Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-01-31
TELECRAPHIC.

/ WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.--It Is understood
that at an emly day the AltavilIe island
question, Involving the rights of certain AZ
rican citizens who have been dspossessed
thereof by force on the part of the Domini-
can Government, will be laid before the pub.
lie in detail.
It is said Secretary Seward will be made
to appear in no creditable light in that con-
'nection. In that case some months since
Judge Black convicted him of willful false
hood in his representing the President as
having taken certain action, and the Presi-
dent declared he had not even heard of the
case. .se sfrrF ss..s
The time OF the House was devoted to
speech making all day, and sundry Repre-
sentatives delivered themselves Of speeches,
which viii be duly sent to their constituents.
The Third National Bank, of Nashville,
Tenn, having depo,ited the necessary secu-
rites with the Treasurer of the Uniied
States, has been designated as depository of
public moneys and financial agent of the
United States. ll ttst -U
General Runkle, Of the Frecdmen's Bu-
reau in Kentucky, this morning had long
interview with Secretary Stanton, during
which he urged the continuance of the Blu
reau in this State.
Among important cases now before the
Supreme Court is that of Willard vs.. Taylor
In 1854 Mr.. Taylor agreed to convey to VIII
lard at any lime during the coning ten
years the building known rs the Mansion
House, adjacent to Wizards Hotel, for
specified sum. IN.
After the breaking out Of the war, Will
lard declared his readiness to accept the prof.
fered terms, and rendered his first payment
in grcenbacks. Mr.. Taylor demanded gold,
and Mr.. Willard now seeks to hold him to
to the performance of his contract on the
ground that greenbacks are legal tender.
RICHMOND, Jan. 25.-The habeas corpus
case before Judge Underwood, to test the
constitutionality OF the reconstruction acts,
was to-day adjourned until Wednesday,
The conn ander of Libby prison produced
the prisoner, and made return that he was
held by order of Gen. Schoheld under au-
thority of the reconstruction acts The pris-
oner was represented by four prominent law
yers, all members Of the Conservative State
Central Committee, which body brings the
case up with the intention of carrying it to
the Supreme Court.
The convention transacted no business OF
Importance to-day.
New YORK, Jan, 25.--A Times special,
dated Atlanta, Jan. "a, says that Mr.. Os-
borne announced to-day in the Convention
the intentio, of himself and party to ask
Congress to give validity to whatever con-
stitution may be passed without submitting
1t to the people. This caused great excite
ment, and will meet with determined oppo-
sition.
ThurlOw Weed says "Six months ago
the Republican party was so strong that
General Grant could not have been over
loaded. He was then able TO carry any
burden. But it is different now. We shall
need all our strength to elect him."
The whisky ring in Washington, having
had opportunities for reasoning with men,
bers of Congress, now feel confident that the
tax viii be red uced to fifty or sixty cents per
gallon.
Hon. W. l.. Sharkey, z. NJ. Yerger, and
A. ii. Handy have been appointed to repre-
sent the Democratic party of Mississippi in
the National Democratic Convention.
In speech in the House of Representa-
tives last Thursday, Mr. Marshall of Illinois,
said that majority of the Federal officials
seemed to have adopted the maxim:
A little thieving is dangerous art.
But thieving largely is a noble part
As vile to rob a hen-roost of hen.
But stealing largely makes us gentlemen.
WAsnISGToS, Jan. 2s.-There is cheating
md fha DnIs kAa
their National Committee gave assurance to
the Radical delegation from the South that
the delegates from those States should he
admitted to the Chicago Convention. But
it is notorious that Grants managers have
decided to allow no delegates there from
States which are not represented in Con-
gress. This will be done to exclude Chasc's
friends, and next to prepare the way for ex-
Guiding those votes from the electoral COL
lege, if by chance they should be cast against
General Grant.
WHEELING, Va, Jan. 22.-The election
for municipal officers and councimen yes.
terday resulted in favor of the Democracy
by an average majority Of 500, gain over
the year previous.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ls.-The dominant
party III congress seem 10 act upon the idea
that they are damned politically, beyond re-
demption, and therefore they can incur no
greater penalties by heaping inquiry upon
iniqnity. Their last abomination is bill
introduced in the House yesterday and
passed, 1t prvides that in case a Senator of
the United States becomes President of the
United States by occasion of having been
President pro tenn of the Senate, and his
tenure of Office as such Senator shall expire
before the next Presidential election provi-
ded by law, such Senator shall, notwith-
standing the expiration of his term as Sena-
tor continue TO hold the office of President
until his successor is elected and qualified at
the time regularly prescribed by law, and
the office of such Senator shall be vacated
from and after the time he shall become
President as aforesaid.
All of this of course is to provide for Ben.
Wade, who hiss just been repudiated by his
own State.