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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-04-23

A FUGITIVE SLAVE IN A BAD Box
On Thursday last the steamer Portsmouth
arrived at Louisville from Nashville. She
had scarcely landed before police officer
leaped on board and handed the captain
telegraph dispatch announcing that ne
gro slave, aged thifty-fv years, belonging
to Mrs. Susan Pugh, of Stewart county,
Tenn, had fed from his mistress, in com
pany with poor white woman named
Lucinda Leggett, and was believed they
boarded the Portsmouth at Lineport.
The steamer was Immediately ransaeked
from stem to stern, and Mrs. Leggett, with
three children and dog, besides a small
quantity of household furniture, with a
pine box, were found, but no niger. That
day the Portsmouth put out for this port
and, while breasting the current, one of
the deck hands, who had before observed
Mrs. Leggett's solitude about the pine box
happened to discover her passing a cup of
water through an orifce inside Fit. He
wrtched moment, and the cup mysterious
" re-appeared through the same cavity.
His ofactories being somewhat keen, he
now began to imagine he smelled anig-
germ the woodpile" Proceeding to the
hurricane roof, he called the captain, and
together they returned to the after deck.
Discovering the chest padlocked, the cap
tain demanded the key, and there being
no alternative the poor woman surrendered
at discretion. The lid was elevated and
there sat the niger doubled up like jack
knife. Gumbo was considerably astonish-
ed, but discovering bis predicament he put
capital face upon the matter by induIg-
ing melancholy "Yah yahl massa," and
with considerable assistance came TO a stiff
perpendicular, when he vented his pent up
feelings in hearty laugh concluding his
spasmodic cachination with philosophical
Righteousness by notifying the witnesses
that he "wasn't de fust Niger ever eoteh
in bad box, YAH yahll" The poor devil
had been confined some five days in the
box which was not three feet square. Last
evening the steamer arrived at this port.
She first landed at Coyington, however,
where the fugitive was placed in official
custody TO be consigned to jail until fur
Their orders. During the excitement of
landing him, Mrs. Leggett with her three
children and dog slipped ashore, and,
boarding the ferry boat, came to this side.
She relates that she resided on farm In
Tennessee and contracted with the darkey
to bring him to Ohio for the consideration
ofone years labor. He fulfilled his part
OF the obligation, and procured pass from
his mistress TO go and visit his wife on
distant plantation. Instead of going to
see his wife, however he suffered himself
to be packed in box and would have
gained liberty but for an unlucky accident.
lie will inevitably so back to scryitudo,--
Gin Com.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-04-23
NUMBER %.
A BOGUS FOREIGN CONSUL
ARRESTED.

The correspondent of the ST. Louis Re.
publican writing from Paducah under date
of the 9th, relates the following:
Our usually quiet city, on Saturday last,
was thrown into quite an excitement by
the arrest of Prussian subject By the
name of Edward Dcsling, under the ex.
tradition treaty existing with that govern.
ment and the United States. under a charge
Of forgery and fraud. 1t appears that
Desling, under the assumed name of Leroy,
had been stopping at the St Francis Hotel
for several days.
On Friday, Madame Leroy, young,
handsome and interesting lady, arrived
from Chicago, and joined her husband at
the st. Francis. Following in the train Of
the unsuspecting lady, were four individ-
uals, one Of whom had kept an eye upon
her every movement since she had left
Chicago. The names of the mysterious
suite, are Boyer, New York police officer,
Davis, Chicago detective, Mulkee, an
officer of the police from Prussia, and Mr..
Lapau, New York attorney, who regis
tered his name on the hotel books as
Samuel johnson.
Soon afterward, Desling was arrested,
but scarcely had the writ been served,
when the habeas corpus act was put in force
to release him. The ablest counsel in the
place were employed to defend him.
The charge upon which Dosling Is ar
rested, is for the forgery of drafts to the
amount of H. 43 thalers. The forgeries
having come to light, police officer fol-
lows him, but arrived too late; he had left
in the steamer for Halifax. The officer
sails for New York, and upon his arrival
learns by telegraph that Desling and the
Bernadino had been at Montreal under an
assumed name, passing as man and wife.
Being detained in New York in endeavor-
ing to get proper police officer to acom-
pany him, he learned that Desling was at
Chicago, but found that he had flown
thence to Paducah, where, as we stated, he
was arrested.
As the day wears on, the excitement
among our citizens is still increasing
The question asked by each when two
parties meet, is: "Are you Prussian or
anti-Prussian ?" The anti-Prussans say
that Leroy is no forger--that he is politi-
cal refugee, who formerly belonged to
Republican Club, and was compelled to
fee from Prussia to save his neck from the
block.
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THE DEyIL A DEMocRA4 One Of d

