Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-14

ton of Government departments at the
Centennial Ground will be broken next
week.
The Executive Committee of the National
Grange adjourned to meeting in Louis
vile in October next. The Secretary with
bis clerical force will depart with bag
gage for Louisville Saturday.
NEW YoRK, July l2.-Tbe Orangemeu
Of this city assembled this morning at their
various headquarters and marched in bodies
to barges in the East and North rivers,
and embarked for grove on the Hudson
river to take part in their second annual
picnic, together with some lodges from
Brooklyn and Jersey City, which will meet
them at the grove.
PHILADELPHIA, July l2.-The loyal
Grange institution of Philadelphia and vi
cinity celebrated the 18th anniversary of
the battle of Bayne to-day with grand
street parade.
FOREIGN.
LONDON, July 10.-The Times having
published some structures on an address in
favor of Henry Ward Beecher, drawn up by
Congregational ministers, Rev. DR.. Alex.
Raleigh, one Of the signers, has written a
of himself and his friends in signing the
address by stating that he never meant to
commit any portion of the non-conformists
to his views. He then proceeds to declare
that it is not sound principle to assert
that because a man may be blamable in
lighter things, he is not to be approached
with al expression of sympathy by those
who are unspeskably glad to believe he has
oh hi Of. ha oil robo
with complete success. The letter con-
cludes as follows: 81 never supposed that
in signing the document | was expressing
any opinion on Mr.. Beecher's sayings or
doings in general. believe the Christian
sentiment of England will unanimously
lament and condemn some things which
Mr.. Beecher acknowledges. In the course
of the trial he has blamed himself without
stint. Now 1 believe he has recovered
himself and will stand in honor and use
fulness ss..formerly."
MADRID, July l0.-An official dispatch
to the Government gives the following de-
tails of military operations. The fighting
on Wednesday near San Clares in the
Province of Alava lasted five hours. The
Csrlists were uLder Perula and Csrlas.
They numbered eighteen battalions of in
fantry, twelve guns and four hundred and
fifty cavalry. Their loss was 140 killed
and many wounded, and number taken
prisoners. The Alfonsists under General
Contreeras twice brilliantly charged the
Nsvaresse with o body of eighty lancers
sowing death in their ranks and creating q
panic.
LONDON, July 12.-The NetUs' Paris
special reports that the country between
Vile Franche and Macon has been laid
in waste by the floods to the extent of forty
kilometres. The fine wheat and vine crops
in many places have been utterly destroy
ed.
This mornings Post says the Earl of
Derby, Foreign Secretary has been reques-
ted to receive a deputation Of persons in
terested in the Nova Scotia coal fields, for
q conference on the subject Of the oppres-
sive tariff in the United States, which is
said to be to prevent importation of coal
into that country.
A special dispatch to the Standard re-
presents disturbance in Herzegovina.
1t consists, apparently, of number of
riots among Sclavonian inhabitants of viii
lagos in the western district, who had been
aroused to resistance by the endeavor of
the Turkish officials in collect arrears of
mainly of women and children, cross the
border into Dalmstia daily. The Turkish
troops on the night of July 4th, made an
atatck on the defences erected by insur-
gents at bridge over Krupa river, near
Celevo, and after long and bloody com
bat they were defeated and fell back in dis
order.
LONDON, July l2.-The Pal lfaU Ga
eette says we have received the following
from a specially well informed correspond
ent
HENDAYE, July 0, 1875.
General Calvera has left Bearritaz for
Baynerez De Bigorre, having abandoned
his intention of going TO Madrid. He has
but little faith in the ultimate success Of
General Jovelin's operations against Dor
regarry, apparently Dorregarry has already
escaped by an extraordinary march of
ninety kilometres. This agrees with Dor
regarry's avowed intention not to fight, ex-
cept in the Basque provinces. The Carlist
artillery now numbers 100 guns and more
are expected daily.
MADRID, July IAN official dispatch
says General Delatre, has driven Dorregar-
ny from Torrecills, Guarra, Sieste and Bal
tona.
BALToNA, July l2.-The Carlists resisted
the Alfonsist stoutly and lost many men in
killed and wounded and prisoners. They
retreated to the valley of Avon in the Py-
rennes. General Delatre is still pursuing
them and General Mortenez Canfos is ma
king forced marches to join in the pursuit.
MONTREAL July l2.-Monsignor
Charles La Rique, Bishop of St. Hyarinth
is dead.
PARIS, July IA passionate debate is
expected upon the report of the Committee,
annulling NJ. Burgoing's election. NJ. Rou.
her intends to speak. He will insist upon
the legitimacy Of the hopes entertained by
the Bonapartists of the restoring Of the en-
pire and predict their ultimate realization.
1t is semi-officially stated that France
will be compelled to interfere if the Spanish
man-of-war Vittoria bombards Leoguetto
and Ondorroa on the Biscayan coast,