Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-11-18
TIE 4srs CONGRESS-.
The Complexion of the Body as tRUr
cd out BY Democrats and Rspgb-

fHG TOgH CCHGnE0Ss
The Complexion of the Body as tHu
cd out BY Democrats and Repgb-
bcdns.
i Reports as to various districts al
| still so conflicting that politics
authorities in Washington are M
i'm possession of sufficiently accurat
information to definitely state tn
complexion of the next CongreS,
So far as the house Is concerned
however, it is simply a question {
majority. The highest claim of tn
Democrats tonight is 1877. Tn
Republicans cannot count certainl
more than 123. The readjuste
coalition is not sure of more thai
five, while one straight-out Green
backer is elected. On the basis O
this statement LII of the Democrat
ic members are elected are from
Northern States, or States whicl
did not officially enter the rebellion
including Missouri and Kentucky
as such, and seventy-nine are from
eX-cOnfederate States. Some of tn,
Northern Democratic leaders herC
are very much rejoiced at this sitaa
tion, as they think it will prevent
the outcry that the confederate have
captured the capitol, and make il
very difficult to raise any war issue
More than that, they claim that q
large preponderence of Democrats
from non-Southern States will rem.
der the election of a Northern Dem.
0crat as speaker a necessity. An.
other feature which is made the
subject of significant remarks is that
the Democrats have majority in
the Congressional delegation from
twenty-five States, and the Repub-
licans from thirteen. If, as is now
claimed, Illinois, Florida and Vir-
ginia shall prove to be equally di-
vided, this would prevent the
possibility of any very close contest
should the next Presidency be
thrown in the House. i1gT
As to the Senate, dispatches to-
day have cast doubts upon one or
two States, and Democrats claim to
have Information that it is by no
means certain that Il regular Re-
publican will be elected to the Sem
ate from Illinois to succeed David
Davis. Later dispatches, however,
from Republican sources seem to
refute that claim,
giving Colorado, however, to the
Democrats and Nebraska to the
Republicans. The Senate after
March 4 next will stand 81 Republi-
cans, 81 Democrats and 2 Readjus-
ters. Malone and Riddleberger
will then have the balance of power,
and will be able to dictate terms to
party may aspire to the
control of the Senate. III in any of
the western States where the Re-
publican majority is small and
where combination between
Greenbackers and anti-nonopolists
and Democrats may be successful in
electing a United States Senator, as
perhaps in Nebraska, The Senate in
such an event would be tied, even
If the two Readjusters should vote
always with the Republicans. In
any event, the Republicans and
heir Readjuster allies cannot hope
70 control the Senate except by an
extremely narrow margin.
.Ieut. WInshIp's Famous Duel IN The
Dark.
Lieut.. Richard Winship was
years ago well-known in the United
States navy and his famous deul
With a Frenchman at Marseilles
8 a favorite reminisceuce of the
'ervice. Dick was then second
Lieutenant of the Scorpion, station
I'd there at that time and az usual
iept the whole fleet and half the
own on nettles through his endless
PRACTICAL jokes. The slang express
ion for Frenchmen in those days
vas ''frOg-eaters, and the wife of a
french captain of militia having
presented her lord with twins,
Dick had the "nerve" to tender the |
lappy father, at public banquet,
stuffed group consisting of a big |
rOg holding on his knees couple |
1 smaller ones. OF course there
vas challenge, and when the cap
aims seconds appeared, Winship,
S the challenged party, gravely
INSISTED on the duel being fought in
he dark, with pistols, one shot on.
Y beng allowed 10 each man.
his new addition to the code made
terrible stir, but as Dick held firm
ne Frenchman was finally forced to
lbmit. ....- .........
On the appointed day, after din
er, the principals were placed,
and pistol in hand, in a
)om at hotel from which every
article of light had been excluded.
It a given signal on the closed
OOr, the antagonists removed their
andages, to find themselves in
bsolute darkness, listening to the
eating of their own hearts, and
lch afraid to fire first for fear of
gpOsing his location to the other. (
lick quietly took of his shoes, and
eliDg for the chimney-in front of !
hich he had taken care to he
laced-he crept up the ,fiue, de-
ended through a trap-doOr in the
'of, slipped into carriage and
Joined his dinner party, which at
ice devoted itself to making a
ight of it, in the highest glee possi-
The next morning they returned
the hotel and opened the room, ,
hich had been as silent as the ..
ave all night. Kneeling in his :
'rner' every muscle quivering
ith the unbearable suspense, was 4
le militia captain, his auburn hair !
rned as white as snow by the !
)rrors of that interminable night. !
Alive IN Her ShroUd. Z
Ft. Wayne Gazette. Il
On Tuesday afternoon last Mrs. e
7. l.. Petit, wife of the teller of Il
70 First National Bank of Ft.
'ayne, apparently died and the
ldertaker took charge of her body. p
were making for the
neral, and watchers sitting with '
e supposed corpse. At 10 o'clock e
night faint sound was heard y
ming from the body. The watch Il
} started to their feet with alarm, !
spped to her side, found her eyes {
ere wide open, while in voice ID
at was scarcely an audible whis- a
r, she recognized them and asked Il
: her husband. For a moment Q