Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


Oi his number, eighty-three were
Killed by horses, twelve by omnibus
es, twenty-one by cabs, f6rty-five by
vans or wagons, seven by drays, forty
three by cart and fiity-eight by other
vehicles and heavy wagons driven
through the streets with velocity by
uuskilled drivers. The number of
persons killed by carriage accident
iu The thoroughfares of the metropo-
lis is very nearly equal to the loss of
life On all the railways of England
ana Wales together.
THE Cincinnati Gazette (Radical)
says, in regard to the Presidents re-
ply 10 the resolution of the Senate in
guifing by what authority he issued
hiS PROCLAMATION of universal pardon
and amnesty, the Presidents reply
being, that he did 1t by the authority
vested i'm him by the constitution =
Nv rather think johnson made one
IN that little exchange, and that the
Senate would have done better If 1t
had looked for itself into the Presi-
dents legal power to this thing, in
stead Of asking him forinformation."
A BEAUTIFUL mirage, showing far
or mountains apparently covered
with forests and fields of snow, with
here and there winding road, was
witnessed at Lancaster, Massachusetts,
on Sunday morning of last week.
NJ one time the whole range sank
very perceptibIy and became inds-
tinct, though preserving its origms,
outline against the sky, without the
q! ghtest variation. These arose
again, afferward vanishing like
dissolving view. The mirage was
plainly visible for half an hour.
THE Cincinnati Enquirer insists
that "the reason why Gen. Grant
does not desire an Inauguration ball,
at Washington, on the 4th of March,
is because, II 10 was held, 1t would in
Nole the question, whether negroes
should be admitted or not. Fearful
of displeasing the Radical section of
his party, by denying to the negroes
tho right of equality at a social gath
ring, he has the whole thing aband-
oncd !" There isa good deal ofplaus-
lbi'ity in this suggestion.
THE people of Detroit were much
astonished on New Years Day to see
the waters of the Detroit river flow
ing up stream. The oldest inhabi-
tant had never witnessed the like be-
fore. The phenomenon lasted six
hours, and Is supposed to have been
caused by the banking up of the wa
ters OF Lake Erie, at the mouth of the
river, by strong wind.
MIR. s. B. CHITTENDEN, In the
course of some remarks, before the
New York Chamber of Commerce,
declared that day of reckoning was
coming for the National banks. Not
one i'm three of them was able to meet
its obligations. He thought the only
hope OF resuming specie payments
was by the plan of contraction adop-
ted in 1866 and '67.
JUDGE THOMAS NJ. KEY, n native
OF Mason county, KY, but for many
years a resident of Ohio, died at I,eb-
anon, in that State, on the 18th inst.
lie was n lawyer of ability, and at
one time was on the bench of the
Superior Court in Cincinnati. Dur
ing the war he was on the staff of
General Mcclellan rs Judge Advo-
cate
In is reported from Washington
that the government has restOrd to
Gen. Bcaurcgard his Memphis prop
erty, which was condemned years
ago. 1t has also determined to de-
liver up his private papers, which are
now IN the War Department. They
were captured about the close of the
war.
SECRETARY McCulloch recently
issued an order discharging all negro
messengers In the various depart
mcuts of the Treasury. His inten-
ton was to supply their places with
eX-soldiers. The heads of bureaus,
however, waited upon him in body
and objected so strongly, that he was
compelled to rescind the order.
THE English factory act, which
went into effect on January I, 1869,
provides that after that day the Sat
urday half holiday shall be compulso-
ry as regards children, young persons,
and women, in all factories, work.
shops, and places In which any man
ual labor Is performed.
THE Commissioner of Internal Rev
enuc has decided that farmers have
no right To have the grain manufac-
turcd into -four In any manner, with
out paying license to the Govern
ment, and if they do, they are liable
10 the penalties provided by law.
TIE Evansville, Henderson & Nash
vile railroad is now running reg
ular trains from Henderson to Han
son, within seven miles of Madison
willie. Their freight trains are busily
employCd-over SO, 900 being already
entered on their books.
Two young women, named Mary
Ann Kelly and Mary Esther, were
burned To death at New Orleans last
Sunday, by their clothes taking fire
from an explosion that occurred
while one of them was filling n light
cd lamp with petroleum.
Ina cave at Rock Island, H., the
statue of an Indian maiden has been
discovered. 1t has solid copper pc
destal, seven feet high, and obellsk
of solid brass. Other Indian culios-
titles have been lately discovered in
the same vicinity.
FIFTEEN years ago gentleman
sold n piece of land in Des Moinos,
Iowa, for S5esn \ week ago he
bought the sanfe-,c, from the person
to whom he sold n, at the slightly
advanced price OF SZi,ooc.
4 TOTAL eclipse ofthe sun will occur
on the eth of August, and will be vis-
ible TO North America and Eastern
Asia. II will begin at Boston at
twenty-four minutes past five L. NJ.
and end nj sunset.
JUpGE PELHAM, of Alabama, who
was elected 10 office when the Cover
nor and Legislature were, has decided