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Evening star., 1877-12-17

Fresh disturbances in Ell Paso county Texas.
delight the hearts of those whose cOunSelis for
war. The scene of the present trouble is San
EliZariO, the largest town on an island, some
twenty miles long, in the Rio Grande near
where il flows from New Mexico and forms
the boundary between Texas and Mexico. The
population of this western corner of Texas is
largely of Mexican origin, and would render
little assistance to the state authorities i'll case
of an invasion from the other side of the Rio
Grande. Ii is not clear. however, that the
outbreaks there are more than local, or that
Mexican citizens are concerned i'm them. The
uprOar made about Mexican invasion recently
when the riot, caused by the denial of the
privilege of the free use of the salt ponds. took
place in that section was probably as reason
able a. the present Outery. But. though the
disturbance is not one for which the Mexican
government can be held responsible, il may
assume serious proportions as a local riot.
Blood has already been shed: the troops avail
able for suppreSSing the insurrectiOn are weak,
numerically. and as Iinety-fve per cent. of the
county citizens are of Mexican blood. no civil
posse can be mustered. Such occurrences in
tensify the reciprocal hatred of Texans and
MeXicanS, and unless the general government
exerts its power strongly for the repression of
incipient rebellion and the protection of the
southern frontier of the United States. bloody
border warfare may ensue, making a contest
with Mexico inevitable.
Evening star., 1877-12-17

NORTH GERMAN LLOYD.
STEAMSHIP LINE BETWEEN NEW YORK.
SOUTHAMPT TON AND 6REMEN
The steamers Of this Company will sail every Sat-
urtay from Bremen Pier, foot of Third <ESso
street, Hoboken. X ates Of passage: [f6fh
don, Hayre and Bremen, first cabin. 500: second
cabin $50 gold; steerzge, S3ocuIrency For freight
sep6 6m 2Bowling Green New Yoik.
Evening star., 1877-12-17

ROYAL NAIL sTExMsHfPs.
CALLING At CORK HARBOR.
NEx Wed ffs psc 10 seytS. aSs ESs YGs.
Bofhnia: Wed, Dec. Is Batavia. WED. Jan. 80
AbyssiniA Wed, Jan. Abyssinia, Wed. Feb. g
China. WED. Jan. 16 China WED, Feb. 20
And every following wednesday from New YORK.
RATE or PAssAGK.-Cabin, e0O, $50 and 500,
god, according TO accommodation. The go pas
Tickets to Paris SIS, gold, additional. Return
tickets on favorable terms.
Steerage tickets to and from al parts Of Europe at
very low rates. Through bills OF lading given for
Belfast, Gi1sgow, HAyre, Antwerp, and other ports
on the Continent and for Mediterranean ports. For
once, oGes, No; BOyIinS Gresn: Or: both steerase and
jan2s-y CHAs. g, TRANCKLYN, Agent.
Evening star., 1877-12-17

I>oR RENT-1ESI DE sales st. a suite OF ROOMS
IL ON second floor. with Board; or entire house
furnished. dI;-ss
Evening star., 1877-12-17
L>OR REM
II Il. III. WARNER 4 CO..
BRAINARD II. WARNER, EDWIN A. MciSIIRE.
SlS street northwest.

Also. number of other Houses. l
of the city. list of which j. chang
DAY on the bulletin at our Office.
Evening star., 1877-12-17

VOUNG-s PATENT DETERGENT.
Il For General House Cleaning
and Washing.
oct1e-u Grocers aud Druggists.
Evening star., 1877-12-17

L>oR sALE-An old aud well established FEFp.
IL LINE and CEMENT STORE. stock Of al
kinds on hand. Sord reason for ~rrling, ApplN
1lo6 l. 81. nv, or $40 Massachusetts, ave-; viii
trade. dtrf--St
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16
The Foreign Situation,

