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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-06-08

self of his money While stabling the
horse, l arranged in, my mind the details
tol. plan for his assassination. This WINS
easily accomplished for had ouly TO re-
peat what | had often done before Tbefe
was door opening from my own room
into the one in which lodged The few
guests that called upon me. 1t moved
without noise upon its we'll creased hinges,
and fastened by latch on the side next
to the heal OF my bed. Through the thin
board partition could hear the slightest
movement, even the breathing Of q person
in the adjoining room, AS soou as my
guest had lalleli into thedeep sleep which
comes on after the E.iig1e Of travel, Ipur-
posed 70 steal with noiselcss steps 10 lie
bedside, and kill him with the kiilv that /
(had always used on such occasions. .
90 Having fed the horse, returned to
the house with my mind full of the mur-
der | had planned and determined to exc
cute. l met the surveyor in the yard,
hurrying with quick step from the
house. In ain excited and most peiemp-
tory tone Of voice he requested me to sad.
die his horse, saying that he had decided
to 20 to the tavern at the cross road.
told him that it was long distance to
travel alone on such dark night, and that
there vas even a danger of assassination
and robbery, as there were robbers about,
and man had been murdered by them in
the ueighborhood only a few days before.
He seemed TO pay no attention TO what |
said, but repeated, in q louder and firmer
tone of voice, the can for his horse.
Somehow, felt awed by his manner
and voice, and Immediately Brought him
his horse. He rode of, and aftetward
heard that he reached the tavern safely
but at late hour Of the night. have
never seen him since, rs l soon after
changed my residence to distance, from
the region in which he made surveys
"These revelations Of the criminal, y
continued Mr.. Rolylt, t'thrilled me Will
horror. recognized in the gray-haire(
culprit my host of the wilderness cabin
and the surveyor, his intended victim, wa:
unmistakably myself. All the events O
that nearly !orgotten adventure came bacl
fresh to my memory. recalled every in
cident Of that terrible night-the thrilling
sensation, the mental horror, the thrice
repeated agony of mind and body that
endured. Of these mysterious events
felt sure that the long deferred expl,na
ton had come at last. could not fail to
recognize in them provldential interfe
renee to rescue me from the peril that en-
compassed me, ''
-@+.fn recollection of-tl,ose events, tn
scene Which was tranpiring before me, and
more than all, the awful certainty that
preseptisient had been vouchsafed to de
liver me from impending death, impresse
me SO powerfully, that l hurriedIy with
f drew from the crowd, dispatched my bust
ness, and returned home. From that da
became firm believer in presentiments.
These are the facts related by my ven
cradle friend shall attempt no cxpla
nation of them, but shall close, rs bega
with the declaration that have no faill
in preseniimehts.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-06-08

TIE CRosBIBswagon makers, Mulberry street
q west side three doors FROM BACK street, Pome
roy. o. Havng had long experience Ia the business
he - bied y execute ina neat and Substantial
err. all orders for wagons, buggies, carriages Ate
On short notice. and nj rea sonabis te rms.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30
LIABILITIES.
Ss,lsl,s l2 %
JAMES MORTON, Cashier.
BANr or TrrNrssrr. July 10. 1858.

BANK or TENNESSEE, July l9, 1858.
To the Comptroller Of the Treasury:
Sra: In compliance with the provisions Of the
act Of the General Assembly Of the 18th of jan
uary last, have the honor to enclose a statement
showing the condition of the Bank of Tennessee
on the LIST Of July, 1858
The numerous attacks recently made upon this
ms ituiion, well calculated if not designed to bring
It into discredit among the people to VIII ON IL be-
longs, make IL necessary that some exposition Of Its
affairs should be made, which would be more read
lily understood by them than the usual Bank state
mepts.
The capital of this Bank and all its means belong
to the State, and stand pledged, we'll the faith
OF the State for all its Liabilities The means Of
the Bank to meet them, as shown In the statement,
amount to So 3l ,3l2. OF this sum over four and
half millions are in discounted notes and bill,
mostly falling due within four months, and nearly
the whole believed 10 DO good.
or this sum over sixteen hundred thousand dol
lars re in bonds Of the State, and stocks OF the
Union and Planters Bank-frst class securities.
The cash means Of the Bank exceed one million
seven hundred thousand dollars. The remainder
of Its means consists mostly Of real estate, which
is believed to be worth in the market The full amount
as stated. The whole liabilities of the Bank to all
others except those due TO the State on the st OF
July, amounted to So, 747 ,s45.
Ii can scarcely escape the notice OF any business
man that the eGsh means Of the Bank. with the
bonds Of ths State, and the stocks # the Union and
PLsnters' Banks-nearly the whole liabilities Of
the Bank other than those TO the Staie-would be
paid without any material interference with the
amount due II on bills and notes. which exceeds
four and one-hslf millions; and that this when
collected would pay the entire capital stock Of The
Bank, and leave large surplus for the State. 1t
IL hardly probable that any serious losses will be
sustained In tho collection Of it's debts, when il 10
remembered that the entire losses OF the Bank la
bad debts, from its origin, now twenty years, will
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30


