Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-12-03
NEWS SUMMARY.

Aleck Stephens is old and feeble, but his
voice is strong for war and Cuba.
If Tweed lives to serve out his twelve
years in the penitentiary, he will be IS
years old.
Seine of the ofIlce.brokers at Na4hville,
who buy and sell places of trust, ought to
be whore Tweed is.
The Gallatin EcdmiHcr characterizes the
war fever over the capture of the Nirginius
as much ado about nothing"
The Vicksburg Times states that Gov.
Powers will contest the legality of the late
election in Mississippi by an appeal to the
Supreme Court.
John Morrissey, the prize fighter, is now
the unChallenged leader of the New York
Democracy, and is likely to remain so UNI
til BOSS y Tweed has served out his term
in Sing Sing.
The owner of the horse Thad. Stevens
the winner of the California twenty thou
sand dollar stakes, is elated. He offers TO
match his horse agoinst any other for twen-
ty-five thousand dollars.
All the Roman-noscd scoundrels and
gobblers of public funds throughout the
country should pay particular attention to
the progress of Boss Tweed to the peniten-
tiary. 1t is a matter that concerns them
personally.
Serious disturbances are feared among
the Indian tribes of the Northwest, and
SOult uneuSluOSS IL lelJ Ill consequence III
the settlements, the more so because of a
suspicion that the half breeds are connect
ed with and fomenting the disturbances.
Senator Summers attitude is easy to an-
nounce-he is for peace, and sees no reason
why it may not be maintained. He has no
sympathy at all with the clamor at New
York, and gave the movers of the indig-
nation meeting there to understand rs
much as this.
The New York Tribune says: The appli-
cation of certain rules of international law
to the case of the Virginius seems to be
better understood by the President than by
some professional iurists whose opinions
we have always been accustomed to regard
with great respect.
A Pittsburgh dispatch in reference to
the printers strike at that point says: An
information was made ny several newspa-
pers against the strikers for conspiracy
and number We're arrested, a portion of
whom spent last night in Jail. New men
are coming on, and old citizens who had
| formerly worked at the business are taking
a hand at the case.
| The COlriCr-JOU17ldL special of the oath,
| from Washington, on the Cuban trouble,
| says: 1t is a common remark to-day that
| the subject will be settled without war
but some who are especially well informed
| regard the situation as still very serious
There is reason to believe that Il limit OF
time has been fixed in which Spain will
be expected to make reparation in whole
or part, and the President will not wait
very long before communicating the facts
to Congress. In the meantime there is nc
relaxation of military and naval prepare
| ton.
From the report of Postmaster General
Creswell, now ready tor Congress, 1t APP
pears that the ordinary revenues of the
Department for the fiscal year were S22,
996, 74l.57, and the expenditures of al
kinds 9,0S4, 945.G7. For the year ending
June 80, 1872, the ordinary revenues were
S2l 915, 1861, and the expenditures $780,
Cos, 1921. In 1873 there was an increase
of revenue over 1872 of Sl,OSl, 1890, OF
4.93 per cent, and an increase of eXpendi-
lures of 50, APO, 1896, or 90 per cent, A
comparison of 1873 with 1871 shows an in
crease in revenues of $3.50 G9G.15 or 14.4.
per cent, and an increase of expenditures
of 81 ,G94, S4l.59, or 1924 per cent.