Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-07-06

Rodgers the following dispatch. It left
Corea on the 23d inst, and was telegrapbed
from Shanghai via Hong Kong, Singapore,
Ceylon, Bombay, and Suez. The dis
patch contained 10 words, and cost the
Government $355,46.
To the Secretary of the Navy:
CoREA, june 23.-The Coreans not
apologising for their treacherous attack on
the tenth, we landed on Kong Noe and
took and destroyed the lower fort and mu-
%nitions. On the eleventh We took anoth-
er fort and then stormed and captured the
stronghold. Five forts we're taken,r the
troops reported eleven thousand strong.
There was a desperate band to hand fight
ing in the citadel. The ordnance was de-
stroyed, four hundred and e~ighty-one
pieces. principally small brass pieces.
small arms, very many, and fifty flags
were taken. We counted 243 dead Co
reans around the citadel. Our killed num-
bered 81, the gallant 1t. Mckee first in
| side the citadel, by a bullet and spear ; a
marine, Dennis Haurahan and a lands.
man, Seth Allen. Our nine wounded are
all out Of danger and doing wei.
Signed, JOHN RoDeERs.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-Grant has
again gone. He once more before
going to California.
The public sessions of the Southern
Claims Commission, nave been adjourned
to October. Boutwell, has gone for ten
days.
The war indemnity claim of Kentucky,
-- - Ct SAn 000 -os po;J
to-day. The claims of other States are
delayed by want of the necessary appro'
p~riation by Congress. Kentucky's agent
beat the expiration law 80 minutes.
To-day closes the fiscal year, All ac-
counts are closed and new ones opened
The receipts of internal revenue are
s145,0OO,O0O 100000 900 being theiesti-
mates.
Prof. Frederick Watts, of Pa, is APP
pointed Commissioner of Agriculture.
Humphreys appointment as collector OF
customs is ar error. Potter remains on
duty.
BALTIMORE. June 3O.-Madison J.
Marcus of Augusta, Ga, who was indict-
| ed for obtaining goods under false pre-
fences, has been acquitted.
MEMPHIS, June 30.-The train ran off
the track near Lafayette, IN the Mem
| phis and Charleston Rsilroad-two brakes
men and a newsboy were killed.
CLEVELAND, 0, June 30.-John Ell.
Luers, Catholic Bishop at Fort Wayne, is
| dead.
NEW YORK, June 30.-Nail and Spike
manufacturers have again reduced prices
about 40 cents on the keg.
At an exciting secret meeting of the
Episcopal General Theological Seminary
last evening, charges were made against
the efficiency, learning and general con-
duct of Dean Forbes. whereupon he re-
signed and took leave during the discus
sion. Ex-Judge Bell. a Trustee, fell dead
of heart disease while speaking.
Assistant Appraiser of Customs. Buck
ingham, nephew of the Senator from Con-
necticut, has been removed from Office.
NEW YORK, July Mrs. Lydia
Sherman was arrested upon a requisition
from Connecticut on the charge of poison
ing three husbands and two etep children.
The bronze bust of Washington Irving
will be unveiled in Prospect Park with
appropriate ceremonies. Michael Nc
Laughlin, of 535 Carpenter St. Philadel-
phia, who shot Jane MCGEE in that city
about a year ago, gave himself up to Off
Ger Frazier, of Broadway squad, to-day.
stating the case had SO preyed upon his
mind that he could not rest.
MEMPHIS, July edward Seyles,f for
merly of Russullville, Ky, was fouly muir
dered at a picnic, last night, four miles
below here, by a jealous rival named Ear
ly Easom, who walked up behind him
and shot him through the head, and then
fed to the woods.
CHATTANOOGA, June 30.-Mr. j. C..
Stanton, received a dispatch to-day, from
New York, that the interest would be
all paid Monday, and Money raised to pay
the employees.
Trains will begin running Saturday
night, under the new schedule, and u
regularly. Staunton is confident of final
success.
The work of rejuvenating Paris is pro-
crossing. Fully 10000 masons are en-
gagged in repairing the damaged buildings,
and erecting new ones. The city is also
being thoroughly dis;nfected. oil,
Turkey.
LONDON, June 30.-The reported
difficulty between Greece and Turkey. ar
rising from the appointment of Triconpis,