Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-01
FOREIGN.
Great Confiagration at Panama


Loss Estimated mt a Million Dollars
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Feb. 21.-There
was very serious fire in Panama on the
10Th, by which the greater portion of the
city was burned. Among the buildings de-
stroyed are the Grand Hotel, City Saloon,
and the Bank. The loss is roughly esti-
mated at one million dollars, mainly COW
cred by insurance.
New York Losers.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Brief kilograms
have been received about the fire in Pana-
ma. Messrs. Ribon Il Munose, of this city,
have been informed that their house is
burned. Fully insured. Messrs. Lans-
burg and Ehman, who had stores in the
Grand Hotel, on Cathedral Square, report
themselves burned ont, and insured. The
houses of Mr.. Merreno, on Converse street,
back of the hotel, were also burned.
TiehbOrne at the End OF His Tether.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-The trial Of the
Tichl,orne claimant on charges Of perjury
which has lasted $50 days, resulted tins
morning in his conviction on all the charges
and he was sentenced to fourteen years
penal servitude- The jury was only short
time out. There is great excitement over
the verdict, and extras have been issued by
the papers.
After the verdict was announced the.
claimant expressed a desire TO address the
court but the Judge refused permission and
proceeded TO pass sentence, the claimant
maintaining his usual composure. When
sentence was pronounced be shook hands
with DIR. Kenaly, his counsel, and was
then taken from the courtroom by sell
dom used exit, placed in private carriage
and rapidly driven to Newgate, much TO the
disappointment of an immense, though or
derby crowd, which gathered outside TO see
him pass.
e. OIL upon the Waters.
Five hundred and seventy casks of re-
fined petroleum have come ashore on the
Suffolk coast, supposed TO be a portion of
the cargo of the bark Brilliant, from Phila-
delphia, which was wrecked Off Long
Sound.
Supervising the Nineteenth Century.
PARIS, Feb. 2S-The sale of the Re
publican journal, Steele, has. been prOhib-
tied because of an. article insulting to Buff
fet, President of the National Assembly.
Madrid Coafesses the Defeat of MARI
Ones-SerraEo Goes 10 See About II.
MADRID, Feb. 2S.-Serrano has been
declared President of the Republic, and
Gen. Seabala, Minister of War, is appointed
President of the Council of Ministers. Gen.
MariOnes failed 10 relieve BilbOa, and it is
reported his army has been defeated by the
CarliSts, with loss of three thousand men
killed and wounded. Amposta has been
captured by the Carlists. Serrano and Ad-
miral Lapete, Minister of Marine, has left
for the North. Senior Salala will act as
President during the absence of SerranO.
Defeat Acknowledged
A dispatch received at the War Office
from Gen MariOnes states that he has been
unable to force the Carlists from their in
trenchnents before BilbOa, and that his adj
vance line has been broken by the insur-
gents. He asks for reinforcements and the
appointment of his successor.
Tientsin Threatens Another Massacre.
Hone KoNG, Feb. 2S.-It is reported
that the Chinese Government has notified
the foreign ministers at Pekin that it can
not guarantee The safety Of foreigners at
TienIsin, and the naval authorities have
been requested to send war-yeSsel to
Tientsin.
A Chilli shock.
PANAMA, Feb. 16.-News from Chill
says that the strong shock Of an earth
quake was felt at Caipiopei on the 10Th of
January. The Chilian volcano has opened
a crater on the eastern side and the Their
mOmeter had risen as high as Is degrees
eentigrade.