Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-05-15
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SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-The bark
Comet from the Sandwich Islands
brings accounts of q terrible volcanic
cruptionnt Mauna Lea the demorIstra-
tions began March, 9th on the 2Sth
over hundred earthquake shocks
were felt Mt Nilina. During the two
weeks following, to April 18th, two
thousand earthquake shocks occurred!
At Ways, China, the earth opened in
many places and tidal wave sixty
feet high over the tops Of the cocoa
trees washed a quarter of q mile in
land sweeping human beings, houses
and everything movable before it,
A terrible shock Frustrated churches
and houses, killing many. In all one
hundred lives lost besides thousand Of
horses and cattle. The craters vomited
fire, rocks and lava. a river ofred hot
lava five or ak miles long flowed to
the sea Mt the rate of ten miles an
hour, destroying everything before it,
and forming an island in the sea.
a new crater formed two miles
wide, and threw rocks and streams of
fire Il thousand feet high. Streams Of
lava rolled down to the sea, at one
time illuminating the sea for fifty
miles at night. The lava has pushed
from the shore one mile.
At Ways, China, miles from the
shore, conical island rose suddenly,
emitting a column of steam and
smoke while the ISono packet was
passing, scattering the vessel.
The greatest shock occurred April
I'd. Prior to the eruptions, there was
n great shower of ashes and pumice.
During the great shock, the swaying
motion of the earth was so dreadful
that no person could stand. ef
The Secretary of State has received
the following from the British Minis
ter at Washington
..IU III. b. NJ. LEGATION,
WASHINGTON, May 0, 1868. !
Mr.. SEWARD: give you copy of
telegram which have just received
from Lord Stanley:
"Nagle, Nugent, Leonard, Lee and
Fitzgibbon, having signed a docu-
ment acknowledging that they came
in the Jacamel, and expressing their
regret for so doing, have been set free,
and were to sail yesterday for Ameri-
car Sincerely, yours.
EDWARD THORNTON.
Mr.. Seward replied as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, May 0, 1868.
To EdWdrd Thornton Esq:
MY DEAR MIR. TuoRNToN--I thank
you for the pleasing information you
have given me of the release of the
so-called Fenian prisoners, Maggie,
Nugent, Leonard, Lee and FitZgib-
bons. Very sincerely yours,
w. ii. SEWARD.
NASHVILLE, May 1O.-This after
noon having been set apart for the
decoration of the graves of Southern
soldiers at the city cemetery and
Mount Olivet, the ceremony was
handsomely performed. The head
boards were hung with wreaths and
the graves strewn with flowers
None were forgotten. The crowd
that attended is estimated at ten thou
sand. The majority were ladies'
The utmost good order and decorum
was observed.
A Democratic State Convention to
appoint delegates to the National
Convention will be held in Nashville
the 9th of June next.
LONDON, May 9.-Henry Lord
Brougham, cx-Chancellor of Eng
land, died ut Camera, France, to-day,
in his ninetieth year.
WAsHINGToN, d. c., May 1.-THE
Reconstruction Committee will re-
port n bill to-day admitting all the
rebellious States with the same con-
ditions as Arkansas. The bill will
pass under the gag Of the previous
question.
WASHINGTON, May IL, $50 p. NJ
/ From private Information regarded
perfectly reliable, the President.wiil
be convicted. Ell.
WASHINGTON, May 1I.-Fessen.
den and Grimes have declared against
conviction, and matters look more
hopeful.
! WASHINGTON, May 11.-Extraor.
binary excitement has prevailed
throughout the city to-day, on tho
streets, in public places, Congress, anC
everywhere, and there is but one sub.
ject talked about or thought OF, i'm
4 peachncnt.
The Senate went into secret session
at an early hour and have been in
consultation all day, and tonight are
holding session. Up to the close, this
afternoon, ten or twelve Senators
spoke under the fifteen minutes rule
some of them reading MS much o
their written opinions rs possible and
at the expiration filing the whole
document.
Fessenden and Grimes opinions
were usqu!ilicdlv against nonvic,
ton. Trumbuil took decided
grounds against the first eight
articles, but his position on the
] eleventh is unknown as he did not
complete reading his opinion. He
said the Indictment ON the first eight
articles would be squashcd by any OF
all courts in the country. His posi-
/ ton IL therefore not certain, but The
chances are he will sustain the Presi-
dent.
Henderson is against the same ar
ticles, but expressed no opinion about
the remaining three. The impcach-
ors, however, give him up.
Van Wrinkles namc will mdoubt-
/ cdly be recorded against the measure,
rs he said IL could not stand up under
such assaults as were made on il by
/ the opinions of the Senators named.
sherman and Howe spoke against
the first article, but will vote for con-
] NictiOn on several OthprS
Stewart, Edmunds, Williams and
Morrill,, of Maine, will swallow the
whole unclcan thing. Doolittlc,
johnson, Hendricks and Carrot Da-
Wis CONDEMNED IL in strong terms