Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-08-31
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New YoRK, Aug. 27.--A train with eight
car loads of petroleum on the Erie road was
collided with yesterday near Warrensburg
New Jersey. Several cars were smashed;
and the petroleum caught fire and exploded,
and burned the whole train. Three dwell
lings, a wagon shop. a carpenter shop, a hide
house, and $4,000 feet of lumber caught fire
from the burning oil and were entirey de-.
itroyed. .... ..-.... Ia
CINCINNATI, August 27.--A convention of
Radical Union men was held in Lexington,
Ky, Saturday, and delegates appointed to the
Philadelphia convention. Resolutions were
adopted sustaining President johnson and in
dorsing the reconstruction policy Of Congress.
San Francisco, August 27.-The town Of
Mariposa, California, was destroyed by fire
on the 10th. The estimated loss is 500, 900.
ALBANY, N. Y. Aug. 27.-The announce
ment of the death of Dean Richmond created
a prof ound sensation in this city. The flags
are at half mast and the Central II. r. Offices,
buildings and locomotives are being draped
in mourning. 2
BosroS, Aug, 27.-Faneuil Hall was crow
ded this evening for grand rally and ratifi-
cation of the Philadelphia address and dec
aration Of principles. Hon. Hen w. Paine
presided. He was also the principal speaker
and was received with hearty applause.
CKclsSArI, Aug. 27.--Eleven deaths from
cholera were reported yesterday. The disease
has lost its cpl demic character aud 10 rapidly
abating.
New Yonx, Aug 27.-Cholera statistics
show only eleven cases and two dea tbs il
this city on Saturday and Sunday. Very
few cases are reported in Brooklyn. tn,
disease is rapidly disappearing.
ST.. LOUIS, August 27.-Nine cemeteries
report ninety cholera deaths on Saturday, and
eleven cemeteries report seventy three yester.
day; showing tolerably marked abatement
Of the disease. t
New ORLEANS, Aug. 27.--Cholera deaths
| for the last 40 hours, at 0 o'clock this morn
ing were 90. The cholera is abating in the
city, but shows no dimiuution on the planta.
tons. The negroes have conceived the ides
that they are poisoned by white people and
refuse to take their remedies. .....
ST. LouIs, August 2s.--Oholera burials Sat,
urday, ninety, Sunday night and Monday
eighty-ive.
New ORLEANS August 2s.--Only fourteen
cholera deaths yesterday.
SAyASsAH, August 2s.--There have beer
seventeen deaths from cholera during th,
past week, four whites and thirteen blacks.
DErRoIr, MIcu, Aug. 2s.--Taylor, the ne
gro who committed the murder near Lansing
last week, was taken from the Jail at Mason
last night by mob and hanged TO a tree
NEW YORK, August 2s.--A special frou
Leavensworth says Information has been
received that over $4,000 Indians are on the
war path. They have driven all the settlers
back, and scalped seven whites
! The worlds special says the President has
CONT. 10 an irrevocable decision that Mr. Stau-
ton must leave the Cabinet.
FLoRkScE, Italy, August 26.-General
Marable has called on Austria to restore tho
national relics and objects of art from Ven
ice, including the iron crown of Lombardy.
HEIPsIE, August 2e.-The meeting OF the
national liberal party has resolved that Saxo-
ny ought TO be incorporated with Prussia.