Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-20
The CIarksyiIIe Tobacco Leaf.

Ehe ClafHSElIIe IOO9ccO Lear.
The Robertson Register which came to
hand yesterday, announces a suspension in
the publication Of that paper, in order to
make the necessary arrangements for the
commencement of 4 paper at GAINESVILLE,
under the title of the CarksvilIe Tobacco
Leqf. The following card from Mr..
Ingram, the editor, will explain itself:
"At the earnest solicitation of many
friends, who feel the necessity for the pub
LEGATION of a journal devoted to the general
interest Of the GAINESVILLE tobacco region,
and who have so generously profered TO
aid Us in the purchase of power press and
other necessary machiney, type, etc, 10 fit
up a fine printing office, we have de-
termined TO commence about the first Of
January next, the publication of the above
named paper in the city Of Ciarksville,
Tennessee.
The Tobacco Leaf will be q thirty-.ix
column paper-nine columns TO the page
published weekly at three dollars year.
1t will be devoted TO the general local news
aud interest Of Montgomery and surround
ing counties In a word, it is our purpose
to make the Tobacco Leaf paper that will
commend itself to all classes but more
especially to that class of planters who raise
what is known throughout the world as
GAINESVILLE tobacco. The undermined
competition of rival markets and strenuous
efforts to break down the GAINESVILLE mar
ket which sustains the high prices for
tobacco, wheat and other produce, alone
suggests to every one the necessity for such
an enterprise, aud so long as the interest
which calls for the publication of such
paper il subserved, we feel assured that We
shall have the hearty cooperation and
support Of generous people"
Odd-FeIIOMship In Indiana.
The Grand Encampment and Grand
Lodge of Indiana convened at Indian.
apolis on Tuesday last. A special by
telegraph says;
The attendance is large, and the reports
of the officers show the Order to be in a
flourishing condition. The report of the
Grand Scribe shows eighty-six Encamp-
ments IN the State, with a membership of
3,469 The limitations during the year
were 1898; admitted, by card, 81; rein.
stated, 2sl; Withdrawn by card, 81 BUS
pensions, 40; explosions, 10; deaths, s;
reflections, T. There are 757 Past Chief
Patriarchs, and 507 Past High Priests.
The resources Of the developments are
S4S,423 IS; eipts of the Encampments,
SIS, 25l 60; expenses, Sc, 908 SO; Patriarchs
relieved, 49, and one widowed family re.
lieved Tie whole amount paid for 70.
lief and charity was Sl,S05 80 The re-
ceipt5 Of the Grand EnCampment were
1903 ST. and there is now in the hands If
the Treasurer Sl,Sl4 o.. The Grand En-.
campinent also owns fifty-eight shares eff
Grand Lodge Hall stock, valued at 81 ,450
The Grand Lodge met this afternoon.
The report of Grand Master Sanders was
full ard interesting. The report of the
Grand Secretary makes the following ex-
hbit Of the working and condition of the
Order The reports of the subordinates
show that in the past six months in this
jurisdiction alone 7S4 Of our distressed
and needy members have received peCu-
MARY aid to the amount Of S107l3 80.
Seventy-nine widowed families have been
relieved to the extent Of 81, 577 II. There
has been expended for the education of
orphans Sl.S73 50; for buryiug our la
mented dead, 81 ,S73 05 have been appro-
priated and for charities without our
pale SSS5 05 have been donated, making
sum total of Sl6,07l 70 expended for re-
lief aud charity in this State only.
In the previous six months eight new
lodges have been instituted, there being
Tow 28I in the State, with membership
of 1895. The resources of lodges amount
to S50S,0S4 %, and the orphan fund is
Sl33,2S3 Oh. The assets Of the Grand
Lodge are: Cash on hand, S6,56l; $50
shares Grand Lodge Hall stock, Sl3,S5O
United States Government bonds, $500;
total S29Tll