par The N. o. P;eayune, in speaking
Of the death Of Gen. Qaitman, says that,
for many years he had been an earnest
defender Of Southern rights against north
ern aggression. We hope he was honest
in all that he did, but when a southern
democrats lauded as defender Of southern
rights, the thought will arise, that but for
the democratic party, southern rights would
never have been assailed, or If assailed,
would have been so defended thatthe ofense
would never have been repeated. Slavery
agitation is the food it has lived upon it
has elected but one President from the
South, since 1886, and that one signed the
Wilmot Proviso. In every concession to
northern fanaticism, the democratic party
of the South has been the traitor, from
the free soil Oregon bill down to free State
Kansas. We can imagine condition OF
mental hallucination under which an
honest man may cooperate with southern
democracy, believing that he is defending
the rights of the South, but in the absence
Of such self deception-"Nuff sed."
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30

f6- The N. Y. Express thinks cit is one
of the unfavorable signs of the times"
that a party of men in this country should
openly proclaim their purpose ITO abolish
not only the Throne and the Altar, but also
private property and capital" 1t is, un-
questionably, an unfavorable sign; but
what favorable sign can any national man
expect to see in a country where the con-
troll Of the government is in the hands Of
paupers, convicts, foreign radicals and
native demagogues! 1t is an instinct of
depraved ignorance to drag everything
down to it's own level, and when property
and capitalize envy of those who have
neither--are placed at the mercy of a rab-
BILE, they can not long be protected. And
when party is formed and upheld, that
proclaims the possession Of property and
capital to be robbery, it is not difficult to
understand that the first exercise of mob
power will be an agrariau division-a rob.
hing Of the rich, not to benefit the poor,
but to furnish the vicious with temporary
means Of indulgence in lawless debauchery
and riotous disorder.
Combined fanaticism and knavery have
built up Mormonism into formidable
power. Combined ignorance and knavery
have built up locofocoism into q corrupt
tyranny that threatens the overthrow Of
popular sovereignty and the destruction of
every conservative element of republican
ism; and out of this last combination is
springing every mischievous faction that
seeks to subvert law and order, and to
substitute widespread RIGHTEOUSNESS
that must result in national disgrace and
the ultimate enslavement of once free
and proud people. The party, of which
the Express speaks, is of European origin,
and American, by adoption. And when
the radicals of Europe furnish US doc.
trines, and the lazar houses and prisons o!
tie old world furnish us citizens, it is
surely time for true hearted Americans tc
band together, in solid column, for the
defence of their liberties. And but fol
the tyranny and corruption of locofocoism
the generous instincts of American hearts
would, long since, have rallied the masses
to the support of American honor, nation
ality and liberty.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30
SALE OF CITY BONDS
AT 1PwbIlH@ Aw@{t1mTol,

On Monday next, the Cd day Of August, the
undersigned will offer for sale, to the highest bid
der. from five TO fifteen thousand dollars of bonds
OF the city of GAINESVILLE, These bonds are each
for $3.50, and issued for the purpose Of raising
money to build new Bridge across Red river near
its mouth; and bear six per cent interest payable
semi-annually. One thousand dollars Of the prin-
cipal falls due each year up to the TENTH and that
year the entire balance Of the issue over nine thou
sand dollars will be payable in full. This sale
will afford most excellent opportunity for the
investment Of money; and The bonds being issued
in small sums 1t places the opportunity for invest
msnt within the reach of nearly every one. For
this payment of the bonds the entire receipts OF
The bridge. after paying insurance. &c., are to be
sscredly held, and can be applied to other pur-
pose. G. M. HITTER,
T. M. DUFF,
ON. BLACKMAN.
L. G. WILLIAMS,
July SO, '56-lw Committee.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30
INTERESTING
To Planters, Shippers and Merchant,

