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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-19

ginius. All this news was received in
Havana with great reioicings by the Span
ish last evening. The Captain General
received telegram from Burrel, telling
the fate of the four principal prisoners.
How the Execution of the Leaders is Re-
Rarded.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The EUeniRg Post
says, editorialIy: "The feeling of our citi-
zens was raised to fever heat 10y the execu-
ton of the four Cuban leaders. 1t will
now rise to the boiling pitch. Cuba and
her friends will hereafter need neither
money nor men. Have these butchers no
fear of the Indignation of the civilized
world? The report makes the blood run
cold.n
All Available vessels TO be Sent TO Cuban
Waters.
The vessels of the navy have been so re-
duced in number that it has been found
somewhat difficult to promptly reinforce
our squadrons, as in cases of emergency.
But in the course of few days all that can
be made available will be sent TO Cuban
waters in accordance with the determine
ton of the Cabinet meeting yesterday.
The Secretary of the Navy was to-day in
consultation with the different Bureau of
ficers on the subject of preparing the YES
sells for sea.
What the Quilted States Government VIII
DO.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE State De
partment has dispatches from Cuba COM
hrming the press reports from Santiago de
Cuba in their details.
The iron clad MahopOc at Norfolk has
been ordered to prepare for sea and officers
assigned to her.
The Government seems to be more in
earnest than heretofore in protecting the
waters between the United States and Gu
ba, the great highway of all nations, from
Spanish molestation. The Madrid Gov
eminent being unable to enforce its au-
thority in Cuba, that of the United States
will be impelled to assert its power in all
cases where the interests of the citizens of
this country and its own honor require de-
cisive action. The President and all the
members of his Cabinet are in accord on
this subject. 1t is not believed in official
quarters that the contest in Cuba has at
any time assumed the conditions which
amount to a war in the sense of interna-
tional law, or which would show the exist
ence of de facto political organization of
the insurgents sufficient TO justify a recog-
milton of belligerency, but, as President
Grant said in one of his annual messages,
1.-THE principle is maintained that this ma
ton is its judge when to accord the right of
belligerency, either to people struggling
to free themselves from Government they
believe to be oppressive or to independent
nations at war with each other"
Govern menL Monitors Ordered 10 Sea.
NEW YORK, Nov, 12.-Orders have been
received at the Brooklyn navy yard to pre-
pare sloops of war Kearsage and Juniatta
for the seas Immediately. At noon to-day,
under equally pressing orders, the torpedo
boat Admiral Porter was launched and
will be ready for active operations in few
days.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12.-Orders have
been received at the navy yard to fit out
the monitor Manhattan for sea by Friday
next. A large force of workmen are en-
ployed. 1t is understood that other mont
tors at League Island are to be made ready
for service at once.
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Summary Proceeding aud quick Execu
ton to Avoid Foreign Intervention.

HAVANA, Nov. ia dispatch from
Santiago de Cuba has been received an
nouncing the execution of Capt. Fry and
the crew of the Virginus and twelve more
Cuban patriots, and says that Franchi
Alfaro was among the latter number. He
offered the Spanish authorities million
dollars if they would spare his life. The
Spaniards say he came to assume the Presi-
dency, sO-called, of the Cuban Republic.
Several passengers, both men and wo-
men, by the steamer City of New York,
from New York November 9Th, which has
arrived, were yesterday arrested by the au-
thorities on landing. 1t is reported that
they are accused of completely with the In
Surgents,
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CUBAN AFFAIRS.
PARTICULARS OF THE CAPTURE OF
THE VIRGINIUs.
An Exciting Chase and Determined Effort
TO Escape.

Cannon. Horses and Cases of Arms Thrown
Overheard.
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This brought the Nirginius to- and two
armed boats from the Tornado came along
side and took possession of the vessel and
made prisoners of all on board. At the
time of capture the Nirginius was flying
the American flag, but this was pulled
down by a Spanish officer and the Span
ish ensign hoisted in its place, although
the papers of the vessel, duly dispatched
for Colon, were handed him.
The vessel at the time was in British waters
and within league, as | am positively as
sured, of the coast of Jamaica. On this
point all accounts differ. One gives the
capture as having been effected twenty
miles from Jamaica, and official accounts
state twelve. The Diayid states it was
twenty-three miles, the journals of Santi-
ago de Cuba eight miles and twenty miles,
and the version of the POce dc cuba is
twenty miles. The commander of the
Tornado publicly stated in Santiago de
Cuba that an hour later the Virginius
could have saved herself by entering some
port of Jamaica. After the capture the
next two hours were emplyed in transfer
ring some of the prisoners to the Tornado
and putting prize crew on board the Vir-
ginius.
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land Maine
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Z. 5. jail pACKET. Huom mARrIN,