The DEVIL A DEMOCRAT One of the
most incorporating "Democrats" in our
town furnishes us the following election
item, and says it is true;
A son of the Emerald Isle, with black
carpet bag in his hand, stepped into store
Saturday, while the election was gowing
on, and asked the proprietor to give him
a ticket avery well, said the merchant,
II suppose you wish to vote the Demo
cratic ticket? "Yes," answered the Miles
ian.
"Well, Lewis Amis for Sheriff"
"Is he a Dimikrat2"
eyes" said the merchant.
George w. Hunt for Trustee"
"Is he Dimikrat ?"
Certainly"
"The Devil for Register"
"Arrah, now, is he a Dimikrat?"
"Oh, yes; of course"
"Then, be dad, that's me ticket-I'll
vote for him I"
And when the votes for Register were
counted, they stood: for Herudon, $40 ;
for johnson, 20; for Butler, 81 and for
the Devil, l-Columbia Mirror.
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For the { hronicle.
TO
BY WINNIE WEAVER.

While LIES chequered path you tread,
May blossoms strew thy way.
And fadeless laurels wreathe thy head,
To cheer the path of thy decay.
When times impartial fingers turn
Thy 7 wen locks to silvery gray,
And thy wick of life shall dimly burn
In its tenement Of clay,
And when thy manly form shall bow
Beneath the weight of years,
May sorrow then not shade thy brow,
Nor dim thine eyes with teaIs.
When upon the billowy strand
OF death, thy form shall lie,
May guardian angels round thee stand,
To bear thee to the sky.
When thou hast bid adieu 10 earthly love,
And crossed Deaths gloomy sea,
To bright elysian fields above,
May thy pure spirit waited be.
Clarksvile, April 7th.
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For the Chronicle.
A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF B.w. O

For the Chronicle.
TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY oFB.w. O
Once more, and deep within the heart,
Is severed affections sacred chain;
We have been called, alas, to part
With one loved friend again.
Once more void in the heart il left,
Once more loved one from us taken;
Once more holy tie is made
To bind our hearts to Heaven.
II faith and hope from earth should venish,
How bleak and lone would be lifes day;
" hen friendships cherished here SO long
Are snatched by deaths stern hand away
Faith points often to loved friends
In their peaceful home on high,
And hope whispers 10 the heart,
Ye can join them by and by.
Then, calmly rest, friend loved and dear,
Thy suffering now is Ger;
AT last thou hast gained the promised home
Beyond deaths silent shore.
When thy last earthly hour como
Gently ebbed thy lie away,
Peacefully thy spirit fled
To its home of endless day.
Thy friends who watched beside thee oft
Knew thy patient resignation.
And heard thee speak the words which told
That "all was well with thee"
And now that thy welcome voice no more
Csnst greet ne here on earth,
Wen hope to meet thee. aud once more
To clasp thy hand in Heaven.
+. R.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-04-23

what might they not have acccm lished he'd not
hnndre u aud thousands ofths southern people been
deferred by..snch unreliable statement, prophecies
and boasts from moving into the Territory with
their slaves, for fear they would be emanciprted
run of by the eboiitonists My strong belief Is
that but for the teachings which hive been more
OF less successfully impressed upon the southern
mind that there WIS chance TO establish slavery
in Kansas, the question would long since have been
practically settled and Kansas would bs this line
have been slave STATE In tirs Union. If admitted
with the present pro.slatery constitution. why
should she not continue 10 Be SLAVE State. for
one feel that the chances are about equally sus-
pended 10 the balance, and cannot, will tot, vote
against her admission.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-04-23

CURIOUS WILL.-The will Of Governor
Blatehctt, Of Plymouth, proved in 1888,
contains the following singular clause
81 desire my body to be kept so long as
II may not be offensive, and THAI one OF
my toes or fingers may be cut of, to secure
a certainty ofmy being dead, / further
request my dear vie that, as she has been
troubled with one old fool. she will not
think of marrying second"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-04-23