The undersigned begs leave to announce to the
Merchants, Planters and Shippers Of Montgomery
Christian, Todd, and other adjacent counties Of
Kentucky and Tennessee. that he will continue
to do
General Warehouse Business,
AT RED RIVER NDING,
and being prepared. as he thinks. to give entire
satisfaction to all patrons he solicits portion OF
the Business Of the community. His warehouse
is situated at the Mouth of Red River, etween
Clarksville and Trice's Landing, about one mile
from each OF those places, and Is accessible rom
all quarters. The buildings are new, we'll con-
structed and very commodious; aud there 10 a
good branch turnpike road from the mai n pike to
the warehouse.
Particular attention shall he given to the Sto
rIge. fnrpeetion and sale of Tobacco; and he be-
lieves he make Il TO the interest Of the Plan
tiers to give him a trial In that line.
A reduced scale Of charges has been adopted
for the coming season, IS will be seen from the
following liable. The first column shows the pres
ent and former charges at other warehouses, and
the second shows the prices as reduced at my
warehouse alone. In conclusion, ! ask such a
patronage will yield me fair remuneration for
labor and trouble, at theae low pvc"s.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30

b0- The Louisville Courier, as hit at
the American party, brings up again the
proof that Washington signed naturaliza-
ton law. IF circumstances never altered
cases, the authority would be of some
weight; but as proof that it is not, and
that the locofocos themselves do not value
it, it is sufficient to say that Gen. Wash
ington signed a U. s. Bank bill. Now, if
his authority is conclusive in favor of ad-
hitting foreigners to the ballot-box after
two, or FIVE years residence, it is equally
conclusive in favor of national bank
To argue otherwise is simply to make a
fool Of oneself, provided nature hasn't
done the job for them.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30

The Richmond Enquirer last week said
that "The Democracy Of Virginia, SO far
as we can judge, have been about eqrally
dicided on the question of Lecompton or
anti Lecompton."
So, it is evident, may it be said of Mis-
souri,, another slave State. In Illinois,
probably, nine-tenths of Democratic party
are opposed to Lecompton; even the Au-
gusta constitutionalist is forced to admit
that the Lecompton Democracy there are
"mere faction" In Indiana and PEN
sylvania, too, there are indications that the
Douglas wing is stronger than that Of the
Administration.
In view Of the divisions among them
selves, how ridiculous and hypocritical it
is for Southern Democratic presses to heap
denunciations on few faithless Ameri-
cans in Maryland and Kentucky The
beam in their own eye is much more SO.
rious and dangerous matter, because their
deserters are not only more numerous, but
there is no knowing what alliances they are
going to make or to strengthen. Nearly
all the influential abolition demagogues in
congress were once National Democrats"
Columbus Enquirer
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30
Everybody Interested,
Another Grand Movement.

Owing to The extraordinary demand for Lumber
and the difficulty Of navigation at low water,
have established two mammoth Lumber Yards,
one at Clarksville and one at Trice's Landing -
My yards will contain every description Of Lum-
Der used In house building. embracing Shingles,
Rafters, Joice, Flooring, Weather boarding and
Sheating; also, Fencing Plank, 1 Il and 2 inch
plank, large assortment of Clsphoards, Hogs
head and Barrel Slaves, hogshead heading--in
fact every description Of building lumber will be
kept constantly or hand. will sso keep large
assortment Of Cedar Lumber, such as cedar Posts,
square and fiat, and cedar plank. Send your or
ders TO McReynolds & Swift's Planning Mill, at
Clarksville, or to P. N. Helm, Trice's Landing.
who will fill bills at reasonable prices, promptly.
l., J. PERDUE,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30
eS- The citizens of Memphis have helt

eeS- The citizens Of Memphis have held
meeting on the subject of the failure of
the Citizens Bank, and urged rigid in
vestigation into tho causes of its failure,
When we had United States Bank--a
sound and constitutional stitution-bank
bubbles were not bursting all around us,
deranging the currency and inhicting
heavy losses upon the people, But loco.
focoism put down that institution, and
substituted hundreds of one horse State
swinddling concerns, either because it had
no better sense, or because bribery in cleo
tons could be best effected through the
agency of the latter, We hope the meet
ing in Memphis will restore the solvency
of the Citizens bank-if it does not, we
do not sec what good it can do.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30
SHELBY MEDICAL COLLEGE,
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.


