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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-11-11

NEWS ITEMS.

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The great international railr,a
ncross the Trinity river. 'i'iifis'i iT7'
MANY new bu,,dIncs -. .,,., !, y.
IN Jaclsonvllle. FIa and NJ swv ~
ones are repairing. I.''i~'e = ~
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HAVE realised ~. s,,s" ~ SIC ga m ",ss.
of exs,enses. in the isst 49, ~, s,..s,
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Islay last While ,,ndsf .,,"s 80 ss.,...,
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A drunken man receiitjv entered
the room Of a Mrs. MaddeH 1T Hons.
ton, Texss. and ann m enca.i Insifi, i;;,;
, mi, wn MY. sue shot ana instantly
n' ii9'ei z esl'gss
Town lots In San Marcos. Havs
COu0ty. Texas. that CyDl1ld hava hos.,s
purchased six months ago for 800 or
$SOO are now selling for from 81 900 tn
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n. 81 unSsccess.u' St!empt was made
| throw 3 PASSENGER train ~ ~, Min.
lumber IN the track. In the express
car was $lO, 600. aasys s,f aiss-s.gs
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Prairie fires are raging In st. Clair
county, Missouri, and much damare
has been done. lss11
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maker, u, his own workmen :"They
come like shadows, and sew. depart ~
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p' '7',H' g =, ny Tug '.seu ca"horse
The man who gave q bttSf his
mind to another IIels since been pun
islled for breach Of the piece.
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''"'o VII NC 'ePreseuSsu.
The Radicals carried the last CITY
election ut Petersburg, VA. and an
pointed colored police. On the 2iih
inst . gambler set up his table on
the open streets and practised his
Calling pnm0lestetl. ~ 4sftt,V
TI,s Savannah ffssA Aav.rs,..r
says the rranL iurv IN *. II q AZ.
trict Co,Srf. ,,ow Il, sass,on shere
found infIictments sof n rin,ss s,sss.,, |,
ses srsinst .crrtaIn EedsraI amt az.
Federal oiIicials oc Georcis
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Inc election IN Mississippi will TAX Q
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-11-11
CLARKsVILLE
FEMALE ACADEMY,

rl,IE SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION OF
i this institution begins ON the ith OF
september next. . .,.,f f...
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-11-11

|, William, thee know ] never call
anybody names; but William, II the
Mayer Of the city were to come and
say, John, please find me the biggest
liar In Philadelphia, l would come "
tines, and put my hand on thy should
cr, hsrl ssy To thee. william the
Mayor wants 10 see thee"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-11-11
I..sssss N.ssr.-,

Mr.. John Leavitt, living two miles
from this city On the ltow's Mill turn
pike, has n wonderful ctiriosity---an
animal partaklng Of the nature oi
both cat and u rabbit. The hind
legs aud the rear half Of the body are
exactly like the corresponding parts
the head and front half Of the body
has all tile appearances Of an ordinary
house cat. It's walking movements
Is described ~ singular and amusing,
partaixing. asait DIES, Of both the
quick, jumping motion Of the rabbit
and the stealthy creep Of the cat. 1t
Is entirely unlike anything that we
have ever before seen or heard Of, and
Ia certainly wonderful curiosity
Green Riocr Rantogroph. no ~
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-11-11

"The happy familyp is not so hap
py after ali. The Washington cores
pOndent of the Cincinnati Gazette
RadicaL says, Oct, 80:
p'Roderick Butler Is trying to secure
the removal of United States District
Attorney Camp of East Tennessee.
Camp was a Union soldier, and h dis
tasteful to the Rebels In that section.
Ex-Representative Arnell Is urging
the removal of Capt. Rexinger, for
merly a Union soldier, and now post
master at Clarksyille, Tennessee,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-11-11

A client remarked 10 HIS solicitor.
"You are writing my bill on very
rough paper, SIR" "Never mind"
was thereby of, the latter. st has to
be fiied before II comes Into court"
AT an auction Of miscellaneous ar
ticles In the open mir u bsgan 10 rain
when n by-stanaler advised the auc'
toner that the next article put up
should he an umbrella.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-11-11

