Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-03
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Outstanding legal tenders, s377,-
692, SOP.
4 general reduction of fares Is re-
ported on Eastern railways.
The Postmaster General approves
a restoration of the ranking priyi-
Iege.
Several heavy failures and defal-
cations are reported in New York
and Brooklyn.
Great suffering and restitution are
reported in several portions of
Alabama.
The Pope delivered an allocution
and appointed twelve cardinals last
week.
Gov. Newton Booth, anti-railrOad
candidate, has been elected United
States Senator for California.
4 Syracuse IN. W man has had
/ to pay $4,000 for goods stolen by
his kleptomanian wife.
The recent storms in California
have proved very destructive TO
eattle-thousands having been froz-
en- to death.
Gen. o. o. Towards defalcation
Is reported at fully 100000. He
will be remembered as ''that cmi-
nent christian soldier"
ROME, Dec. 24.-The Rector OF the
American College has RENTED to
the Pope 81, 900 contributed by the
faithful in the United States.
indianapolis city bonds arc sold at
par, and yet indianapolis has spent
more money for railroads than any
city in the world to its population.
Ex-Mayor Hall, of New York,
under trial for completely in the
great Tammany frauds of that city,
was acquitted last week. Happy
Hall. Miserable Tweed.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Wm. L.
Stevens, of the New York Herald,
passenger on the steamship City OF
San Antonio, from Key West,
jumped overheard during the
voyage and was drowned.
New YORK, Dec. 2A-Cuban
agents in this city state that orders
have been received that no more
rifles are needed by the Cuban
forces, as they have captured more
than sufficient to arm all they can
put at present in the field.
New England Republican politici-
ans are already evincing apprchen-
- To nj Of
election in Connecticut and New
Hampshire. The Legislature of the
former State, to be elected in April,
will have the selection of United
States Senator. The opposition full
ly expect TO carry both States.
While passenger train No. OH
the Louisville road was passing
Mumfordsville Tuesday night, the
23d of December, Louisville bound,
some assassin fired on Engineer
Billy Turnev, and shot him through
the jaw, inflicting quite serious
wound. The affair is quite a mys-
terry, and Mr.. Turney can give no
reason why any one in that country
should try thus to take his life.
LONDON, Dec. 26.-At five O'Clock
this morning the steamer GIpsey
Queen, belonging to the river Tyne
Improvement commissioners, struck
a wreck ofsunken lighters and went
to the bottom in five minutes. There
were between fifty and sixty work
men on board the boat at the time
of the disaster; twenty of them
were rescued, and the remainder,
thirty or more, were drowned.
New YoRK, Dec. 30.-John f.
Patterson, of this city, has sent a
letter to Secretary Fish, dated the
twenty-sixth, declaring that he is
the registered owner of the steamer
Virginius. lie protests against the
opinion of the Attorney General, by
which he and his vessel were con-
demned on the eE Pdrte testimony
furnished by Spain.
Some of the more respectable of
Republican journals are urging the
Senate to investigate the case of
Patterson, who, it is alleged, pur-
chased his Senatorial scat from the
colored Legislature of South Caro-
lima. The Senate will certainly fail
in its duty if it ovcrloOks this fla
grant case.
CINCINNATI, Dee. 30.-A circular
printed in red, containing the
words, "Bread or blood I! Reforma-
ton or revolution Reform or re-
bellion! Thunder Lightning
Earthquakes War panic Work
ingmcn pay 10 taxes! Look out for
the Train League ~ has been circu-
lated here this afternoon extensive
" by the Internaticuals. 1t an
nounccs the appearance of an Inter
national paper in This city.
The total repeal of the bankrupt
cy act is hardly to be expected from
the Senate. 1t is reported on very
good authority that a majority of
the Senators, instead of agreeing
with the House in n total repeal,
are in favor of amending it in such
particulars as will guard the debtor
from the exactiOns of 4 small mi
nority of his creditors, leaving the
question of involuntary bankrupt
cy to be determined by those more
largely interested. The Senate
Committee on the Judiciary will
give the subject their consideration
during the holiday recess.
y colored delegation, composed
of Geo. I. Downing, Frederick
Douglass, and others, had an inter-
view last week, by appointment,
with Representative a. II. Ste
phens, of Georgia. Mr.. Stephens
freely admitted that colored men,
as citizens, were entitled to full
protection in their civil rights,
without any invidiOus prescriptions;
but that it was the duty of the re-
spective States, and not that of the
federal government, to secure them.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 24.-The great
iron bridge of the Chicago, Alton
and st. Louis Railroad Company,
crossing the Mississippi river at
Louisiana, Missouri, was completed |
yesterday. a train of cars passed |
over it. This bridge consists of
nine spans, ranging from 160 to 260 |
feet in width, with q draw which is /
444 feet in length. the longest IN the |
world. The total length OF the |
bridge 1852 feet, and in it are 5000 /
cubic yards of rip rap, 0,000 cubic |
yards of earth embankment, and its /
superstructure is all of the best |
quality.
Hon. Roger a. Pryor recently de- .
iivered lecture on the negro race,
III which he said that: FThirty |
years study of the negro race, both |
in slavery and in freedom, had dis I
closed to him no deficiency in their /
nature, physical or moral, and had (
satisfied him pryor that they were /
altogether competent to the highest /