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Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02

Bay The bin TO enlarge the powers OF the Freed
mems Burea, which passed the United States SEN
ate on Thursday, among other things, authorizes
the President to reserve from sale 300, 900 acres in
Florida Mississippi and Arkansas, 10 be sci apart in
parcels of forty acres, for freedmen and loyal ref-
gees. II confirms the freedmen in the possession of
the Sea Islands for three years, aud Authorizes the
esiden TO extend M Iitary protection 10 the ne
groes wherever laws discriminate against them on
account Of color
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02

INDIANAPOLIS Jan. 24.-Only four Indiana reg-
nlents remain in the service; two arrived to-day.
and probably the other will come soon. -"
Illustrative of affairs in indianapolis now. will
state, from good authority, that laboring men ax-
press themselves willing to work for their board.
Manufacturing establishments are diseharging their
hands. Men with wives and from ive TO ten chill
dren, are turned loose on the world, l.a- uuq la
1t is stated that there are over Eve hundred va
cant houses in the city because of high rents apd
other reasons 'NN '+''f"' ."
Applications for charity Notwithstanding public
beneyolences, are numerous daily, by soldiers
widows and by soldiers themselves, In fact there
is more pauporism here than ever before. 81, -.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02

NSw ORLrASs, Jan 25,-fbe smallpox Is spread
ing among the negroes in the interior. ' ,'f
Accounts from the parishes continue to come iiri
to the effect that the plaaiers in the interior find
the greatest difficulty in copraeting for laborwl,
the freedmen, notwithstanding the H. III wages
offered In me Parish OF Tcrre Donne the freed
men wero ~ ieavins for New Orleans. Son,e OF
the t'planuaiOns art deserted The local Iai.
per thinks HAT they will all leave he Parish belo,e
the end Of the month. MIX. t,h
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02

Nrw ORLEANS Jan. 23.-Cov. Patton Of Ala,
vetoed the bi regulating contracts with freedmen,
on the ground that no special law was needed for
them more than parties making contracts. Also
vetoed bill extending to freedmen State criminal
laws that were applicable to free persons Of colcr
in old times. He considers these laws impolitic
and unjust as applicable to freedmen. and Also
vetoed the bill regulating the relations of master
and apprentice, rs relates TO freedmen, because he
deems the present laws ample for the purpose With
out aiming at any particular class The freedmen
everywhere in Alabama are making contracts for
labor The great trouble in that respect continues
in Louisiana.
In Texas the two leading papers-tlie Houston
Telegraph mud 6 Galveston News-,tnke opposite
views of the prospects Of labor and agriculture in
that States The former is horefu the halter gloomy
and dscouraging. ,f lrs ari4gs,.i sfl'f,,
A letter received at Houston, from Havana, from
Gen. Early, dated December 26th, states that he is
on his way to Mexico. '"'i
The Matamoras Ranchero charges that Baglad
was captured by the United States Golored troops,
and that the United States army officers were con-
cerned In it. That Cen Weitzel knew of it, and
in conversation, referring TO IL s,id the Mexcans
would have to prove iton the United States troops
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02
sfay- The Washington correspondent of the Gin

cinna,i Gazette tcegrnphs that paper on the 22d
'i'S'1 "Sf'"''o"ff ~ H.frrI rti.i. .l .t . t,ll
"The President to-day, in conversation viii,
Hon. Mr Lawrence, of Pennsylvania, asked the
following question: Would you be justified, as
Governor of Pennsylvania. or !. as Governor Of
TeunPssee, in signing bill passed by the State
Legislature, against which nine,tenths of the peo
pie of the Stale had entered their proiestr He
then remarke that he considered himself placed
in jus, abe position lie had Indicated toward The peo-
pie Of this district, ... . a
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02

s15" The National lrleIigcncer says the Prefi-
dent will veto the negro suffrage bill, MI is passed
by the Senate Just as IL comes trom The luu,r, ant
that this win be the signal for Rruptrc heiween
him aud the Cnion party The ird,stions are
tAal Il a,li pG- the Seuate witaoal a., a,ocudmeat
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02