WILL PLY BETWEEN LOUDON AND ROCK
w WOOD, as follows:
Leave Loudon dai Sundays eXcepted) az A. NJ,
arriving at Kingston at AM, and at lockwood at II
AN, making conn ctiOn sith U. S. mail packet lucy
Cocker. fer all points beUWou Mondays and III rsdays
keturning-leave Rock WOO at ll:3O AM, Kingston
at NJ, and arri at Loudon at Pm.
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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-26
the Small! Pox.
simple and Perfect Yumirato

simple and Perfect Fumixator.
We copy the following from the
Boston Herald. The methstI,o fumi-
s.H'io" might be adopted everywhere
with profit:
Some years ago Mr.. Porter, who
now has charge of the Maolis Gar
dens AZ Nahant, was living IN Boston
and had house full of young and old
people as boarders and dodgers. All
of sudden young man in the
house was taken down with the reg
ular black small pox. OF course
there was great CONSERVATION in that
house, but possibly nothing like
there would be to-day under the
same circumstances. Mr.. Porter,
though he had never had the disease
himself, ncithcr had any of tho other
inmates of the house, took entire
charge of the Young man. He put
him liz room on the ground floor.
and carefully nurscd him with his
own hands. The disease took n
strong hold of the young man, and
medical men gave him up, saying
that hc could not live but Mr.. Por-
Ter thought differently, and still care
fully nurscd him. In the meantime
none of the boarders left the house,
while during the Young mans sick
ness, Mr. Porter went daily to and
from his hoazc attending TO his busi-
ness, and eventually the young man
recovered. No other person in the
house was taken with the disease out
side the house by coming in contact
with Mr. Porter, and the only per-
caution that he used about the house
to prevent himself and others from
taking the disease was the following: /:
In the sick room, in the trout hall
and other parts of the house, lie
placed small plates Of coarse salt,
aad upon this salt he daily poured
about large spoonful of the oil of
vitrol, This created vapor which
permeatcd the whole house. 1t was
perfect .fumigator, and not attend
ed with auy unpleasant smell. Mr..
Porter before leasssk the sick room
always thoroughly fumigated him
self with this sappr, aud thus did he
prevent the spread OF Ia. disease,
while he is quite confiden: tina; il
also was quite beneficial tn the sick
man; ansi to-day he is confident In
| his own mind that i:ttho sa;ne sfumi-
gator was used in the houses where
! persons are sick with the small pox
that it would prevent the spread OF
: the disease.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-26
Bible Revision.

The revision OF the English Bible
is only one of many signs donating q
revival of study in this direction.
Old methods are giving way to new,
and the Bible is at once the subject
of more free and more intelligent and
truly revercatial handling. There Is
a disposition 10 stCdy it less with tho
aid of commentaries than with die
tionarics, and it is in these that the
facts OF and concerning the Bible are
brought together most satisfactorily.
a great many Suuday-scliools are jus,
now studying the book Of Genesis
In Smiths Dictionary of the Bible
Unabridged, of course), the WORD
Genesis alone has some fifteen col
umns given TO it. Adam has three
his wife only half column, Eden
twelve, tho Confusion of Tongues
forty. Noah and the Delugc thirty,
Joseph twenty, Abraham seven, Isaac
and ishmacl, by commendable i'm
partialitv, each eight; Esau two. but
Jacob four, and the references to pas
sagcs i'll tho book of Genesis, besides
the prominent articles. are, by count
IN the index, three hundred and forty
four.-llsiverside Bulletin. Ii anv
truth is beginning TO dawn upon
mems minds at the present time, it is
thls-that there is some good in all
religions, that none of them has n
monopoly of tru,II, and that all
should work together in peace for the
final regeneration OF mankind.-[Lon-
don AthenGum.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-26
Fashion il Female Dresy.