HYDRoPATHY.-One of the happiest
things ever said on dry subject is the
following, pcrpetrated by Charles Lamb
"The Water Cure is neither new nor
wonderful, for it is as old as the Deluge.
which in my opinion killed more than il
cured.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-04-23

MARKET REPORT Tin plates are Hat,
lead heavy, iron dull, Champagne is brisk,
rheubarb aud SIENNA are drugs, starch is
stitiening, and paper is stationery TAers
is no life Ia dead hogs, hut Goa -. ....A
Animation In old cheese"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-04-23

"Nliss Julia, allow me to close those
blinds; the glare of the sun must be OPP
pressive." "You are very kind, sir, but
| would rather have a little son than no
heir at all /"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-04-23

AT the usual estimate, since the first Of
January, 1857, more than 1880, 900 of
the worlds population have gone down to
the grave,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-04-23

Muggins says that Jobs turkey was Fat
compared with an old gobblcs nc shot last
week on the Devils Pork. That was so
light thatit lodged in the air, and he had
to get pole to knock it down.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-04-23

reH- "Pa, know what filibuster is.
"Well JOHNNY, what is ilibustcr?'
"lt's green clover"
"Green what2"
"Green clover. Cause, when Uncle
Jacks lilly foundered herself, be said q
little more o that green clover would o.
busted her; aud IL il had. wouldn't Il a
been a FLY buster?"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-04-23
SPEECH OF HON. FELIX X. zoLLI
GOLFER,
sENTATIvEs, MARCH 3D, 1853.

The House being in Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, Mr..
ZOLLICOFFER said
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Spirit or THE NOR MING PRESS.

The Union treating upon COLONIZATION
Southwark shows mp the fallacy of the idea
that the late flibustering expeditions of Walker
are of the same character with the series oil &C.
currences which resulted in the independence
and annexation of Texas, and urges forcibly
that to acquire the privilege OF constructing
railways, canals, and roads across the isthmus
by treaty: to settle the regions of country
traversed by these routes with peaceful trades
men. farmers and mechanics; to thus gradually
occupy the country by growing and thriving
population of our own blood, welcomed there
for the wealth and prosperity they create
around them--would seem the only sure and
infallible mode of planting our institutions per-
manently in those regions. In conclusion it
says:
90 IL, contrary to all our policy, we must needs
extend our institutions sonthward by force, let Il
be done by honorable war, and not by piratical
foray.
- 1t is impossible to believe that the Congress
of the United States will consent to sanction by
1ndirectiou or connivance, a clandestine system
OF warfare, condemned by the law of nations and
public opinion all over the world while showing
itself to be wanting in the frankness and bold
ness 10 declare open ard honorable war for the
accomplishment of the purposes avOwedly aimed
at by these expeditions.n
The IRteittgeRcer is occupied with news mat
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CONGRE SSIONAL.
Thirty.fifth Consress-First Sess

In THE SENATE. to-day, the Vice President
laid before them several communications, incu l.
ding correspondence with J. w. Geary, formerly
Governor of Kansas
Mr.. Seward presented the petition Of Christian
Hansen. praying Congress to establish an ocean
stadt, on the Elbe; which was referred TO the
Committee on the Post Ottice and Post Roads.
On motion of MIR. Wilson, a resolution was
adopted calling on the Secretary of the Treasury
10 report to the Senate the amount of revenue Of
leCted in each Collection district in each of the
years from 1S52 to 1877 inclusive; the amount ex-
pended, and the number OF persons employed in
each district in the collection of the revenue for
each of those years.
Hr. Houston introd uced preamble and reso-
luton, the object of which is TO require the pro-
visions of the act of February 2s, 1855, to amend
the act 10 promote the efficiency of the navy, TO
be enforced by the President Of the United States
in the cases of the fifteen naval officers constitu-
ting the Retiring Boa'd, so that their fitness for
the seIvio1 may he Investigated.
The resolution lies over.
THE House refused to suspend the rules to
admit OF the Introduction of 4 resolution for the
states and Territories to be called, commencing
at New York. with 4 view to the Introduction of
bills aud resolutions to which no objection sha IL
be made, for Tefei. only.
Mr. smith, Of Tenn, TO whom the subject had
been referred reported a resolution for the PRINT
ing OF five thousand extra copies OK the port Of
the Superintendent Of the Coast Survey.
The Honsp refused to lay the resolution upon
the table and the probability, at the time Of our
going to press, was that it would he adopted
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horrible desthf what terrible fsfs Oh Goa .