INFORMANT JUDICIAL PnoctEpISus. The follow
ing dispatch printed in the Cincinnati Commercial
of the 23d inst, should probably be tied at Knox
vlle as that is the place where the court is setting
NASHVILLE Jan. 92.-In the United States Dis
trict Court, Judge Connolly r. Trig- the judg-
!sp sSapSa iass Hps %sn a srfea rs
and by Pickens for fifty Thousand dollars, were set
aside and declared null and void, on account Of the
informaty Of the proceedings Of the Circuit Court
of Knox county. The property has been restored
to Sneed, he having taken the amnesty oath, gna,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02

bsS- a Washington dispatch SAYS that Speaker
ColihN is booming up as the most available Repnb-
litea candidate tor the neat Pfr-ideAcy.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02

efg- A New Orlenns dispatch, OF the 94tl ut, /,
says; Gcn.iH ebay Crawford hns not gone To
Washington. as reported hut is iincarceratsd in
Fort Jackson by order Of Gen Sheridan. lla
6aegnge aud papers wcre taken TO hcadqnar.er
and il is uuderst0od that aurilc souvenirs, cap
tured at Bagiad were found among them. ~
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02

Senate bill No. 2i5, by Mr.. AMridge: To in.
corporate the Tennessee Central College.
This bin provitled that W. @. Brownlow, T. u.
Pearne, j, s. Caryels, A. A.. Gee j. r. Ferris T. n :
Caldwell, -- Smith, 7. r. Stanley, John Leys,
VIM. Brown r. G. Jamson, J. G, Ogden, Daniel ].
Holmes, and their successors in Office be and hereby
are constituted body polite aud corporate by
tue namcia nd style Of Trustees of the Central Ten
nesse Coege for the general and theological edu-
cation of colered people, Situated in the county Of
Davidson, and shall have succession for ninety nine
years said Board Of Trustees being so constituted
that not less than two-thirds of its members SHALL
at all times be members in regular standing in tho
Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of
America and shall be capable in law TO purchase
receive and hold to themselves ana their successors
any lands tenemenis, goods or chattels, which may
be given, granted devised 10 them; sorpurchascd
for the nse and benefit Of said Instituiiqn, aud to-
appropriate snd dispose Of the same in such man.
ner as to them may seem III and proper for the use
and benefit of said Institution. Passed on first
readingrci SCORPION UeE .ia.i on 80 3ii9 all
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02
Special Notice!
Jewelry and Watch Repairing

Business will be conducted in the iuture under the
name and style Of A. q Ii. SIMPSON. And
you'd solicit share of public patronage.
nsA-. All work entrusted to them will be care
ally and promptly attended to. This July |, 1865.
July Aft SAN. SIMPSON. .
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02

CHARLEs1o oS, S. o.. Jan. sth,f lsGG.-Sa In
formation having been laid before this Office that
you have, within your custody or control cotton,
money, sterling exchange, and other property te-
longing to the bockade-running company, 2 OF
which you were President, known as the Southern
Importing and Exporting Company, orrby some
similar name. have directed Assistant Special
Agent, H. b. Peters, who will hand you this.ordcr
to examine You fully on oath IN regard to SUCH
property; and to take possession, for the purposes
of this investigation, of all books letters and papers
that may be found in your custody, or under your
CONTROL relating thereto. You will also take
notice that, you hereby forbidden to dispose OF
the money, sterling exchange, cotton or other prop
erty belonging to said company, either by the pays
ment ofdiyidends to the stockholders otherwise;
and you are required to deliver the same to me- to
be held subject TO the order of the Secretary of the
Treasury. Respectfully, ,.,a,..r.
'''l '' '' T. G. EALLIcOT,
'''' ,' '," Supervising Special A gent,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02

ss- I"Briek' Pomeroy, of the lie Crossee wis.
Democrat, thus pitches into certain parsonage who
figured extensively in the South
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02
BEN DEAsr BoT1.ED prTIvR.

