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tue a i t'a in or the virginius.
Our dispatches continue to report na
val preparations, indignation meetings,
and official expressions of a determination
to do all that the circumstances cf the
case demand to vindicate, any American
right that has been violated, and to take
more efficient measures to protect the in
terest and lives of citizens of the United
States hereafter.
So far so good. If a case of outrage to
wards the United States can be establish
ed—as there certainly has been a great
outrage upon humanity—the general sen
timent of the people will sustain the Ad
ministration in redressing it by any ne
esary measures. But we repeat] our con
viction that this atrocious affair will not
of itself lead immediately to war between
the United States and Spain, because
Spain cannot afford suchawar. But there
arew to bitterly antagonistic and influen
tial parties in Cuba arid in this country,
which may precipitate a conflict by their
extreme measures—parties which subor
dinate every other consideration to their
own purposes and passions. Wo allude
to the so-called “Volunteers” in
Cuba, and Iho active, agitating Cuban
sympathisers in the Unined States’.
The Cuban Volunteers are’a'party of rich
and interested planters and others on the
Hand, chiefly monarchists and friends of
slavery, who constitute a kind of “power
behind the throne, greater than the throne
itself”—who have on sevtrnl occasions
forced the Spanish authorities to extreme
measures which they would not else have
adopted, and who are believed to rave in
stigated the late butcheries. The great
danger is in this party committing excess
es which the Spanish authorities would
not allow but to appease them, on the one
hand, and on the other hand, in the Cuban
sympathizers in the United States waging
lawless war upon Spain, and thus involv
ing tlio two nations. If boththeseparties
can be restrained from excesses, it appears
to us that there is little reason to fear hos
tilities between Spain and the United
States.
In this connection, wo are pleased to
find in the Washington correspondence of
the Louisville Courier-Journal some re
marks attributed to Senator Morton of
Indiana, in an interview with the Presi
dent on Thursday, which we regard as
eminently just and sensible, and perhaps,
considering tho relations between the
President and Morton, significant. Sena
tor Morton is reported to have said after
this interview :
The fact of the Virginius having an
American register and sailing under the
American llag would of course in every
rospect make her an American vessel.
Admitting that she was captured on the
high seas, such capture would he techni
cally illegal and a lit subject for the seri
ous consideration of tho Government of
the United States; but incontrovertible
evidence of a hostile purpose in view'
would debar the vessel from the ordinary
protection of her nationality, and subject
her to lawful capture by the agents of the
Government against which the hostile
purpose was entertained. Or in the event
of her not being so seized, it would be the
duty of tho Government to take posses
sion of her on account of her violation of
the laws of neutrality and our interna
tional obligations. Should it bo shown
that the vessel was captured in English
waters, the Senator thought that our part
in the affair would be quite subordinate,
as, in the first place, it would be a viola
tion of English territory; in the second,
au assault upon the American flag. The
Senator expressed his opinion, based, per
haps, upon his conversation with tho
President, that the whole difficulty would
be adjusted in the usnual course of diplo
macy, and without the necessity of a resort
to hostile measures. This, however, took
into consideration the case as it is now
understood upon the meager accounts re
ceived so far.
is a ixis it nxi i-:.
The yellow' fever still claims its victims
in Bain bridge, and the latest accounts
represent the spread of the disease as still
unchecked. There had been foitv-fonr
deaths in all, up to Friday; and it was es
timated that the ravages of tho fever had
made over one hundred orphans! This
is a terrible report for a little city like
Bainbridge. The cry of destitution and
suffering from want also comes to us.
Tue authorities of Baiubiidge have ap
plied to other localities for help, and the
citizens of Albany and Macon are hasten
ing to Rend them immediate relief. But
they will need contributions also from
other cities, and their case appeals most
strongly to the people of Columbus for
sympathy and aid. Cannot something be
done for them here?
We think that the present condition of
Bainbridge must cause a modification of
the commonly received opinion that frost
and ice put a stop to the spread of yel
low fever. They have had both in Bain
bridge, on two or three nights, and yet
tho disease spreads. It commenced there
late in the season, and while it has died
out in Shreveport, Montgomery, and other
places earlier infected, it still spreads in
U.iiubridge. The fact indicates that the
disease has a course to run, and that so
long as there are persons in any infected
locality, the conditions of whose systems
would make them liable to it at any time,
they are liable to it even for some time
after eoid weather. ' In other words, the
state of the weather is no protection to
some persons in a city in which yellow
fever n.ui obtained a foothold. Such, at
least, is the experience with the fever of
this year, whether it diffois tioiu the com
mon yellow' fever or not.
The full returns from Virginia shows
that the Legislature wilt stand as follows:
Senate— 33 Conservatives and 10 Repub
licans ; House —100 Conservatives and 33
Republicans. This gives the Con tvvf -
tives a majority of 01 on joint ballot —a
Conservative gain on joint-ballot of 2.
Official returns from 87 counties and
cities, and semi-official returns fioai the
remainder, except tin op, give Kemper a
mijorityof 20,310 —a Conservative gain
of 5,5G3. 'These figures will be slightly
changed by the full official returns.
The New Orleans Picayune of Satur
day reports the return to New Orleans of
Kellogg’s war steamer Ozark, from Grant
parish, with seven prisoners—all of them
leading citizens iff the palish, and not
one of tho villains engaged in the late
outrages upon Miss Lscour and others.
The prisoners were committed to jail,
“subject to the order of the Hon. United
States Court.”
The New Yotk Times of Saturday pub
lishes a dispatch reporting the killing of
seven of the nine negroes known to have
been eugaged in the outrages committed
when Miss Laconr was violated by one of
them.
The repo t of the death of Miss Lacour
is contradicted.
Kellogg's war steamer Ozark was return
ing from its raid upon Grant parish.
•* Close. —The New York State Senate is
.Politically divided thus: Republicans 17,
Henna-rats 15. One of the Republican
Senators was elected by a majority ofon
>y one vote.
YOL. XY.
EX-SECJiETA.iIr ROUT H ELL.
His View s on tiie Financial Situation.
We find in the Louisville Courier-
Journal of the 13th inst., a report
of a lecture delivered the evening pre
vious, in Louisville, by Ex-Secretary
Boutwell. Thoroughly acquainted as Mr.
Boutwell is supposed to be with the fi
nancial system of the country', and occu
pying the relations which he does with
the Administration of Gen. Grant, his
opinions are likely to be influential. He
is a United States Senator elect for Mas
sachusetts, and it is not unlikely that ho
will bo the Chairman of the Senate’s Com
mittee on Finance. We are therefore en
couraged to learn that he is opposed to an
expansion of the currency by the issue of
more greenbacks, and is not at all dispos
ed to sustain the gamblers of Wall street
at the expense of the business interests of
tho country. The last reported declara
tion of Gen. Grant, to the effect that he
intended to submit to Congress a plan for
“rendering the currency more flexible,
and preventing it, if possible, from being
used, as recently, forgambiing purposes,”
is also eneourageng, because it indicates
that he will not propose any immediate ad
dition to tho currency. The inference is
that he will favor a p.lan somewhat simi
lar to that embodied in a bill introduced
in the last Congress by Senator Sherman,
of Ohio, which provided for tho inter
changeability, at tho option of the holder,
oi Treasury notes and Government bonds
—bonds of small amounts being sold so
as to facilitate this exchange. The Presi
dent is reported as saying that ho would,
if possible, prevent the currency from
being used for gambling purposes. With
this restriction (if it be practicable) the
scheme of optional interchangeability of
bonds and currency might bo instru
mental in affording relief to the interests
most deserving it. But it needs no argu
ment or illustration to show that iHthout
such restriction the plan of interchange
would be the very thing that all gamblers
in currency' and money changers would
desire to facilitate their business. They
would have far more po /er than the Sec
retary of the Treasury to make money
plentiful or scarce as their interests
might require.