horrible destht What terrible hte. on ood,
help met
The Sheriff then put the rope around his neck,
when Donnelly TUNED around and said, hercely,
"How am TO die--AaaI to go up or down? Tell
me, / am not sfra6s Twin know. You shall
tell met The Sheriff re Piled VI would rather
not Donnelly then assisted in adjusting the
nope >y lifting hfs long, black cuIls out OF the
Wey. While his arne were being pinioned, he
gfoaned aloud. As the shefiH WIS about 10 pnt
The black cap over his face, DonBelly objected,
and begged that his face mig ht not be covered.
The She # slipped tue black cap over his face,
and placing bis left hand on Donnelly's shoulder
said: flames p Donnelly, do you ive''; As be
spoke these words. with his right hand be
brought the axe across the rope the weights fell,
and DoTneliy was dangling enid air.
His neck was not broken, aud he evidently suf-
fersd much. the knot havipg slipped around to
the back of mis- neck, and the cord catching above
instead of below The Adams apple vi bile sIs-
pended his feet were within two feet of the plat
foim. He moved hut little. A few convulsivs
twitches were all that could be seen He was
swung up at five minutes to two in the afternoon,
al Eve Minutes past, the pulse at the wrist stop
ped, and at nine minutes pasf two the heart ceas-
ed TO beat. The body hung half an hour, and
was then taken down and placed in the coftin-
His brothers-in- law conveyed the re mains to New
York by the afternoon train. The hedrse was
followed TO the depot by large coucouTse OF
spectators; but everything passed off without dis
order OonBelly was AZ the tirne of his death "a
years, months, and % DAYS old
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IL Senator Douglas has sold his estate in Mis-.

IL n
sippi.
III The King Of Prussia holds million Of the
Erie bonds of '62.
III Walter Savage Lander says he never en-.
We'd any accomplishment except Waiting.
III Two new Catholic churches Were dedi.
Gated at Salem, Mass, last Sunday.
III In Boston they still adhere to the custom
OF not allowing theatrical performances on Satur-
day nights.
IL The county OF Atascosa, Texas, has 400
voters within its limits, and neither post Office
nor post road.
III The citizens Of Attleborough, Mass, are
principally employed In the manufacture Of hooks
and eyes.
III A young man named VIM. II. Cloves, a
native of Amherst county, Va, committed suicide
in Richmond on Thursday morning, by taking
laudanum. From the attending ciTcumstance s,
II appears to have been a long premeditated act,
and he was at no trouble to conceal bis purpose
f.om his acQnantances. Cloves was Ia Kansas
during the former troubles there. He afterwards
served under Gen. Walker in Nicaragua, and
was snbseq uently connected with the Memphis
Bulletin.
IL Two colored men, Gardiner and Ray, en-
gagged Ia a p,ize fight on Saturday afternoon,
near WaWbold's slaughter house, Newark, N j..
seven rounds were fought, when Gardiner was
declared vanquished Five hundred persons were
present
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NATIONAL TELEGRAM LINE.-The wires of the
National Line, running from New York to New
Orleans, a distance of two thousand miles, were
connected through on Friday night, and large
number Of messages transmitted to and from each
city, direct and without the aid of {: repeaers -
No similar feat il is believed was ever performed
in this country or in Europe and the result wsuld
seem to demonstrate, beyond all doubt, the en-
tire Practicabilty Of transmitting dispatches
across the Atlantic
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IL They have had another "borribIe affair."
In New York City. in which Michael Wegan, a
private Waterman tand deputy sheriff, being
followed by couple Of suspected characters,
drew a revolver and shot them. One fell dead on
the spot the other was conveyed to the Hospital
In d lifeless condition
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III From Shillington, Odeon Building, we
have "The Tribune Almanac for 1855 contain
ing, as usual, many valuable political Stats.
tics, &c.
From Shilington we have also the Knicker-
booker Magazine for January, Astounding in good
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PERSONAL.

