Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-03-28
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New ORLEANS, March 25-The South.
ern bound train on the Mobile and New
, Orleans Railroad, was wrecked by 4 cut
vert giving way, near Ocean Springs
Several passengers were screrly injured
but none killed.
Judge Able, this morning. sentenced
John Ii. Henry, deputy constable of the
First Justice Court, to three years in the
ponitenitiary, for embezzling forty-eight
dollars entrusted to him by a lady to pay
her taxes.
CHARLESTON. March 25-The arrests
Of parties charged with Ku-kluxism were
still going on during the past week in Ia
ion and Chester counties, causing much
excitement and apprehension in both
counties.
BosToN, March 25-It is stated the
prosecutions of WIN. T. Weld & Co., of
Boston and New York, are compromised
by the firm paying 100000.
COLUMBUS, March 25-Two resolutions
were introduced in the Senate instructing
the Congressional delegation to oppose
the reduction of the wool tarif.
SALT LAKE, March %, e1s72.-Mar-
shal Patrick sent Hosea Stout, William
Kimball; Brigham Young, Hampton,
Blithe ar1 Bait, now under Indictment
fer the murder of various Gentile., to
Camp Douglas to-day under Captain
Paul, Deputy Marshal, and his guards.
The prisoners were greatly excited and
highly indignant, and the Mormon com
muaity generally IS excited.
General Wells and Adiutant Dawson, |
of the Nauvoo Legion, called on General
Morrow at Camp Douglas to arrange for
tie comfort Of the prisoners. Everything
was prepared for them in the guard house.
and the prisoners were allowed to carry
their bedding and other comforts from
the city prison.
The cause of this change was a ball
and supper given in the city prison OIL
"Wednesday night by the friends of the
prisoners, when they had music, wine for
supper, and a general festive time was
enjoyed and duly commented on by the
Mormon press next day.
Marshal Patrick at once dismissed the
guard, put on new men, and at the first
moment sent the prisoners to camp Doug
las.
The loyal portion of the community
was greatly indignant over the affair.
No blame is attached to the Marshal,
who, it is said, has done bis duty.
An application for a writ ofhabea. cor
pus will be argued before Judge Stick
and tomorrow for the discharge of all
the prisoners.
NASHVILLE, March 25, 1S72.-In the
Senate to-day the debate on the Apportion-
ment bill was protracted and acrimonious.
Democrats are divided and decidedly
hostile.
1u Bose, of Memphis, again insisted
hat no straight-uut Democrat could be
from the Ninth District. He also '
said that Hon. Horace Maynard was Meth t
er immoral nor corrupt, and thst hostility 5
to Democracy WAS all that could be chare- l
ed against him. g
Three amendments were offered and
roted down. Gibson and Mcconnell both !
spoke against the pending bill. Gibson's v
speech was over two hours long and very =
The excitement is growing and is t
intense. d
PIrTsBURG. March 22,-The Southern c
Oh the West Pennsylvania Rail- I
Dad was wrecked at Connemaugh furnace, =
10 miles east Of Pittsburg, at z o'clock
morning. The cause was a broken =
all. The engine and six frst-class cars :
,ept on the track. There rear cars went =
one of them going over an enbank- =
nent. The three cars wrecked we're :
'alace cars, one being the Louisville sleep
r, one the Philadelphia and Pittsburg
and the other the Baltimore and
'~ittsburg sleeper. Two passengers we're
Tiled, Miss Amanda Hartman and ~jeweller A
tamed Jacobs, both from Baltimore. tt
'~ourtesn passengers were injured, who o,
ave been placed on al extra train and IL
;ell cared Tor.
KEY WEST. FLA, March 22.-Late at
ates from Cuba bring the following in If
diligence: The insurgents under com
land of President Ccspedes attacked the
of Saguadetonamo on the 9TH inst,
nd by a fcint succeeded in drawing off
le garrison. While the Spanish troops
ere pursuing Cespedes' body, another r
rec of insurgents entered the town by a
route and sacked the place. The
ovement of the insurgents were success
A small sloop which was conveying am
.unition to the insurgent forces was scut- G,
ID near Guantanamo to prevent her cap
re by the Spaniards. The captain and
ew escaped and landed safely at ia
aica. H
A large sum of money has been for
lrded by Cuban sympathizers in Porto
co to the Cuban Junta IN New York.
The landing of Carlos Garcia on the
and of Cuba is considered certain. As
The course pursued by the Espdnd of
sspaper is the cause of dissension ty,
ong the Spaniards of Havana,