Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-08-07

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CTS Cd. Prices of tallow are easier and
market unchanged; sales of butchers at
54s Cd.
BALTIMORE, July 31.-At Old Point
yesterday, series of eight resolutions was
passed delegating A. Dudley Mann to con-
vey the sentiments of this convention to
the Knoxville convention; also to take
charge of the correspondence concerning
the proposed ocean ferry. The general
tenor of the resolutions was warmly in ia
vor of the project. Speeches were made
by Mann, Barringer, and Chandler of Nor
folk; also eloquent addresses were deliver
ed by several others. The subscription
committee reported $4,000 subscribed on
the spot. Adjourned sine die.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug 4.-Lecompton letters
say that five of Capt. Caldwell's, four of
Capt. Berry's, and the whole of Col. Man
ners surveying party have been murdered
by the Cheyenne or Pawnee Indians.
QUEBEC, Aug. 4,-The steamer Clyde
has arrived from Liverpool with adviccs
to the 22nd, being 3 days later.
The City of Baltimore arrived out on
Tuesday.
Caldwell was elected to the House of
Commons over Thackary.
LoNDoN.-Tuesday.-Consols 91sa92,
LIVERPOOL, July 21.-Cotton firm
Sales of the week 10000 bales, of which
spectators took 1500and exporters 5000;
American at six to 81. Corn quiet with a
downward tendency.
The shipment Of the telegraph cable
on board of the Niagara was nearly fin
ished end she was expected to sail on the
25th.
Henry Scharabers & Co., of Liverpool
have suspended business. Their liabili-
ties amount to 100000.
PARIs-Funds closed at 67f, and 65
confines.
The Italians who were arrested made a
full confession of the secret conspiracy
SPAIN.-There has been a great decline
in wheat.
CHICAGO, Aug, 4.-Nothing definite has
been received from the Iowa election ex-
cept Dubuque county which gave a Demo
cratic majority.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 5.--The Tehuan-
tepcc company publishes card this morn
ing announcing tho dissolution Stating
the causes to be their inability to arrange
with the owners Of the Garay grant, the
impossibility of getting the mail contract,
and the discovery of the fact that the Sloo
title is not in this company. The Presi-
dent, Lasere, Benjamin and Soule went to
Mexico by the last steamer to make new
arrangements.
LOUISVILLE, Aug 5.--Kentucky returns
show that the Americans have elected Mar
shall certainly, and probably Underwood,
and that the Democrats have elected Clay,
Mason, Stevenson, Jewett, Burnett, Peyton
and Elliott, certainly, and probably Talbot
to Congress.
Garrard, democratic candidate for State
Treasurer is elected by over ten thousand
majority.
The Democrats have a large majority in
the lower House and on joint ballot.
ST. Louis, Aug. 5--Returns from this
county as far as heard from give Rollins
between 1890 and 1890 majority.
Maurice (EmancipationisD is elected
to the Legislature. Cooper county, Rollins
275 majority. Stewart has majorities in
Cole and Howard counties.
The Kansas correspondent to the Demo.
crat says Walker is still encamped neal
Lawrence with an increased force.
New York, Aug. Airs. Cunning.
was encieate by DIR, Burdell; shortly after
her acquittal she sent for DIR, Uhl, her med
ical adviser, and consulted him on her ex,
peeted dccOuchen,ent In course Of con-
versation the Doctors suspicious were
aroused, and he consulted District AttOr
ney Hall, but declined TO make an affidavit
urging professional motives of delicacy.-
Mr.. Hall pointed out the law in the Revis
ed Statutes, declaring Mrs. Cunningham
contemplated act to be felony. The Doc
tor finally agreed to submit to District At
torney Halls advice, and measures were
Immediately taken to Illustrate the medita
ted fraud,
A story was invented of California
widow being about to become mother ant
wished to dispose of her child--that Mrs
Cunningham liked the plan and became
inpatient to have it carried out. A chilC
was borrowed from the Believer Hospital
and the deNOuement took place yesterday
al noon DistfiA Attorney Hall ma ie aii
dayit at midnight, and Mrs. Cunningham
was arrestedsthis morning.
! S%heochild was semitic No. 81 Bond street