WHAT SCORE or CoUNrRvs Will.
SUPPORT A RAfLRoAD.--Col. Ham
mond, and experience railroad man
says that q territory ten miles wide
on each side Of railroad, In q coun-
try capable Of sustaining any ordiua.
rify dense population, Is capable Of
u railroad, In a country capable Of
supporting II. Whenever railroads
run out from any Numerical centre,
through such u country, they will he
sure to bring sufficient population
to support them, within a very few
years after their construction, II 1t IL
not already there when the road Is
projected. This 10 for railroads ~ the
usual construction and equipment
1t IL but fair to infer that narrow
gauge railroads. being cheaper ofc0n-
structiOn, can be supported by Do
portionslly less area and population.
HhciJfc Rural Prcss.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-11-11

Has hand complete stock of DRUGS and MEDICINES
PHARMACEUTlCAL PREPARATIONS, CHEMICALS, PATENT
MEDICINES Oils aud DYEsTUFFs, PAINTS, PUTTY, GLASS,
which Physicians prescriptions
and orders physicians win aud careful
at house Feb lsIl ly
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-11-11

rFI Httr1s iTufHHfg 4h
of the hest quality. Come along, friends,
aud will show you something that will
do To bet on. L.L-L
JAMES r. JOHNSON.
Sept y, Tiff
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01

The friends of Mr.. Joseph Wygal, of
Pulaski county, are rejoicing over that gen.
tleman's good fortune, he having recently
gained a suit in Texas which constitutes
him the heir to 100000.
A little son of A. c.. Kell, of Alexan-
dra, was bitten few days ago by dog,
ON the lip, eye and forehead. The owner
refused to let the dog be killed. Then
somebody ought to give him good maui
ing.
The Lynchburg Faginin, takes the
Wytheville Dispatch to task for saying the
boys of Wytheville possessed the bad habit
of throwing rocks in the streets, and imme-
diately says, itself, a little boy was scalded
to death by falling in kettle of boiling
water which was setting IN the floor.
An intelligent writer in the Bedford Sen
tuael applies the term ''little pushed-up
asses" TO the present county Judges. We
agree with him, all except the little.
The sports of Manassas recently enioyed
a pigeon shooting-match between two gen
tlemen of that place.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01
THE NEW YORK CITY FRAUDS.

Ten Millions Stolen by the Tammany Ring.
The array of startling facts with which
the New York Times opened its batteries
upon the Tammany ring, swells hourly as
the sharp eyes of financial experts are di-
rected to the transactions of the municipal
authorities. .gns. ,e .s.s,ssa
The boldness and .vastness of these
frauds seemed at first to bewilder the pub
lie and excite incredulity. But as the evi-
dence piles up in vast and convincing proper
tions, the public at first appalled, has set
tied into deep and universal Indignation,
and has at last reached determined atti-
tude which may well make the foul brood
of Tammany trenble. The Democratic
party must come promptly up to the work
of ferretting out and Furnishing these scoun-
drels of their infamy or be covered with
their disgrace forever; If Republicans are
involved, he is no friend of ours who seeks
to shield them. a,naaF q. t,sais
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01

a Strange Position for Baptist Minis
ter.-The Dispatch of this morning contains
a history of the conduct of Rev. Mr.. Cham
bliss, pastor of the Second Baptist Church
of this city, who, on Sunday last, at the
close of the communion exercises, an
nounced that his views on the subject of
communion had undergone change. He
announces for the future, that he cannot
undertake to maintain and defend the prac-
tice of strict communion, as it now prevails
in the American Baptist churches, but in
his practice will adhere to the regulations
of his church. We regard the position as
sumed by Mr.. Chambliss as a very impor-
tant one, inasmuch as he does not seem to
anticipate rupture with his church, and
evinces no disposition to give up his cor
gregation, unless requested to do so.
We cannot see how with our ideas of the
doctrines of the Baptist faith upon the sub
ject of communiOn) minister, who holds
views so in conflict with its laws, can ex-
pect to retain the position of head of the
church. His position is, to say the least of
it, contradictory and so undecided as to give
but little weight to it.. Considerable inter-
est is felt by theAmembers of the several
Baptist churches in this city. which will re-
suit, we believe, in the withdrawal Of Rev.
Mr.. Chambliss from his present pastorage.
None can withhold admiration for minister
or layman when honestly convicted Of err
ror, they publicly and fearlessly renounce
the doctrine to which, they have adhered,
but this must be coupled with o fearless and
unqualified determination to act up to the
convictions which created the change.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01
Political Lunacy.

