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The New York herald., 1873-12-21
ATTEMPT TO BURN THE vIRGINIUS.
The Incendiary n Prisoner and Speedily
Released.

The Incendiary n Prisoner and Speedily
Released.
The following letter gives an account OF scan
dalous attempt that was made by certain DR..
Gallardo to burn the steamship virgnius, while at
anchor in the bay of Havana
HAVANA, Dec. IL, 1873.
During the night OF the 7th inst. DIR. Don Angel
Gallardo fire TO the steamer Virginius in this
bay. Fortunately the seamen of the ship extin-
incendiary. who was made prisoner OF and sent
TO the jail, from which he has been Internationally
released by the influence Of those Spaniards VINO
are called the fathers OF the country, as Don
Julian Zuueta and otner stupid people,
We are very sorry that the authorities have not
been up to the level OF their duties in punshing
the criminal, who, when they were taking him be-
fore the justice said he would have done the same
to Castelar,, and that he would have nailed him to
the heart with dagger. The Doctor took walls Of
alcoholic mixtures on board the yirginius. Yours
sincerely, p. q.
The New York herald., 1873-12-21
HAvANA'S PROTEST.
The Mob Fixzles Before the Guardia
CiviI-Presfdent Grant Anathemn-
tixed-ssThe First FfIibustercr of the
United States.'


HAVANA, Dec 49, 1873.
The island OF Cuba belched forth smoke instead
OF fames-an expression the reverse of this will
be recognized as having lately originated with
General Burriel-whcn 1t came TO the actual deliv-
cry of the steamer virginius.
Your correspondents kilograms and letter
OF yesterday informed the HERALD of the quiet and
unobtrusivc manner this steamer went to sea
yesterday morning, or rather during the small
hours OF the night conveyed by the Isabel In
Catolica, and in none oI the evening bulletins
could any mention be found Of the fact. an un-
usual occurrence in tho Spanish Havana news
papers, which contain something or other rom all
points OF the globe, but give not single word
about affairs uppermost In the minds OF the people
OF their locality.
All day long yesterday q sort OF gloom seemed to
have settled over the spanish mind; the 'loyas"
looked melancholy and detected, and discussed the
departure OF the bone OF contention in their usual
excited manner
CROWD THAT FAILED TO BRIGHTEN THE CAPTAIN
GENERAL.
Between nine and ten O'Clock in the evening
large crowd assembled on the Plaza DC Armas aud
The New York herald., 1873-12-21
REDUCTION OF RAILROAD FARES.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 20, 1873.
The officers OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
in this city advised that after next Monday the
passenger rates from Baltimore to Cincinnati and
other Western cities will be reduced from 70 to q
Der cant helnu the present rateak
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
The Cincinnati Southern Road,

The new dispensation in the Covington
and Lexington Railroad is of an amiable
disposition in respect to helping Cincin-
natl obtain the Southern connection that
she longs for. There is modest sugges-
ton, in circular elsewhere printed, that
with "bonus of say $4,000, 00O," we can
have road to Knoxville and Chattanooga
by way of Lexington. Yes, we think we
might! 1t is our judgment that bonus
of s., 0OO, 900 money, placed right where it
would do the most good, would give us a
connection. Now, while it is cool talk of
a Sc, 0OO, 900 bonus, we think it fit occa-
sion to say that the object of the Southern
Railroad movement in Cincinnati was not,
so far as we understand it, to build road,
or to bring our funded debt up to respect
able proportions, but to secure a Southern
connection not subjected to the Louisville
blockade. Therefore, we think negotia-
tons between the Covington and Lexing-
ton road and our Railroad Trustees might
be had with mutual advantage.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
State Items.

Rattlesnakes 3S inches long and 10 inch
es in circumference are occasionally killed
in the vicinity of GAINESVILLE, Tennessee.
There are thirty miles of thickly popu-
lated country between Athens and the Co.
ker Creek Gold Mines almost entirely
without mail facilities.
The late report about the loss of all the
fruit was greatly exaggerated. From
all accounts the crop will be pretty good
throughout the State.
The order of Patrons of Husbandry has
extended its operations all over the South.
The farmers of Mississippi, Tennessee, AL
and Georgia are organizing into
oranges, aud evince lively interest in
the movement.
Mr.. John A. Lee, who has just returned
from an extensive tour in East Tennessee,
informs us that the cutworm is making
sad havoc in several counties. In LOudOn
county whole fields of clover and corn
have been completely mown off, and the
ground so lately covered with flourishing
vegetation is as bare as a travelled street.
The complaint of this scourge was loudest
in. McNIinn, Loudon, Blount, Knox, and
Green counties.
Mr.. Lee says the wheat crop of the east
ern section will scarcely he half what it
was last year, and if accident should hap
pen it will fall much below even that.
Fruit that escaped frost was almost in
variably on high ground. Oats and mead
ows are both backward but looking thrift
ty.-Chat. Times.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
A Dutch Funeral.

