Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-13
GENERAL NEWS.

Great activity still continues in the
Navy Yards of the United States.
New England cotton mills, are rapid
ly resuming work on full time.
The Central Pacific railway, in some
places, is reported fearfully burdened
with snOw-si1 feet in some places.
Bishop Armistage, of the Episcopal
Church, of Wisconsin, died in New
York, on the 9th, after brief illness.
The celebrated Bessemer shot. works
Of Baldwin, Pa, were destroyed by
fire, on the 7th.
Tennessee Bonds, are still advancing
in New York, the old issue being
quoted at 79!, and the new at 70.
a newly married man, was killed in
St. Louis, on the 9th, by his wife's
brother.
And now it has been discovered that
Castelar,, is Celt, and his right name
CASTILLO.
The Richmond, Va. Wing, is autho-
rized to say that Gov. Kemper, will
not be a candidate for the United
states sendtorshfP.
Work is rapidly proceeding in the
Navy Yards, although confidence is
felt in the good faith of the Spanish
Government.
All the heavy ordinance which has
been stored at the st. Louis arsenal
since the war is in course of shipment
to Pensacola, Fla.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 6.-The total hogs
slaughtered here for the week, were
1900 since November LIST, to date,
100000; same time last year, POS, 900.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Gen. How
ard having resigned the presidency of
the Howard University, Prof John NJ.
Langstan, cOlOred, has been appointed
provisional president.
Samuel G.. Cobb, n Democrat, has
been elected mayor of Boston, by a
majority of near twenty thousand
-Four ladies were elected on the school
board.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. S.-The
Secretary of the Navy has asked Con-
gress for an appropriation of five mil
lion dollars to put the vessels in useful
condition.
An experienced North Carolina
banker, suggests rs n solution. the es-
tablishment of bank to be called the
Bank of America, with a cash capitaI
$3O0,000,OOO. In the course of a long
argument, he says:
New YORK, Dec. 4.-IngersolI and
Harrington, the ring conYicts, were
taken to Sing Sing to-day. They were
the accOmplices of Tweed, and are to
serve five years each.
ALBANY, n. Y, Dec. The late
thaw makes it possible that the Erie
Canal may be opened again in a few
days, and a great proportion of the
boats got through the tide water.
The Chamber of Commerce. of New
York, in special session, adopted the
majority report of the committee on
national finance advocating the speedy
redemption of specie payment.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's history of
his campaigns, will soon be out. Mill
tary men north and south, are looking
for the book with great interest. It
viii be sold by subscription.
john c. Underwood, United States
district judge of the first district of
Virginia, died suddenly Sunday night,
of aPoplexy, at his residence in Wash
ington. Saturday he seemed in better
health and spirits than usual.
General MclIahon, of Texas, and of
the Confederate army, eloped from |
New York, few days ago, in company
with Pauline Markham, the very
blonde of Lydia Thompson's burlesque
opera-trsuPe.
Lindsey Brown and Levi Clapp, mu-
lattoes, were hanged Friday and Bland |
vile, Ballard county, Kentucky, for
Outraging a white married lady last |
summer. They died asserting their in
nocense.
John Robinson's circus, and a party |
Of drunken roughs, hada regular bat |
tie in Jacksonville, Texas, last week. |
About three hundred shots were fired, |
md bowie knives and bludgeons, were ]
Freely used. Several men were killed /
IN both sides, and twenty-five or thir-
y. wounded.