Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-10-02

WAsuISdToN, Sept. ll.-Rcccnt
Cuban news has caused consider
able excitement in diplomatic cir
clcs. 1t is generally conceded that
prospects ot' tho revolutionists are
Frightening, and it is thought rec
ognition cannot be long delayed.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 49,
Gen. Jordan, of the Cuban army,
has written n letter TO the former
chief OF artillery under Gen. Forrest,
offering him the same position and
rank. The Col. invites him to come
and bring rs many Of Forests old
command us can be found within
thirty days. Referring to the eli
mate, he says: "Don't fear, that it's
moro pleasant in the interior of Gu
ba now thaa in Tcnnrssoc. All
tha,' S requisite in the case, is net to
indulge too freely in fruit"
Referring to the roads; he says i:
"Thcy are bad for artillery-conse-
qncntly lighter guns are necessary"
lie gives directions as to whom to
apply to for money, etc. lie says ::
"Wfth a nucleus of three. thousand
Americans, around which to rally
the people, there would be no trou5-
lc in@driving the Spauiards out Of
the Island" lie says: Good Off
GERS are badly needed. The whole
Island is in revolt. No cause could
be more unanimously supported"
lie requests that FORESTS old escort
company be brought.
WAsnlNaToN, d. G. Sept. IA
letter from Key West, received
here to-day, states that information
has reached there that the Span
iards had evacuated Puerto Principe
and rctrcated toward Nuevitas.
That they were ovcrtakcn by the
Cubans within fifteen miles of the
latter city and completely routed.
# is also stated that four hundred
emigrants from South Carolina,
Georgia, and Florida succeeded in
landing in Cuba and had joined the
revolutionary forces. They We're
all soldiers in the late war.
CAIRO, Sept. 15.-The Cairo and
Evansville packet Phantom, a light
draught stern wheeler running in
the place Of the Quickstep during
the low water, exploded opposite
Smithland at 9 A. NJ, killing Geo.
Nicholson the first clerk, and five
passengers and the dcckhands, VIM.
Grammar, BARKER; Geo. McFadden,
Express agent; VIM. Barry, second
mate; Steele, steward; Hart, of Ohio.
The passengers all had limbs bro
ken.
David Pierson, who was mate of
the Cumberland when that steamer
exploded, and saved tho wreck from
burning, was mate of the Phantom,
and again was slightly injured and
again saved the wreck from burn
ing.
phe boat sunk Immediately, but
the water only covers n portion of
the main deck amldshlp.
The steamer Clara Scott was on
ly two miles distant, and rendered
every assistance possible recovered
the clerk body, and conveyed the
survivors to Paducah, where the
citizens are paying them every at
tention.
The Phantom had very little
freight, and was old. Her boilers
are said to have been in bad condi-
ton. A steamboatman, who was q
passenger, says there was no water
in them, and that every person in
jurcd was hurt by the flying wreck,
but none scalded. Dor.
CAIRO, Sept. 16.-I have some
further particulars in reference TO
the explosion of the steamboat
Phantom, of which / telegraphed
You last night. All the sufferers
are at st. Vincent's lnfirmary, in
Piducah, where they are receiving
every attention that their injuries
require. Only four are known TO
be certainly lost. Fourteen are
-roundei ond will ,.acorer