A correspondent, writing from Amster-
dam, saws: This morning, as the curtain
was lifted for the first time, about o'clock,
we saw a funeral procession, which was
one of the novelties of the place. The
hearse was covered over with heavy pail,
and horses draped from their eyes to
their tails in black covering, which is
made to fit the body, and on either side
walked long row of men dressed in
black, long stockings and breeches, black
dress coat, white necktie, black gloves and
cooked hat with long streamers of Grape
floating off behind them. There was but
one carriage all black, too. Perhaps it is
not the fashion here for friends to go to the
grave.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
FEARFUL TORNADO In IOWA.
Houses, Trees, and PEOPLE Tossed
About Like TOYS.
Hail Accompanied by lightning, &c.

:.
WASHINGTON, Iowa, May pa ter
rible tornado, accompanied by hail and
rain, swept over the country. Its track
was halfa mile wide.
Everything was shattered and houses,
barns, trees, fences, people and cattle were
caught up like toys and carried consider
able distances and dashed to the ground.
Trees were driven into the ground at an
angle of 80 degrees, and the cattle were
driven into the ground head foremost.
School Teacher and Six Children Killed.
While school was in session, the house
was torn to atoms and girl fourteen years
old was carried u quarter ola mile and
crushed to jelly. The teacher and six
children were badly hurt. Persons living
near the line of the tornado, say it was bal
loon shaped, with the thin end down.
Many took refuge in cellars. Some of the
hail measured nine inches in diameter.
DIES MONIES, May 23.-The heaviest
thunder storm known prevailed here.
Seven houses and churches were prostrat-
ed. An unknown man was killed by
lightning.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
Parisians Marrying Orientals.

Considerable interest has been excited
in Paris by the announcement of two ORR
entail marriages which are about to take
place. One is between the Vicomte
Charles de Thouais and a young Chinese
lady, a convert to Christianity, and the
adopted child of a French merchant of
Canton. This gentleman brought his fair
daughter back with him to France, and
had her educated at first-class school in
Bordeaux. The young lady's name was
mise, but OH her baptism she added that
of Marie. The other projected marriage is
still more remarkable. A japanese digni-
tary, attached to the embassy now in Paris,
Lakana by name, young, rich, and hand
some, has asked and obtained the hand of
Mile. Hebert, the daughter of wealthy
coal merchant, now retired from business
and living in good style. The flancee ap-
pears only to have stipulated that her suit
er should embrace Catholicism to which
request he made no demur. Both the
marriages will take place early in May.
The Chinese lady will be given away at
the Madeleine. The japanese gentleman
will plight his troth at st. Philippe du
Roule.-LOndOn Times.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
MAR K ETS.
New York.

NEW YORK, May 24.-Money at 5a7. Ster.
ling, S5a9. Gold, $1.1S$a1 Isl. Govern.
ments closed strong at &c advance. States
very quiet and nominal.
1911 Orleans 19i. Net receipts, 421 bales
gross, receipts 1868. Sales for last eve
ming, 705.
Flour dull and unchanged. Whisky
iirmer; Wessern Sc; Ttate So. Wheat lie
better, but break in the canal stiffens the
market. Corn i'll light supply, but steady
and firmer choice yellow Western. 64Ia65.
Rice steady. Pork steady at SGD. Lard
steady. Navals steady and firm. TalloW
steady. Freights firm.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
FOR EfCN.
boiler Mill Explosion.

LONDON, ONTARIO, May 23.-The boiler
at the Ontario Mill exploded, killing one
and fatally hurting another.
LONDON, May pa Madrid special to
the NewS says there are differences between
Gen. n ouvilas the Minister of War, who is
now commanding the troops i'm Navarro
and his associates in the Ministry, who are
anxious for his racial to Madrid
ROME, May 23.-Count Alexander Man
zoni, the poet and novelist,.is dead, aged 80.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, May 23.-The Sultan
has gone to Egypt, and the Khedive gave
him a cordial reception.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
st. Louis Market.

