Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-07-26
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FALLING orr IN COTrON
Important Legal OpiniOn---rhe Govern.
ment Tax.


New York, July 3--Tho cotton movement
shows a.large falling of in the receipts, and n
considerable increase in exports. The receipts
at the ports are as follows 10 66l bales against
- 1856 last week; iS i6S the previous week, and
Is l97 three weeks since; total receipts since
September, 1856, 79S bales against ? S43 OS4 bales
for "A corresponding period of the previous year.
showing an increase of l,ll3,TH bales in favor
Of the present season The exports from all the
ports during the past week amount to 1921
bales against 12,7l2 the same week last year
total exports for the expired portion of the cot
ton year, 30955H against ?, l59, 800 the same
time last year; stock at all the ports, l56,3l9
against 126, ,3Sl same time last year; stocks at
interior towns 1926 against 26,327 last year;
stock in Liverpool GG0,V00 against Coz, 900 last
year. the America atloat for Great Britain with
50 600 against 62, 600 last year the Indian aHoat
for Europe with 575 5S5 against Ala, 600 last year.
At the South, during the past week, more
rain has fallen, but it was needed in many sec
tions.
quake this ,mQrning. Saco and Bedford were
we'll shaken. No damages have aeslse eportod.
The shock was severe at Brunswick.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, July 20-The State
convention of teachers and school superintend-
ents of Alabama resolved to-day, by unani-
nous vote, that the education of the Colored
race was the duty and high privilege of the
white race and that the convention will concur
in any measure calculated TO accomplish this
result. t
The Postmaster General gives permission tto
the Japanese legatien here 10 send official dis
patches to Yokohama, via San Francisco in the
United States mail free OF charge.
Information from the General Postmaster tU
Berlin, announces that the steamer which was
to leave Stetin for New York on Jnly the Sth.
was delayed and the mails that were intended
for that route were sent by Hamburg.
The Mexican Government Iis relieving dis
tressed Americans from Magdaena Colony.
PARIS, July 2O-The Germans have evacu-
ated Rexenil in favor of the invalids visiting
the baths.
LoNDoN, July 19.-Thc Standard says Glad
, stone will abolish the system of purchasers of
army commissions by royal warrants.
LONDON, July 19-The future Emperor and
Empress of Germany were snnbbed by the
| Queen on II recent visit to England. Her
majesty refused to take them in at any of her
| palaces, and they were obliged to lodge with n
| common Ambassador
WAsHINGToN, July l9.-Macartney, recent
! post office defaulter. is dead
| A daily mail has been ordered on the Savan-
| nah and Memphis Railroad between Opelika
! and Dadevile
OMAHA, July 2l.-Fort Fetterman advicos
report that Red Cloud is preparing for the war
path.
Mail advices from Cuba report that General
| Cavada was shot on the 7th instead of the lst of
July, and after orders had been received from
| Madrid that he should be pardoned and sent to
Dispaicbe. from the East represent terrible
cholera ravages in Persia.
The Germans are eyacuating Amiens Rouen
aud the Departments Of the Sommc, Lower
Seine and Euro.
LoNDoN, July 21.-Scveral persisted in Il dis
] tructiyc fire in Lisbon. rsfB
The yellow fever has entirely disappeared
| from Buenas Ayres.
LOUISVILLE, July .22,-Nine persons, alleged
to be Kuklux, were brought here from Estele
| county one of whom, il is stated, was bound
over 10 keen the peace here. 1t appears that
Istbe bnnd is from Estcleand Powell counties.
1 The prisoners are held in bond of 81 900 each
! TO answer at the October term of the court
/ b EyANsy1IIE, July 2l.-The premium hogs
head of tobacco sold ut * cents per pound, Two
hogsheads from Ballard county, Kentucky, not
admitted from some inforfnality, sold at 80 cents
10 SlO2 The range of prices is as follows
i Lugs $50 7Oa7 rs; common 10 fair bright, lower
ieof 81 50aS 60; medium bright Leaf, S9.00all.OO;
cannon to medium. cutters Sl200al6.00 e Sc
lections of all grades nominal, low tobacco il!
demand The sales during the fair amounted
TO over one thousand hogsheads The sales vii
be continued tomorrow and during lcx! YVES
Large offerings will be made DALE The stock,
are large and the receipts Are Increasing.
I WAsHGYdTVS, July %. tits now supposec
that the loss By the explosion at the Arsinal TO-
day is not more than two hundred Thousand
dollars In addition 10 the artillery and caval
ry equipments and general military stores TIN
museum is totally destroyed This containeC
many war trophies, models Of firearms of nj
nations, and together with specimens Of uni
forms forming valuable collection. During thu
fire there were great many explosions from shell
oud loaded muskct- but no one was thereby in
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