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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

JOE LOCKE, veteran newsman, has
opened new news depot at No. 236
Main, one door north of his old stand.
He has the latest dailies, weekly picto-
rails and magazines from all parts of
the world, as well as complete stock
of books, stationery and general news
goods. Joe has reduced the price Of
all dailies to FIVE cents, pictorials ten
cents, and other periodicals at similar
l.nlng
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

The freshest and best she'll oysters
can be had at Madame Yineents Crys-
tal Palace saloon, In the alley on Main
street, opposite Odd Fellows Hall.
Oysters served up in all styles at oil
hours. aud tho Leaf liquors 10 the city
are furnished by the Madame.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
Notice.

A report having been circulated that,
owing to the recent fire in New York,
we would be unable to issue our Refer.
ence Book for several months, we take
pleasure in stating to our subscribers
and friends that we will be prepared in
a few days to deliver our new book, re-
vised and corrected to date.
u. II. G. DUN & Co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
NOTICE.
Notice to Contractors.

opp,c,z OF VIcKsBURe AND NAsHvILLER. r. !
OKoLoNA, Mss, January 9Th.
,,,up EApTH GRADUATION. ON THE
Vicksburg and Nashville r e. Snoao ne
tween to ia jO cubic yards, Is offered for
amGrns"S until february 18th, 1873 Bids
S3n'rfhS s considered Tor any. less amount.
Parties can examine profile os and spe6dRlo o.
catohs or at the City Engineers Office,
iWgnn' The company reserve the right g
rsiect any or all bids.
gx order Of the President.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

WHEN the kidneys and liver do not
act normally, the blood becomes clogged
with impurities. Hamilton's Buchu and
Dandelion keeps them in order, Get
the medicine at Griswold & Cos.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

ANYTHING you want to use in your
household can usually be found at A.
Hitzfeld & Sons. Candle snuffers OF
all sizes, furniture polish and wax
tapers, matches and mouse traps, match
safes, scrub brushes and the holders
with them, churus, wash machines and
cotton planters. Address, rgo to No.
235 Second street,
1873 A. H1TzFELD & Son, Memphis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

WILKINSON, at III Main street, has
received a supply of Father Burke's
lectures, published aud bound in book
form, three hundred pages, under the IL
lie Of English Misrule in Ireland. This
makes a book Of thrilling interest which
viii be or has been read by every Irish
man and student Of history in the coun'
try
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

ALL papers and magazines at Eastera
prices at Walkers news depot, lO5 Beal
street, opposite the market. Papers and
magazines win 10 sent to residences
without extra charge.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
BOARDING.

TTAKE PLEASURE IN INFORMING THE
former patrons that l have taken charge; OF
tho WhiteT0re House, and hope by attention.
to business and the comfort of travellers 70
merit a share of public patronage. Terms
moderate u''0 i"' A. j. MILLS, NJ. D.,
Mr.. Whitemore win still be found at tne e
house. Nos lO9 and III Adams street: ll -
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

opens quiet but steady. Uplands. 1O@lo1sd;
Orleans, 10h@l05sd.
2p.m.-Cotton is heavy. Uplands, Tod; Or
leans I014d. Sales. 5000 bales, of which 1000
we're for export and speculation.
5p.m.- Cotton closes heavy. Uplands. lOd;
ORLEANS 1OlLd
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

FRrsH Canadian oat meal, sweet cider
purs strained and comb honey, and a
ful line o. orira family groceries, at j.
Devoio's, eornes - Isslrd and Adams
streets. lioi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
COTTON.

Yesterday the Total sales we're only
GOO bales. To-day the Liverpool and
New York kilograms notice a decline Of
l-lGd in the former aud lc in the latter.
This somewhat demoralized the market
here, and there we're more sellers than
buyers, but the former did not press
sales, although they were willing to ac-
cept from l@lc less than were the ask
ing rates yesterday. Sales we're but $50
bales at about the following approxima-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
RIVER RTELLIeENOR.
1Ars AprrnrIarp no LrAYI fo.pAY.

r ARRIVALS. nI.It
Steamer DE Smei, Shreveport.
Grand Lake No. 2, Pittsburg.
Il. e." Pat Cleburne. White river.
Legal Tender. White river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Continental. ST. Louis.
q. w. Cheek, Hale's Point.
Mollie Moore. Cairo.
Susie Silver, ST. Louis.
Phil Allin, Friar's Point.
~ PORT.
Phil Allin. A. J. White. st. Francis,
Belle Lee, Mary Boyd, Pat Cleburne,
Legal Tender. Mary 4. Forsyth.
Daily report Of the stage Of water and the
changes during the twenty-four hours ending
at noon to-day:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
Fnr ArItnnsnn River.