ST. LOUIS, May 23.-Flour dull and un-
changed; winter superfine. $4.00a5.0O.
Corn lower; No. 2 mixed, 37!a3S. Pork
dull at SIC. 75a17.00. Bacon nominal; Shout
o. for iobbing lots, packed. Lard dull
summer steam, 81. Whisky steady, 90.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24

THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE of.
fetal reports of the War Department show
the lowest temperature in the different
States last winter, as follows: Skowhe-
gan, Maine, So degrees below zero; Lam
caster, New Hampshire, AZ below; Wal.
pole and Wilmington, Massachusetts, 4C
below Poughkeepsie, New York, 80
Cory, Penn, So; Ledwick. Md, 10; Sid
ney, ONO, 20; Lansing, Mich, As; Chi
Mimi, %; Pembina, Dakota, 81 !; Benton,
Montana 49, W.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
Baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE, May 21.-Flour steady.
Wheat in fair demand and firm. Corn
white advanced &c other grades dull and
lower; white, 70a72; yellow, 63a64. Oats
southern, 52a54. Pork, S17.50a1S.00.
Bacon-shoulders, SaSi. Lard dull, 9a9f.
Whisky scarce and wanted at GLASS.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24

RUssIA,s HORSE PowER.-In nothing is
RiSussia's great military strength more Wis
iDle than in her number of horses. The
RUSSIAN empire has Is, ZOO, 900 of horses, as
GG8 arIp to 100000 draught animals in
in eIE.any,S,l 100 900 in Austria, and ,450, 900
hnrsa asn y; Russia now employs $4,000
oIrv ;S III ~ aer army, and the Cossack cav
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24

An inebriated person fell down stairs,
and on striking the landing, reproachfully
apostrophised himself with, eff you'd bin
wantin' to come down stairs, why'n thun.
der didn't We say so? you wooden-headed
old fool, and I'd come with you and
showed you the way"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, May 23.-FIour quiet, $40
ASSOC. Corn steady, 49a5O. Provisions
firmer and in improved demand. Pork,
$1,000 with light offering. Lard quiet and
generally held above the views of buyers.
Bacon firmer at Il, 9a9i. Whisky steady
at SO.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
EOuisyjIIp Market.

LOUISVILLE, May 23.-Flour quiet and
unchanged; extra family, $3.50. Corn,
sacked, 56B. Pork held at $1,000. Bacon
lower shoulders, u; clear rib sides, 9sa9!,
packed. Lard in tierces, Ssa9! kegs, TO-
steam, So Whisky advanced to S9a99.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
TELEGRAPHIC MISCELLANY.

The Minnesota Senate has impeached
the State Treasurer.
The Presbyterian Assembly considered
Sunday schools and home missions yester-
day.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
Courthouse in Athens
In Bankruptcy.

In Bankruptcy.
district Court of the United States for the Eastern
District of Tennessee.
IN THE MATTER OF JOHN PETERS, BANKRUPT.
Eastern District of Tennessee.
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE THAT ON THE 2lsT
j day of May, 1873. Warrant of Bankruptcy was
issued out of the District Court of the United States
for the Eastern District of Tennessee against the
tate of John Peters, of Bristol in the county of Su
van, in said District, adjudged Bankrupt his own
petition. That the payment of debts and the de-
livery of property belonging to such bankrupt to
him. forbidden law and that meeting of the cred
tors of said Bankrupt, to prove their debts and to
at Court of Bankruptcy. to be holden at the court
house in Knoxville Tennessee, before William Aiken,
18th day of June. A. D. 1873, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
S. P. EVANS,
y24-d&y1t U. S. Marshal for said District.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
Monroe County.

ANY information as to lands, surveys
made, titles Investigated upon application
to M. f. JOHNSON,
v22d6t, Madisonville, Tenn.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
Labor Strike I'm Boston,

LITTLE Rock, May 29.-The report of
the Committee Upon union with the Cum
berland Presbyterians was read and dis
cussed and recommitted.
Boston, May 23.-The custom made
boot makers are on strike.
NEW YORK, May ga letter to the
Sun says Chas. w. Ford was undoubtedly
rendered the Secretaryship of the In
terror.
Geo. Mcdonald who was implicated in
the Bank of England forgeries has been
committed to custody by the United States
Marshal to await the action of the proper
authorities.
New YORK, May 23.-There were heavy
purchases of gold to-day in authorization.
The purchases of some of the brokers are
aggregated at SS,O0O,OOO.
The appropriation for tunneling North
river has passed.
The local liquor option bill, as amended
to suit the Governors views, passed to
third reading. The effort to insert the
civil damage clause failed.
Prof Wasseman, who was garrotted and
robbed in Brooklyn, is dead.
German bankers are buying gold.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-24
HON e NEWS.
Sanitary Report from a Mississippi Rive,
Steamer.