sSI0N Fle56 50.
THE frt regular course Of Lectures in thls In
stituti0n will commence on Monday. the Let Of
November, 1853, and viii continue 10 the LIST Of
March ensuing.
The Preliminary Course Of Lectures. free 10 ell
students, viii be given in the month Of October.
FACILITY.
THosAs L. MADplN, M. D.. Professor Of Anato-
my Descriptive, Historical and Sureical.)
JoRn FsEoksicx Mar, M. D., Professor Of Pria-
eiples and Operations OF Surgery.
DANIEL Z. wnieHr, M. D., Professor Of Physs-'
ology and Pathology.
JoHN II. CALLESDEa. M. D., Professor OF Mate.
ria Msdica and Therup, uties.
RICHARD O. CuRREv, NJ. D., Professor ef Medi.
cal Chemistry and Medical Jurieprudence.
E. B. HAsKirs, NJ D., Professor Of Theory and
Practice Of Madeline.
JoHr P. Fo n, M. D., Professor of Obstetrics
and diseases Of Women and Children.
ii. M. CoMrros, M, u. Demonstrator Of Anat-
omy.
The City Hospital Is upon the premises Of the
College, and under control Of the Faculty, at
which operations are performed, and cases pro.
scribed for, and Clinical Lectures delivered
Amount Of fees for Lectures, sos; Mairiculas
ton fee, paid but once, IS 90; Demonsira tors
fee, required but once, $40; Graduation fec sos.
Excellent Boarding can be obtained for 50 so
TO 81 90 per week. For further details, or an.
Inducements, apply to
JOHN P. FORD, NJ. D,
Dean Of the Faculty.
fsts
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30

ba- The democrats of Hardeman coun-
by lately held a meeting, in which banks
were denounced, and hard money cur
rency strongly recommended. That is the
way with the locofocos-they make devil
of fuss about currency before an election,
and when they have the strength in the
Legislature, to tinker with the currency
to their hearts content, they are afraid tc
touch the subject; but as soon as the
Legislature adjourns, they raise the same
old tune to the same words. If they are
honest they ought to carry out their doc
trines; if they are not, the people ough
TO silence their "gab."
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30

sr The expenses for the frst year Of
Old Bucks administration amount to ss4,.
100000, and for the current year, viii
reach $4,000, 900, if they do not exceed
il. Economy is the watchword Of loco.
focoism, vssteful expenditure, its practice.
The whole expense of the Government
from its foundation to the close of Jeffer-
sons administration, embracing twenty
years-was SIS, 900, 900, and a single year
Of the present corrupt administration has
exceeded the whole cost of that period by
100000. The people ought to look
into this matter. 1t is shame that they
should suffer themselves to be thus swind-
died for the benefit Of ofice-holders.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30
Rs- At The eelebration Of The An.

Fa- At the celebration of the 4th, at
Whippy Swamp, s. Carolina, the sovereign
ty of the States was favorite text, and
one of the toasts runs thus: estate
Rights-Distinct, independent, and SOW
reign" An endless amount of contro-
versy and no little error grow out of the
want of proper understanding of terms,
and nothing is better calculated to mislead
the masses than the false cry of State
sovereignty. 1t fosters the belief that a
State can do what it pleases, and with the
growth of this impression, arises disaffec.
ton towards the federal Government, and
misunderstanding of the relation in which
it stands towards the governments of the
States. The States have rights, and those
rights ought to be maintained; but OF
sovereignty, in its true sense, they possess
scarcely shadow. A sovereign State can
make treaties with foreign powers; main.
tain an army and navy, regulate foreign
commerce, and coin money. These are
the chief elements of sovreignty-indeed
there can be no sovereignty without them
yet the freeaters would persuade the PEG.
pie that State possessing not one of those
attributes is distinct, independent, Sow.
reign" Aye, as much sovereign, in the
Union, as Charleston is in South Carolina
If State is sovreign-has all the power,
Just enumerated, what do the freeater,
want with disunionp If South Carolini
is already "distinct, Independent, ant
sovereign, she has all the rights and power,
she could have outside of the Union, anC
instead of fussing about disunion, let he
send Minister Plenipotcntiary to Wash
ingtcn and negotiate, as with foreigr
power. Why not, if she is sovreign2
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30

