The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
LATEST NEWS.
The Virgfufus-RemOva Of POlt1f-
cal disabilities.

The viFgiufus-RemOv of POli1t-
cal disabilities.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-It has been
ascertained from an official source that
on the arrival of the Virginius at New
York she will be seized by the Collector
of the Port and libelled by the District
Attorney, in accordance with instructions
already forwarded to those officers.
If, Oh judicial investigation, it is shown
that the vessel had register obtained by
fraud, she will be sold, and the proceeds
of the sale paid to the United States.
Spain can make no claim To the vessel;
but if she should, it is positively certain
our government would not entertain such
a claim.
The report that the Spanish Govern
ment requires of the United States the
restitution of the Virginius and the pay
ment of fidemnity is not believed in official
quarters.
The President has approved the bill
removing the political disabilities Of +. J.
Haryie, Thos. S. BOcock and Daniel
Trigg, of Virginia, and John H. Reagan,
of Texas.
RUMoRED REMOVAL OF BURRIELL.
HAVANA, Dec. 28.-The Voz de Cuba
SAYS it is rumored that Gen. Burriell has
been relieved of the commend of the
Eastern department, by orders from
Madrid.
The New Minister.
WASHINGTON, December 28.-The APP
pointment of the Hon. Caleb Gushing to
succeed General Sickles as United States
Minister to Spain, gives almost general
satisfaction here. Mr.. Gushing is consid
cred TO be the man who is the best able to
fulfill the duties of United States Minister
to Spain at the present time, considering
that our diplomatic dealings with that
country, are likely to be Of a most deli
cate and equally important nature for
some time.
WASHINGTON. Dec. %.
The Owner of the VIrginfu--.-He
Attacks Attorney General will
IiaTmS.
John F. Patterson, of this city, has
sent letter to Secretary Fish, dated the
26th, declaring that he is the registered
owner Of the steamer Virginius.
He protests against the opinion of the
Attorney General, by which he is con-
demned unheard, on er parte testimony.
He states that the Solicitor of the Treas
ury gave him bill of sale of the steam
er thereupon, he Patterson truly
swore that he was the owner, and the
Government gave her American register.
Any testimony charging perjury on his
part, he says, is false.
The Chief JuSIiceShfp.
WASHINGTON, December 29.-The
President states emphatically to-day that
the nomination of Attorney General VIII
liams for Chief Justice would not be with
drawn, and that he had never contempla-
ted such thing.
The Vfrginius Before the Prize
Court.
HAVANA, Dec. 27.-The Prize Court,
before which the case of the steamship
Virginius was brought, has concluded its
labors. The vessel is condemned as a le
gal prize.
Our FLAG AT SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
New YORK, Dec. ga Key West
special SAYS an outbreak was threatened a
S ,ntiago de Cuba on the 18th instant,
when the American Consul displayed his
flag on his hotel The citizens insisted
that the hotel was not the consulate. The
flag was finally taken down.
Troubles nt Sardi>.
SARDIs, Mss, December 17.-At
Pope's station, on Christmas-day, Mar
shaI Gracey, i'll attempting a arrest a
drunken negro, was resisted, the negro
irving to stab him with a bowie knife,
Gracey gave away finally, having to kill
the negro after having his clothes riddled,
in self defense. The negroes then threat
ened to burn the town. Trouble is eX
pected. At late hour last night the
whites went down there from Courtland
prepared. Men were ready at Grenada
and at Sardis to go at minutes notice to
their relief, and trains were ready 10 dis
| patch them. No attack was made. The
! negroes ere beating drums and flies half
mile from town. Gracey was tried to-
day and acquitted. Judge Ozzanne and
| the sheriff OF the county went down to
Pope's to-day. All quiet now.-Mem-
phis Appeal
Strike Of Engineers.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 26.-The
engineers on the. .Pittsburg, Cincinnati,
and St. Louis, and indianapolis and Vim
cennes, and JeffersonviIle, Madison, and
indianapolis railroads, struck at noon to-
day The strikers places are being filed
by engineers not members of the Broth
erhood of Engineers, and the trains run
from here as usual. No trains on the
I'Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and St. Loui:
road have arrived here since noon.
| The RafIrOad Strike
New YORK, December 27.-ThOmas
A. Scott, president of the Pennsylvania
railroad, and j. McCreighton, general
western agent, left this city this morn
ing for Philadelphia, in response to dis
patches calling for their immediate pres
ence on account of the strike on theil
western lines.
Wife. e.Murder in Grafton. Maine
LEWISTON, Me-, Fec, 27.-Lucy Ten
ny was murdered in her bed in Grafton
Dec "a, by her hus band, blind pauper
aged 50.
New York News.
MERCHANTS ABsCONDED WITH MONEY
1t has been escertained that Edsol
Bradley. the missing Broadway merchant
has fed to Canada with SO, 900 in gold
to escape being prosecuted by his credi
tors on the charge of fraudulent bankrupt
cy. His son, Maj Bradley, was las
! night committed to Ludlow Street jail, OF
the CHARGE of concealinp oroperty from