But we are straying off from Mr. Bout
well’s lecture, and come back to it to
copy the following extract:
Mr. Boutweil said that he should try
and be as plain and explicit us possible
touching the immediate financial situa
tion of the country. It is a season of
great embarrassment. Men aro pressed
and uneasy. The process of machinery
and the produce of manufactured articles
have gone far ahead of the process of
population. lu ISfiO there was an excess
of cotton goods—an excess great enough
to cause a panic among tho manufac
turers. But the war came. The cotton
supply was cut off. Thus the manufac
turers were saved and the lost equilibrium
between supply and demand was restor- !
ed. Now there is no such event to cir
cuinvene between the overcrowded man
ufactories and tho over-stocked market; !
and hence the strain on the manufac- I
tilling interest, which has reacted on the j
country at large, and produced the gen- j
oral stringency in money. We have cur- j
reucy enough. The trouble lies not *
there. We have a sound currency dis- |
counted at only eight per cent, for gold, !
dollar for dollar. There is no need to
expand or contract it. If we expand it
we merely put off the evil day of redemp
tion and a reaction which is sure to come.
If wo undertake to contract it we shall
attempt to take a short cut to specie
which will cost more than it will come to.
We should take the middle course and let
Wail street go.
“Better to sutler the ills w r e have.
Than By to others that we know np‘ of.”
The real trouble lies in the fact that our
banks are allowed to become borrowers
and to pay interest on deposits, lie op
posed this with great earnestness. It is,
he said, the foundation of Wall street.
The cities, towns, and villages are thus
drained iu order that Wall street may
speculate and ruin the country. How ?
In this way: During the summer months,
w hen the farmers and small traders have
no need for their money, they take it to
their local bank and lend it for an equiv
alent of 3or I per cent. The local bank
cannot afford to hold it and sends it to the
New York bank at a little higher rate of
interest. The New Y’ork merchant can
not afford to take it and so it goes into
Wall street as a gambling fund, and
when a crash comes tho whole coun
try feels it. Mr. Boutwell argued the in
terest of keeping home money at home
and standing by the national currency at
all hazards, as the best and safest outlet
to the present crisis. It is not advisable
to rush recklessly into specie, as it is not
advisable to rush recklessly into more pa
per issue. If we had two hundred millions
of gold suddenly tluown on the market it
would do almost as much damage to val
ures as the same amount of paper. But
the truth is we have paper enough, and
if it be left to make its way we shall have
gold enough. Tho Government credit
has been established, and that is the foun
dation of the whole fabric. The people
should sustain this and not be too eager
to jump, perhaps, from the frying pan in
to the lire. The speaker closed with some
admirable remarks on the origin and na
ture of our currency, meant to support
and illustrate his previous argument.
TUE BLOW AT MAC OX.
The Telegraph, of Tuesday, says j
that its observation of the results
of the storm there, and inquiries of j
its direction and ravages elsewhere, lead
it to believe thas the effects iu Macon
were the result of a conjunction of two
tornadoes —one coming from the direo- j
tion of Atlanta and the other from the di
rection of Columbus. They met some
where near Macon and formed a cyclone,
which went whirling across tho centre of
the city. While there was a general blow
of great violence, experienced all over Mv ;
con and iu the suburbs, tho real track of
the cyclone was less than one-eighth of a
mile wide. It entered the city from the
west, passed almost directly across, j
and passed out in au easterly direction.
It was in this narrow track that the great
est damage w f as done, and the great
est consternation was produced. -
There was great consternation and wild
excitement in the city while the storm
lasted. There were few buildings in the
track of the cyclone which were not more
or less damaged. The Laboratory build
ing was unroofed and otherwise injured.
The Mess Hall of Mereer University had
three i bunnies blown down, and their
fall injured the roof. A portion of the
roof of fct. Paul’s Church (Episcopal) was
torn off. All the chimnies of Wesleyan
F nnale Oottege, except two, were blown
d)wn, and considerable other damage
was done to the premises. The colored
Methodist Church on Washington avenue
was entirely destroyed. The roof of the
Lanier House was almost entirely ruined.
The east side of the roof of Christ Church
(Episcoj a') «ras torn off. 'lhe Judges
Stand at Central Park was overturned
and many of the trees blown down, ’ibe
damages were greatest along Mulberry,
Cherry, Magnolia and Second streets.
Very many residences were injured by
falling chimnies, torn roofs, Ac. No one
appears to have been killed or seriously
qurt.
Col. Clarence Prentice, the only surviving
son of George D. Prentice, deceased, the
eminent editor of the Louisville Journal,
was killed on Saturday last by being
thrown from a buggy, near Louisville.
It is no less singular than sad that after
many narrow escapes during the war, in
which be fought bravely iu lire Confeder
ate cause he should be slain by the up
setting of buggy. His son, George 1>
Prentice, a youth of 12 years, is the only
remaining child of the Prentice family.
THE WEEKLY SUN.
ALABAMA.
Summary of Gov. Lenin’ Message.
The Governor prominently brings to
the attention of the Legislature the finan
cial embarrassments of the State—says
that though serious before, they have been
enhanced by the crisis in money circles;
that they commenced over two years since
in the[experiment of constructing impor
tant lines of railroads mainly by State
credit; that the theory that a railroad,
while in progress of construction, could
pay the interest on the bonds issued to
build it, has been shown to be false, and
that the failure of the roads to pay the
interest has devolved on the State a debt,
the means of paying which has not been
provided for in the assessment of taxes.
The State is in default of payment of
interest on some of these endorsed bonds
since January, 1870. Weinakean extract
from the message :
The whole of the last issue of State
bonds could have been sold for eighty
five cents on the dollar, to parties inter
ested in the endorsed bonds of the rail
roads, provided all past due coupons were
paid. But tho State did not have a sufi
ciency of bonds to discharge all these
coupons, andpr.y the interest on the direct
bonds of the State. If the act of the
Legislature entitled an act to maintain
the credit of Alabama, approved February
25, 1873, had authorized the issue of two
millions of bonds, there would have been
a sufficiency of funds at the command of
this department to have paid off all the
interest passed due and accruing on both
the direct and endorsed bonds of the
State, during the financial year just closed.
But the Legislature having authorized the
issue of an amount inadequate to meet all I
the interest debt of the State, no sale i
could be made of the bonds authorized to
be issued. This department has been nil- :
able to sell for money any of the State
bonds, during the present administration,
being forced to follow iu the footsteps
of its predecessor, in raising money by
hypothecation of the securities of the ;
State as it best con’d.
I recommended that for the purpose of
redeeming the bonds of the State that are
now hypothecated, that anew issue of
bonds be authorized in such sums as the
General Assembly shall find to be neces
sary, redeemable at the pleasure of the
Stato, to run not exceeding ten years,
bearing interest at 8 per cent., the cou
pons to be receivable in all dues to the
State, iu denominations of one hundred
dollars, or more each. Such a security
will command a home market, and it is
hoped, will inaugurate the domestication
of our debt. Much surplus money in the
State, timid of investment in new enter
prises, might seek such a security, and
the denomination of the bonds would
present a rival security to the banks of
deposit which pay interest to its deposi
tors. I would respectfully suggest fur
ther that all trustees be authorized to in
vest fiduciary funds in these bonds, by
an act properly guarded. The negotia
tion of such a security would relieve the
State from its present embarrassment, in
respect to its hypothecated securities, and
enable it to use its means for the future
according to exigencies. Such an issue
of bonds should bo accompanied with an
act, that the Auditor’s warrants should no
longer be received in payment of the
taxes of the State. The funding of (he
warrants now outstanding would afford
great relief to the present wants of the
State.
