Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-05-03

At late hour last night the Prussian Gov
eminent signfied by telegraph its acceptance
Of the proposition made by the Queen Of
England, for general conference at Lon.
don of the great powers, to settle the dispute
on basis of the naturalization Of the grand
duchy guaranteed by all PERSONS represented
at the conference.
ST. PErERsBuRG, April 27.--H is said the
Russian Government will receive from the
United States feet of iron clads instead Of
the stipulated sums of money in payment
of the Russian possessions ia America.
| PARIS, April 27.-It is officially stated
that the Emperor expressed satisfaction with
the negotiations now liz progress for the set
Element of the Luxenburg question,
BERLIN, April 27.-Tbe wesrer Gazette, in
leading article to-day, intimates that Prus-
STA may evacuate the fortress of Luxem-
burg.
AMSTERDAM, April 27-The Dutch Gov
eminent officially denies that there was any
offer to sell Luxembourg to Napoleon.
KNOXVILLE, April 27.-The Loyal League
Of Blount county, under the lead of Sheriff
Mcconnell and other citizens of Marysville,
mobbed the Rev. Mr.. Haynes, minister of
the Methodist Church South on the last
Sabbath, and drove him out of Marysville.--
They then went out of the town two miles,
and broke up congregation of the same
church while they were assembling for wor-
ship. Negroes were in the mob
The Rev. W. T. Dowell, of the Church
North, is charged with having been present
at League meeting and having instigated
the mob. Several Union army officers who
opposed the mob have been threatened with
violence.
Two assaults were made in this city this
week on men who have been rebels. The
political feeling is bitter and violent
The arming of the militia creates, intense
feeling and dissatisfaction The company
raised in this city, it is rumored, will be Or
dered to Sweetwater.
RICHMOND, Va, April 2s-Gen. Schofeld
to day served warning order on the Rich
mond Times, which says its editorials are
likely to create luminosity and its course can
not longer be tolerated.
New York April 27.-The Spanish steam
er which left Vera Cruz on the 10th instant,
three days later than our last intelligence,
has arrived at Havana, and reports that Pu-
ebla had been taken by the Imperialist
forces. Food was plentiful at Vera Cruz
when the steamer left, aud the former re-
ports of a scarcity were declared to be exag-
gerations.
New York, April 26.-The Tribune's
special says: General Schofeld has already
commenced the registration of voters in Viz
GINA, under the provisio ns of the reconstruc-
ton act. 1t was found impossible to obtain
a sufficient number of white citizens to act
as registers, they being unable to take the
oath prescribed by the act 1t was found
necessary to appoint non-residents, and de-
tail army officers to complete the work.
CHARLESTON, April 27.-General Sictles
halted parade of the Charleston firemen
to-day, and required them to obtain an
American flag and carry it at the head of
the column before continuing their demon.
stration. He also required guard of honor
to be detailed from among the fremen to
carry It; that it should he placed opposite
the reviewing personages and be respectfully
saluted by every fireman raising his cap
The firemen acquiesced cbeeriuly, waited for
the flag, and, after procuring one, proceeded
with the parade.
New ORLEANS, April 27.-Hon. Lewis d.
Campbell, United States Minister to Mexico
states that the messenger dispatched by him
to President Juarez, at San Louis Potosi,
with instructions to proceed via Tampico,
was advised by General REYNOLDS, at Bra
EOS Santiago, to proceed overland there in
consequence Of Gomez and Canales being at
Tampico with about 4,0Co men in the in
terest Of Otega. Although Gomez and Cam
ales are ostensibly in the service of the Lib
erals, their main object seems to be to Sc
cure the revenue of the custom-house, and
they have refused to obey Juarezs order to
join him Mt Queratero.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-Attorney Gtner-
nj Stanberry spoke at length in the Supreme
Court to-day ia opposition to the petition of
Georgia for an injunction. His argument
was to the effect that the court had no jurs-
diction that the case was not within the
reason or spirit of the Constitutions that the
reconstruction act as executed by the Presi-
dent, makes no hardships to the people of
the South, as they can do as they please
under it, and that this was political case,
and could only be reached by political REM
edies.
| Mr.. OConner argued for the injunction,
on the ground that it was ordered to be done
under an act Of Congress which was in all
its length and breadth unconstitutional and
void. The argument will be resumed next
Friday, when Robt. j. Walker will be heard
for the State of Mississippi and the Attor-
ney General will reply.
LONDON, April 29.-The European confer
ence which is TO meet in London next month
to settle the dispute between France and
Prussia in regard TO Luxembourg, will be
composed of representatives from Great
Britain, France, Prussia, Austria and Russia,
and the King Of Holland as Grand Duke Of
Luxembourg.
FERENCE.
| II is understood the following terms are
agreed on as basis for the deliberations of
the conference: LIST, France is not to enlarge
her present boundaries. I'd, The fortifica-
tons Of Luxembourg to be evacuated and
dismantled. Sd, The future political status
of the Grand Duchy to be ascerta ined aud
determined by conference. 4th. The final
decision Of the conference TO be guaranteed
by all the governments participating therein
MoSTGonERY, April ga petition has
been gotten up in Huntsville, Ala, for the
removal Of the Judge of Probate and Sheriff
of Madison county, and The Mayor Of Hunts
ville and supplant them with men of the
Radical stripe. 1t is said, however, that The
post commandant, Major o. c. g. Lester,
disapproyed of the object Of the petitioners
because he knew nothing to Justify the ac-
ton asked for, and that General Sprague de-
clined to act unless charges of official NAL