AS for Russia, she may not cross
the Danube. Armenia is slowly
coming into her clutches. 1t will
give Russia a further area of 25,000
square miles and a population of
100000, extending from the Black
sea to the Persian frontier, and alb
sOlutely commanding Asia Minor,
placing the Russian Asiatic frontier
about $50 miles nearer Constantine
pie. Here Russia can afferd to halt,
as she did after the extension of her
Caucasian line. She may in the
next periodical war on Turkey (fOr
Russia proceeds against the Turk at
regular intervals and with territorial
results) capture, with no difficulty,
the whole of Asia Minor or Syria.
Germany is content with Russia's
acquisition of Armenia, if the exist
ing conflict could be stopped there.
Austria will be satisfied with Bos-
mia and Herzegovina, and will
make no alliance with England, if
she can keep this territory. This
would defer the settlement Of the
Eastern question for a few years, if
England would consent. If Eng
land, in the utterance which is daily
expected, should alone demand that
the Russian advance cease both in
Asia and Europe, Russia is not
likely to stop at the Danube. Should
the river be crossed within a week
or two England could not save Tur-
key, because Greeks, Sclavs, and
every subject people would rise for
a final struggle against the Ottoman
Government, and Turkey would fall
to pieces, and the pieces would
either be the property of the powers,
or perhaps with the consent of the
powers be erected into Greek and
Sclavs Independent States.
In the meantime the empty Otto
man treasury is performing the work
of destroying the MOslem power in
Europe, more effectually than many
hostile armies. Bravery, patriot
ism, fanaticism, can not exist on
air. They must have a financial
and bread and meat substructure,
else they will faint and fall. That
is what is the matter with the Turks.
-C0lUiel-JOWnaI Of Jl0le 9Th.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16
Don PlAtt ON Morton.

How bad this man (MortOn) is one
can realize by remembering that the
brutal assaSsinatiOnS and open
slaughter of men at the South is the
result of his own legislation of hate,
that, establishing the color line, in
augurated the war of races. The
vile breath that appeals to the pref
udices of North against South is the
same that sets black against white,
and would make a San Domingo of
the larger part of our unhappy land.
And again, this same man who with
unblushing audacityaided i'm defeat
ing the will of the people in the Sc
lectian of a President, is now wOr-
ried amazingly lest the negro at the
South be prevented from appearing
at the polls. 1t is a comfort to know
that the sober second thought of the
people enables them to see through
and repudiate these bad men, whose
lifelong labOrs in power have
brought us only ruin and dishOnor.
And we can say to the President,
and no one can say it with more
force and impartiality than our
selves, that he has only to persevere
in the good work he has inaugurated
to rally to his support the people of
the United States, who, sick of the
shame brought upou them by the
Mortons, Blaines, Camerons and
Others of like sort, will hasten to
forget the inauspicious beginning of
his Administration, in the peace,
good will and prosperity he can give
lis.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16
Mind and Health.

The.science of Health says on this
subject: The mental condition has
more influence upon the bodily
health than is generally supposed.
1t is no doubt true that ailments of
the body cause a depression and
morbid condition of the mind but
X is no less true that sOrTOwful and
dfsagreeable emotions produce dis
ease i'm persons who, uninhuenced
by them, would be in sound health
or, if disease is not produced, the
functions are disordered. Not even
physicians always consider the inn
portance of this fact. Agreeable
emotions set in motion nervous cur
rents, which stimulate blood, brain,
and every part of the system into
healthful activity; while grief, dis
appointment of feeling, and brood
ing over present sorrows or past
mistakes, depress all the vital forces.
To be physically well one must, i'm
general, be happy. The reserve Is
not always true; one may be happy
and cheerful, and yet be a constant
sufferer in body.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16

Hon. SAMUEL ]. RANDALL, in a
recent letter to citizens of Galveston,
replying to their invitation to visit
that city, says, speaking of the ne
cessity of a revival of trade:
'"The time has come, in my opin-
ion, when the policy Of the Govern
ment should be to enlarge our trade
relations with Mexico and with the
Central and South American States.
1t is well for us to study the statis-
tics of the trade between these cOun-
tries and the markets of the world,
from which we find that the people
of the United States are not receiv-
ing a due share of commerce of the
countries | have named.
"We need more favorable COM
mercial relations and more compre-
hensiYe tradecOnnectiOns with other
nations. Let me cite a few figures
to prove the truthfulness of my as
sertions. The public documents
show the foreign commerce of the
countries lying south of the United
States on the American continet to
be about $500, 100000. Our share OF
this amount is about $112, ,000, 200, OF
which only abOut$37 600, 600 is trans
ported in American vessels and un-
der the American flag. Such state
ment should at once arouse our peO-
pie from their lethargy.
.'The war stimulated the manu-
featuring facilities of the North en-
ormously, and only by the adoption
of such a policy can we keep UP the
activity of our manufacturing dis
tricts and secure a market for our
productions.
at is discredit to our enlighten-
ment that we, as a people, stand
quietly by and do not make suffici-
ent endeavOr to increase our neager
share Of this important trade"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16
LYNCHING A BURGLAR.
Summary Vengeance by Citizens of
North Nashville.
Nashville American. June 10

