, 1873-08-21

fathers place. This morning a man
passing through the woods near by,
heard child crying. On searching he
found the father AID mother quite dead,
with their thoats cut. 1t is supposed
that Scot cut his wife's throat and then
his own but no motive can be assigned
for committing the horrible deed. In
quest tomorrow.
LONDON, Aug. 11.-Many of the coal
pits in Leicestershire have been closed.
Several thousand miners have struck in
consequence of dissatisfaction with the
weighing system.
Gladstone has been legally advised
that his reelection to Parliament is not
required by his assumption of Cbancel-
lorship of the Exchequer. tt
New YORK, Aug. 18.-English mail
advices say that new South Wales en-
tered into provisional contract for
mail service between Sydney and Liver
pool by way of San Francisco. Con-
tractors who represent extensive firms
connected with colonies, are now in
London co complete arrangements pre-
viousiy made by telegraph.
HAVANA, Aug. 1S.-A telegram from
P uerto Principe, says on the 18th inst,
a body of insurrectionists attacked a
force of Spanish Cavalry stationed on
cattle farms near Puerto Principe. Af
| terra short engagement. insurgents with
drew. but not before they had captured
IS horses. Spanish loss 81 killed. In
surgents II.
Comes San Queit and other promin-
ent chiefs attacked the village Yegurs,
but was repulsed after sharp engage
mept.
New YORK, Aug.-Gold operations in
Wall street on Saturday have given rise
10 feeling that the. gold clique propose
trying again the tactics which lead to
Black Friday, and the bears are prepar-
ing an appeal to the President to inter-
fere on this occasion in time to prevent
the bulls from succeeding. A letter
from Rome says the syndic has posted
up a notice forbidding all persons, un-
der pretense of making pilgrimage,
whether singly OF in groups, from pass
ing through the city. 1t is regarded as
fanatical and not to be encouraged, and
as means used in keeping up political
excitement, at well as detrimental to
the public health to allow great crowd
to come together, at Assist or any SIM
liar place, with very imperfect means of
accommodation, might be attended with
serious harm; as the Nussulmen pill
grimages to Mecca, which have served
propagate cholera and other maladies.
MADRID, Aug. 18.-There is no truth
in the dispatch to the Carlist Jun!a at
Bayonne. reporting the capture of Ber-
gea. The Insurgents attack was gal
lantly resisted by the Republicans, who
after a severe contest defeated them ana
drove them from before the town. The
Carlist Junta of Bayonne announces
the receipt of second dispatch which
says that, by the fall of Bergea, Carlists
captured 1900 prisoners and much am
munition.
NEW YORK, Aug 1S.--The steamers
Alabama and Virginia from Glasgow.
The Alabama was supposed to have been
lost off the Irish coast. She reports
sinking the bark Abeona of Liverpool,
from Montreal for Glasgow, on the 4th
inst, with loss of nearly all board. At
II Is P. NJ. the the lookout reported
light on the port bow. Shortly after
wards we saw red light on our port
bow and ported the helm. Immediately
afterwards lost the red light, put the
helm hard to port and stopped the en-
gines directly and saw the bark heading
up, apparently about North-North- East,
crossing our bows. Reversed the en-
gines at full speed, notwithstanding
which she came directly into US, strik-
ing US on the port bow and little abaft
the bark's fore rigging. The time from
the collision till the bark sank cold not
have been more than minutes. They
lowered boats to look for survivors,
threw overheard buoys and ropes. One
man, swimming close to the ship caught
life-buoy and was picked up by one OF
the boats. Another drifted along side,
ard was hauled on board. A third was
rescued from the bark's boat, which was
full of water. The Abeona had seen
the Alabama's light for an hour or more,
but thinking it was tug, waited to be
towed up the Clyde. Size sunk four min
utes after she was struck. Capt. James
Montgomery of ireland; Mr.. Caldwell,
one of the owners of the bark; five En-
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with the bark Three who were saved
came on to New York on the Alabama.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 1S.-Two
sailors, jesse Maloy and John Kenne-
dy, who were supposed to have been
drowned when the barge Morton foun-
dered last Wednesday night, were found
on some floating timber and picked up
by the schooner Harvest Home.
LONDON, Aug. 1S.-A Herald cores
pondent at Cartagena, under date of
Aug. 16, telegraphs That all the women
and children anG non-combatants have |
been ordered to leave the city during
the impending struggle.
The city of Murica was taken yester-
day by Camposi. Firing commenced at
the Spanish feet under Admiral Labor, |