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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-12

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defence, but under circumstances which
placed his life In great and imminent danger,
and that 1t was the act of q man who had
been driven to. the wall and could but fall
victim to the deadly malice of his pursuer or
turn and defend himself.
THE FIRST WITNESS FOR THE DEFENCE
was Mr.. Joseph Rosis, who testified, through
Mr.. Murrillo, an interpreter, that he kept
store on the corner of Gulgnard streetand East
Bay. On the night Of June II, Valdez came
to bis store to leave Cuban newspaper, and
the witness began talking to Valdez In
friendly way about affairs In Cuba. While
they were talking Perez came In sat and down,
and soon after Valdez rose to 60 out Of the
store, bidding the witness good night. Perez
then confronted him, saying he was
glad that he had met him to have an
opportunity to tell him that he was q
coward, a villain and scoundrel. Perez
used other abusive language, and
Valdez said, "Do not insult me-" Perez
then tried to strike Valdez, and Valdez held
up his open hand and said, "Don't strike me-"
Perez said, "You are a coward" and Valdez
walked away, leaving Perez In the store. Pc.
rez afterwards Left, but came back three times
during the same evening, looking for Valdez
to see II he had returned. Witness told him
be had done wrong to insult Valdez in bis
house. Perez said he was sorry 1t was In his
house, but he would find Valdez and kill him
or his son. Perez had pistol and had q
grudge against Valdez, because he thought
Valdez had caused bis discharge from Man
toue's segar mandatory, where Valdez was
the foreman. They had also
BAD WORDS ABOUT THE CUBAN CAUSE.
Both were CubanB, and Perez had been
fighting in the Cuban cause, but had gone
over to the spaniards. The cross examination
Of this witness did not produce any material
facts.
The next witness was Mr.. Joseph Espanoza,
who testified, through an interpreter, that he
had bsen in the store of Mr.. Rosis on the
night of June 18th, and he corroborated the
testimony of the last witness as to the occur
ences there. He left the store with Valdez
and accompanied him to bis home on George
street. Valdez lived on George street, and
his sons lived on East Bay. He left Valdez at
his house In George street, between eight and
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-12
CHARLESTON VIEW OF THE FIRE.
Tb, E.oitsm.nt In tho CIty--Ohesring
News from tho Insurance oo"P"nis'
Tho Effect In Business Circles.

The Excitement In tho cify--ohesring
News from tho Insurance oomPsnies
Tho Effect In Business oircies'
The one topic Of conversation In Charleston
Yesterday was the Boston fire, and, taught by
experience, the anxious inquirers looked 10
THE NEWS bulletin boards for the latest and
most Trustworthy Information regarding Inc
narrowing catastrophe. A dispatch was re-
ceiyed ar an early hour announcing, on tne
authority of the New York Telegram, that the
fire had reeained the sscendancy, aud was
surging and leaplng towards Boston Common,
and sigh of rellet was drawn when later TEL
egrams spread abroad the gratifying iniorma-
tIen that the rebellion was suppressed, and
the budding confagration again under cCn-
troll. This gratifying Intelligence was CON.
firmed by subsequent dispatches, which showed
that there was no further danger, end that tne
flre.scarred city was settling down to calm
consideration Of It's condition, lib loss ana lts
pressing wants.
1t was natural that Charleston should De
concerned. Several Of her respected citizens
are natives of the old Bay State, and many
more have with Boston close mercantile re-
latlons. Property 10 the value Of one hum
dred or one hundred and fifty million DOLLARS
can not be destroyed without injury to the
welfare of the whole country. Every State
and city in the Union must, more or less, Do
lnjuriously affected by the burning ont Of the
business heart of Boston. Besides this, there
vas the thought of the houseleas wanderers,
Of the wealthy men impoverished In the
twInkling OF an eye, of the untold suffering
and priva,ion which follow such condagrations
as those OF Chicago and Boston.
The Insurance Companies.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17
OUR STREET LOAFERs.