SAN Francisco, May 25.-Henry Ba-
ker, paymaster of the new mint, was fa-
tally hurt, by falling down stairs
CINCINNATI, May 23.-The officers of
the Kilgore state that none of the deaths
which occurred on board of their boat
was from Asiatic cholera. One who was
indisposed when he came on board, ate
imprudently and died from cholera NOR
bus. Another had been sick iii Bayou
Sara hospital. The deck hands ate fruit
and vegetables freely, and nearly all had
diarrhma, but only one died.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-11-29
The RahY,s First Tooth.

Mr. and Mrs. HARRISON had Just fin
ished their breakfast. Mr.. HARRISON
had pushed back, and was looking I'M
der the lounge for his boots. Mrs.
HARRISON sat at the table, holding the
infant HARRISON, and mechanically
working her foreinger ill its mouth.
Suddenly she paused IN the motion,
threw the astonished child on its back,
turned as white as sheet, pried open
it's mouth, and Immediately gasped,
Ephraim y Mr. HARRISON, who was
on his knees with his head under the
lounge, mt once came forth, rapplng his
head sharply on the side of the lounge
as he did so, and getting on his feet, in
quircd what was the matter. so,
Ephraim, said she, the tears rolling
down her cheeks and the smiles cours-
ing up. "Why, what is it, Armethea?'
said the astonished Mr.. HARRISON.
smartly rubbing his head where it had
come in contact with the lounge.
Baby" she gasped. Mr.. HARRISON
turned pale, and commenced to swear.
Baby has. O, O, o, Ephraim
Baby has-baby has got II tooth y
Ono !" screamed Mr.. HARRISON, spread
ing his legs apart, dropping his chin
and staring ut the struggling heir with
all his might. Il tell you it is" per-
sisted Mrs. HARRISON, with slight
evidence of hysteria go, o, it can't
be-" protested Mr.. HARRISON. preparing
to swear if it wasn't. Come here. and
see for yourself, said Mrs. HARRISON.
"Open its title mousy wousy for her
own mllzzcr That's n toody woody /;
that's Il blessed title lump o sugar. "
Thus conjured the heir opened its
mouth sufficiently for the author of its
being to thrust in his finger, and the
gentleman having convinced himself by
the most indubitable evidence that a
tooth was there Immediately kicked his
hat across the room, buried his fist in
the lounge, and declared with much
feeling and vehcmence that he could
lick the individual who would dare to
intimate that he was not the happicst
man on the face of the earth. Then he
gave Mrs. HARRISON hearty smack on
the mouth, and snatched up the heir,
while that lady rushed tremblingly
forth after Mrs. Simmons, who lived
next door. In a moment Mrs. Simmons
came tearing in as if she had heen shot
ont of gun, and right behind her came
| Mrs. Ill. at speed That indicated she
had been elected from two guns. Mrs.
Simmons at once snatched the heir from
the arms of Mr.. H. and hurried it to the
window, where she made a careful and
critical examination of its mouth, while
Mrs. H. held it's head, and tried to still
the throbbings of her heart, and Mr. H.
danced up and down and snapped his
fingers to show how calm he was. 1t
having been ascertained by Mrs. Sim
mons that the tooth was sound one,
and also that the strongest hopes for
its future could be entertained ON ac-
count of its coming in the new of the
moon, Mrs. HARRISON got out the neces-
sary material, and Mr.. HARRISON at
once proceeded to write seven different
letters to as many persons, unfolding to
them the event of the morning, and in
viting them to come on as soon as pos
sible. -Danb,uy Neacs.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-11-29
The Great Coal Monopoly.
From the Baltimore SUM-