NaShV1lle American June 10.
There will probably be fewer bur
glaries in North Nashville hereafter
The citizens have taken matters in
their own hands, and last night
they put in their first work with ter.
i rible effect.
AT about halfpast twelve O'Clock.
as Mr.. Casper Kuhn was approach
ing the store of Miss Mary Kuhn,
his sister, OH North Summer street,
near Monroe, he noticed that the
! gas lamps on each side of the build
ing had been turned down. This
naturally aroused his suspicious, as
robberies have recently been very
frequent in that quarter of the city.
He had no sooner entered the yard
than he saw a man trying to force
through one of the shutters. Mr..
Kuhn at once opened fire, and the
burglar dashed out of the gate and
along North Summer street.
The pistol shot had not been heard
by policemen BrOderick and Tin
dali, who were near the corner of
Monroe and thestreet above named.
AS the burglar came daShing along
Officer BrOderick ordered him to
halt, and the command not being
obeyed, followed it with a shot.
The man was then about ten yards
off, and as he came up was cOllared
by the two policemen.
And here came in the tragic fea-
ture of the midnight chase. The
officers had hardly lightened their
grip upon the prisoner before, as if
by magic, they were surrounded by
thirty or forty excited men. How
they got there so quickly, the police
men say is a puzzle to them. One
of them, who had a handkerchief
tied over the upper part of his face,
said fiercely, "This man is our
meat" "No," put in Broderick,
''he is ours; you must not interfere
with officers of the law" "Give
him to us, or you are dead men,"
demanded the unknown, and as he
spoke his pistol was poked into
Broderick's face, and other weapons
were displayed in uncomfortable
proximity to Tindall's person. The
officers saw that resistance was use
less; they were Overpowered, and
that the crowd meant
business.
In half the time it takes to write
this, a rope was thrown over the
burglars head and he was dragged |
off along North Summer, then down
Madison to the river. DIR. Haggard |
followed the lynchers, but was
warned off when he reached the |
bluff. He distinctly heard a loud |
shrek, a splash, and then all was
quiet. The burglar had met his
fate in the Cumberland.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16
Bishop Quintard's Curious Reminis-
cenCG.

At West Point, the other day,
Gen. MaXey remarked while wit
Messing the artillery drill of the ca
diets: 81 have seen that kind of
drill under very different circum-
stances"
$50 have I ;" replied Bishop Quin-
tard, who stood by his side. ~ saw
some pretty hot work of that kind
at the battle of Perryville. And
talking of that reminds me of a
curious circumstance at that bat
tie. | stood upon a mound between
the Confederate artillery, under
command of Capt. William w.
Carines, on my right, and the Union
guns, commanded by Col. Charles
G. Parsons, on my left. Afterward
when l became Bishop of Tennes-
see, the first person | confirmed was
Capt. Carines, and 1 ordained Col.
Parsons, who gave up the military
life, as "A priest of the Episcopal
church"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16

The special correspondent Of the
New York Times who has been
travelling through the South says
"The expressions of leading news
paper can always be taken as fairly
indicating popular opinion, feeling
and sentiment; and, as have inti-
mated, there is not in the cotton
States to-day a leading newspaper
that does not rejoice at the solidity
of the Southern Democratic vote.
And looking at the matter from a
Southern Democratic standpoint,
why should the vote referred to be
divided? What have the Southern
Democrats to gain by disOrganiza-
tion ? 1t is not usual for victorious
armies to disperse. Great political
parties only separate when they
have been defeated. The Democrats
of the South have been successful
beyond their most sanguine eXpec-
tations. They have triumphed
where they anticipated disaster, and
would be more or less human if they
did not press forward to fresh victO-
ries and still greater conquests."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16
THE New York Evening Post has