n New York paper contains u crit
icism upon the present fashions
which prevail among tho ladies. 4.
is particularly hostile TO lew-neckc't
dresses, and says the Generalization
in this respect has almost reached tho
degree Of deprayity which existed at
the most corrup: period of Fren nch his
tory. There is undoubtedly much ia
the present styles that is objection
able to the sober sense Of reason ant
judgment; and tho improper adj
vances which we are told young mon
sometimes make toward young ladies
may to sore extent be traced to thi
evil. Party dresses are now cut
solely with view to exhibit tho ro-
tuud neck and well-developed bust
to the greatest advantage. Both
should be enveloped In thick gauso-
impenetrablc TO tho eye--o'r tho
dresses should be cut I,igh-necked.
Ladies' can not set upon safer plan
than that adopted by the traveller
who wisely hides from view his most
costly jewels lest they tempt tho Gu
pidity of the robber on the plains. ..
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-26
Raising the Prestl ent's Salary
slow IL Is TO be Done,
N. Y. Sun Washington L.t,.r.l

IN. Y. Sun Washington L,t,.r,l
a strenuous effort is being made to
raise tho Presidents salary. To SC.
cure votes which could not otherwise
be obtained, it is designed to put up
the pay of Congress to 5000 4 year.
to include the present Congress. SO
that every retiring member will
pocket $6,000in addition to his regu-
lar salary of So 900 per annum. This
brihe is likely to carry. the dav.
Without it. the bill would not have
the slightest chance. The whole
scheme is an outrage. The Presi-
dents pay to-day is equal to more
than $50, 900, including the advantages
attached to the White House. lie
pays, in fact, for nothing but his ell
tertainluents, and they are few and
far between. Pierce and Buchanan
lived far more Hospitality and gcner-
ously than Grant docs; and they never
spent their salaries. Lincoln saved
more than one-halfh his pay. Congress
gives Grant a steward. servants,
lights, fuel. kitchen garden, green
house, stables, Stationery, So crctarics,
clerks, messengers, and n host OF
shings which other Presidents paid
for out of their own pockets. Yet
they never complained. Greed is the
order Of the day, and it begins at tho
White House.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-26
4 Clergyman ana his Congregation
5: :ow.balling In Church.
(From the Hartford Timcs /


a funny scene took place not long
since in St. Johns Church, East
Hartford, during the service. The
choir had just finished chanting the
psalter for the day when large
corona of evergreeHs, holding a
couple of dozen candles. was found to
be on fire. 1t was suspended by
wires directly ever the chancel, ana
held by large wreaths of evergreens
reaching the ceiling and sides Of the
saeristy. II was impossible at the
moment to pull these down, aud
they were soon oil fire, the flames
spreading rapidly over the heavy
ropes ofdry evergrecns. The Rey. Mr.
Hobbte, the rector; threw of his sur-
piice, and SO also did The -choristers.
who. With the males in the audience,
rushed oat ofdoors for snow, as no
water was available. Then cepimen-
ced Il fnBny scene, all OF these Diai
throwing Snow balls at the burning
wresths. They thds succeeded in
putting out the lire, which, but for
their prompt efforts might have
proved serious. After the excite
;nent had been Quilted the service vas
I resumed.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-26
The state PcaitentiaYy. .

Mr.. Child, Representative from
Ray county, has Introduced resolu.
ton in the Legislature looking TO-
wards the leasing Of the Missouri
State Penitentiary soas to iuake Il .
sclf-sustainiug institution. As now
conducted it costs the State nearly
$lOO. 900 annually. This is simply an
outrage. There arc now confined
within its walls over $40 able bodied
men, who arc fed OH coarse fare:
clothed III cheap ,rments aud
worked steadily aad yet this institu-
tion falls behind from so, 800 to Si00,-
600 annually. II it canuo. be made :
self-sustainins institution r.nder tho
present arrangement, We arc for
lcasingi it,.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-26
JOB PRTNTTNcas .
Congressional.
Counting ths Electsrial vssss soS
President aud Vice Prsssasnt,