n .
Whom the gods wish 70 destroy tney ilrst
make mao. What Haii anu uohinan,
Tweed and Connolly, and the Ribbon rot
ers, have neglected dong among them to
render the name OF democrat utterly odl-
Gus from one end OF the country to the
other, sundry lrlshmen-most unworthy
representatives of their race--in this city
seem determined to supply. A police ofii-
Ger named Logan, who had not only failed
to do his duty IN dispensing rlotous
crowd on the 18th OF July, but when
brought to trial had behaved himself IN an
outrageous manner, and insisted upon maxi
ing OF his conduct religious question, was
very properly dismissed the force. There
upon, an Irish meeting was held at Emmet
Hall, to express sympathy with the man
who threw off "the uniform OF the base
hireling policeman" rather than club Irish
Catholics, even when they were IN not,
and TO propose his election TO some high
place OF trust where those who dismissed
superior" The audience was IN the most
enthusiastic mood the orators were unu-
sually frank, even 1or lrlshmen ana II the
democratic leaders dld not wrlthe with an
gulsh when they read OF the amazing folly
OF their friends and supporters, they are
not the astute demagogues we take them
for. you have been always LED TO sup
pose" sad one OF the speakers, that the
lrlsh ruled the CITY OF New YORK, ana when
you pledged yourselves TO support Holman
and those VINO nominated hlm, ne ana they
assured US IN turn mdt eoefyeh,ng oomora-
Gus on 70 as sno'td hape oeen abolished. liaye
they Kept that promise,
30 lar as Governor Holman is concerned,
the answer OF the meeting seems TO nave :
been emphatc: lie is 10 De swept out OF
every place OF trust or power, ana one
orator, TO the lnxepressipie delght OF tne
assemblaSe, denounced hun as 'the wretch,
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01
Gpsni,,g "State Sailrnat.
NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA.

The papers of the country are very
justly indignant at the reckless manner il
which Tammany and its ring have been
robbing the Taxpayers Of New York.
Many citizens of Richmond and Virginia
are beginning to open their eyes as to the
enormous amount of money of which New
York has been robbed. We have but little
doubt, ifproper investigations were had,
such discoveries of frauds would be made
in the conduct of our own municipal affairs,
as would cast New York in the shade. In
several instances we have designated where
in funds of the city have been misappled,
and with one exception no notice has been
taken of our statements. ~ ist'fnlos
We believe that half million dollars at
least were spent in paying members of the
last Legislature to secure the passage Of the
funding bill. Scarcely an individual is to be
found who, by rumor or otherwise, does
not know that the last Legislature was
bribed by the different railroad companies
to carry out their purposes. Already we
hear Of the gathering together Of large
amounts Of money to control the next
Legislature.
Luckily for all parties, the corrupt in
fluences which passed the funding bill has
rendered it, even with the party which Gre
ated it, unpopular. The Democratic party
IS divided in sentiment as to the propriety
of submitting to its terms. ,,g ,fA r,yqo4
When this demoralized and corrupt con-
Germ begins to kick against its own creation
we may well afford to look on in silence.
The Republican party is indissolubly we'd
ded to the idea of paying every farthing of
the National and State debt, and must adj
here to its policy, yet we are unwilling to
abide the terms of the funding bill, because
of its corrupt inception and the impossible
ty of Virginia's compliance with the terms.
1t would be well enough for us to scrti-I
tinize home, affairs a little, more closely
while standing aghast at the criminalty of
Democracy in New York. i.Fl 1.it
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01
A SSIGNEE'S SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
IN THE COUNTY OF HALIFAX, VIRGINIA