THE New York Evening Post has
this to say of the attempt of Min
nesota to repudiate half her bonded
debt, contracted for building rail-
roads and squandered in a most out
rageous manner, creating a strong
equity for the State:
This is q curious spectacle, that of
the presumably honest State dehat-
ing whether they shall honestly pay
their honest debts; a spectacle not
altogether calculated to strengthen
American creditin foreign countries.
1t will not be easy for Minnesota to
live down the disgrace.Ofrepudiating
half of this debt. It will be impos-
sible to do so In respect to the whole
of it. We have commented upon
the facts of this ease. Minnesota
should no more refuse TO pay these
bonds than private citizen should
refuse to repay money borrowed by
his agent, in his name, with his au-
thOrity, and for his use, on the
ground that the money was unwise-
ly spent by another agent. If the
citizen should offer to pay but half
he would be regarded ms a shabby
person. There is no different rule
for the State.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16
What Are Registered Letters! /!

The question is very often asked /:
"What is the difference between q
registered letter and any other"
The difference is that a registered
letter does not go i'm the mail pro-
per. 1t passes from hand to hand
outside Of the mail pouches; every
person though whose hands il passes
being required to sign a receipt for
it on receiving it, and receive n re-
ceipt for il on passing Z over TO the
next transit. The person holding
the last receipt is always thus able
to show who is accountable for its
loss. The responsibility rests upon
the man who has signed receipt
for the registered package, and who
is not able TO produce the package
or II receipt from somebody else for
il. The safest way 10 send money
is by money order. Where II does
not go 10 a money order Office, 10
should always be sent i'm aregisteicd
letter. Money ought not TO be sent
in an ordinary letter under any cir
cumstances. There is no possible
way of "tracking" such letter.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16
Russia,s Line Of March to India.

If Russia gets her new base on the
Black Sea, it would not be half so
formidable a danger to India as her
present one on the Caspian. That
sea is a Russian dock which no other
Power can ever approach, and its
southern shore now protected by a
dying Power of about one tenth the
strength OfTurkey, is only about 800
miles distant from the Persian Gulf.
If Russia wants to fight Great
Britain on that line, she has only to
march across the Persian isthmus
and she is on the gulf in full strength,
resting on ports stretching through a
splendid country to her own land
locked dock, the Caspian. No con-
ceivable position which she can ac-
auire in Asia could be so dangerous
to India as the one already holds
upon the Caspian. Mistress of Kars,
Erzeroum and Bayazid, she is no
nearer India than she always was,
and has no additional power of COM
pelling the Government of Calcutta
to waste its resorces upon precau-
tionary armaments.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16
Rarnum and Charley Ross.

The negotiations between p. It
Barnum, the Snowman, and Christ
ian X. Ross, the father of the kid,
mapped Charley by which the former
is to offer ten thousand dollars
for the return of the child, and
the latter not to attempt any
prosecution of those bringing him
back were finished at a conference in
Springfield, Massachusetts, and the
former offer is now made. The idea
first occurred to Mr.. Barnum when
he was in Philadelphia two years
ago, but decided not to countenance
any condOning of the offense. Late
ly, however, the idea has been grow
ing upon him that the persons who
have had the child in custody since
the death of the original abductOrs
must find him a burden on their
hands which they would be glad to
to get rid of for money, if they
could be sure they would escape
exposure. These parties being only
accessories after the deed, there
would be little or no moral harm in
giving them their safety for the re-
turn of the child. Mr.. Barnum, be-
ing an eminent man and having no
connection with the Ross family,
could best negotiate with those hold
ing the child, and thus relieve pa
rental anguish that has been so
strained for the last three years
while helping to keep himself be-
fore the public. Accordingly he
telegraphed his offer to Mr.. Ross,
and requested that gentleman to
visit him at Bridgeport, and the
two men met there for the first time
on the 18th of May. Mr.. Barnum's
then was that he should
offer the reward as prosposed, and,
if the boy was secured, some ar
should be made for ex-
hibiting him, by which Mr.. Ross
should have a large share of the
profit, and thus perhaps restore his
estate of sixty thousand dollars,
which he has spent in the search.
Mr.. Ross made no answer at that
time, but returned to Philadelphia
to consult with his wife and her
brothers, whoare quite wealthy, and |
met Mr.. Barnum at the Haynes |
House afterward to accept the offer, |
with the condition that if the boy is |
found, it shall be discretionary with |
the family to reimburse Mr.. Bar |
mum or arrange for the child's eX-
but in no case is any other |
to have the privilege, and |
-hese terms were readily accepted
by Mr.. Barnum.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16
The Oldest Engineer.