Tho Governor renews his recommenda
tion of last session, that taxation be in
creased to a rate necessary to meet the
wants of the State. He says, “we can
have no reasonable expectation of deriv
ing money from any source except that
of taxation.” He also advises the cre
ation of a State Board of Equalization
to adjust assessments to the Value of prop
erty and make taxation equal and uniform.
He recommends the requirement of a de
posit of security with the State Treasurer
by all non-resident insurance companies,
to secure the payment of policies to citi
zens of the State. He says: “Your laws
in respect to the disposition by re-sale of
lands which have been purchased by the
State at tax sale need revision. The State
has quite a large amount of taxes tacked
up iu such lands. Some officer should
have authority to re-sell the same, on ap
plication of purchasers, for taxes, interest
and expenses.”
The Governor urges strict economy in
every branch* of the State Government,
as a requirement of the times.
He reports (he Alabama A Chattanooga
Railroad in the bauds of receivers ap
pointed by the Circuit Court of the Uni
ted States, and say-s that he has no infor
mation whatsoever of the condition, man
agement, receipt-, disbursements, out
standing certificates, or other matters
connected with said road, nor has any
authority to obtain the same.
The South & North Railroad only has
complied with the provisions of the $4,-
000 per mile Subscription act, by cancell
ing its bonds endorsed by- the State,
amounting to $3,032,000, and it is now
entitled to the State’s absolute subscrip
tion of $4,000 per mile. The Governor
says: “Though all the roads entitled to
the benefit of this act, except the East
Alabama and Cincinnati road, have noti
fied this department of their intention to
accept the provisions of the same, none
of them have taken any other step m
that direction known to this department,
except the notice of their acceptance of
the terms of the act. No settlement has
yet been made with Montgomery and
Eufaula Railroad under the authority of
“an act entitled an act to authorize the
Governor to settle with the Montgomery
and Eufaula Railroad company, approved
April 13th, 1873,” though this department
is advised by those in the interest of that
road, that the settlement authorized will
soon be made.”
The sale of the Selma and Gulf Rail
road on terms that would indemnify the
S;ate has not been effected, and the road
is now in the hands of receivers, appoint
ed by the Selina Chancery Court, and is
sought to be subjected to a lien of certifi
cates to be issued, and disbursed by- the
receivers, whose lien w ill be paramount
to the lien of the first mortgage bonds.
The Governor has instructed the attor
neys for the State to resist this step.
He recommends the creation of the of
fice of Commissioner of Railroads and In
surance Companies; also the requiremert
of the several successive boards and sets
of officers who have had charge of the
swamp and oveiflowed lands of the State
to appear before a Chancellor and adjust
their respective chums for services.
He regards the late management of the
Penitentiary as only experimental and
provisional, and makes no report of the
success of any branch of it.
The State certificates are at a consider
able discount, and the prevailing pauic
defeated an arrangement for making a
large portion bankable. He recom
mends their destruction as taken iu.
We copy what the Governor has to say
on the subject of the Educational system.
Your special attention is invited to a
careful supervision of the laws and ma
chinery which govern and control the
subject of education. It is respectfully
submitted that the benefits which our
present system has conferred on the youth
of the State are not in proportion to the
great expeuse which attends it. Its most
zealous advocates cannot deny that it has
been in operation long enough for a mere
experimental test. The number of offi
cers and the expense are too great for
our scarce population. Ihe uncertainty
and iufrequenev of common schools; the
absorption of the revenues of some of our
higher schools, by the useless multiplica
tion of professorships, not needed for the
instruction of pupils; the complication
of the machinery placing the supervision
of all these interests so far from yonr
immediate consideration; the great ex-
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25,1873.
pense entailed upon our impoverished
revenues by tho unnecessary multiplica
tion of salaried officers, diverting so largo
a portion of the public funds from the
cause of education, without any corres
ponding benefit to the cause of education,
are matters demanding your prompt at
tention and resolute action. It is believed
that both economy and efficiency demand
a thorough revision by you of all our
laws on the subject of education, both
fundamental and statutory.
SETTLING DOWN'.
There is abundant evidence that the
| trade of the country is accommodating
itself to the contraction or shrinkage that
has been effected, and that if only let
alone—if not again unsettled and inflated
by the issue of more money, so-called—
it will soon find a healthier and more
substantial basis than before the panic. 1
The immense amount of goods—particu
larly of dry goods—that has been sold at
the greatly reduced prices, shows that the
shrewdest business men are accepting
the situation as a permanent one and are
: doing what they can to make it so. The
great sales of the house of H. B. Claflia
& Go., of New York, were the first dent- j
onstration of that kind on a targe scale. ;
In a few days they sold millions of dollars
worth of dry goods at an average reduc- '
tion of about 20 per cent., and thus re
lieved themselves from imminent embar- I
rassment, indicated a standard of prices j
; above which it would be unsafe either to J
hold or to buy goods, and compelled j
others to placo themselves upon the same j
; basis. The house of Peake, Opdyke & j
I Cos., followed the example of Claflin, by ]
! selling at the reduced rates of the latter, j
| and A. T. Stewart marked down his goods
: accordingly. Throughout the country, :
; merchants are accommodating themselves
•to the situation as thus changed. The
shrinkage or reduction of prices of dry
’ goods is as great in tho retail stores of
j tho South as iu the great jobbing houses
of the North. Those who first accommo
dated themselves to the change are reap-
ing the most benefit from it by the rapid
sale of their goods.
Now, the question arises, who will be
benefitted by another inflation and the
restoration of old prices ? Who at the
South, particularly, will be benefitted?
Will our merchants be profited by having
to pay to the manufacturers and jobbers
of the North, for their next stocks, the
prices that ruled before the panic?
or is it not to their interest to buy
their future stocks at prices as low or lower
than those at which they are now selling
their goods on hand? Will the consu
mers at the South be benefitted by a re
covery of the 20 per cent, reduction that
has occurred ? How, in the name of com
mon sense, can it benefit the cotton plan
ter to return to the prices of merchandize
that ruled a few weeks ago ? It will not
bring him any more for cotton, because
the great controlling markets for the sale
and manufacture of cotton are not in this
country, but in Europe, and it is a com
modity whose price is legitimately and
healthfully governed only by supply, de
mand and consumption—the amount of
consumption increasing with the cheap
ness of goods and the ability of consu
mers to buy.
Iu any view which we may take of the
case, we will find that another inflation,
consequent upon the cheapening of the
currency by largely increasing its volume,
will be hurtful to every interest cf the
country except the speculating one. and
the precursor of another panic more dam
aging than that through which we we are
now passing.
SANBY MERLIN IXXE It ORLEANS.
He Is Enraptured with its Cosmopolitan
Female Beauty—l'he Boundary of t lie
French and American Populations
Longstreet and Beauregard The
Great French Market, &c«
City Hotel, )
New Orleans, Nov. 12, 1873 )
Dear “ Brilliancy:" —Turning our steps
towards Canal street, the great thorough
fare for elegantly dressed ladies, magnifi
cent stores, and everything that is re
cherche. we passed the forenoon most
pleasantly indeed, in watching the going
and coming of the immense crowds of in
dividuals, each of whom seem to be walk
ing for a wager against time, or “going
for tho doctor.” Casting our eyes up the
street, we would see a saucy piquant little
French craft, bearing down, with all sail
set, and streamers Hying, with her black
eyes dashing and sparkling turning
again, and we could see coming from the
opposite direction, a magnificently equip
ped Anglo-Saxon clipper, as beautiful in
dress, form and feature as that of the na
tionality first mentioned. In truth, Mr.
