Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-19
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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SINCE the recent disturbances in
Havana, the theaters and oil other
places of public amusements have
been closed.
GEN. JOHN G. BREcKISRIDGE
will soon be "on his native heath
again" He arrived in Baltimore
Saturday.
Mrs. GEN. GAINES docs not yet
handle any of her great New Orleans
fortune. Heavy debts, slow judges
and cunning lawyers keep her out of
her own. - ifnI 81.
IN the Circuit Court of Davidson
county, on the 9TH inst, the jury re-
turned n verdict for $22,0 against
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad,
as damages for injuries to the steamer
Imperial.
IN McNairy county, Tennnesseer
last Saturday, an unknown pedla,
was murdered by q boy named GULL
Morriss, only fourteen years of age
He was arrested and confessed his
guilt.
THE Rome Courier says that there
are hundreds of planters in Floyd and
and adjoining counties who have now
in hand from 81 900 to $1,000, and
feeling sort Of good over it, but really
not knowing what to do with their
money. g.r
A WASHINGTON telegram says that
President Johnson is making prepar-
ations To return to his old home in
Greenville, Tenn. A portion of his
family left on Friday, and he will go
with The remainder about the middle
of March.
A JURY i'm New Orleans recently
rendered verdict of $4,000 against
the Carrollton Railroad Company, in
favor of lad eight years old who
was run over by one of their trains
and so severely injured that both his
legs had to be amputated.
Tue Memphis Post states that the
military policy of Gov. Clayton, Of
Arkansas, "has been fully known'to to
and met with the warm approval of
Gen. Grant, 1t is difficult to be-
lieve that Gen. Grant would approve
the infamies that have been commit
ted in Arkansas.
THE Ways and Means Committee
in Congress have considered the bank
ing and currency matter, and agreed
to the main points in Shenck's bill,
declaring that the bonds should be
paid in coin, except when otherwise
expressly stated; and also the section
legalizing gold contracts.
I'm, r,,ao N ,,,,.e,; ,,,, x,a,tx,o, 81 ,,.,,
the Union Pacific Railroad (which
will probably be in july will consist
OF 1000 guests, bestowed i'm forty-five
splendid cars, now being built
Omaha will be the starting point
Sleeping and oommissary ears for the
trip arc in course of construction.
IN Cornersville, Giles county, n few
days ago, while young couple were
just on the point of getting married,
the brother Of the lady, who was op.
posed to the match, fired II pistol
through the window, fatally wound
ing the bridegroom. He died in an
hour, but before he expired the lady
insisted on having the marriage ccre-
mOny completed.
WHILE Governor Brownlow is put
ting forth all his energies to raise q
militia force in East Tennessee under
the spcCiOus prCtense Of enforcing
civil law in Middle aud West Ten
ucsseo, the United States Government
finds ii necessary 10 send troops from
Middle Tennessee to enforce the ma
tional law in East Tennessee.
A PLANTER in st. Landry, Louisi-
ana, says the Bulletin, cultivated
ninety-two acres in cane and eighty
in corn last year, with twelve hands.
lie ground seventy-two acres of cane
and made one hundred nincty-thrce
hogshcads of sugarand three hundred
and scVenty-iivc barrels of molasses.
His gross receipts from this crop was
$32,G25. Profit, So, 500.
THE Danvers, Massachusetts, car
pet factory has declared n semi-annu-
al dividend of five per cent. and
keeps eleven per cent. in reserve
The company has done II very sue
cessful business, paying scventy-seven
per cent. in the last four years.
1t is not strange that manufacturers
want more tariff, when their divi-
dends, poor fellows, don't exceed
twenty per cent.
THE Tamah wisconsin, Journal
reports some Indian troubles ON the
Nickapoo, growing out of the impu-
dence of some of the red men. A
Mrs. Kcrrigau ordered one out of her
house, but he would not go, where
upon she hit him over the head with
n stick of wood, and n neighbor com
ing i'm with n knife, aftera scuille the
Indian escaped. The "insultedn In
dian's uiht have sworn that the
"whitc squawn shall die, and consid-
cradle danger il apprehended from
them, Mrs. kerrigan and family,
fearing the vengeance threatened,
went 10 Tamah, and remained there
the next night
4 COLoRED man met with an awful
death in the neighborhood OF New
Paris, Ky, short time since. a
neighhor, n white man, had killed
his hogs and left them out at night
The negro undertook TO steal one, and
was in such hurry TO secure the pork
that he forgot TO remove the gambrel
stick. To reach his home il was nee
Cssary to cross n fence. In doing 81
he placed the hog on the top rail, and
it Is supposed that It slipped at any
rate, the negroes head was caught in
the opening of the hind legs, and his
neck was broken hy the stick. lie
was found the next morning dead,
the hrg on one side Of the fence and
he ON the other, with his head fast,
as described.
THERE has been feeling in the
West for long time, which Is grow
ing In violence and intensity, against
tho ,rrpot Eastprn rui rOnda for flp