Our attention has been of late repeated
ly called to the large number of vagrant
boys who spend their time on our streets
studying mischief and annoying the pub
lie. Many good men have talked to us on
the subject and want to know if something
cannot be done to remedy the matter. We
think there is very simple remedy, but
the question is, are our people ready to
try it7 The problem has been solved in
many States in Europe and America. We
refer to tdae Compulsory school laws. Now
we dare say, every sensible citizen Of
Knoxville will admit that If these idle
bows who are being educated as criminals
were forced into schools, the majority of
them might become useful citizens. The
question is really not yet practical
one in Tennessee, for in most counties we
have no schools free to the poorer classes
to force upon them compulsory education.
But the question is practical one in
Knoxville. Public sentiment can be made
about as potent to force these boys into
school as laws would be. If all good citi-
zens will dcticely use their influence to
make these worthless vagrant boys feel
that they are tcdtched, it is moral police
worth as much as the strong arm of the
law. If boys already idle are made to feel
this public sentiment, the restraints will
act to drive idly disposed boys into school
and into better moral habits. We refer to
this subject and urge the importance of
it, because we feel it is needed.
We believe the numbers and character
of these street loafers are increasing and it
is an evil we must watch as closely as we
would a pestilence that breeds death and
misery. We police our streets to detect
crime and prevent epidemics, but we neg
leet that moral police that would lessen the
| number Of criminally disposed and relieve
society at one of its most dangerous foes.
If all who feel the necessity of action in
this matter will act, we will guarantee
beneficial results will follow
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17
THE UNIVERSITY CLAIM.

a telegram was yesterday received by
DIR. Humes, President of our East Tennes-
see University, from Senator Brownlow,
stating that the University claim had just
passed the Senate unanimously. The Bill
will now go to the House, where Hon.
Horace Maynard will see that it receives
due attention. This claim passed the
Senate last session, but failed TO reach the
House in time for consideration before adj
iourumeut Senator Brownlow has watch
ed the claim from the beginning of the
session, and to his influence and vigilance
is due the fact that il passed unanimously.
We know personally of the merits of
this claim, for we were here in the
army at the time the damages were
committed, We trust, therefore, that the
House will give it the same consideration
and favorable action the Senate has just
done. We know the reluctance with
which members pass special bills for re-
lief, but we know too that this case, lik e
many other claims pending from East
Tennessee, is Just and ought to be paid
The University here needs this aid. The
amount, if allowed, will go directly to-
wards the cause of education, towards in
directly paying this people for the great
hardships endured during the war. They
felt the strong arm of military power and
gave up without complaint their homes,
their food, and many, their lives for the
cause of the Government and they richly
deserve for their sacrifices more substan-
tial recognition than the Government has
heretofore allowed. We hope to report
SOON that the claim has passed the House
and been paid.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17

Our good friends Of the Louisville Courier
Journal speaks of US as the editor Of the
I" Knoxville Press and Chronicle" AL
though the institution, represented by the lat
tor portion of the name, has been for some time
doing us vast amount of personal service, we
aver most solemnly that it has not been under
our control.-Press and Herald.
We hasten to express to our contempt
rary our sincere thanks for the above cor
rection.
We notice that few of our exchanges,
by mistake, of course, did the CHRONICLE
the injustice to charge upon its editors the
recent defense of character made in the
Chancery Court of this county. Know
ing the profound satisfaction with which
Mr.. Fleming assumed to regard that vim
dication, we naturally expected that he
would eagerly correct it, He has done as
we anticipated, and in such a spirit as
makes it eminently proper for us to insist
upon the exchanges referred to, making
the correction promptly, and in such way
as to repair, as far as possible, the wrong
innocently inflicted.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17
TRUMBULL AND SEIZURE.