Memphis and Arkansas River Packet Com
pany-U. S. Mail Line ~ For Pine Bluf,
Little Rock, and all points through to Fort
Smith.
MARY BOYD................R. L. Haines, master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE ON 04Ss
w TUESDAY, 4th instant, at el4si ~
Bpm. She will reship her freight s.szss.-Asa
at Little Rock. for points above, ON the steam
err Fort Gibson.
JOHN N. HARDIN, Agent,
l33-194l Office on Wharf boat, foot of Courtst.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

SHIPPIyG TAGS printed just at New
York prices at the PUBLIC LEDGER
office. AIT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
THE CITY.

PIrrsBuRo and Camel coal and gas
coke. Brown 4 Jones, office 2s2 Main
street. Bethel Block I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

xrrANTRD. - sECOND-IIAND FuliNI-
w allure feathers and househOuld goods
Of MI kinds bought at 2s2 Second strestc,,,.r
"itSt' "'"N II. Il. SINNOIr.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

urANTED - TO BORROW $1,000, .fok
w which % per cent. per annum VIII pe
maid; secured by personal property "ertn
FL igg.t "uu' LOUIS. Is Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
For Cincinnati.

Memphis and Cincinnati Packet Company
For Cairo. Evansville. Louisville, Cincinnati
and all intermediate points,
ARLINGTON. .................Dan Moore, master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE IT,
w WEDNESDAY, 5th inst, FSlH ilttt
pm. For freight or passage APP nssssa@a,ak
ply on COmpany's Wharf boat. foot of Court st.
i33 1876 w. P. WALKER, Supt.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

WANTED : CLAIMS AGAINST THE
w limited States. Inventors 20 send for our
hook "How 10 Obtain Palents;" SisMain ST.
al n. s. "A. p. LACEY. Attorneys,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
FUEL! FUEL! FUEL!
Cotton Seed Oil Cake and Pittsburg
Hard Coke.

We are prepared to furnish the above
or either article separate, in quantities
to suit, on short notice. 1t is the next
best fuel for stoves and CRATES after coal
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

NOR RENT - RESIDENCES, OFFICES
and sleeping rooms. Apply 70 d
Is2.i% ACKLEN a sNEED. go Main st.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

rTANTRD-NEEDING MONEY lMME;;
Nv diatoly, will sell marble work OF an
tinds al very reduced figures for thir!y DAYS
-91 TUOS. MAXWELL, so Union 81.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

,s1oR RENT COTTAGE house, fOuik
rooms. kitchen and servants room l'o
Mosby street. Apply TO-
iS-lS5 EN0CH TAYLOR Madisonst.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

For solid gold jewolry go to the Jet
Palace. 66I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

NOR RENT-ONE OF THE BEST OFFICES
in the city, ground floor. No. IL Madison
street. next tho LEDGER Office; go per moh'n'
Apply at business office OF PUBLIC Lhk"hh'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

WILKINSON, the enterprising news
dealer at III Main street, has on his
shelves The Favorite. an illustrated
weekly journal, published at Montreal,
Canada.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
STEAMBOATS,
For Cincinnati.
For Cincinnati.

Cincinnati. louisville and New Orleans Packet
Company.
MINNEOLA ................W. b. Miller. master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE IT,
w TUESDAY, 4th instant. at slssltsI
isl &. B. COBB 4 CO.. Ag'ts. 266 Front st.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

r 0sTsE ON MAIN STREET. A HEAVY
gold ring with green setting. A hperal
reward will be paid for the same if left az W me
JedRer Office. - -, ".
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
FOR RENT.

w A. WHeATLEY. Rental agent
Rethei block, once No. 3. keceiNsF
ships accepted.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

For Mhita River.