figured extensively in the South ,., ,
atA % BEN BEAST BOTTLED DrTIvR. ,tr.T t..-.
AT last this great American thief and blundcr.
ing murderer has resigned and is no more an Off
Ger in the army he disgraced" Grant has bottled
him up forever, andl'in few words proved the
truth Of our Oft expressed opinion of this natural
thef, coward and military ass. What be will do
now is more than know. Most likely go 10
shop lifting grave robbing or insulting women -
AT heart q trnitor--by instinct thief.-by educa-
tion arobber-Benjamin T. Butler has won name
for infamy, venality and incomre ency second 10
none in the world. He was one, of the peculiar
tools of Lincoln and the Republican party. and b Is
been nightmare on the American people for
five years. An original seeessionists, he never had
patriotic motive in his heart. He never deserv-
ed position in the army--he never fought battle
--be never won a yictory-he never lost an op-
portunity to steal from and plumber the defence
less-he never made the Union flag other than a
signal TO mark the depository Of stolen goods, and
should have been dismissed the army long AGO.
The greatest curse q mother could put on child
would be, to wish it the heart and attributes of
Ben Butler whose sun has at last sunk in the deep
est infamy, and whose eternity we trust will be
spent ~ The home Of his 'sb,ployer. Thief, robber,
abolition patriot, military blrnderer,s woman in
suffer- grave yard robber soldier murderer, egotis-
tica ass pet of republicanism. child of the devil,
cock-eyed abortion of humanity, bottled braggga-
doeio, played out politician, dishonored general
and traitorous citizen, .tdrereH. ialY 'uulym
Thus one by one of the political generals and
causes of onr national trouble-one by one the
cotton thieying, p'undering g oundrels who have
srutted their brief hour on the bloody stage drop
into infamy here as we trust they will into he'll
ssreatsr n Bottled BlandeIer, Big Bethel Butcher
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-02

. PRoCEEDIsGs AGAINST BLOCKADE RrSxRRs.--The
Charleston News says parties interested in Blockade
Running in that city have been served with the
following notice from abe United States Treasury
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-04
THE IITTLE PATHS WEALTH..


Paris Correspondence New ] ork W orldl
PATrI is now worth 100000 in gold !;
her father as much, approximately; and
Maurice Strakosch, the making and the
made of them, oughtto be worth half mil
lion. A sweet Shylock is Maurice in art,
and cannot forbear telling you the part he
played in the salons of Rothschild. Patti,
as you know, goes ont to gentlemen's houses
Of nights to sing, and gets, therefor, clever
sums At first, in the flush and hey-day of
her coming, she demanded, through Mau-
rice, as much as 10000 francs per night.
She is now willing to sing for 5000 francs,
land once, / am sorry TO say, consented to
appear with Theresa, the ballad woman).
ROthschild, on a certain night not long ago,
had it arraigned with Maurice Strakosch
that he should produce Patti at the bankers
place, where she should sing two selections
for $4,000. The night came the guest were
Of the froth of Rochefort; Patti surprised
herself When she had done, there went
up great cry Of encore. "Baron," said the
ladies, wont Mademoiselle Patti sing
again?" Certainly" said the banker.
Monsieur Strakosch, Miss Patti will req
peat N'est &C pasF' ''The same" said Mau
rice Strakosch. "The same all rOlaadF" The
Baron, not observing the feel of money in
Maurice's eye, answered "Yes; the same"
meaning the music. In consequence, Patti
sang like lightning; the whole room rocked
with her melody; it was wonderful joyA
But next day Maurice Strakosch sent in
bill TO the Rothschild at the rate of ten
thousand francs for every two chdRsORs The
banker paidit, but it cured him of his in
fatuation, as he goes no longer to see Patti.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-04
From the New York Fxpress.l

From tie New York Fxpress.l
The trial of the Baltimore Police Com
missioners was continued yesterday, the
prosecution closing the case. No rebutting
testimony was offered by the counsel for the
defence, who were given until this morning
TO procure witnesses. The case is said to be
virtually decided, and the Commissioners
will be removed and a new Board appointed
Immediately.
Some Of the testimony against the Com
missioners is a beautiful commentary on the
way the party Of great moral ideas Is IN the
habit of doing things when it has a selfish
purpose 10 accomplish. For instance, 1t was
shown that one of the election Judges in
the second precinct "was once arrested for
MURDER another inspector had been
"indcted for shooting man." another was
"sportingcharacter who had been in thepen-
itentiary y another, " the keeper of a sailors
boarding-honse. who had been arrested
for stripping soldiers. during the
war" another "was a rough;" another "was
a hard case" another was "a hanger on OF
houses of ill-fame;" another was "a bounty
Jumper" during the war; another was
'known to have been in the city jail" an
other had been charged with the murder
of his Wife" another was held to answer
charge Of numbering an inofensive Irish
woman, in the Marsh Market; another was
a "habitual drunkard" another,-- but
enough, and more than enough to show what
a bad lot they all were. If the Radicals
have any rebutting evidence to offer, it seems
to u.s. they ought TO lose no time in hunting
it up. The sworn record against them, as
epitomized above, ought to make them blush
for shame; and instead of talking about
forcible resistance to the removal of the So
called Commissioners by the Governor, II
wopld better become them to aid him in not
only eiecting them from office, but visiting
upon their heads that condign punishment,
which, as the matter now stands, it is seen
they SO richly deserve.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-04
WHO HAS THE NATIONAL BANA
CURRENCY.