We have read with care and without
prejudice the speeches of Trumbull and
Schurz at New York. The former was
evidently excited, for his statements of
facts are exaggerated, his denunciationsb bit
ter and violent, and his objections to the
Administration personal and in mort in
stances pueriie. IL reads more like the
ipeech Of Frank Blair than Trumbull, and
more like Senator bidding for the Presi-
iency than statesman. Senator Schurz
poke dispassionately, though his personal
Ne do not see that they have added any
hing new to the opposition against
he Administration and will therefore not
le likely 10 effect any change IN public
iPnion,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17
SENATOR WILSON.

BY reference to the letter of Senator
BroVnlow, il will be seen that our Uni
versity is principally indebted to Senator
Wilson, of Massachusetts, for the very
prompt and favorable action of the Senate
on its claim for damages inflicted by the
Union army during the war. This is not
the first instance in which the people OF
Tennessee have received valuable aid from
this distinguished man, and we know
they will take early occasion to give prop
er evidence of the confidence they re
pose in him and the high respect they
entertain for his pure life and exalted pub.
lie character
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17

TIE charges of Charles A. Dana, the cal
umniator of the Sun, against Secretary
Robeson are an admirable illustration of
the spirit which animates the assailants
of the present Administration. He par
AIDED in his columns for a month the most
serious charges against the Secretary, and
announced that he stood ready to prove
them. When called upon by the Committee
of Investigation to do so, he was not only
unwilling to give the name of his inform
ant, but was unable to give the name of a
single witness who could testify in re-
gard to the alleged facts. Now he has
sllulked away with his counsel, leaving
the Committee no clue to the source of the
libels against the Secretary. His disgrace
full failure reacts OH himself and rebounds
to the credit of the President. 1t is a
shame that men in high position, whose
personal characters have always been that
of gentlemen, should be slandered in a
manner repugnant to all decent people,
merely on account of their politics. 1t has
been reserved to Charles A. Dana and his
Democratic allies to occupy this unenvia-
bic position.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17

WE are indebted to Hon. Horace May
nard for copy of the appropriations for
river improvements recommended by the
Commerce Committee of the House. In it
we find an appropriation " of $4,000 for
the continuation of the work now in pro-
gress on the Tennessee River below Chat
tanooga, including the Muscle Shoals"
Alsoan appropriation " of So, 600 for the
improvement Of the Tennessee River be-
tween Knoxville and Chattanooga"
This is the gentleman gerrymandered
out of Congress by Democratic Legisla-
ture, because he has brains and honesty,
and is an honor to our State.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17

COLONEL FoRNEY has written a letter
from Washington in which lie adopts
Hon. Horace Maynard's language in ref
erence to the Administration a. express
ing his oWa views. He says:
To use tue words of Horace Maynard Of
Tennessee, who rode with me in the cars yes
terday-one of the purest Of public men
."What more do we want? When before have
our people lived SO well, dressed so well, fed so
we'll? Labor meyer got such wages as 1t does
now. The nation never developed more rapidly
and safely. Our financial system is the best on
earth; our currency Is the only really good one
we ever had. Nobody is infallible. We all
make mistakes; and Grant, like his predecessors,
want than he has given rs, unless we choose 10
get by the ears about the offices and you
know how soon the people see through such
patriotsn
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17

A large hearted and sensible railroad
man in New York has conceived the idea
of getting up grand editorial excursion
parties of Northern editors, TO travel
through the South, and of Southern edit
ors to travel through the North. He pro-
jects this plan because he says he is salts
fled half the trouble in our country is
caused from want of information of the
two sections. If the people would mingle
together more, and would learn more of
each other, there would be far less section
al hatred. He is unquestionably right.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF NEWS.
HOME.