M., never have we seen a more handsome
sight than that vast moving congregation
of ladies—made up of all nations. The
queenly step of the black-browed Spanish
maiden —the light and quick tripping of
the rosy-cheeked, laughing French wo
man—the slower waik of the German—
tho black-eyed Jewess, and last but not
least, the regal bearing of Louisiana’s
most beautiful daughters, all flitted to and
fro before our eyes lika “apples of gold
in pictures of silver.” The stores—espe
cially the large dry goods establishments
—were crowded with customers, but
whether purchasers or lookers, you corre
spondent is unable to say-.
Canal street is the boundary line, be
tween the French and American popula
tion; and if you but turn to the right iu
going from the levee, at once the differ
ence in nationality is made apparent, not
one w ord of English will you hear spoken,
even though y-ou continue your waik for
hours. French sights greet you—French
accents strike upon your ear, and you are
gradually persuaded that you are not in
America, but have beeu, by some myste
rious “merlin,” transported to La Belle
France. On the other sidd of Canal
street, one feels a sort of “hoincness”
in hearing American idioms and witness
ing sights familiar to the eyes.
in reply- to a question concerning Long
street and Beauregard, a friend simply
said, “nothing,”—politically dead, and
memory abhorred, and if possible, the
latter thought more illy of than the form
er, inasmuch as he went many lengths
ahead of Gen. Longstreet, in his conces
sions to the blacks—concessions, disgrace
ful to the white people of the State. The
star of Beauregard’s destiny will no more
flash along the unclouded sky of fame
and glory, startling the people with its pu
rity and brilliancy, but will remain in the
grave prepared by the hands of one whose
pathway it was wont to illuminate. ’Twas
an unfortunate moment, when the chival
rous Beauregard turned his back upon the
people w-ho loved him so well, and joined
himself to their oppressors.
One thing a man must not fail to do
when becomes to (his city, that is to visit
the great French market. Os all sights
that was ever vouchsafed to morta eyes,
we think this, the sightliest. No people
possessed of other ideas than French could
by any manner of means so arrange, at
tend to, and dispose of things as are here
seen. There is au eternal hum heard
rising and falling, as if regulated by note,
amidst which, we in vain endeavored to
catch a familiar sound. Curious dishes
at the coffee stands, queer sights at the
diminutive bazars, and oddities of other
kinds make the strangest whole imagina
ble. Huge pilesof beef, mutton, venison,
and game iu immense quantities greeted
us on every side; while the hurrying back
ward and forward of the dense crowd
give it an appearance of great excitement
over some terrible scene of disaster, each
seemingly trying to get there first, and
others endeavoring to get away. YVe
passed an hour or two in profitable
study of human nature, in its manifold
phases.
We have had the pleasure of meeting
with several prominent citizens, formerly
residents of Georgia—some from Colum
bus. who inquired very particularly con
cerning old friends whose names have in
many cases beeu dropped from the roll of
the living. Others there are who still live
in yonr city, and to them their Crescent
City friends send greeting. Y’onrs,
Sandy Merlin.
GEORGIA XEWS.
The United States Circuit and District
Courts, during tlieir late term in Atlanta,
disposed of Ist! cases. Forty-four crimi
nal cases in which the United States was
a party (mostly for violations of ttie reve
nue laws) were tried, and of these there
were verdicts of acquittal in 23 cases, and
of conviction in 21.
Conductor Matthews and Engineer
Frazier, who had charge of the lreight
train on the Southwestern Railroad at the
time of the late fatal collision, had their
preliminary examination in Macon on
Saturday, before Justices, and after hear
ing the testimony and argument, the
charge against them was dismissed.
Mr. Cyrus Sharp, Clerk of Monroe Su
perior Court, informs the editor of the
Forsyth Advertiser that about sixteen
factors’ liens have been foreclosed iu that
county, to date, aggregating thirty thous
and dollars.
The first load of ore from the Bell
Greene copper mines, iu Greene county,
Ga., passed over the Georgia Railroad two
or three days ago, en route to Baltimore,
to be tested. The ore has reached Balti
more, and the Constitutionalist learns
that the indications are that the enter
prise .will prove a success.
The Gainesville Eagle says tho moun
tains in Northeast Georgia above that
point are covered with snow.
Sale of Augusta Factory Stock. —Col.
C. V. Waiter, auctioneer, sold yesterday
Ihirty-two shares of Augusta Factory
stock, as follows: 4 shares at $l7O per
share; 5 at SIG 4 per share; 1 at $lO3 50;
7at $lO3 per share; 2 at $lO2 87k per
share; 7 at $lO2 50 per share; 4 at $lO2
25 per share; and 2 at $lO2 per share. —
Chronicle loth.
\ Samuel Lindsay, an old citizen of Lee
I county, who had successively filled most
j of its county offices and been a Represent-
I ative to the Legislature, died on Thurs
day night, of a tumor in the^neck.
Henry county, according to the report
i of the grand jury, is out of debt and has
$4,700 in the treasury.
Independent. —The people of Worth,
Colquitt, Berrien, Irwin and Coffee coun
ties are probably the most independent
and contented of any in the State. They
live at homo and board at tho same place,
and tho citizen of either county who has
nut enough to subsist himself and family
and a few surplus dollars for a rainy day,
is considered a shabby member of the
community. They raise their own horses,
cattle, sheep, hogs, chickens and children,
and have never failed to produce enough
corn, sugar, syrup and potatoes to supply
their wants. The panic has iu no way
disturbed them. Their cribs and smoke
houses are full, their stock is fat, their
women and children are healthy and hap
py, and nearly every man has greenbacks
to pay his way and cancel his obligations.
—Albany News.
Robt. Maxwell, who killed 0. C. Wood
ruff in Meriwether county, a few months
since, by stabbing him while Woodruff
was endeavoring to prevent him from
forcibly entering his house, was tried in
the Superior Court of Meriwether, last
week, and convicted of involuntary man
slaughter.
The Franklin Hews says that the farm*
ers of its section are much disposed to
plant large wheat crops this winter. The
AY us advises them to use their cotton
seed as a fertilizer for their grainjerops.
The Bainbridge Democrat of Thursday
prints the yellow fever death roil of its
city up to that t rue, amounting to 41. It
says: “Business is totally ruined, and
our oucelprogressive little city set back
a decade. Much destitution prevails on
account of Ihe scourge, and we take the
liberty of calling the attention of our
more fortunate countrymen at large to
the fact, believing that to be sufficient to
enlist their aid.”
The petrified skeleton of a human being
was found under an old stump in a swamp,
about three miles from Augusta, on Fri
day last. It had the appearance of a stone
image. The Chronicle thinks that it was
buried in the spot where founds before the
tree that grew over it had sprouted—per
haps a hundred years ago.
The Chronicle reports the elopement of
a negro man and a white girl from Au
gusta, a few days ago. They went over
into South Carolina and were married.
G. E. Lanceford, clerk at the National i
Hotel at Atlanta, died on the 17th, of ap- 1
oplexy.
A correspondent of the Atlanta Consti
tution writes that Sunday night’s storm
demolished the Female College iu West
Point. The citizens have resolved to re
build it. Loss will reach SIO,OOO. No
one injured. Several houses in the town
were unroofed. At Fan-burn, the Court
House was unroofed. Mr. John Bird of
that placo, who was sleeping in his store,
was killed by a brick wall which was
blown on the house.
Bishop Beckwith has accepted the resi
dence tendered him bv St. Philip’s Parish
and will in future adopt Atlanta as his
permanent home.
Tho people of Augusta are much pleas
ed with the Chinese as laborers on the
canal enlargement.
As far east as Augusta the storm was
severe, unroffitig houses and blowing
down fences and trees.