Memphis and White River Packet Company
Elliott Line U. s. Mail steamers-For Hele-
ma, Friar's Point. Carson's, Concordia,
Terene, Devall's Bluff. West Point, Searcy,
Augusta and Jacksonport. Thesteamer
LEGAL TENDER..Joh D. Elliott. master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE HsSs =
w on TUESDAY. 4th inst, at sis.ssI7tsY
pm. n-s,''--~
8. b. MILLER, Agent. No. Elliott Block,
JOS. ELLIOTT, Sec'y. opp. upper wharf.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

tliolow high water Of 1871.
Trailing fast. ~,
Blank (.....l indicates no report; cipher O)
stationary; 90 rising; Cd gorgod.
lOficia1 s. W. RHODE,
Observer Signal Service. u. 5. A.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
REWARD.

@I0o REWARD-FoR THE RETURN or
&I(l(l NV hooks and papers, lost during IN =
SnrninT Of my house and stock Of goods AT
Nesbit Station. Mics, February2, 1875 ana no
questions asked. pAppEE
13i-135 d. N. DnnD ,.- -,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

NOR HOUSE OF EIGHT ROOMS;
H No. Is Exchange street extended. l3l-l4s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

The "MemPhis city Fire. does
Fire and Marine business; Office 10
Madison 80. r. NJ. APPersOn, Press
Henry j. Lynn. Cashier. l2O-l45
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

-EoR RENT-A FARM OF FIVE Ea ACk Hl 1:
az miles from the city on the Horn Lake
roai known as the jacob Place or Forest
Retreat This place is stocked with choice
fsuit snoh ms grapes, peaches, pears. apricots,
etc, and is we'll suited for market gatden,
,a,nnSs,fsbed Possession given immediately.
AppIy 10 Swayne & Colman, Rental Agents,
M i75 Main street, or to j. W. Jefferson, No.
~ Madieon at. llA-i
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

Or cake and Pittsburg coke at Brown
& Jones, 2s2 Main street. 1907
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
BROWN g JONES.
INV s Browse. Is Jefrerson 81. 98

wholesale, and Retail Dealers ~
coke and OF CnKe, as2 Main SO.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

NOR RENT-A LARGE BRICK HOUSE
suitable for a factory, situated on the BANK
Of the Mississippi river in Fort Piekerihg, NEAR
The GAS works; formerly occupied MS n brewery
ana uiSu''e''' MARX & BENSDORF,
,1a4 Insnrhnce Binding, ReOm 35. ;
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
FOB SALE.

YJoR sALE-A FINE DELIVERY WAGON
X for grocers, dry goods merchants, etc, IN
complete order, at reasonable price. Oa,l az
Wmi Whitaker & Co.'s, $50 Front st, ll4-f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04
eop : Me OR RENT.

TOR RENT OR SAL 1.-TWO HANDSOME 4 IES5 +
cottages with garden and ISts attaeheG, I.
Ridgeway, Memphis and Ch.:S S' ants. iD' O
Ii5.id2 S MOSBY. s0l re I.s street:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

C0al 0ll rs explosive
That Il we'll known;
Mammoth oil is NOT explosive,
AS will at any time be shown
1873 BY A. HfTzTELD a SoH.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-04

,1oR sALE-A 7-HORsE POWER PoRT.A-
H'V1l. engine and boiler, in good WORKING
order the presses in r tRs GSe
will be solu 0"s"P " Sy77 TT
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-08-23
FOREST PRESERVATION.