In an able speech of Ex-Governor SEY-
MouR, of New York, we find the following
suggestive paragraph:
4" Not only is the public debt, which pays
nothing to support the Government, held
mainly in one corner of the country, but the
banks, which have a right to make the cur
r,ncv for all the States, are placed and
owned in a large degree by the Eastern and
Middle States. Not only our debt, but our
cnrrency is sec.ionalized. In the report OF
the Secretary Of the Treasury on the subject,
made last session TO Congress, it was shown
of the National Bank notes then issued,
Massachusetts had So for every person
within her borders Connecticut, S4l, and
Rhode Island ST. while in the great COM
mercial States of the West-OhiO, Illinois,
Wisconsin and Michigan-the proportion is
in Ohio only s. per head; in Illinois SO :
in Michigan So, and in Wisconsin 50 per
head of the population. So that whatever
] profits are made out Of bank circulation, by
| far the largest proportion thereof goes to
these New England States. The number
and wealth Of the people Of the great States
/ thus left with little or no means OF getting
currency, except as borrowed from more
favored sections make this glaring evil.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-04
OUR FOREIGN Policy.

The following are the views Of the Gin
cinnsti Commercial leading Radical organ,
on the subject of our foreign policy.
The theory which seems 10 be accepted
bv the authorities at Washington, that a
disturbance with some foreign power will
modify domestic difficulties, is a dangerous
mistake. One Of the reasons early assigned
by the President for precipitate restoration
OF the rebel States 10 their full political
relations in the Onion was, that such resto-
ration would enable us to adopt a vigorous
foreign policy. 1t was an unsound reason.
We want not only peace at home but abroad.
We do not require any foreign policy other
than arises from a strict attention TO our own
business. No foreign nation is likely TO
trouble US Ii can not be alleged that any
one is trying to force n war upon Us; and If
we pick quarrel with any foreign power,
the consequences will be evil if not dis
astrous.
As 20 our relations with England, it seems
probable that a prudent and firm course on
our part will lead to the settlement Of the
Aiabama claims, because England cannot
well afford 10 permit precedent TO stand
that in ease Of any war which she might en-
gage in would be fatal 70 her commerce. by
the payment of the Alabama claims, she
can put aside the Alobomd precedent, and
il is to her interest TO do so. Her own
leading journals are so sensible Of this that
they have revived the agitation of the matter.
lt becomes our government 10 put in word
for cemency toward the Fenians who have
been sentenced to death, and it would be
unfortunate il that sentence were carried
into execution. But we fear Mr. SEWARD $
letter will not secure the ostensible object OF
that document lt seems better calcula-
ted TO irritate than conciliate-to provoke
controversy than 10 serve the ends OF hu-
manity.
The Mexican Intervention has an espea-
ciallv ugly look. Ii is the extent of folly
for ms 10 meddle in the affairs of that I'M
happy country, as the French retire from
their costly and unlucky experiment We
are not likely 10 benefit JUAREZ by active
intervention in his behalf II troops are
sent into Mexico to help hiEl, there will be Q
powerful party against them, and we VIII
speedilv be in position as difficult as that
from which the French are extricating them
selves. The whole Of Mexico would not
compensateus for the expense turmoil %
such a situation for one year. The country
Is worthless 10 ms, and we haveno Legitimate
business in It, The best We ear do IS t'
keen our hands ont of the fire. The MeNi
can factions should be allowed perfect free
dom 10 cure each others distempers 10y
blood-lctting. That is according to thei
character. We have enough TO do at hom'
10 see that we are not Mexioanlzed.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-04
A"REPRESENTATIVE'' MAN.