Bob Addison, colored, charged with I
murder, effected bis escape from the jail
of Stewart county on Satuaday before
last.
The blow of Sunday night was severe
in Atnericus, prostrating trees, fences,
Ac. It was also accompanied with hail,
some of the stones of which, the Republi
can says, weighed two or three pounds!
The Atlanta Constitution learns that on
Saturday- morning at Graysville, on the
Western and Atlantic Railroad a Mr. Tay
lor Wilson was deputised to make an ar
rest. A man named Brown attempted to
interfere with him three times, when
Wilson threw a stone at Brown and killed
him. Saturday night someone set fire to
Gray’s lime kiln, and the entire works
were destroy ed.
A visitor to the Executive Department
reports to the Atlanta Herald that most i
of the old Western A Atlantic change
bills have been taken up by the State
Treasurer; also that the teachers of the ’
public schools are being paid off as rapid
ly as possible, but that the school fund is
still in much confusion, as left by Bul
lock, and it is doubtful whether the sys
tem is growing iu popularity-.
A LA RAMA XE II S.
John Reid received the Democratic
nomination for Mayor of Mobile. The
last vote stood 33 for Reid, and 17 for Ad
mirai Seiumes. Admiral Semtues was
nominated for City Tax Collector.
In a diffidulty at Thompson’s Station j
on the M. A E. E. R, last Thursday be- I
tween Mr. E. Napier and Mr, Clarke
Thompson, both were severely wounded |
by pistol shots. Mr. Thompson was shot
in the mouth, the ball coming oat in the
back of his head. Mr. Napier was shot
in the stomach. Both are iu a critical
condition.
In Scotsboro, Alabama, corn is selling
at 50c., pork retailing at G@Bc., beef at j
s@oc., unu sweet potatoes 50e. per
bushel.
Madame LeYert, formerly of Mobile,
well known here, is giving leadings iu
New York.
The Seottsboro Herald learns that a
fire broke out m Cluttsville, Madison
county, last Wednesday, which swept
through farms burning cotton and corn i
crops, and on one pjlace belonging to a
widow lady, the dwellings burnt down.
Iho Ore continued its march for miles,
crossing the State line into Tennessee.
The Selma Times announces the failure
and assignment of M. R. Boggs, a large
merchant, of that city, by reason of hav
ing made heavy advances to planters, and
the failure of planters to pay for said ad- I
vauces. It is claimed that his assets are
much larger than his liabilities.
Bold Robbery.— As Mr. Henry Nixon
was coming to the city last Thursday morn
ing, from his home near Hunter’s mill in
this county, he was met by three negro
men in the swamp of the branch three
miles above town on the river road and 1
robbed of all the money he had—about
five dollars—and such articles of clothing
as they wanted. He says they were con
cealed in the thicket, and after having
committed the robbery fled through the
woods. They- are described as being
young and well dressed, and well armed.
The act was committed very early in the
morning before sun up . —Eufaula
AYif s. loth. 1
ALABAMA LEGISLATIVE.
This body met in Montgomery on Mon
day, with a quorum in both branches. In
the Senate. Mr. Grayson, tlio new mem
ber elect from Madison, was sworn in,
and in the House, Anderson Smith, of
Dallas, was sworn in as anew Represen
tative. In both Houses resolutions in
reference to Cuba and the Spanish butch
ery were introduced, and there was some
; talk, but no definite action. The negro
members go for wiping out Spanish rule
; and negro slavery in Cuba before break
fast. Several bills were introduced in the
Senate, and one of them passed—a bill
by Mr. Harris, of Russell, to repeal an
act to secure justices of the peace and
notaries public in their fees in certain j
| cases.
The House raised a committee “to iu
j quire and report what action should
be taken by the General Assembly in view
! of the recent outrages on American citi
zens by tho Cuban authorities.” It
also made the special order for Tuesday,
at 12 m., a resolution favoring the inter
changeability of Government bonds and
greenbacks. (A cue from Washington,
no doubt.)
Tuesday, Nov. 18.—In the Senate, C.
W. Hatch, the newly elected Senator from
i Halo county, was admitted to his seat, af
! ter an unsuccessful attempt by some Sen
| ators to have a serious charge against him
: investigated. (The charge was that he was
a defaulter to the U. S. Government.)
The vote for admitting him without in
vestigation stood 13 to 12. A number of
; local bills were introduced and referred—
among them : To repeal an act requiring
publication of semi-annual exhibits of re
ceipts and disbursements of county funds;
to amend section 7 of the act regulating
elections (so as to elect tax assessors at
the same time with tho collector); to pre
vent the sale of liquors within three miles
of a church in Salem, Lee county. Tho
last named was passed. The Senate pass
ed resolutions of respect for Senator Mur
phey, deceased, end adjourned.
In the House, D. E. Cood, white Radi
cal, claimed the seat of Henry Cochran,
postmaster at Selma, Ala., who, it ap
pears, has not formally resigned, but who,
Coon says, ought to have resigned, and
would have resigned if he had not thought
an objectionable man would be elected in
his place! Coon ran at the late special
election and got some votes, though he
■was badly beaten by a colored Radical,
and now he wants to get in because he
was next highest and two vacancies ought
to have been filled. His claim was refer
red to the Judiciary Committee.
Among the new bills introduced in the
House—
Clarke, of Barbour, a bill to repeal sec.
I 2 of the net in relation to the issue of
I county bonds in aid of any railroad in
this State, approved February 17, 1871. so
| far as the same relates to Barbour county-.
I Internal Improvements.
Also, a bill for the protection of agri
! cultural laborers. [Gives a first lien from
| the time the crop is planted on both lands
and crop.j Judiciary.
Williams, of Barbour, a bill to define
the duties and fix the responsibility and
compensation of warehouses and places
of like kind. Judiciary.
Also, a bill for the relief of George
j Webb of Barbour county. Local Legis-
I lation.
Also, a bill to establish anew charter
for the city of Eufaula. Corporations.
Also, a bill to repeal tho act making Pea
River a public highway, approved Febru
ary sth, 1840. Public Roads and High
ways.
Speed, a bill to provide medical atten
tion for the poor and destitute within one
j mile of the corporate limits of Union
j Springs. Employs a physician for the
; poor and pays him S3OO per annum.—
i Read twice and referred.
| Speed, a bill for the protection of ag
| rieultural laborers. [Gives them a lieu,
I from tho time of planting, on all crops;
] said lien to be subordinate only to the
I landlord’s lien,and authorizes its satisfac
tion by attachment.] Judiciary.
Mr. McCoy-, a bill to prevent liquor
sales within two and a half miles of Da
viston Academy and (Spring Hill Church
in Tallapoosa county. Passed.
At 12 o’clock, the special order, being
the preamble and resolution yesterday
offered by Mr. Parsons, was taken tip.
The resolution was as follows:
lie it resolved, That our Senators in
Congress are hereby instructed and our
Representatives requested to urge the
passage of au amendment to the several
acts regulating the currency by which it
shall be made the duty of the Secretary
of the Treasury of the United States to
pay iu legal tender notes on presentation
l ail bonds of the United Stales which bear
interest at the rate of 0 per centum per
: annum or upwards, and to redeem all
legal tender notes with bonds whenever
! said notes are presented at the Treasury
for that- purpose.
Mr. Taylor, of Lauderdale, opposed the
adoption of the resolution. He approved
the object of the resolution, but
thought the means proposed to secure the
i desired end were certainly hazardous.
