Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-12-10

majority.
THE Baptists In BouSsmpa have
yi5 churches and li,70J white MEM
beers.
TIE Republicans have lost their
two-third majority in Congress. This
Is glory enough for Democrats and
Conservatives.
TIE balance of coin In the L. S.
Treasury, on the 30th ut, was o.
G25, 900; gold certificates, SIG, 500, 900
currency, S27 100000.
Mrs. General Williams (late Mrs.
Stephen A. DOuglas) il reported to
haven fallen heir to considerable pro-
perty in Scotland.
THERE are 500 matriculates at the
University of Virginia-a greater
number than ever ma. REGULATED in
any one session before or since the
war.
THE Nashville papers are quarrel
ing about their circulation. The
Union and American claims 1000,
and the Banner $4,000, while the Ban
ner says 1900 will cover both.
THE Chicago Tribune says: "I'he
acknowledgements of the eX-rebels in
Missouri is a matter of sheer justice,
but is not very wholesome to the Re
publican party" We should say not.
THE Rome Daily says the thousand
Cinnamon who are working on the
Chattanooga railroad in Alabama do
not give satisfaction, and the expert
ment is not likely to be repeated in
that section.
Book canvassers may not he aware
of the fact that five cent revenue
stamp is required to be attached to
every signature in their books the
agreement to purchase being consid-
cred Il contract.
DURING 1869 there were 3S3 Amer
lean vessels lost by shipwreck, fire,
collision, or other disasters at sea, the
vessels, exclusive of their cargoes,
being valued at S9,32S,000
THE districts of California now in
cultivation are able to produce 40,
10000 bushels of wheat over and
above what is needed for home con-
sumption.
A TERRIBLE earthquake recently
occurred In Asia, involving a region
OF nearly 200 miles in extent, on the
confines of Thibet, China and Bur-
man. Over 5000 human lives were
lost. In 'one place a mountain fell
and new one was suddenly up
heaved.
A CENSUS taker in rural district
in Missouri, reports two pair of twins
born in the last three years to hap.
py couple named Woodbine. Thus
is at last found Mr.. Fisk's favorite
place "where the Woodbine twin.
eth"
THERE is said to be an old gentle.
man living in Wilson county, Ten
nessee, who has not been in Lebanon
the county seat, since he went there
in 1857, to procure his marriage Ii
cense. He says he hasn't had any
business there since.
THE Chattanooga Times, of the 81
inst. says: "The brother of C. II
Ames, who was killed in Georgia re
Gently, arrived in the city yesterday
with the wagons, animals, etc, he
longing to the late Col. Ames' cir
Gus. They are on their way to Gin
cinnati, where they will be sold il
accordance with the Will of their lat,
owner.
TIE compositors' cases i'm the mis-
sion printing house i'm China hay
each OVERSIZE thousand compartment
for the reception of the numerou
letters of the Chinese alphabet. Tn
eases are built in the form of an am
Iphitheatre, and the compositor stand
in the middle. Every letter he set.
he selects from the six thousand.
THE Shelbyville Rescue, speakinl
of the hardness of the returning off
GERS in sending the election return
to the capitol, says: awe are in favo
of the Legislature, when it meet
, again, passing law, making it
, fine of not less than fifty dollar
where the officer fails to send in hi
returns within ten days after the cleo
ton"
THE TOBACCO CRoP.-The crop {
tobacco grown in Kentucky in Is7t
according to the best estimates, wi
; amount to about 10000 hhds., tn
, crop in Illinois to about IL, 900 hhds
the crop of Missouri to about 30, OO
hhds., the crop of Tennessee 10 ahor
10000 hhds., thus estimating the en-
| tire Western crop at lS0, 900 hhdI.
= Is believed Virginia and North Caro-
lina's crop will amount to about 80
OOOhhds. -UOpkiHSCWC CORscrp0tir,
: THE eleven States that, in 1861, d,
clared their secession from the UnioI
, had, in 1860, apOpulation of 9, l04, 80
by the census of 1870 their aggregat
population is l0,010,557. This show
an increase, Notwithstanding the de
Q tructiOn of life caused by the wal
The border States of Delaware, Ken
! lucky, Maryland and Missouri, whic
had, in 1850, 3,l36,0il population
contain, now in 1870, an aggregate ,
: 1881 ,26i souls. These figures sho,
r the wonderful recuperative power ,
the American Republic.
r. THE Austin Texas Journal Learn
y that from Waco to Dallas IA continl
/, Gus stream of immigrant trains
rolling forward, chiefly to johnson
t Hill, Bell and adjoining counties
. Many had located in Collin count,
Six hundred and fifty-four wagoi
, were recently counted between Wac
: and Dallas, and during u three day
e stay ut the latter city recently, IA gel
Z tlcnlan counted more than three hun
dred and ilIty passing through, mai
ing n total of 1000 wagons, mOstl
fricghted with families in search ,
; Texas homes.
Az cntcrprising Yankee, living /
a Arkansas, having an eye to the fl
=. ture, gives the following account