Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-23

ago, have been sentenced to life time
servitude.
DR. T. N. Warfeld, OF CIoverport, re-
ceived the nomination for Senator by
tae unanimous vote of the four coun-
ties composing the Tenth Senatorial
district Of Kentucky in convention as
sembled at Hardinsburg.
Commodore Jonathan Young COM
mandant OF the New London Conn J
Navy-yard. died of remittent Eayer at
Crockerhome, Sunday, aged So years.
He entered the navy ms midshipman
from Illinois. in 1871; went around
the world in the ship Columbus in
1886, and forced an entrance to Yed-
do. Japan, to deliver letter from the
President to the Emperor.
A mob overpowered the Jail at Nc
Minnville, Tenn, ard released
Mitchell, the prisoner confined for
muder committed some years ago.
Mitchell, by the aid of his friends, elu-
ded escape until "A few months ago.
This is the second man released in a
few weeks, and the probability is that
both will remain at large. Much in
dignation exists among the law-abid-
ing citizens of the community.
Tennessee Holstein breeders met at
the office of Mr.. Eugene Smith in
Nashville, Monday They elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
w. B. Clarke, Nashville, president;
Capt. F. P. Gracey, GAINESVILLE, first
vice-president; Eugene Smith, Nash
VILE, second vice-president; t. N.
Figures, Columbia, secretary and
treasurer. After much discussion
June 10th was decided on for the first
annual sale. and to offer at least forty
head of choice animals.
The New York Herald publishes a
story from Key West, Fla, which
gives an account of the kidnapping of
Edward Santa Rosa, a youth of IS
years, from New Orleans. Rosa relates
a pitiful story, which, if true, should
call for full investigation by our gov
eminent. Rosa states that last Sep
TENDER at New Orleans he was enticed
aboard Il vessle, the captain of which
offered to take him to Key West.
While he WAS talking to the captain
the vessel sailed, and he and 66 others
who had also been entrapped were
carried to Puerto Barrios, Guatemala,
by the steamer Ella knight, and there
sold into slavery, forced to hard labor
and treated barbarously. Rosa says
that he made his escape last January
and has Just landed in this country.
A dispatch from Montreal says :
The Oblat fathers of this city have re.
ceived letter from Manager Granden,
bishop of the northwest, stating that
desolation prevails there. The clergy
have lost their control over the Indi-
ans and half-breeds, who declare that
the bishop and his priests have sold
them TO the government. Unless i'm
mediate assistance is rendered, starva
ton and misery stare the French half
breeds in the face. None of the ma
tives have done any seeding. They
have slaughtered their domestic ami
mails, and are in a state of the most
abject poverty. He thinks that at least
$250yO00 should be sent for the pur-
pose of providing them with food,
clothing and agricultural implements,
and of establishing missions and
schools in their midst.
Mr.. Beecher closed his sermon last
Sunday by announcing that he would
give a series OF sermons explaining his
views upon evolution, doctrine he
had been one of the first to accept, and
which was now held by almost every
intelligent man. He wished to leave
ON record his attitude upon the subject
of evolution in religion. He could
not fail to see that another must ere
long succeed him in the pulpit. and
after preaching these sermons, he
would "bye and bye" revise, and put
them in book, "and when l do it / |
shall die" He believed that the young
people Of his congregation would live
80 IL l. - /
them universally accepted. He urged |
them finally to adhere, and work in
and out in themselves the highest road |
to duty and aspiration, and to meet |
him in heaven.
There has been bad feeling in Mem
phis during the past two weeks be-
tween the editors of the Sunday
Times and G. p Nj. Turner editor of
the Scimitar and General
Of the Shelby county Criminal court.
morning Mr.. Walter Ken
nedy of the first mentioned paper
walked into the court room and APP
preaching Turner, who was sitting
within the jury railing unoccupied,
spit in his face. The lat
Ter sprung to his feet, drew a pistol,
rom hidden recess in his garments,
md was about to level it on his assail-
ant, uttering an approbrious epithet
is he did SO, when several deputy sher-
ffs and bystanders grasped his pistol
lrm and held him in firm embrace
ill Mr.. Kennedy was led out OF the
way The latter gentleman was seen
liter the occurrence. He states that
lie went there feeling greatly outraged
It articles printed in this mornings
Scimitar. He was wholly unarmed.
The Supreme Court, sitting Mt Jack
ION last week rendered decision in
he case of Margaret Patterson VS.. the
NOrkingmen's Building and Loan As /
ISOLATION. Judge Cooper delivered
he opinion of the court in which they
held that contract with building
ssociation organized under the act of '
S75 5, CHI. 142, par. 5 and IA, new code
742, ct sequiter, and one of its MEM