Government bonds, he said, were at a
premium, and if they w ere offered at par
■ by Hie Government the speculating capi
| talist- would buy all of them and realize at
- once a profit equal to the present premium
on ffie bonds. Hence he thought that
instead of inflating the currency the
| scheme contemplated by the resolution
| would result iu withdrawing still more
largely from the circulation of the coun
try.
i Mr. Parsons said he was not wedded to
any one theory and hoped that the gentle
i man from Lauderdale would propose
| something better. His object was to
j inaugurate a movement for some change
in the currency laws in the hope that
when once begun it would ripen into
something that would relieve and bless
j the country.
Mr. Boyd congratulated Mr. Parsons
on the able assault he had made upon the
financial policy of the Federal Govern
ment, but believed, from the result of the
j late elections iu the North and Northwest,
1 that a plan would shortly be matured
which would releive the country of its
present financial and other embarrass
ments without resort to special instruc
tions from Legislatures to their Represen
tatives or requests to the Representatives
of the people in Congress.
Mr. McUaskey moved that the resolu
i tion be referred to a special committee of
five, upon which shall be the gentlemen
from Talladega and Lauderdale, with in
s'ructions to modify and revise the same
if necessary-, and report without delay.
Carried.
CUBAN AIEAIRS.
Havana, Nov. UJ. —The Vuz de Cuba
publishes a rumor that 17 prisoners have
beeu shot at Holguinee, on account of a
recently discovered conspiracy to co-ope
rate with the Cubans on the Virginius.
There is no official confirmation of the
report.
The same paper says, editorially-, that
the laws ought to be enforced energeti
cally against conspiracies without con
sideration, either iittle or much, for what
strangers may say or do. We are ow ners
of our honor, and are well able to manage
our own affairs and defend our rights.
Advices fnn Santiago do Cuba, dated
the 12th instant, say that on that day
the Captain of the British steamer
Niobe and the British Consul at Santiago
were in the prison and had an interview
with the captives who remained alive.
It was expected, at Santiago, the United
Statessteamer Wyoming would reach there
on the 13th.
OR.TECTS TO TIIE PRAYERS.
Berlin, Nov. 18. —The Bishop of.Nan
oy has ordered prayers for the recovery of
Metz and Strasburg. The German Gov
ernment has remonstrated to France
1 against the Bishop's action.
THE FAIR TUI SLY ATTESTED.
The F. S. Bankrupt Court Decides in Fa
vor of 3lr. John King.
Special to the Sen.]
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 18. —The weather
is very fine. There is no crowd to wit
ness the Savannah Fair. The display
thus far is small but will be better during
the remainder of the week. The races
are good.
The suit in tho U. S. District Court to
force John King, ex-banker, into bank
ruptcy, lias been dismissed in Mr. King’s
favor. This confirms tho assignment.
Gen. Denning, Col. Mott, and Messrs.
John King and S. G. Murphy leave Sa
vannah to-night for Columbus.
The Fair—Sabre Tournament—Faying nf
the Cathedral Corner Stone.
Special to the Srx.
Savannah, Not. 19, 1873.
The day is very cold and blustering.
The hotels are filling up,and the prospects
fora better attendance during the remain
der of tho week are more flattering.
To-day the visitors to the fair grounds
exceeded those of yesterday. There were
no races.
The Sabre Tournament took place to
day. The contest was one between the
members of the Georgia Hussars. The
first prize was won by 11. P. Miller, the
second by Gen. R. 11. Anderson, the third
by Lewis Ryals.
The laying of the corner stone of the
Catholic cathedral brought forth an im
mense demonstration. The procession
was a grand one. It was composed of
military companies, religious societies,
schools,priests and delegates from Macon,
Columbus, Atlanta and other cities. Sev
eral brass bands were in the line. The
ceremonies were very imposing, and the
concourse of people was vast. An elegant
address was delivered by Bishop Gibbous,
of Virginia.
The entire programme and its exe'eu- j
tion was on a grand scale. In the erec
tion of this cathedral every Catholic in
Georgia is deeply interested.
Sidney Herbert.
THE EXECUTIONS AT SANTIAGO.
How <’apt. Fry and Ills Comrades Were
Butchered.
Special to the N. V. Herald.
Havana, via Key West, Nov. 15, — The j
following account of events at Santiago j
de Cuba have been received here:—
On Friday morning, the 7th inst,, 37 !
of the crew of the Virginius were brought j
on shore and taken to the prison, to re- j
main there’until their execution, which,
was ordered for that afternoon. Captain
Fry, a noble looking old man, fully ahead
taller than the rest of the crew, when he
met his men on wharf previous to the
march to the prison, saluted them all.
The salute was received with affection.
BARBAROUSLY SHOT, DESPITE CONSULAR
PROTESTS.
At a quarter to 5 p. m. Captain Fry and
the 3(i men and officers were publicly shot,
despite the protest of all the competent
foreign authorities. The marines were
seven minutes killing the wretched pris
oners. It seemed as if they would never
finish. At last the sailors marched off
and tho troops filed past the long row of
corpses. Then the dead carts were hur
ried up and loaded indiscriminately with
the mangled remains.
BURP.IEL BULLYING THE CONSUL.
The American Consul has done all that
could have been dono. Indeed, it was
threatened that his exequatur would be
withdrawn for his exertions in behalf of
the prisoners In an interview with Gen.
Bnriiel that officer yelled at him and oth
erwise treated him disrespectfully.
SIXTEEN BRITISH SUBJECTS KILLED.
The British Consul also made an inef
fectual protest against the executions. It
is reported that 10 of the victims were
British subjects.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
Washington, Nov. 17.—The President
to-day signed the commission of Wm Gib
son, Postmaster at Austin, Nevada, and
appointed Henry Oscar Wagner, jr., of
Illinois, Consular Clerk.
The Postmaster General to-day issued
an order reducing registration fee on do- j
rneslie letters and packages from fifteen
to eight cents, commencing on tho first of \
January next.
Outstanding legal tenders $3G2,109,011.
Her British Majesty’s steamer Niobe
sailed from Jamaica for Cuba on the
evening of the oth. The American fili
bustering steamer, Geueral Sherman,
entered the harbor of Aspinwall on tho
3d inst., under the name of General Aviza,
and was at onee seized by Oapt. Cushing, j
of the U. S. steamer Wyoming, for using ;
illegal ship papers and sailing under the ;
ilag of Honduras; while it is claimed she j
is an American vessel. Her Feizure will be !
decided by U. S. Courts.
GERMANY AND UNITED STATES
POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Washington, Nov. 19.—An arrangement
has been entered into between the United
States and Germany for an exchange of ;
postal cards between the two countries, !
io go into effect on the Ist of December, j
1873. The postage on postal cards sent |
from the Fnitsd States to Germany is i
fixed at two cents, prepayment of which j
is to be made by affixing to United States \
postal cards an ordinary one cent United j
States postage stamp in addition to the |
stamp priuted or impressed on the card,
but insufficiently paid postal cards will j
not be furnished in the mails between
the two countries.
TWEED CONVICTED.
New York, Nov. 19. — The Tweed jury
found a verdict of guilty on all the counts.
The defense took exception to any except j
a general verdict on all the counts. The j
defense moved to arrest judgment on the ]
ground of want of jurisdiction, and that
the act creating the Board of Audit was
repealed by the act of 1873. The Court j
replied, it was useless to waste time, as j
the Court was convinced on these points, j
The defense remonstrated. Judge Davis J
replied, ho had no intention to wound I
the feelings of counsel for the defense. :
Defense said the answers by the prosecu
tion to points made by defense were
humiliating. The prosecution calling
them trifling.
SOCIAL EQUALITY DECISION.
Washington, Nov. 17. In the case of
Catharine Brain, colored, against the I
Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown
Railroad Company, to recover damages
for personal injury in being put out" of
the ladies’ car, the Supreme Court to-day
affirmed the judgment for the plaintiff,
holding that the Court below had
jurisdiction, and that action was properly
sustained against the Company. This does
not decide the general question of the
right of railroad companies to make regu
lations separating races on the cars in the
absence of charter provisions.