BY virtue of orders from the District Court of
the United States for the District of Virginia.
shall sell at Catawba, on
SATURDAY, 2eTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1871,
all the real estate of John A. Green and VIM p,
Green, banlsrupts, consisting of
list. ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing 100
acres, lying upon the waters of Terrible creek,
and adjoining the lands of Wesley Guthrie and
others, three miles from Catawba.
2nd. ONE TRACT OF LAND, containing ITO
acres, lying the above, and adjoining the lands
of VIM. 7. Clarke and others
These two very desirable tracts have upon them
comfortable dwellings and all necessary out.
buildings and are well adapted to the growth OF
the usual crops of this section, especially that OF
fine tobacco Churches, mills and post-office con-
srd. ONE TRACT OF s5 ACRES. lying as the
above. No improvements except new barn
18th. ONE-HALF INTEREST IN 90 ACRES
OF LAND, now in the possession OF bankrupts
9Th. oNE-HALF INTEREST IN ORCHARD
| TRACT OF 10 ACRES.
These lands sold free from all liens and en-
cumbrances except contingent right of dover OF
banlrupts' wives.
TERMS-One third in cash on day of sale, and
the remainder on a credit of and II months,
equal instalments, interest added, bonds with ap-
proved security will be required and title retain
ed until the whole of the purchase money is paid
]. w. COLLINS,
Assignee of John A. Green and VIM. 2. Green,
aui-2awsw Bankrnpts.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01
COLONEL MEUCCI.

The "Colonel Murchie" mentioned in the
press dispatch giving an account of the ex-
plosion on board the steamer "Westfeld, !"
in the Staten Island ferry slip at New York,
is Il. Mcucci, former partner of Garibaldi,
when the hero of Aspromonte was en-
gagged in the manufacture of candles at
Staten Island. When Garibaldi returned
to Italy, to put himself at the head of the
popular movement for the unification OF
Italy under liberal government, with
Rome for the capital, Meucci continued the
business on his own account. -.
The connection. of Garibaldi with the
candle business, is only noteworthy as one
Of many proofs of his independence OF
character. Driven from his home, friends
rendered support; but he preferred to earn
his own livelihood, and chose the business
of candle-making, using the newly-dis.
covered process of converting lard, &c.,
into stearlne.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

THE REAL DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The Lexington Caucasian says this is the
true Democratic programme, and no "de-
parture" allowed: "Recind every act, re-
pudiate every debt, cancel every obligation,
annul every amendment bill and resolution,
undo everything that has been done in the
last ten hdeous years, except just so much
as may be maintained by free, full, fair,
untrammelled vote of the whole people OF
the country; return to the grand old con-
stitution of our fathers as it was, unpatch-
ed, unstained-in fact, wipe out and begin
| anew" Nf
The New York Herald says: In North
Carolina the Democracy are evidently re.
solved upon reconstruction of the State
which may bring them into collision with
Congress, and the political excitement
throughout the Commonwealth keeps open
the field for the Ku-IAlnx and anti-Ku-
Klux desperadoes and outlaws of all de-
scriptions.
In South Carolina the ehivalry are under
the despotic sway of SambO, and with four
hundred thousand "niggers" in the State
against three hundred thousand whites, in.
cluding the landholders, we can't perceive
how Sambo is to be ruled out. The Pal
metto chivalry, however, would have their
Southern confederacy, and in their late
slaves, lifted up to their masters, they have
their reward.
The Mobile Register thus criticise.s the
New York World, because it advises Jeff.
Davis to keep his mouth shut: 1.-The World
is seeking all sorts of allies in the North.
Notably, the prime object of its New De-
parture' is to bag such allies out of the
Radical camp, in the shape of moderate
Republicans. Then, in trying to sqnelch
Mr.. Davis, the World is aiming to hide
away one of the Democratic 'allies,' and
yet it tells us that a party that will do that
thing does not deserve to be trusted with
the government Really, that paper has
more need of guardian than it has busi-
ness with oracular authority"
The New York World says:
In Georgia Mr.. Alexander II. Stephens
and the fiery Toombs, who is himself mag
azine of skyrockets and Chinese crackers,
have, in the wake of jeff Davis and the
''lost cause" been playing the mischief
with the ''new departure" They will have
party of their own on the sold departure. !"
And the spirit and the men for similar
movement are waking up in Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas.
There are some Democratic boilers against
the "folly of Vallandigham" in Tennessee
but the active managers of the party in that
State have learneda world of wisdom from
sandy Johnson" and are not going back
to those Democratic principles which were
swept away and buried by the deluge.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