Snow fell at Council Bluffs, Iowa, to
the depth of fifteen inches"...Thc case of DIR.
Houard, an American resident Of Cuba, who is
now q prisoner in Spain, is being investigated
by the State Experimentation Cortlna, OF
Mexico, has been arrested for illegal acts by a
Texas Judge.....Mrs. James Fists residence
was robbed of $1,000 worth of jewelry last
week ... The Republicans have the majority of
the Municipal officers in Albany, n. Y.......The
Massachusetts Republican State Convention en-
dorses the present administration"....The Ma
tional Convention of Colored Men, which met
in New Orleans on the 10th inst, was an inn
posing body.....A Mormon elder says the
United States government can never solve that
religion ..... Daniel Drew has given the Metho-
dists thirty acres of land at Carmel, whereon to
build a College......A New York parent las
sued the Board of Health for forcibly vaccinating
his child, whereby scrofua was introduced into
its system; he lays his damages at $l0,-
OOo.....The West and South have been
visited by destructive freshets. .........
The proclamation of the Mexican General Ar
riel, placing Matamoras under martial law,
thereby obstructng the navigation of the Rio
Grande, Gen. McCook says, is violation of
the treaty with this country ...... Between sixty
and seventy persons were lost by the blowing
up of the river steamer Oceanus.....The Demo-
cratic State Central Committee of New York
are said to favor the passive policy Horace
Greeley has been elected President of a Liberal
Republican Club in New York,....The Nor
mons swear they will make a Moscow of Salt
Lake City rather than submit to the laws and
are fierce in their denunciation of the Govern
ment..A dispatch from Omaha of the 18th
reports heavy snow storm as prevailing on
that day......The Presidential campaign was
opened in New York by meeting at Cooper :
Institute, which was largely attended.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17
A Corner on Copper.

A New York correspondent.says on the
9Th:
Copper has been successfully cornered in
this city. Within ten days the price has
risen ten cents pound and it is now quot
ed at forty-one cents cash and thirty-five
cents for future delivery from June to Oc-
tober. The monopolists have managed
this by suddenly exporting all the surplus
copper to England and selling 1t for TWEEN
ty cents, gold, a pound. 1t could not be
returned for less than seven cents, gold,
additional five cents for tariff, and two for
freight.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17

Gov. BRowN appoints newspaper men
to local offices and thereby gains control of
newspapers. With this influence and his
official advertisements and public print
ing, lie has succeeded pretty well in get
ting rings into thenOses of quite a num-
Der OF local quill drivers. They are all for
him, Of course. They packed the State
Committee and thought TO run the ma
chine without being molested. The effect
of Gen. Cheatham's flank movement on
these fellows will be quite interesting.
Read Cheatham's card in another column.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

Ingraham, colored, has been confirmed as
Surveyor of Customs of the port of New Or
leans...... The Ways and Means Committee are
considering the details of uniform tobacco tax
1.-THE bill abolishing the franking privilege
failed to pass......The House Judiciary Com
mittee favor the bill removing the test oath on
ante-bellum claims for mail and census service
1.-THE chances are favorable for Bowen, of
South Carolina, obtaining his seat.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17
HON. H. r. GIBSON.

We publish in this issue of the CHROME
Gle extracts from Senator Gibson's able
speech on the Apportionment bill PASSED
by the Legislature. The entire speech was
able, fearless and convincing. His politi-
cal opponents who heard it admit this.
ed the Senatorial Districts as to defeat his
reelection to the Senate, that his people
should prevail on him to accept seat in
the other house. We do not know what
Senator Gibson's feelings may be on the
subject, but II he were chosen, the people
of his representative district could not find
an ADLER Representative. The Tazewell
Spectator suggests his name as candidate
for Congress from the First District.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17

THE richest county in Tennessee accord
ing to the last census is Davidson, which
is put down at over sixty-four millions.
Maury, Haywood, Giles, Williamson and
Montgomery stand next at about sixteen
millions each. Knox county heads the
list in East Tennessee, having nine and
half millions. Greene follows close after at
eight and half millions. Washington
stands third at eight millions. Blount
and jefferson each stand at five millions 4.
These valuations include real and personal
property. Tennessee stands as the fifteenth
State in the valuation of her property, but
as the sixth in the amount of her indebt-
edness.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17
The Liberia Republican Convention a t