GsS- We publish the letter of the Prcsi,
dent of the State Bank, explanatory of his
late report, 1t is decidedly agreeable to
learn that the institution is in so solvent
condition, and we can not conceive how
the impression has gone abroad that there
is big screw loose in the bank, if the
Presidents statement be correct The
impression seems to have been first mad,
by locofoco organs, that there is something
rotten in the State bank, and it may b.
that it grew out of the fact, that all iusti
tutions, under locoioco rule, are necossari
y corrupt We hope this is the tru,
version, an we are unwilling to believ,
that the President as "a conGdiqg ole
man, Of "dilapidsted constitution" hai
Reeu imposed upon by the Cashier, in III,
lTcpTatioR Of his statement.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30
LONGHURST'S
BAlSAMlC COUGH CANDY.

This remedy is prepared from an original recipe
Of the celebrated Dr. Abernsthy, who used II ex-
tensively in his private practice for a number Of
years with great success. The proprietors offer
the above preparation pleasant. safe, and eff
cacious remedy for Coughs. Colds, Hoarseness,
Asthma, Phthysic, Whooping Cough, Influence,
Group, Sore Threat Bronchitis, and all affections
Of the Chest and Lungs. In such cases Il is known
to have afforded decided and permanent relief
II is also offered CRATE nj assistant to Public
Speakers and yocalsts generally.
The materials used In this preparation are Of the
best quality, and II may relied IN as pure and
genuine article. Families should keep a supply
on hand, especially iu the season Of colds.
For sale by THOMAS & BRO.
July %, '5S
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30

pGr The tone Of the Southern demo-
cratic press indicates that Douglass, in
his Chicago speech, has sealed his fate
placed him beyond the reach Of Buchanan
democratic mercy. And We are free to
confess, that, since he has been so bitterly
denounced by the administration organs,
he must have some good points-the
denunciations of the corrupt are always
complimentary to its objects. Though be-
lieving Douglass to be right, on the issue
he has made with the Administration we
hope he will be defeated, because his de-
feat will ensure a permanent breach with
the locofoco party; but if he succeed, the
whole party will go over to him-keeping
up the foul combination of demagcgues
that have so long been preying upon the
vitals of the Republic.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30

"t SOLDIER OF 1879" in the Richmond Wing,
dominates General Scott, Of New York, for Pres
dent, and Felix X Zollieoffer, of Tenn for Vice
President The reasons given are;
"N want man who is 'spunky,' some one
who will resent the insults offered 10 our flag, with
winch he has on his lauIels, and also one who
will, (as he has done before,I preserve national
honor. some who will fight il you snap your
finger at him
General Scott is now at West Point, loob irg
und In health and strong In mind. He Is as
straight as an AFRO ", aud looking though he had
good lease OF life yet. We doubt, however, Il
he ever will again allow his name TO be used loI
the Presidency or that his friends would so use
Il If he consented.--N. Y. Express.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30

R6S- The Washington Union denies Gen.
Walkers statement, that the Administra-
ton would help him if he would go to
Mexico and kick up fuss with Spain, in
order to get Cuba. Gen. Walker proves
his statement by Gen. Henningsten but
it matters not what is proven against old
-locofocoism would stick TO him il
he were lawfully and justly transferred from
the White House to the Penitentiary.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-07-30

The Richmond Wing, in a recent arti-
Gle, shows what becomes ola small portion
of the money wasted by the Federal Gov
eminent in the following summary:
At Niagara 10 men are employed at an
expense of $4,000 to collect $4,000; at
Oswego % men at $4,000 to collect So,
900; at Buffalo 20 men at S17, 900 to col
lect SIC, 900; at Burlington 33 men at SIG
900 to collect $500; at Wiscasset men
at 81 900 to collect $3.50; at Portsmouth Fl
men at S11 900 to collect IS, 500; at Mar
BILE head men at so, 200 to collect $3.50;
at New Belford IA men at 81 800 to col
lect 81 800; at Perth Ambay 13 men at 81,
500 to collect 81 500; at Ocracoke men
at $4,000 to collect $50; at Toledo z men
at "a 400 to collect 1867; at Detroit 10 men
at $50, 900 to collect s495; at Bencia 3 men
at 81 400 to collect $1,000; at Stockton
man at $500 to collect S143; at Sacra-
mento man at $500 TO collect $402; at
San Diego men at 81 800 to collect $50;
at Monterey 8 men at 81, $50 to collect
S45; at San Pedro 6 men at $4,000 to col.
lect 1904.