public alarm.
The steamer China arrived with Yokohama reports July 29 detailing Grant celebrations. A German ship broke quarantine causing public uproar amid a cholera outbreak in southern ports. UK notes Lieut Carey’s court martial reversal and a royal review. Oxford floods and fire damage chase summer records.
A Clifford Street resident answers a bell to a boy who claims to carry a letter for her husband. He extorts fifty cents for the envelope and leaves as she opens a printed mortgage notice warning of default. The woman plans another talk with the lad. Providence Dispatch.
Louisville Aug 19 A Tribune special reports Dr L P Blackburn governor elect refuses to discuss charges he introduced yellow fever to the North after the war began. He calls the claims lies and dismisses Republican criticism while noting a physician’s right to defend against disease as a general defends troops.
Col. Robert Ingersoll states a published interview falsely attributed to him is incorrect He notes a Liberal convention planned for Cincinnati on September 13-14 to discuss a possible platform for self preservation and practical principles amid political strife.
A Confederate captain, Henry M. Dixon, once praised for redeeming Yazoo County, is lauded by Democrats with a silver pitcher inscription. The item also notes a Knoxville appearance by Smith Waldron Morton & Martin's Big Four Minstrels at Blanch's Opera House with praise for performers and a Cincinnati Enquirer account of the show.
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