The Reading Railroad Company,
which has gone SO largely into monopo-
lizing Pennsylvania coal lands, wants
subscriptions to $4,000, 600 per
cent gold loan, which was put on the
London market on the ODD October.
The transactions of this company in
land and transits are simply enormous,
and this year the company increased it's
net income from Sept. 30, 81, 100. 729 !;
the total earnings for the ten months be-
ing 81, 022, 22l, against $3.50, 100 for
the same period in 1872.
1t is a remarkable fact that three of
our great railroads, should the Reading
get this one taken in London, will have
negotiated $40, 900, 600 each in England
this year. The Baltimore and Ohio was
the first, and at the very best rates, and
the Pennsylvania road claims to have
negotiated the same amount prior to the
late panic on this side The Reading
railroad is 70S miles in length, with
tracks and sidings equal to 1886 miles
of single track.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company, the capital of which
is held by the Read ng railroad, owns
$4,000 acres of coal lands, on which
there are ninety collieries, producing
annually 4, 100000 tons of coal, and may
be increased double or treble this
amount. 1t is stated that receipts for
this current year from railroad traffic
will be $15, 900, 900, against $12, 1875, 900
in 1872, and the entire gross receipts of
the year from the two companies will be
over 500, 100000.
1t is added that this increasing traffic
requires increased facilities for carrying
and the opening Of the mines of coal.
The scarcity of vessels has created a
necessity for an addition to the COM
pany's fleet of iron screw golfers for
shipping at Port Richmond, which
amounts to $500, 900 tons year. Hence
this new loan is called for. 1t is con-
tended on the one hand that the public
is to be benefited i'll this matter of the
Reading railroad by the greater COM
bined facilities in coal operation and
transportation, while on the other hand
it is held that injurious monopoly and
control of the coal interests generally is
to be the result.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-11-29
The Cuban War.

The controversy in Cuba has been
going on some five years, and the insur-
gents are as strong now as they have
ever been. The difficulty of suppressing
the rebellion is apparently insurmount-
able. The insurrectionist party are in
businesses i'll the east end of the island !;
the Spanish party i'll the cities and
towns. The insurrcctionists require no
commissarics or quartermasters. Nature
furnishes them with an abundance of
food, and the climate is such that they
need no shelter They occupy the most
inaccessible districts of the island, and,
when pressed, can retreat to positions
impregnable to the Spanish troops. 1t
is war carried on on both sides with
small arms. The huge sugar-knife in
the hands of stalwart slave is for
midable weapon, especially when its
use is restrained by no law AMI by no
consideration of humanity. Like all
Spanish countries, Cuba has 10 roads,
and the transportation of heavy artil-
lery is an impossibility. The largest gun
that can be moved is the howitzer,
which has to be carried upon the back
of mule, while each wheel and other
part of the gun-carriage is carried by
other mules Ammunition is transported
in the same manner A war carried on
on in this way may be interminable. An
actual engagement of opposing forces
is of rare occurrence the most that is
done is in raids by one party ON the
other, in which the victor is sure to
murder every man of the defeated
party. The insurgents and those who
sympathize with them, including the
slaves and coolies, are the more numer-
Gus, but they lack arms and ammuni-
ton. If they had artillery, they could
fortify some central point and hold it,
and thence make an aggressive war.
Being deficient in these, they have to
wait until the regular Spanish troops
march into the interior, and then fall
upon, harrass and murder them. Though
this war has been going on for SO many
years, Spain persists in denying that it
amounts to any more than mere local
disturbance. 1t has, nevertheless, cost
Spain some $4,000 men and many mill
ions of dollars. 1t has so sadly inter-
fered with business that Cuba, instead
of being great source of revenue to
Spain, has become as great cost. The
revenues of this island, after subtract
ing the thefts of the gatherers, do
not equal the cost of the war.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-11-29
Average Value of Horses.

According to the figures of Mr.. Sta
tistician Dodge, of the Agricultural
Bureau at Washington, the average cash
value of horses in the United States, in
February of each year for the past six
years, was as follows 1868, $75. 16
1869, $S4 &c. 1870, $S13S; 1871,
1881 1872, $73.37; 1873, $74.36. The
average value of mules during the same
period was 1868, $77.61 1869, 1O6 n
1870, $l09.01 =; 1871, $l01.52; 1872,
$94s 80; 1873, 1921. Horses, it will
be seen. ruled highest in Fubruary,
1869, while mules went highest in Feb
ruary, 1870, owing to there being de-
mand at the time for the hybrids to be
used i'll blowing fer the great cotton
crop. But generally speaking there has
been gradual decline from war prices
since the beginning of the year 1869.
There was a temporary advance last
February, caused by the prostration of
work animals by influenza. AS the an
nual consumption of mules and horses
is very great, it is scarcely probable
that the average horse or mule of the
future will sell for less price than the
average horse or mule of to-day.