Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-06-10
BANKS REPORT ONCUBA.
The Strength Of tho RcvoIuilonis,s.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The New
York Herald publishes eight columns
of Banks report on Cuba.
The report opens, after giving many
petitions, with the following state
ment: The Cubans had at Yara, Oc-
tober II, 1865, 147 men; 1900 on the
18th of Oct, and 300 in Nov, 10000
in Dec. They have now 20,G00 we'll
armed men. There are 1900 enrolled
and drilled, but without arms, and
they claim that with a supply of arms
they can put into the field 100000 fight
ing men-citizcns, farmers and eman-
cipattd blacks-nIen of the country
fighting for its liberties. Their hostile
forces have not forgotten the objects
for which they were organized.
From the declaration of Cuban in
dependence, Hara, to this hour, there
has not been week, aud scarcely Il
day, which has not been marked in
the calendar of warby fierce and bloody
contests, and no revolution presents n
more constant and determined struggle.
Ihecnp ilns tf paragraphs, showing
the character OF the report are as fol-
lows-Prooi of State of War-Brutali-
ty of the paniards-American Diplo-
macy-Character of the Struggle
sympathy with Cuka-,No Hope for
Spain-Powero of Spain in Cuba-Char-
ter of oluntecrs-Impatienc of Spain
Duty Vi the United States-Prece-
dent for the Recognition of Cuban
Bclligcrency.
CONsOIHDATIoN.-T following were
the proceedings in the Senate on the
o"ca sion of the passage of the consoli-
dalton bill 4:
''The bill for the formation of the
Atlantic, mississippi and Ohio railroad
then came up, the question being up
on the first reading of the following
ryder" offered by Mr.. Smith, OF
Henrico:
1.-The charges on passengers and
freight for local rates, per mile, shall
in no instance exceed double the
amount for through rates on said At
lantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad,
and the salary of the president of said
road shall not exceed the salary of the
President of the United States.n
The passage of the bill was opposed
at length by Mcssrs. Grimsley, Owen,
and Patterson, and the ryder" was
ejcctcd-ayes, II; noes, %.
Mr.. Snowden then made final pro-
test against the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Taylor, of Norfolk, called the
main question on the passage of the
bill, and the call being sustained, the
bill was passed by the following vote /;
AYEs-Messrs. Austin, Carr, Court
ney, Davis, French, HAMLET, Harris,
Haskell, Herndon, johnson, Kendrick
Lewis, Lyons, Martin, Mosely, Moss,
pendlcton, Perrin, Penn, Rlddicl,
Robinson, Smith, of New Kent, Tay-
lor, of Norfolk, Tcamoh, Terry and
Woods.
NOEs-Mcssrs. Anderson, of Pittsyi-
vania, Anderson, of Rocllbridge, Beaz-
ley, Campbell, Greever, Grimsley, La
than, Massey, Owen, Patterson, Roll
| Ter, Smith OF HcnricO, Smith, of Clark,
Snowden, Taylor of Loudon, and
/ Waddull-l6.
| BRISTOL lMPROVEING.-A letter to
| the wing from " A Traveller dated
| 18th ultimO, says:
After breakfast | vcnturcd out I'm the
streets, aud to my great surprise found
Bristol TO be n live and growing city.
Houses of various kinds are going up
all over the place. The brick yards
are busy at work making brick. The
Presbyterian church is being imploV-
cd, and the signs bctolIen the "on-
ward and upward" progress Of the
place.
Stephen Harnsbcrger, Esqr, one OF
the oldest and best citizens of Rocking
ham county, died near Port Republic
on the 10Th ultino.
Posi- OFFICEs.-Radford Furnace
Pulaski county, is established, and
Charles Trone appointed postmaster
en- route Christiailsburg TO Mack's
Creek. George w. Morgan, postmas.
ter ut Roaring Run, Botetout county,
pice Henry Il. Morgan, deceased
John r. Guy, postmaster at Buffalo
Mills, Rockbridge county, pico Mrs
n. Espie, deceased.
CHAHooN INDICTED FOR FORGERY
-llICHMoND, JuneA.-The grand jur.
to-day indicted George ChahoOn, eN
Mayor, for forgery, and johnson ii
Sands and Richard n. SanNay, two eN
Confederate officers, for conspiracy 4
deiraud the State out of $1,000, ~th'
amount due the State from the estate
of Jacob Houston, who died intestate
IL Is charged that all these parties, af
ter the war, appropriated the estate 4
their own uses. ChahoOn was arreste,
this afternoon, and bailcd in $4,000
and the other parties are not yet h
custody, though officers have boei
sent for them.