Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-22
NEWS ITEMS.

Ills llOiiOI utilNcTtu his charge 10 Iltc
grand jury Thursday, the greater por-
ton of which was devoted to an ex-
PLANTATION and exposition of the reve-
nue. laws, especially the multitude
nous and and almost Incompetence
bic acts In references the manufacture
of spirituous liquors. The Press and
Herald says the question Of the Pres
idents amnesty has not been regular
larry presented though denominations
from the Bench clearly indicate that
the Court will take judicial cogniz-
ance Of the proclamation as u grant
Of general pardon to all persons
charged with treason, whether IL be
specially pleaded or not.
FACTS seriously compromising the
Department OF the Interior. CON
corning the sale of 100000 acres of
Cherokee lands to James r. JOY, at
light. IL appears that after the sale
to the Connecticut Emigration Com
pany was set aside, the Cherokee
agent and delegation filed protest
with Secretary Browning against any
sale at less than 81 % per acre, at
which sum they could secure pur-
chasers. The Secretary promised to
heed the protest, but subsequently
sold to Joy, without advertising, or
even notifying the delegation.
THE report of the Ohio commits
sioner of Immigration shows that 49,
$50 emigrants arrived in Columbus
last year, being about IL 900 less than
i'm 1867; 1914 of these proposed to settle
in Missouri; 5, 725 i'm Illinois, 3.757 in
Ohio; 2, 269 in Wisconsin; 2,SOOin In
diana; 2,297 in Kentucky; 2,19S in
Michigan, and the remainder In Ten
nessee, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas,
Nebraska, and Louisiana. There
were fewer Irish among the emigrants
than heretofore. About two-thirds
were from the North German Con-
federation.
DURING the burning of negro cabin
at Bowling Green last Thursday
night, the owner of the cabin, a negro
named Stuart Cox, mounted q shed
near the burning building-the light
of the flames clearly defining his
stawlwart form against the black
sky--placed the muzzle of pistol to
his temple, delivered himself of a few
fired the fatal weapon, falling on the
roof of the shed and expiring almost
instantly. He is thought to have set
ficulties are said to have induced the
suicide.
A MOVEMENT in Is on foot in New
York among Republicans for the or
ganization of u new party restricting
elective franchise by requiring GER
tain amount of intelligence, and to-
tally demonstrating the naturaliza.
ton laws. The city is so completely
in the hands of foreigners, that this
movement, if pursued, will be reac.
tionary. 1t is thought it will spread
and become formidable on account Of
the men connected with it.
: AN interesting case has Just beer
decided in Mansfield, Ohio. 1t was
brought by the city against the
, agents of John A. Wertz, of Toledo
for violation of city ordinance i'm
I posing license fee of $50 to S75 pei
? day for auctioneering goods and no
tons by persons not residents of tn,
city. a verdict was rendered for TIL,
3 defendant. The dry goods merchant,
ofthe city are far from satisfied witt
l the result.
A CALIFORNIAN gives the following
, as sure cure for smallpox and scar
! let fever: Sulphate of zinc, one grain
foXglove (digitalis), one grain; half ;
f teaspoonful of sugar; mix with tw'
tablespoonfuls of water. Whei
| thoroughly mixed, add four ounces o
: water. Take spoonful every hour
= Either disease will disappear il
twelve hours. For child, smalle
I doses, according age.
: THE GreenvilIe True Union say
the hog drovers of that vicinity hav
: made a success of their trip to Soutl
4 Carolina, this season. The planter
: were better supplied with none,
5 than any previous year of the las
y ten. They purchased readily at goo,
l prices, paying the money down, an,
profit of S3S per head was not unusu
al.
: FOURTEEN hundred and fifteel
f cases in bankruptcy have been FLEE
4 with the United States District Cour
q Clerk of Middle Tennessee, 1,15O il
: West and 800 i'm East Tennessee, sine
>. the second day of March, 1867, q
! which time the Bankrupt Law wen
= into effect.
i THE Knoxville Press and Heral
: learns that no distinction or discrim
J. ination is to be made by the Univer
: sity in that city, with which tn
State Agricultural College is TO b
It connected, in the admission ofpupils
!, on account of race or color.
= ACCORDING to statistics furnishe
the Agricultural Bureau it appear
It that the amount of corn produced |
), Tennessee last year was 81, 772,OC
n bushels, and the total of the Unite
II States 905, 17S,000 bushels.
THE editor of the Columbus (Ga
# Enquirer has been shown some hant
= some, thick and very pleasant feelin
y blankets, manufactured at the Eagl
: and Phoenix Mills, of that city, ei
a tirely of cotton.
1t AN old man died in the gallery ,
5. the Senate chamber at Washington
1t on Wednesday, while listening {
a Mr.. Towards argument ON the Su
r Murphy claim.
- AT recent ball I'm New York cit,
y the programmes We're printed in tn
form of a gaudy butterfly, and locke
very pretty as they hung from theli
n dies belts.
" AN individual i'm Chicago, for
SC small salary, allows n "good pistol
l. shot to nut "a ball throuph his hot RI