Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-05
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church, where one ofthese ardent POI
| litieians thus delivered himself: Else
a Radikul, is; ! wants to see q shore
enuf, old-time, sway Radilkul citizen
Elected to dis yer offs of Mare! ]
tells you, culled folks, mind, what yo'
dom; don't you 'lect nary a carpet
sacktoter;n Vigorous witches at
the cOlored orators coat-tail at this
juncture caused slight interruption,
but looking behind him at the white
managers of the pow-wow with n
glance of virtuous Indignation, he
continued: Lief GO! you's at your
old tricks, trying TO get into offs by
swinging onto a nigger's coat tail;
but it won't do; we knows YER we's
bin knowin' yer to our cos for long
time; so say, 'lect some homemade
Radikile-de geniwine thing-not
a'-"Won't somebody put that id
fool downT' was yelled out behind
him, and before that negro could say
Jack Robinson, over he went, heels
above his head, off the platform.
a GAP of $50 miles remains to COM
plete the through railway line from
| New York to San Francisco. The
Union Pacific is now built 900 miles
west of Omaha. The Central Pacific
extends about 800 east from the Paci-
fic. The earnings for the year 1868,
upon angaverage distance in opera
ton of less than 700 miles, were more
than five million dollars, those of the
year exceeding the first six months
by $930,672 81. 1t is calculated that
on the completion of the road, two
hundred thousand through passen-
gers will go over the road, at an av-
erage cost of $500, which will give an
income of S20,000,000, of which about
three-fifths, or say S12,O0O,0OO, will
properly belong to the Union Pacific
Company. This is exclusive of the
vast local passenger traffic. Light
will be let in upon the rich mining
and grazing regions of Nevada, Ida
no, Montana and Oregon, and the
business thus brought to the Pacific
Railway will prove an immense
source of revenue. 'F4N-r
TT was reported last winter that
the sheds built by the Pacific Rail-
road Company to protect their track
from the deep SHOWS of the Sierra Ne
Vada Mountains, were crushed by the
weight of snow that fell upon them,
and that some other method of pro-
lection would have to he devised. 1t
seems, however, by a letter in the
San Francisco Bulletin, that this
plan of shielding the track has not
been abandoned. The company are
now engaged in erecting sheds over
the cuttings and other exposed points.
They are of heavy timber from frame
work, with pointed gable roofs, and
look as if they could Withstand al
most any pressure of snow. Nearly
forty miles of the track will have to
be thus covered, and the quantity of
timber required will be enormous.
ENGLISH papers claim that the re-
cent trial of the new war-yessel, tho
Hercules, proves her the swiftest and
most powerful ship of-war afioat, and
demonstrates besides the perfection
attained by the marine engineers of
England. On that occasion the en-
gines of the Hercules worked up to
seven and one tenth times their nom
inal horsepower. The Temperature
in the stoke-hole was, however, much
too high, and it is urged that some of
the supeiluous power of the engine
be used in driving fan to yentilate
the place.
THE Thomasville Enterprise is in
formed that one of the largest and best
plantations in Decatur County, Geor-
gia, of over three thousand acres, sold
few days ago at less than three dol
lars per acre, and that another gen
tlcman as now offering n large BODY
of river bottom lands at two dollars
and forty cents per acre. On the con-
trary, lands in the middle part of the
state are selling from eight to ten
dollars per acre.
EX-GovERNoR BULLOCK, of Mas
sachusetts, is one of the wealthiest
men in the State. Office, in the Pu-
ritan State, where religion is talked
OF, but seldom practiced, generally
leads to wealth. Harlan, of Iowa, is
said to be an enthusiastic admirer of
Massachusetts; he has initiated the
example Of her public men closely.
THE Paris Kentuckian of Wednes
day says one of the most brilliant
weddings ever given in Kentucky,
took place Tuesday evening at the
palatial residence of the brides faith
er, Mr.. Sam Clay, of that county.-
The bridegroom was Cassits NJ. CLAW,
Jun, youngest son of Hon. Is. j. CLAY,
and the bride Miss Sue Clay, u most
accomplished young lady and an
heireSs.
THE Utah Legislature has adopted
memorial to Congress for admission
as q state. So says am exchange,
and adds that Brigham Young con-
templates an early retirement from
business. The Gentiles are, as Is
wei known, rapidly increasing i'm
numbers IN Utah, and Brigham, al
though a contractor for the construc-
ton, much fears the completion of
the Pacific Railroad .,.- Il
EN-GOVERNOR Wicklife,- of Ken
lucky, who has practiced fifty-cight
years at the bar, and who is blind. |
made a'plea Of two hours, the other
day, in Frankfort, and surprised every
one 10y his great ability. He closed
10y saying that it should he the last
time, in All human probability, that
he would appear at the bar as a law
year
N TwITHsTANDING the Judiciary
Comlnittce of the House reported |
unanimously the bill to restore the
property Of Blanton Duncan, of Louis !
vile, Kentucky, it was defeated
II was lost through the active efforts !
of lion. sam. Mckee, of Kentucky. |
The Senate Committee has reported
mVorablS ON the same bill.
A KNOXVILLE special 10 Cincin, |
natl, saySs Brownlow will evacuate
the Gubernatorial sofa on the 2Gth
ppximO, TO lake his seat in the United
states Senate ON the 4th of March, az
successor 10 Senator Patterson, and
that his uncXpired term will be filled ,
by Hon. Dewitt c. Senter, Speaker