go. Mr.. Stoeckl, the Russia Minister, and
his wife, will visit 1t. Petersburg in the spring,
and make tour Of Europe.
80. Mrs. Frank X. Wright, Of Baltimore is
fulfilling engagement at the Gaiety Theatre,
In New Orleans. She is playing Miss Louise
Reeder, her maiden name.
80. The Washington correspondent of the
New York Evening Post has treason to believe
that the recent letter addressed by Gen. Walker
to the President, was the production Of Thomas
Francis Meagher, Esq. one of his COUNSEL
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AnxY Movrxrsrs-Th following General

+ ARxY MOVEMENTS, The following General
Orders have been issued from the War Depart
ment, dated January s, 1858:
The General-in-Ghief, with the appreciation of
the War Depsrtnent. directs the following move
- The Army of Ut.h will be reinforced. as
soon aeiicabley the 1st regiment OF cavalry,
9th and 7th reaimenis Of infantry and lig lat com
panies A aud NJ ID auillery.
II. Forts smith, Wash,ta, Arbuckle and Belk-
nap, will be sbandoned for the present, and all
the troops comprising their garrisons. except the
ordnance sergeants. Will at the earliest possible
day, proceed TO Jefferson Barracks. The compa-
MES at Fort Smith, by the Arkansas and Missis-
sippi rivers, those at Forts Washita, Arbuc kIe
and Belknap, by the Red and Mississippi rivers,
II transportation on the former Tives can be Oh
tanned without too great delay, otherwise by
ort Smith and the list named rivers.
Ill. The 4th regiment OF artillery now in Kan
sas viii take post as follows: Headqnadsr with
two companies at Fort Riley; the Lieutenant
Colonel with four companies at Fort Laramie :;
the junior Major with two companies at Fort
kearnv, and two conpanis at OFT Leave NV OF ii;
the companies in each case to be designated by
the Colonel. The regiment will he put in march
for its several stations 10y the Commanding Gen
eral of the Department Of the West early as
practicable
" An officer of rank being necessary at Fort
kearny the junior Major of the 4th artillery will
at once, proceed thither, and assume comma nd
OF the post
V. Ia due time further orders will I've given for
tue Indfcn OF the reinforcement across the Plains
and preliminary measures will be commenced at
once by the several staff departments aud officers
concerned for preparing the troops and the sup
plies for the movement. ..E
vi. Measures will also be taken for filling up
the regiments and companies TO the maximum
standard and also for furnishing recruits for the
other troops composing the Army of Utah.
VII The several departments of the staff will
take prompt measures to secure the public prop
erty al the posts to be abandoned.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENr-By and
uiM Tie adr,ce and consent of tie Senate.-
Thomas Cunningham, Collector of the Customs
at Wiscasset, Maine, vice Babson.
Joseph Berry, do, at Bath, Maine, vice
Bod6sh
Dudley F. Lcavitt, do, at Bangor, vice
Sewell.
John H. Kennedy, do, at Marlborough,
vice Wilson.
Amos F. Parlin, do, at Machias, vice Dor
man.
Arthur W. Austin, do at Boston, vice Peas
lee.
Moss Macdonald, do, at Portland, vice Car
ter, Jr.
The WEATHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The tine of ohse ~ fion ia ohout ,IclooL ~, :.
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ID The trial Of Thomas w. smith for the
murder of Richard Carter, is still going on In
Philadelphia, and will probably last some days
longer, rs eighty witnesses have been summoned
TO make out the defense OF insanity for the pris-
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T'O WHOM MAY CONCERN.

An advertisement appeared in a Georgetown d.
per, making inquiry tor information respecting John
Dnnne, resident of lIsorsst own, who in the year
1900 left for the city of Dublin, birth place and
had not b"en heard from sInoe.
NV. |, John Dunno, born in the oty of Dublin.
residing IN The city of Phadelph at present. am,
perhaps, the o"ly person who can give any informa-
ton respecting thst advert isement, which originally
appeared IN the Irish Dublin Evening Packet news
paper on the i5thsof ugusf, 1896.
John DUNNF,
AIS Shipper street, between 4th and 5th.
idnll-1w philadelphia