On Wednesday, February 18th, the
greater part ofthe day, from o'clock
to 6 p. H., was passed by both Houses
In going through the legal formality
of opening and counting the Elecso.
raj votes of the thirty-seveu- States
for President and Vice President, and
in settling questions Incident thereto:
The Senators at p. NJ, fled into the
hall of the HOUSE of Representatives
to see the votes of the several States
opened by tho Vice President Iili
read by the icilers; and at 3P. H.;
fled out again to their own chAn-
ber to consider aud vote on objections
raised in the Joint Convention. This
proceeding was several times repeat,
ed, and necessarily consumed . good
deal Of time. But at last the end of
the formality was reached.
Several iuformalities were voted
upon in both Houses aud passed over
the Senate, it seems to us, treating
all questions and objections In . far
more constitutional, not to say libeS-
al, spirit, than was displayed by the
House. 1t was owing to tho action
of the House, that the three votes Of
Georgia, given to Mr. Greeley, wsrs
not counted. The votes Of Arksnsas
and Louisiana were both rejected ON
the technical ground of ''irregulari-
tics in the elections" Ofcourse theae
decisions did not affect tho final re-:
suit: but they show tho aaimss OF
the dominant party. .5 :.
At the close of the counting, tho
Vicc-Presidcnt, having received from
the tcllcrs an abstract OF tho votes.
declared U. S. Graut duly elected
President, aud Henry Wilson Vics-
President, Of the United States, for
the four years commencing on the
4th March, 1873. Tho Senate uSl
made its final exit from tho Hall .. .
O'Clock. and soon afterwards bGti
Houses adjourned.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-26
a Feeling Tribute ,sH..pub. no,

"A Feeling Tribute % ssPub. Docssu
a Philadelphia editor Thus relieves
his mind on subject familiar to all
, newspaper Offices, the einevitable Pub.
Doc:
We owe ourthanks to Judge Ksl-
ley for the latest Papcn Ofiico report5-
We already have sixteen hundtet 3f
these interesting volume sin our II:
brarv, but they have been read and
rcread 50 many times by heart. This
new volume came opportunely art
gr: :tctully on Christmas morning;
and that nigh. we gathered our ittlo
family around the iirc and read IL
through to them. The affecting talo
entitled improvements in Monkey
Wrench seemed to touch, every
heart, and when We came to the eli.
max of the little story about ''Rcvers-
abb Pieboards" there was not dry
eye between the front door and tti3
stable. During the reading Of tho
pitcous narrative entitled .'Gunl
Washers for Carriage Axles" tho
whole family gave expression to
boisterous emotion, and tho hired
girl was so much excited that she lost
her presence of mind. and went
around TO her mothers inadvertent-
ly with six pounds of sugar antt 4
butter kettle full of -four, and caifiS
home at night intoxicated. We can
never sufficiently thank Judge Kel-
ley for the innocent enjoyment thus
furnished us. The memory Of that
happy evening win lingcf in our
minds very much longer than that
hired girl ever fingers when sho
lights OH n lot Of substance which sho b
thinks will suit the constitution Of
her aged parent.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-26
A BEAUTIFUL LYRIC.

u. r. Taylor, who haunts the shores OF I.at
Michigan. writes well sometimes. His late,
poem. "iazy," lifts US not into the middle
next week. but the middle of June Herr's
section OF IL:
Under the maple tree lying supine,
Timing the heat Of n pendulum vinci
swinging the Dylawarcs turning to wihc.
Gazing straight upward mile in The blue,
Watching II cloud that has n othing 10 do,
Wishing deed for nn acre or two.
Nothing to do but come down In t,e rain,
Born Of the mist unto heaven again.
Nothing to sow. and no resping orgrain.
Watching bee in hls pollen pan,'loon
Droning him home In The cry4oi,c noon,
Ghcs; OF IL drummer boy drumming atune.
Watching jay Un cherry tree nigh,
Stranger To love with his criel br!sh, cyA--
Wha, 1f that jack. rs b:,c ~ the SKY.
Splashii'g his crest with the ch.rTy's red blood
Jaunttrst r'bbrr tilit ranges the wood,
Nothing will name him but blue Robin II Cd
Hearing; bird with her English all right,
Calling somebody from morning till night,
Calling, forever, the mystic ''B - White"
WomlG' s Gwn cousin since Adam legan,
Beau; j voc, thai Is waiting u man,
Qnaii N II 1 o: t!ic tim. cf Qnger ANA.
Counting the ares Ills the dr.f from the rose,
S;rcwin- with fragrance my place of rcposr,
Dying! All! no; only changing its clothes.
Watching n spider pay out hrr last line,
Working Euciid'S geometry fine.
Web Is all wo;cn and weaver Will dine,
Watching hy i.,z. along to its doom,
SiikcR the m.shes, hu; death to the loom,
ShrordcI. and eaten, bat never II tomb.
Sparrow a-drowse oa limb overhead
OIens an eye when the sl!der Is fed,
Opens bsli-an,i the SPIDER is dead
Watching abutleri!y slowly untold,
CTOwnln- a pJct with bi,'nan.ns of gold,
Strange rs The rod tat did blossom of old.
Hinse'l on a life is the duplicate page,
L.itere'! in li--it hy =. VI, y tiIIa sage,
Lasting summer aud read Tor snagr!
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-26

1t is said that u destitute sTerrsp
Haute woman received coAtribs-o .
tion Of $5 the other day, amdiDusdi- q
.ately invested il in A. pliosoSraph- Al I!
bum. A woman of taste,r .csftS1a3ts
We can conirivo to do without SIethas
ine and fuel aud something % sstshpss'
what: is there in this wsria uesssa
living for W athouta pisotoyrsrh 49,
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Hardin, Ray County.
It's Past, Present and ruturs-Thr
Quality 81 Iss Surrounding Soil
Railroad Connection, &c.