UTAH AFFAIRS.
Salt Lake, Nov. 17. —The memorial to
Congress for legislation thus far Las over
3,000 signatures.
In the Mormon District Court the suit
of Hawkins vs. Wall, for the possession of |
the well-known Widow’s mine, at Little j
Cottonwood, involving nearly $2,000,000, j
was dismissed to-dav, on motion of plain- i
tiff.
Travel west, on the Pacific Railroad, is
unprecedentedly large, and daily increas- !
iug -
Me MAHON ON PROLONGATION.
Paris, Nov. 18—President McMahon’s
message asks the prolongation of the
present executive for seven years. He I
deems it is h s duty to indicate guaranteeF, i
otherwise it would be imprudent for him
to accept the task. He points out the j
bad effect of postponement of the be- j
ginning of prolongation until after the !
Constitutional bills are voted on. He
will use the powers gianted in defence of
conservative ideas, which he is convin
ced are those of a majority of the na
tions. After adjournment, the committee
on prolodgation agreed to seven years,
but refused to yield other points.
Gerrit Smith has published a letter in
which he takes strong ground against
granting State or Government aid to pub-
Re schools. He urges that tho school be
left like the church, in the hands of the i
people. I
NO. 42..
OEX OS AXT OX THE riSOIXIVS
AEEAIJi.
Washington, Nov. 17.—The President
j to-day in conversation relative to Cuban
j matters, said that the Government had
thus far acted on such facts as had reaeh
| ed it and was now engaged in collecting
from all available sources further iufor
| mation concerning the capture of the
j A irgiuius and particulars attending re
volting executions which'followed that
event. It was desirable that all information
should be of such character as would leavo
I no doubt whatever as to its reliability. The
! policy of this case was too evident to re
| quire explanation. The Government be
ing careful in what,‘it is t now doing and
j " it may hereafter do, acts upon facts
j and not upon assumption in nncon
j firmed reports. It was esssential that we
I should be prepared to maintain our posi
tion.
| Iho President said he had changed none
j of the views heretofore expressed by him
j concerning events in Cuba, but had more
: ( han ever been confirmed in tli»m by re
! cent events. He shared with the public
j tllo denunciation of the capture on high
| seas of vessels sailing with a regular clear
i ance under the U. S. flag and the startling
events which so quickly followed. Spain
never having conceded the Island of Cuba
in a state ot war, and there be : ng no
pioclauiation by the United States accord
ing belligerent rights to the Insurgents.
The Virginias was regularly cleared for
the Island of Cuba, and had a right to
enter Havana, or any port of the Spanish
possession. This Government does not
recognize any right on the part of Spain,
in the. present state of affairs, to interfere
in any manner with our merchant ships
upon the seas, except in usual rights in
her own ports, and within one inarino
league of the coast of any of her domin
ions, and of these facts she is aware, as a
matter of course. It is the determination
of this Government to protect our citizens
iii all their rights,and to’ compel respect to
our flag.
The present naval preparations were with I
this view,not to incite war by the President, !
that power being vested in Congress, but i
to be prepared’ for all possible contin- I
gencies. Upon the meeting of Congress all
facts in possession of the Executive De- 1
partinent relative to Cuba would be laid
before that body, with such recommenda- j
tions as the occasion demanded. To-tnor
row, he said, he would commence the pre- i
paration of his message, but would defer j
that part relative to Cuban affairs until i
within a day or two of the meeting of Con- j
gross, desiring first to obtain all possible 1
information upon the subject.
During the brief ’conversation the Pres- !
ident said he should, in his message, j
again recommend legislation on Utah af
fairs. Ho would, in calling attention to
financial subjects, submit a plan, not yet
fully matured, rendering currency more
flexible, and preventing it if possible
from being used, as recently, for gamb
ling purposes.
CUBAN MEETING IN NEW YORK.
New York, Nov. 18.— 1 lit: Cuban meet
ing was very enthusiastic. There were
repeated cries of “War! War!” The
meeting resolved that the people of the
United States look to the’great soldier
who now presides over our Gov
ernment to take the promptest and
most decisive action consistent with the
dignity and past proceedings of our Gov
ernment ; that we adopt the language of
Thos. Jefferson in 1793, when he, as Sec
retary of the State, wrote to the Spanish
Representations in regard to the outrages
commmitted by Creek Indians in tlio
Spanish Territory of Florida, upon Amer
ican citizens which concludes :
‘‘lf we cannot otherwise prevail on the
Creeks to discontinue their depredations,
we will attack them in force. If Spain
chooses to consider our defense against
savage butchery as a cause of war to her,
we must meet her also in war, with re
gret, but without fear.”
A LONDON DAILY ON CUBA.
London,! 7ov. 18.—The Daily Telegraph
of this morning has a leading article on
the Virginius affair, and says : “Consid
erations of policy and humanity would
lead England to view favorably the an
nexation of Cuba to the United States,
but that the American Government will
await the reassembling of Congress be
fore taking action in the Virginius matter
is evidence that its policy will not be
governed by popular clamor. We do not
despair of a peaceful solution of the
question in view of the difficulty the
United States would experience in re
taining possession of Cuba, if annexed.
We would advise the Government of that
country to acknowledge the belligerency
of tho Insurgents and ultimately guaran
tee the independence of the Island, asking
in return the abolition of slavery.”
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
The Cabinet anil the Virginias Affairs—
The Navy—lndian Bow-wow.
Washington, Nov. 18. —At the Cabinet
meeting to-day the Virginius massacre
subject was renewed, but no new facts are
known, and tho decision of the Govern
ment is withheld unti tho assembling of
Congress. There were no new determi
nations. All the members wore present
except Robeson, who is in New York su
perintending navy movments. No addi
tional official l dispatches to those already
published, received up to this evening.
The Navy Department has established
recruiting officers at various points, and
the Navy will be recruited up to full stan
dard.
INDIANA.
Oov. Hendricks on the Cuban Massacre.
Indianapolis, Nov. 18.—Gov. Hend
ricks telegraphed yesterday to a commit
tee of New Y'ork Cuban sympathizers as
follows :
Spain cannot be permitted to maintain
the authority in Cuba, by means which
civilized nations rejects as atrocious, and
in the cause of humanity aud good
government the United States should
now extend their sympathy and power
over that Island. I think this is the senti
ment of the people of Indiana.
FROM CUBA.
Burriel’s Artifice—More Arrests, &c.
Havana, Nov. 18. Burriel, before
shooting Cespedes, endeavored to per
suade him to betray his father, President
Cespedes. It is reported Salvo Rosa land
ed in a schooner with forty others, and
was not aboard the Virginius. Two gen
tlemen and eight ladies from tho steamer
City of New Y’ork, jnst arrived from New
Y'ork, are suspected of being Insurgent
correspondents. Tlio owner of the Bom
talier Express was also arrested; all con
fined at head piarters of the police.
GREAT BRITAIN AND SPAIN.
London, Nov. 18.—The Foreign Office
has issued a circular that the Government
reserves its decision upon the question of
the executions already made at Santiago,
but will hold Spain aud all concerned re
sponsible for additional executions of
British subjects.
THE VIRGINIUS.
Santiago de Cuba, Nov 12.—The Isa
bella la Catoiica arrived with the convoy
Y’irginius for Havana. The authorities
insist upon treating her as a pirate. No
more executions, but trials are progress
ing. The British man-of-war Niobe is
still here.
THE VIRGINIUS’ CREW.
Havana, Nov. 18. —Os the Virginius’
crew not executed, four were condemned
to the chain gang for life, three to eight
years imprisonment, eight to four years
imprisonment, and three set at liberty.