" .
A MAN SWALLOWS AN OUNCE AND A
HALF OF LAUDANUM7-NOTHIN BUT
THE STOMACH-PUMP SAVES HIM. n
Hell seems to have been turned loose
here in Richmond, and has collected, to
worry and annoy us, all the men and wo-
men Of earth who want to kill themselves.
1t is time the prayers of the righteous as
cend to Heaven, asking that this great mo-
raj wrong be transferred to some other To-
cality. qf at
About one o'clock to-day, German
named Oppenheiser, employed at Bossieux's
candy factory, attempted to destroy his
life by deliberately swallowing an ounce
or more of laudanum. He was drunk or
crazy when he done it, we don't know or
care which. Our patience is worn out, and
our sympathy lost to this fashionable sport
in Richmond. DIR. McRae was called in,
and after vainly attempting, by emetics, to
save the life Of the man, was compelled to
resort to the stomach-pump. The doctor
but performed his duty, but it would be
well if those who are determined to destroy
their lives were permitted to end their days
as they wish.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01
THE GREAT TRIUMPH OF JOURNALISM.

The most brilliant achievment of the
American press is justly claimed by the
New York Times. Nearly 100000 copies
of its Saturdays issue have been sold. 1t
is gratifying to know that this success has
been won in the interest of the people aud
in fight with the most desperate and pow
erful band of political thieves and plunder-
ers ever organized. The better class Of
Democratic as well as Republican journals
unite to sustain the Times in its plucky
fight, and assist to magnify its success
Lifelong Democrats are leaving the rotten
hulk of the Tammany Democracy by hum
dreds. The Times deserves the gratitude
of all honest men and patriots. 1t remains
to be seen whether the political leaders of
the party outside of New York will have
the sense to leave the ring to its fate or,
with characteristic blindness, hold Oh till
they sink with it.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01

The Late Fue-Detectiues, at Work.-A
number of detectives were busily engaged
yesterday, after the appearance Of our arti-
Gle on the fire of Saturday night, endeavor-
ing to get some clue as to who committed
the offence of firing the building. We are
well aware Of the difficulties accompanying
such an undertaking, but we have detec-
tive force here equal to the emergency.
That some fiend applied the torch which
might have destroyed one Of the most beau
tiful portions of our city we do not doubt
neither have we doubted but that the act
will be traced to the guilty party, a result
most earnestly desired by the entire com.
munity.
We hope our efficient force will not re.
linquish the efforts so earnestly began, but
go on in their labor until the fiend is discov.
cred. We do not know how the present
condition of affairs will affect the payment
of insurance policies, but presume the
agents of the different companies will aid in
the effort to discover the origin of the fire
which occurred under such suspicious cir.
cllmStances
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-01

ANOTHER EFFORT TO SUBDUE CUBA.
The new Spanish Ministry sets out briskly
on the war-path, and announces its deter
mination to renew the effort for the subju-
CATION of Cuba, at whatever cost. We re-
marked, with regard to the surrender OF
office by Marshal, ,Serrano, that undoubted-
ly the reason which impelled him to this
step was that he discovered what formid-
able, and indeed hopeless, job would be
imposed ON him. As an old soldier he
prudently declined task that had already
used up 1000 Spanish troops and no end
of money, with no result.
Where the soldier refused to tread the
civilian rushes in, with an alacrity that is
probably measured by his ignorance of the
perils ahead. If Gorilla adheres to his de-
Termination new Spanish fleet will soon
embark and carry new victims to the Gu
ban malaria and to the bullets of Cuban
guerillas. At most, the Spaniards, how
ever numerous, can only drive the Cubans
back to their mountain fastnesses, where
they will wait until their enemies waste
gradually away. There appears to be no
Immediate prospect of ending this dismal
and hopeless struggle, unless the great
powers interfere in the name of humanity.
The motion made Saturday in the English
Parliament for an examination into the con-
tinuance of the slave trade in Cuba shows
that the old anti-slavery party is at work.
That 1t will ultimately compel the govern
ment to interfere no one can doubt who
knows the persistence and the power of the
anti-slavery agitators of England.-N. Y
Evening Mail.