Correspondence Of the Kansas City Times.
HARDIN, RAY Co., Mo.
Feb. 18th, 1873.
Having lived in Ray county for
nearly thirty years, l thought il
would not be out of place for me to
say few words in regard TO the ap.
pearancc Of this country then aud al
the present time.
Thirty years ugo this part Of the
county was t!ii.ily settled, and farms
were few and far between. Now
beautiful farms can be seen on all
sides, and those wild lands are in an
excellent state OF cultivation, pro.
ducing
ALL VARIETIES OF GRAINS
and grasses in abundance. Iwould
say to those wishing TO purchase
farms, come and take look at this
section of country before purchasing
elsewhere. If they want farms tha,
will pay them for their labor, they
can be had in this rich valley and on
the very best of terms. The supply
of wood, water and coal cannot be
surpassed i'll any other portion of the
State.
HARDIN
is small town situated on the St.
Loii., Kan q City q North, I rail.
road, six miles below the X. & l..
Junction, and about forty miles from
Kansas City, aud is one of the best
shipping points on the railroad.
There is a gap of about thirty-iivc
miles Oh the Lake & Gulf road TO fill
up, which will pass through this place
from or near Chillicothe, and connect
at Lexington, ard it is thought the
time is not far distant when there
will he q
BRIDGE BUILT AT LEXINGTON.
We have u church house near town,
in which the Methodists, Baptists,
eeformers and Presbytcrians all W or
ship. We have good schools. liar
din has two dry goods stores, ono
drug store, one hotel, one boot and
shoe store, two grocery stores, one
hardware store, and one largo saw
and grain mill. III. 5. TR1GG.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-26

Ex-senator pomeroy wants th6,
people OF Kansas to suspend their
opinion os his conduct for the PRES.
cnt. For our part Ne think they Aax1
better suspend Pomcroy hinsell
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-26

|. Gen. Butler eA pressed tho hcpS III
Congress the iler day thai ''ths tins1
would sooa eo,Ee wisen tho NeW I
Orleans Of 1879 viii be reinemtsrsl
aud the New Orleans Of 1861 sorg0t-l
ten." Oh, those spoons. ,as3f
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-26
EIHAE sETTLEuEsT.

eroTiih.is - le;s!s T'. 70 ~ essi "a I
Si,,,a,- .,,,r- ID tt'gt j. TGt uadti siS.ie 1s.
a,irIipi ar.lar sr i9l wit. se ~ ,fonsA ~
oi sa.d ts..,t.., intend ~ B:fEe uiiai fSttit--
,nant .f ,.i,i esf ate Al Eie Al'rsi term oi tte
tsrol,,te c,u,f ar l.sfayttse county, 80 'r negdi
and held al ths c0srt h1uss, in ia, ci!} y LsS-
in.t,r, On m, urti sisndar IN tptii, iS's
q. WENTWORTH. Atinlia!s'rit4r,
fSbls de bonia.poa, with viii annexed.
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why didn't you:''
s'Weli, thought I'd better not. +
asked her where she lived. Over in
the big house, says she. I. fsur ia
:lier and mother tl.ere??' .Mr father
is ...iead in California. Mother and
EMILY have sota new father, bat
have not
"'Ive been in California; says I,
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Those wishing lower pricp,, 80. vii i:n,f
the Gem just ;hc rlig. r,Iode.a,,. both in
size AMI prise. a.. OF S'. h,s; material fin.
tone ai!'t remarkable Tor rcmIinin. in tlnc-
Strictly :irsi class III all its parts Nj fully war
'nnitd. Marked t'.yois 10 ministers and The pro-
4.
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u. r. Taylor, who hauuts the shores Of Lake
Michigan, writes well sometimes. His latest
poem. "i.azy," lifts us not into the middle OF
next week, but the middle of June Here's IL
srctinn OF IL