The Liberia Republican Convention at
Cincinnati, if it pursues the course sug
gested by Henry Ward Beecher, can have
influence in the coming campaign, It
will be largely attended and will contain
men of ability. If it shall seek to influence
the Republican party as an advisory
meeting, as intimated by the New York
EUening Post, it will be most respectfully
heard at Philadelphia. If it proves to be
merely stepping stone to Democratic SUI
premacy and power, its influence will end
at once, as the people of this country want
nothing to do with the reasonable old or
ganization. Its power will be most felt is
used to work acithin the Republican
party.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17
FOREIGN,

Spanish officials prevent the departure Of
coolies from Cuba....The Emperor of Ger
manys speech guarantees the peace OF Europe.
......Advices from Mexico are of q contradic-
tory nature.."..The Carlists and other revolu-
tionary parties are in open rebellion against the
Government of Spain; dissatisfaction is rife
throughout the Kingdom and the workmen are
on strike in Barcelona
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17

disgracefully failed in maintaining his
charges against Secretary Robson, now
falls to violently abusing the committee
that ruled against him. That 10 not un-
usual Newspaper men have that advan-
tage over liugants. When the courts de-
cIsion doesn't suit them, they generally
abuse the Judge.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17

OUR readers have not failed to notice the
unanimity with which the Republican
county meetings i'm East Tennessee have
declared for Grant and Maynard. The
truth is, the people everywhere know that
we have never had more honest, faithful
and economical administration ofthe gov
ernment, than since Gen. Grant has been
President, and they mean to try him for
another four years. His reelection is GER
tain, and honest men everywhere concede
if
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17

THE New Noak FIRdncicr of the 9th
inst, has a long article examining the fl
nancial condition and policy of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. The kindR-
cier presents these figures, which it says
are of national interest. In 1862 its liabil-
tiles were 30,Sl0,036; construction ac-
counts, S20, SIS, sol miscellaneous assets,
S3,6l1 ,077 net revenue, S4,S73,2 1S. In
1867 these figures had risen Probabilities,
Si3,5TS, GIG; construction, 500, 1909;
miscellaneous assets, Sl4 ,860,011; net reve-
nue., S4,256, $50. In 1871 the account stood
liabilities, 500, or, 069; construction, S34,
go, 100; miscellaneous assets, $50, 46l 900
net revenue, SG,S96, 403. Upon these fig
ures the Etndncier remarks:
1t viii be observed that while the obligations
Of the company have, during this time, run up
from less than S3l 10000 60 over $50, 600, 900,
the construction account has increased only
about five millions. That il, the road, which in
1862, owed SSG,062 per mile, in 1872 owes S2ji,-
500 per mile and its net revenue has fallen from
10 As per cent. in 1862 to 3-5 per cent in 1872
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-04-17

DRINKING saloons are patroniZed fire.
quently 10y strangers who stroll into them
to take a light drink for want of n better
place to spend an idle hour. These places
are made comfortable and attractive, and
many man is lured on to dissipation by
the temptation they first present to him as
a resort to meet congenial companions to
spend a social hour. 1t would seem, there
fore, that one way to fight intemperance.
would be to present to the class named, a
more attractive and pleasant resort. In
Boston they have tried with eminent sue
cess, what is there known as the
"Holly Free Coffee Rooms" They
are located amid the drinking sa-
looms and are operated by benevolent
societies on the basis of driving out the Ii
uuor shops by offering good pure coffee or
tea at less price than the saloons charge
for liquor. In this way many strangers
who come to the city and many young
men who, for want of something to do, go
to a saloon for drink, are drawn into
pleasant associations and good influences
for the coffee rooms not only sell coffee,
tea, soup, bread, and meat, but they keep
papers aud books for public use. They
have proved, not only self-sustaining fl
financially, but have in every case driven
out the liquor saloons that can never stand
that kind of competition.
Now, Knoxville is visited by many peo-
pie from the country and other places, who
for want of Just such a resort fall into sa-
well enough for our temperance and be-
nevolent societies to canvass the chances
for furthering their cause in this way.
The cost of such an enterprise would be
trifiing and the chances to do good, it
seems to us are very many.