Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-11
IfKxs or GENERAL NEWS.

Governor Pierpont of Virginia, has APP
pointed Hon. Alex. Rives Judge of the Su-
preme Court Of Appeals to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge Thompson.
The Raleigh papers state that the Presi-
dent has instructed the military court, now I
trying Major Gee, not 10 pass sentence in the
case, but to send the proceedings to WASH
ington, to enable the government to act un-
derstandingly on the whole matter.
A Knoxville special to the Commercial
says the Convention reasembled yesterday -
The proceedings OF Thursday were adopted. |
Resolutions petitioning the Legislature for |
an act allowing East tennessee separate
government were adopted with but four dis
senting votes.
A committee of seven was appointed To lay
the matter before the Legislature.
General J. A. Cooper and Cononel Temple
then addressed the convention at some length
in favor of the movement.
An executive committee was appointed for
the State and corresponding seer etaries for
each county. The convention then adjourned
sine die.
Almost every county was represented, and
their unanimity presages success when the
question is brought before the people.
The Tennessee House on Saturday passed
Senator Trimble's resolution declaring Jeifer-
son Davis, Gen. Breckenridge and others infa.
nous, and that they oughtto be arrested, and
punished with death on conviction, after leav-
ing the name of James Buchanan out. Z
The Committee of New York Physicians
have laid before the President plan looking
to the establishment of regular system Of
internal quarantine as guard against chol-
era. They recommend strict quarantine.
On Tuesday, the LIST of May, at the resi-
dence Of Gen. Lucius D. Polk, in Manry
county, by the Rev. d. Pise, d. d., Capt. F.
d. Blake, of Charleston, South Carolina, and
Miss Sallie H. Polk, daughter of the late RI.
Rev. Leonidas Polk, Bishop of Louisiana.
The Southern Methodist General Confer
ence have extended the pastorate to four
years, and appropriated $27, 1000 for the sup
port Of the Bishops. They have also gran
ted to the Missouri and st. Louis Conference
the privilege " divide. The revision of the
discipline has been very extensive. Pre-
vious to the adjournment sine die, en- Thurs
day, it was decided TO hold the next General
Conference at Memphis in May, 1870.
Petroleum, in paying quantities, has been
discovered In Western Louisiana, Companies
are being formed for its further development.
| The Commissioner Of Freedmen's affairs in
Washington has received a telegrnphic dis
patch from Memphis, Tennesse, dated May
I'd, which states that the riot in that city
commenced in an ARRAY between a party Of
discharged soldiers and squad of the city
police, in which both were at fault.
Dispatches from North Carolina report fur.
Their acts of malfeasance on the part eff agents
of the Freedmens Beaureau in that State
Colonel Whittlesey, the Commissioner for the
State, and several of bis subordinates with the
assistance of some Massachusetts, philanthro.
pists, it is alleged, have been discovered run.
ming plantations on private account, ant
working delinquent and Historically darkie.
; on them for punishment. Several arrestl
have been made, and more will be, it is re
ported.
Nearly all the claimants of the cottor
seized by the Government at Savannah hav,
commenced suits in the United States Dis
trict Courts of New York against Simon ORA
per, cotton agent, for the recovery Of tn
value of the cotton. The names humble
one hundred and twenty-five, and stronl
array of counsel has been retained by tn
plaintiffs, among whom are James T. Brady
William T. Evarts and other gentlemen q
: equal ability.
: The New CLEANS election on the 7th, re
: suited VIGOROUSLY for the National Demo
j cratic ticket. Gen. Henry T. Hays wa
: elected Sheriff. His disqualification bein
e removed by the Presidents pardon he vii
c enter upon the duties of his office at once.
n Gen. Beauregard has gone North, on bu:
9 mess connected with the jackson Railroad
e whereof he is President. He contemplate
s raising money enough to pay off the pressin
liabilities and relieve the road from BIRTHS
e bondholders. The road is in good workin
G condition, and it is estimated that he wi
d make million and half dollars clear ne,
i year.
: The State Department has received pos
tive information that detachments of Austr
n an troops have sailed for Vera Cruz, and tha
others will follow. The Austrian Ministe
d here, has made all his arrangements to leav
A and will 90 in about three weeks, withou
a waiting for Stewards dismissal, and indeper
n dent of his action. II Is understood that h
acts under instructions from his own gov
II eminent. People are now beginning to &c
n the point Of what Reverdy johnson said /
!. the Senate, the other day, that Mr.. Seward
9 instructions to Mr.. Motley will result in wa
y FoRrREss MONROE, May s.-The Unite
States court opened in Norfolk this morning
Judge Underwood charged the jury, DIVE
ling on the necessity of bringing the leaders !
" the late rebellion TO trial, and holding Their
e accountable for melting and encouraging tn
o same. He expressed the opinion that disloy
/ al papers should not be interfered with B.
+ the civil or military authorities.
# New YonK May s.-The health officer
e report shows three new cases and thre
deaths from cholera since last return. Thil
: ty-6ve convalescent patients had been tram
: ferred from the hospital Ship to the Shi
= Saratoga, leaving only forty-seven in hospil
8 al, total number Of deaths by cholera, fifty
# Bark Winthrop from Portland sunk at sc
. on the I'd, from effects Of heavy gale
Q Capt Hill and crew were picked up
s schooner Walter Raleigh, and brought I
= this port.
FORTRESS MONROE, May Airs. Jefferso
: Davis permitted to have an interview wit
her husband in the presence of one of tn
officers OF the garrison at half-past eigt
! o'clock on the 3rd, inst. All her baggag
; was moved inside the fort. Since her arrive
she has made her home at the residence @
DIR. Cooper, post sugeon. Mrs. Davis is con
statly receiving letters of advice and inquir
from all parts Of the country. She has SC
cured The services of Messrs Chas. O'conne
avf Geo. Shea, of New York, in who's
hands the case Of her husband rests.
New YORK, APRIL 26th.-Private tele