j. Van Buren, of ClarksvilIe, Ga,
claims to be the oldest locomotive
engineer in the United States, possi-
bly, in the world. He writes: "In
the year 1882, / think, the Shenecta-
dy & Saratoga Railroad went into
operation, and in that year imported
alocomOtive engine from England,
made by George Stephenson, and
named after him an engineer came
with it and ran it for some months;
but as he was man of poor health,
l frequently was called upon to fill
his place, as was then superintend-
ent of Clute'& Bailey's machine
shop and foundry, where the work
for that road was generally done.
The engine above mentioned, /
think, was the first in the United
States placed and run upon any rail-
road. j never followed the Occupa-
tion of an engineer, either on a
steamer or locomotive regularly,
having always preferred that of ma
chinist, 50 as to be at home with my
family at night, altough in my
younger days | have frequently OPP
Grated on both when necessity re-
quired it. l am now II years old,
and for the last 80 years have been
living on my farm in the mountains
of Georgia, enjoying good health;
| am hearty and active, and can do
as good work as | ever did, and can
mount a horse as spry as when 40
years old"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16

Mr.. Smalley says i'm the New
York Tribune: "1n the course Of
two months spent i'm travel in eight
Of the Southern States since the adj
journment Of Congress, i have boen
on the lookout 10 discover the be-
ginnings of the new party 50 much
talked Of by the Northern newsIa-
pers. Not the first sprout have ]
been able to find. The surface Of the
political field is everywhare covered
with a thick, stout growth or
Democracy which, whether 1t be
thought useful plant or a nOxious
weed, is so well rooted that IL bids
fair to resist for some time to come
the development Of any new crop"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16
ImmigratiOn Notes.

Since the union Of the Immigra-
tion Department with the Bureau
Of Agriculture, Statistics and Mines,
about two months ago, $50 persons
have come into the State. They
have settled in Houston, Coffee aud
Franklin counties, and some are
thinking of locating in Dickson and
Humphreys counties. All those
who come to Tennessee prefer the
lands ON the highland rim which
surrounds the basement on which
Nashville Is situated, because they
are cheap, and the immigrants think
they are healthier. II Is difficult for
the department to keep supply of
documents on hand, 50 great Is the
demand for information concerning
our State.--NdshtiUe Banner.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-06-16
WHOLE NO. 2,29O.


/ Unity or the tennessee Democracy
The Tennessee Democracy IL q
solid and compact body hence, In
vulnerable. II is strongly en-
trenched i'm the sound sense and sim
cere affections of the great masses Ol
our people. It does not lie I'M the
power of Radicalism, with all its
well known reputation for unfair
dealing in political contests, TO iOstle
it particle, or to impede its pro-
gress. Radicalism II as eflectually
killed in Tennessee as IL Is in GeOr-
gia; and the honest masses of Ten
nessee have seen too much OF its
corruption and imbecility ever To
trust II again. No thew party" let
itcome from whateversourcei IL may,
can possibly succeed I'm even galVan-
izing it into any sort OF life. Its
leaders weuld be glad, ifthey could, =,
to do so. They tried il once under
the leadership of that misguided but
clever gentleman, Hon. Dorsey b..
Thomas. We are familiar with the
result. Mr.. Thomas was not devoid
of personal popularity. Indeed, he
stood high with the great body of
the people in all parts of the State.
He was especially regarded rs the
champion of the industrial classts
and stood committed 10 their well
fare. Hence he entered upon the
Gubernatorial contest with some de-
gree of prestige. The Memphis Av-
tearing loose from its ale
glance TO its party, and defying its
behests, plunged headlong into his
support But ii did no good. Both
Mr.. Thomas and the Radical party
were severely rebuked and the for
mer taught lesson he will doubt
less remember TO the day of his
death.
We entertain no fears-nOt one
of the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of this ALI
powerful party i'm Tennessee. There
is not an element of decay OF disso-
luton i'm it. Its functions are sound
and healthful and are working like
rlOck-work. From Memphis To
Bristol il is a unit, and 1t has noidca
Of running after Strange gods"