The Springfield RquJlican alludes to the
contest in the Rochester y. ~ district, be-
tween the Republican candidates for Con-
pressional honors, Messrs HAIT and SEIZE
and says:
II tisa pity both contestants could not be
mt aside and a man superior TO both, and a
reprcsentafire. too-we mean FRED. DoUG-
Lass. tkc negro orator. who resides in Roehes-
ter-elected from the district That would,
indeed. be something to he credit of the city
and the Republicans Of New York.
So YOU see, gentlemen, how the thing Is
working. Look at this:
The colored citizens Of Ward Three, in
Boston. have nominated RICHARDS. BRowN
lcoloredl for the Common Council, and APP
pointed a committee to confer with the Re-
,,llican ward committee.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-04
VOLUME XXXIII.
FRANCE.
Interesting About the Insane Empress
CarIcffn.

The Paris correspondent Of the London
,Stor savs the greatest sympathy is felt for
the Empress CARIorrA. IL would appear
tbat-ber mental state gave cause for alarm,
for even before her arrival in France, dur
no her voyage from Vera Cruz TO st. Ma
zaine, she appeared TO be plunged into the
deepest melancholy, and constantly spoke OF
the immense responsibility she had assumed
On arriving in Paris. although indirectly
prepared for the Emperor's refusal to alter
the period he had fixed upon for the evacu-
alton Of Mexican territory by the French
troops. she persisted in her desire TO have a
personal interview with NAPOLEON. The
result is not known. Although the Empe-
ror received the wife of MAXIMLIkN with
all courtesy and kindness, he remained alb
solutely firm. The Empress, unfortunately,
lost her head completely. She 50 far forgot
her self possession as to give way to the
most violent paroxyism Of excitement, and
made use OF language which not only start
led but puzzled the Emperor. This painful
excitement is now easily TO be accounted
for.
The first subject which appears to have
distracted the mind Of the Empress was the
clause in her fathers will by which he
merely gave life use in the twenty-five
millions he 5equeathed to her although he
gave her power to dispose Of the principal
by will The Empress applied to her
brother, LEOPOLD II, and to the Court OF
Flanders, to annul this clause and allow her
to devote the twenty-five millions to the con-
solidation of the Mexican Empire. Her
brother, however, turned a deaf ear to her
solicitations, reminding her Of the prodlgal
generosity with which her husband had
spent his own private fortune, as well as
portion Of hers, and positively refused her
request The Empress cannot forgive tins
act, and as she is aware that the King and
his brother have been privately supported
in their decision by the Austrian Imperial
family, she will not consent TO visit her
family at Brussels or Vienna. Thence arose
her despair. The Pope having declined to
sanction the concordat proposed by MAXI
MILAN, her appeal rejected by NAPOLEON
III, by her own brothers, and by the Pope,
it is not surprising that her mind has given
way, in presence of so much bitter mortiii-
pgri0u
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-04

Day Goons-An unsophisiicated lad!
enters prominent dry goods establishment
on Broad street, and asks; -,
"Have you any dark spule oo.ung'
Yes, ma'am.'
"Give me a spule.'
Nes, ma'am.'
"What number is thisf
Sewing
"Heavingsl wanted eleying.'
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-04
pRoSI,Eo~rS or ANOTHER EURO
PEAN WAR.

The Berlin correspondent Of the London
Times states that another European war Is
imminent. lie says
"It is generally recognized that the pres
ont peaee Is merely an armed truce which
may continue for a year, perhaps Tor Two,
bui oortainly not beyond, and which will be
,,,cccedcd hy struggle 10 which the war
with Austria was hardly more than child
.,l,v Whenever IL happens we may be
ii,reitv sure that Prussia will be well pre-
,,,reA for il: far from reducing her military
ast,blishment she is enlarging and COM
,lctinr il; her arscnals are filled to over
having with implements Of destruchoni her
,,np factories are in full blast; strange ru,
5,,,,,-s are current of new and undreamed oi
;n,prnycments in the artillery department.
ani II bostilities should break ont, She may
as,,risb her enemies with a second edition
nf an, needle gun, more fatal aud more de-
,,i.;.c of victory than the first On the other
IA I ,otrfs NArorEoN Is hard at work re-
,r,,,nizipp his army and getting II in proper
80, COR : contest with the foremost military
',,,,,,y ON the Continuation such Prussia D.
i,o,y become-and unless the French Em-
,,,r,r's thread Of life should be prema'urely
lnapped he may be depended upon to take
,be earliest opportunity Of retrieving tn.
,'r,.st;,c he has lost, and which he can ill At
t,r9 Al dispense with. Then, indeed, Greel
,,;ll meet Greek. and the tug oi war wlil be
,in in good earnest.