Previous to and during the session of the Leg
stature Of 1872, We called attention repeatedly to
the Importance of taking measures by legal en-
actment for the preservation of the forests of the
Islands. We adduced numerous examples of fine
climates ruined and fertile countries turned into
deserts through the improvident destruction of
forests but the then Ministry were wiser than
We, declaring that trees in no wise affected eli
mate, and convinced the majority of the Assembly
of that fact, and so nothing was done with our
bill for the preservation of the forests, and the
work of destruction goes recklessly on. We shall
not fail however to again bring the subject to the
attention of the Legislature, during the coming
session.
In the northeastern corner of the State of New
York, is the principal group of the Adirondack
mountains. Here over a space of nearly two
million acres, once was densely covered with val
liable forest trees, but for years it has been
ruthlessly devastated TO obtain lumber for the
cities, bark for the tanneries. and ashes for
chemical compounds. The mountains are rich
in magnetic iron ore of a superior quality, and
there has been a great waste of wood in smelling
it. No trees have been planted to compensate for
the destruction which has thus been going on.
lLllS EdL1C Vi mOuLldlIs TWO rivers discharge
their waters into Lake Champlain, others into the
st. Lawrence, and others still into the Hudson.
Now the intelligent people of New York are
greatly exercised about the rapid destruction of
these forests. They believe that the trees shelter
the sources of the rivers from solar evaporation
that they exercise q well-ascertained influence on
climate and the public health; that they secure
also the purity and volume of water required for
the supply of the State. The Legislature, at the
suggestion of several scientific gentlemen, ap-
pointed a commission to investigate the matter
and to recommend what action should be taken in
the premises. The Hon. HOratio Seymour, who
is President Of the Commission, has recommended
that about one-balf of the whole area referred To-,
S34,4S0 acres, constituting the watershed from
which the Hudson receives its supply, shall be
enclosed and set apart as a State Park. There is
every probability that this grand scheme, devised
by intelligent, practical men, for the preservation
of the wood lands from exhaustion by carelessness
or rapacity, will be carried out, and future gen.
in the Empire State will reap the benefit
of the wise foresight of the men of the present.
Shall we of Hawaii nei be warned in time, or
shall we supinely permit the work OF forest de-
s~tructiOn To 90 on unchecked, to the ultimate
trying up Of our lands and the ruin OF orr climate?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-08-23

SEA ISLAND Corrosive desire to call the at
tention of all who take an interest in developing
the resources of the country, to the excellent
letter on the cultivation of Sea Island Cotton
from the pen of Mr.. II. Holstein, on the fourth
page of to-day's paper Mr.. II. is a man of ed
~ucation, but he is withal an eminently practical
man, and the relation given of his experience and
success in the cultivation of cotton, in the I'M
promising region on Maui where he is now
located, ought to prove of great value and an en-
couragement to cotton growers. Mr.. H.. has, in
the line of agriculture, been a no small benefactor
of these Islands. He may very properly be
termed the pioneer and original promoter of the
culture of rice here, which has now assumed
such important proportions for he it was who
first demonstrated in Nuuanu Valley that ii
could be successfully and proftably cultivated.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-08-23

GossIPTNG, alebearing and selndalizing are in
a large degree the result of idleness some Of
that work which a distinguished parsonage is said
to provide for those who have no business of their
own, or who prefer what he offers to their legi-
timate employment. Unfortunately : times are
dull " in Hawaii nei.
The vulgar, conceited and untruthful letters or
reports written at Honolulu, and occasionally at
Lahaina, for publication in San Francisco, show
that the country is fully furnished with servants
of the enterprising master above referred to, and
we can only hope, for the credit of the publishers
and vendors of reading matter in Honolulu, that
they will not Tor the future lend their columns,
or otherwise sid in giving wider circulation to
that which is untrue, and if true, is only mis-
chievous in its influence.
What reasonable excuse can be offered for post
ing in conspicuous places, or republishing in a
paper pretending to respectability, and protesting
4 wish to promote the best interests of our little
community, that which is only calculated to ex-
cite suspicion, anger and ill-will, without a posi-
biHty Of doing any good?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-08-23

The GENERAL characteristics OF the Gd-eHs and
the tone of some of It's editorials, indicate that
it Is made up principally Of matters furnished by
the Ministers, and that it Is, 10 all inrents and
purposes, the Government Gazette. ~, for In
stance, from the Foreign Department, all official
correspondence which the Minister IS bound TO
give TO that paper; from the Interior Department,
all .'by authority" notices, and-the head Of
that Department having formerly been in eiito-
rial harness-m2re or less each week of sarcastic
editorial paragraphs: and from the Finance De
partment, notices referring to the business of that
Department.
At the next session of the Legislature we shall
strongly call attention 10 the delusion of the leas-
ing Of the Government Printing Office. When
the present Ministry took Office, it was said that
they were willing 10 trust to an independent
press TO ~criticise their official acts" Perhaps the
Minister Of the Interior may claim the excuse Of
the law, which still makes him responsible for
the government press.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-08-23