SPAIN ON THE TOPIC.
Madrid, Nov. 18. -The Spanish Cabi
net are unanimously in favor of a satis
factory and honorable settlement as to
the Virginius difficulty, but regard the
maintainance of and integrity of Spanish
territory as easential.
A SINGULAR TRAGEDY.
San Francisco, Nov. it!.—Joseph Far
radv and his friend Charles Dodge, went
to the theatre last night. They went out
to take a drink between the acts, when
Dodge became suddenly ill and died.
Farrady seems to have thought he would
be accused of poisoning his friend, and
blew his brains out.
THE LATE BUTCHERIES.
THE CABINET ON' THE SITUATION.
Setleence of Cabinet Officials —Their I on -
fhlcnec iu Grant—Secretary Eichardson
Interviewed—His Opinion as well as
that of Prominent Men on Annexation
of the “Ever Eaithfal Isle’-—Activity
in the Various Departments—The Na
tion's Wards to the Front—Will There
hr War ?
Washington, Nov. 19.—As an evidence
of tho entire unanimity in the Cabinet on
the exciting complications growing out of
the Virginias capture and its consequen
ces, it may be mentioned that all the Cab
inet Officers are thoroughly guarded in
their expression as to what definite action
has been taken by tho Government, or
whnt will be the result. They do not hes
itate to speak in regard to their entire con
fidence in the President, and the approv
al by the people of the course pursued
when the same shall beoine known. It is
a noticeable fact that in these expressions
there is evidence of thorough accord be
tween the President ami his Cabinet.
Secretary Richardson, in conversation
with a Representative of tho Associated
Press to-day, stated, ‘‘l have every Con
fidence in Secretary Fish. He will do
just right and you may rest assured
he will not bo carried away by excite
| ment, neither will ho yield one bit of the
■ national honor.” In reference to tho
| ability of the United States to w T age a
I successful war with Spain, should it bo
found necessary to resort to arms, he
said: “Should such a course be determ
ined upon, the Treasury Department is
fully prepared. We have enough money
to commence with, but exactly as to what
will be done afterwards depends upon the
prolongation of a war, though I have no
doubt it would be of short duration. As
Congress will be here in two weeks, it is
very certain that there will be no dfficulty
lin raising all tho menus wo want —a war
jof course will bo expensive, as it re
i quires large sums of money to move
j armies and fit out ships, but wo arc equal
j to the*emergency.” He was then asked
! the question : “Do you find the Cabinet
| willing?” and upon being answered that
(he sentiment seemed to be to uphold the
national honor he replied: “Tho opin
! ions of Mr. Fish are correct, and tho
i Treasury Department is prepared tomain
! tain these opinions.” Question —"Do I
! understand, Judge, that you are in favor
| of the annexation of Cuba ?’’ Answer,
i after a significant silence—“ While I do
not say what I am in favor of, I do say
that I wtll stand by Mr. Fish and what
ever the State Department does. I bo
lieve the Secretary of State is a careful,
: cautious and judicious man, and that ho
| will not get us into any embarrassments.
That is my decided opinion. I have not
| given much attention to tho subject. In
its present, shape it belongs entirely to
the Department of State. I assume that
if we had a war with Spain it would result
in the annexation of Cuba.” The Secre
tary was then asked if the acquisition of
that island would not materially disar
range our tariff system; to which here
plied: “At first, of course it would upset
everything, as we would lose a large sum
of money the first year from the import
duty on sugar and tobaco, which we now
receive, but after that our internal col
lections on those articles, especially
tobacco, would much more than compen
sate for that loss.” Question —“Would it
not be necessary to keep a large army of
custom officers there.” Answer —-“Yes;
it would he a great place for smuggling,
and would necessitate the establishment
of custom houses all along tho coast, and
as there is such an extent of coast many
persons would have to be employed to
guard it.” The Secretary was asked if
the Department knows officially of the
past history of the Virginius. He replied
that “it did, the vessel having been twice
owned by the Government—once vhen
belonging to the division of captured and
abandoned property of the Treasury, by
which she was sold, and again, in 1870, she
was seized at Mobile for the debt of a de
faulting assistant Treasurer. She was
then brought here to the Potomac and
sold to u New York muu named Patterson.
Her name was then the \ ngin, but upon
being taken to New York, her name was
changed to tie Virginius. I believe the
Virginius and the vessel which captured
her, the Tornado, were both l uilt on tho
Clyde by the same builders for blockade
running during the war.”
Unusual activity prevails in the Wash
ington Navy Yard, and in some of the
departments over-time is being made. A
large force is at work on the steamer
Shawmut, a third class vessel belonging
to the North Atlantic station, and the
Tallapoosa, a transport paddle-wheel
steamer, is being rapidly repaired.
A large force is engaged in the Ordi
nance Department, making ammunition.
Lieut. Fletcher has reported at the
Navy Yard as a recruiting officer. His
headquarters is on tho ship Relief, lying
at tho Dock. Already some men have
enlisted, and a large number of enquiries
have been made as to terms.
The volunteer movements to raise
troops have thus far been among the col
ored people, who, though, there was no
official intimation to stimulate their ac
tion, apprehend the Government will
have need for their service in the field.
The less exciteable and by far the larger
portion of the population are settling down
in the belief that the services of these
first to declare their willingness to enlist
for Cuba will not be required.
Prominent gentlemen who have hereto
fore been opposed to tho acquisition of
Cuba, now express themselves in favor of
such a measure. They say tho Spaniards
received from the United States many
million dollars annually for such articles
as we import from Cuba, while the United
States are, owing to restrictions and
arbitrary trade regulations almost exclu
ded from commercial advantage on the
matter of exports. As one instance of
this truth the export of flour amounts to
near prohibition, it being carried
first to Spain and thence to Cuba,
at a duty of eight dollars per bar
rel, and so of other American products.
These gentlemen would prefer anew com
mercial treaty, provided one could bo ob
tained on just and equitable terms with
reasonable guarantee for its faithful ex
ecution, but as the Spanish Government
has shown itself powerless to enforce its
authority in Cuba, and from the further
fact that our commerce has been frequent
ly interfered with by the Spanish author
ities, the most certain way of relieving
ourselves from present and future trouble
would to acquire tho island in the best
way possible. At present tho Spanish
Government is opposed to a separation of
her Colonies from the mother coun
try, but, hereafter, their might
lie a state of affairs which would not ad
mit of a previous consultation with Spain
on that subject. There were not only
outrages in the West India waters to re
dress, but those against American citizens
residing on the Island. These have been
the subjects of negotiation which have
been ernbarrasued by Spanish official de
lays aud the opposition of the Cuban au
thorities, the latter being controlled by
the Casina Espagnol, more potent than
the throne itself in Cuba ; besides there
is no way of putting an end to slavery
and the cruel and barbarous Coolie trade
under present circumstances, if wo
have to depend on the promises
made by the Spanish Government, which
have thus far failed of execution. Reforms
in Cuba and Porto Rica in these respects
have been pressed by our Government,
but without a practical result, for the
reason, as already stated, the Spanish
Government is impotent to enforce its
authority. They say tho most common
observer must see that this state of affairs
cannot exist much longer; the public
patience is nearly exhausted and there is
no telling when something mcra t! au
protests and the asking for explana
tions on our part will be unanimously de
manded by tho citizens of the United
States to secure peace on our border and
to guard American interests and honor
from future molestation and injury, and
furthermore, to terminate for ever tho
repetition of barbaraties toward prison
ers, whether taken in insurrection or
otherwise, which, while they received the
strong condemnation they deserve, have
more than once been officially condemned
by our Government as contrary to the
humane and Christian sentiment of the
age.