BV the ACT OF 49,. - 10 regulate tue NuE-
rency.' the King in Privy Council is empowered
to fix the value at which all gold and silver coins.
other than American, shall be receivable IN pay
ment Of government dues, duties and taxes at the
Treasury, and also as legal tender in the payment
Of debts between private individuals. Should
the government accede to the memorial of the
Chamber, the object Will doubtless be attained Of
keeping sufficient gold coin in the country for the
ordinary purposes of trade, and the exigencies of
the moment being tided over, complaints about
the currency Will cease for a time.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof -
but the fact nevertheless remains that tinkering
with the currency almost invariably makes mat
tiers worse in the end. By the adoption of the
plan as proposed, we shall acquire a suficiency of
com, but which once here, at the enhanced values,
will always remain, unless Il turn in the tide of
our affairs shall induce us to again depreciate the
values, when coinmay becomea an article of CONNER
cial exchange. If the balance Of trade now
against us, (and which fact is solely at the bot
tom Of this currency trOuble) shall 4 year hence
continue to present the same aspect as now, the
question of exchange will be an interesting one,
for we shall have no coin with which to pay our
bills abroad. But if, as may reasonably be
hoped, in the course of time the balance of trade
shall be in our favor, and San Francisco be owing
us, it will be quite easy and very natural for our
debtors there to buy up the gold which we re-
ceive at a fictitious value and send it to us, in
stead Of American coin. The difference between
the valuation here ard there of sovereigns, ETC.,
will make it well worth the while of the consum-
ers of our produce to pay us in the kind of cur
rency upon which we shall have placed such a
handsome premium, instead of allowing us to
draw bills. So that, in either case, by initiating
the currency as proposed, we may only be pro-
viding the way to efectually embarrass business
and exchange in the future.
1t would have been of interest to the public,
who are Immediately concerned, had the Chamber
of Commerce ordered the report of their Commit
tee to be published in full, in order that the ar
guments might be known upon which the pro-
posed changes are recommended. 1t is possible,
however, that the Committee were not sufficiently
proud of their report as to allow it to run the
gauntlet of criticism. Or perhaps it is thought
better to spring an important measure on the
people without giving any reasons, as of old.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-08-23
Great Earthquake in Chile.

By the arrival on Wednesday last of the clipper
ship Premier, Capt. Merrihew, So days from Valpa-
raise en- route for Bakers Island to load guano, we
have received a copy of the Valparaiso Mail of July
10th, in which We find a detailed account of a severe
earthquake at that place, and throughout Chile, on
the morning of July 18th. The Mail declares it to
have been as severe n shock as any that had occurred
within the memory Of the Oldest inhabitant. While
a great deal of damage was done to property in Val
paraiso, variously estimated at from $50, 900 to
$50, 900, the loss of life was wonderfully small.
Two women died from the effects of fright, and two
were reported killed from falling walls, but, says the
Mail, "The list of casualties from falls down stairs,
and jumping through windows would, if we were to
detail them all, fill a column of our paper" The
shocks continued, with several hours interval, from
the 9TH until the morning of the Sth, when they
finally ceased.
"The first subterranean movement appears to
have come from the other side of the Andes, because
at the commencement of the shock, at which mo-
ment 1T was undoubtedly the heaviest, q rosetta of
the roof of the San Borja hospital fell, Just as if it
had been severed with a knife, towards the west u
pendulum clock also fell in the same direction, and
swinging lamps were also observed to move towards
that point.
"For these reasons many persons believe that the
earthquake had its origin in some volcanic commo-
ton in the cordillera, as happened in 1922 and 1884,
when an eruption Of the San Jose mountain oc-
CURED. This opinion is also confirmed by the fact
that previous to the earthquake, and also during the
shock, reflections of flashes Of light were seen on the
tops Of the Andes lying to the southeast of the city.
CATER the first few seconds were over the shock
changed from an undulatory to a vertical one.
"The duration of the shock, according to observ-
atoms made by several persons, was from II to "A
seconds, which is q greater duration than that of
any earthquake that has taken place within the
memory of any living inhabitant.
GAS may be readily imagined, great alarm pre-
vailed among the inhabitants, and many families
sought safety in the Alameda, the Plaza de Armas,
and other squares. The greater part of the inhab-
itants staid up all night, full of the greatest anxiety
and expecting momentarily some terrible catastrophe
to take place"
tormati from Madrid by telegraph has just
been received in diplomatic circles that the Cortes,
by a large majority, resolved not TO confer further
political privileges on Cuba until the insurgents
shall have laid down their arms.