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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11

" A ship is called she because man
knows not the exIGnso until lac gets
one-l.',aub,e they look hest when
well 1eped because their value de-
pcnds upon their age because they
bring news from broad, and carry
news from homc.'
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11

GENERAL ALBERf pssD has retired
ftom the cditorship Of the Memphis
hppeal and gore 10 Washington tog
prac tice law.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11

THE Radical editors are discussing
Grant Us statesman. They 0vcf-
look one polut-JJiiIis great power over
words in silcncing their expression.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11

IMPURE WATER.%Set pitcher Of
water in room, and In d few hours
1t will have absorbed ffearly MI the
rcspired and ptrspired gases In the
room, the air of which will have be-
come purer, but the water utterly I'll.
thy. The colder the water II, tlIe
greater the capacity to contain these
gases At ordinary temperatures d
pail of water will contain u pint Of
carbonic acid gas, and several pints Of
ammonia. The capacity Is nedrly
doubled by reducing the water to tho
temperature of ice. Hence; water
kept in the room awhile Is always
unfit for use. For the sairie reasOlf
the water from a pump should always
be pumped out in the morning before
any of it IL used. Impure water rs
more injurious than impure air.
Westurn RurU: ...f
SamDO MRUe 10 Wink unc IrIanK
The telegraph informs us that twcn-
ty-three negro members of the Geor-
gia Legislature were declared ineligi-
BILE to the seats they occupied with s9
much pOmpositY, and We're compelled
to take their hats and vacate the pre-
misses. This was done by the very
decided vote of so to %, which shows
that even the Radicals have tired of
their negro associates! The move Is
an important ofie; andsh6ws that tho
white people of the South are deter
mined to still rule that country.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11

What d poor world tliis wotdd bc
without Wonfen and newspapers
How would the news get around?
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11

The following circular has been ad-
dressed by Charles w. Fitzhugh to
the colored people. He was one Of
the most intelligent, and probably
the best educated of the colored men,
bers of the late so-called Convention,
and one Of the most ardentsupporters
of the Radical party in the body. His
influence over the colored members
was greater, probably than that of
any other member In words. nf fcr-
vid eloquence he sends out this note
of warning to his brethren. May we
not ask the coloed people forgive it
their calm attention
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11

TlIe rcuson why fovers are 80 fond
~ Que another's company II because
they are always talking about them
scl yes
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11
DISSOIITTION

'i'urCO-PARTNERSHIp HEREIoFuRE
l existing hotWcon llamlott y Schroudt Is
this dly. hy mutual consent, Dissolved
Those lnduhtad 60 the arm VIII please call
ON i, j, illWlvtt, tUt u, kmcannonSl and
lnr ull htn, VIII please present them To
She same Tor payment
MI N'hruaut win continue the taypCn-
tors business 40 ga, Same old stand, MI
Nm|rft can hv fuuud with ~ kuvuuuou
In Tao TN, ~tuNr Hnd u~u.Wrn'~NIUe
I..n uu luukIm NIu..f
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11
MISS MhGGIB McINERNEY

IVAS OPENED \ HAIR ESTABLISH
Ill ment at Mrs, i. TaSsi's Millinery store,
over Courts & Reaumohts, where she Is
ready ia wait upon all the ladies with any
kind of Ornamental Hair Work they may
wish to have done,
Aug ~, '6S-2m,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11

'Fhey havea "worst nah" III New
York. pho New Orleans Pcdyano
thinks they have a "worse man" in
Tennessec,, and THUS describes. him, n
"Suppose yourself translated from
where You now are, to the rAouOtane-
Gus. region of East tennessee, and
walking eastward from the centre of
the town' along q narrow hilly STREET
In Knoxville,' you will soon cross a
bridge spanning a brawling stream,'
and ascending u somewhat pretipi-
tous slope, YOU Will perceive an old
fashioned fian,e house on your left;
mount two or three steps, knock at
the door, and when IL shall be thrown
opeIl,. ask to see the Governor; you
will be shown into the chamber, ,'Rn6
upon n bed or lounge YOU Will per-
ccive a shriyeled huIsian' forn,;spare
10 almost extreme attenuation the legs
drawn up close to the body, the long
bony arms strcehed forth to rest
upolf the knees; and the brow u skinny
fingers formed into n trim Sae above
them; the entire frame IL shaking
with palsy; the small eager eyes peer
ing from under heavy bfo%s, and tho
breath coming with awheeaingi hol-
how, asthmatic sound up through tho
throat That form is that of William
G.' BrownlVw, the epiesent autocrat OF
Tennessee, and according to our firm
belief, the wickedest man on the con-
tinent OF America ) and, NJ we also
think man without ~ peer In de-
pravity, even In the worst depart
ments of the French bagnes at Brest
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11

"What did you give for that horse,
neighbour" "My note" "Well, that
was Cheap
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11

Nm illinoisInpcr says there is a man
in Olney so dirty that the Assessor
put him down as real estate.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11

Go to thunder Is now rendered
"Depart tO the rsVerlerRtihg echoes
of Heavens artillery
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11
FARM faR SALE.

FINE FARM FOR SALE, CONTAIN
n ing lSa acres, lying miles south of
Todd county, Nv. Apply 70
MALLORY & JONES,
Aug. H. ',N ~.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11
4 TALK wrrn GEN. KInnY SMITH.

The editor Of the Paris Kentuckfdn
recently Visited Richmond, Ken
lucky, and had talk with General
Kirby Smith, and he says
"Gencral Smith said we could make
n statement that never had been pub
lished, to-wit: 1t h q mistake, that
he came into The State in 1862 by
agreement with Bragg. He came en-
tirely upon his own responsibility
He had come up with the intention Of
attacking Cumberland Gap; but,
deeming that impolitic, suddenly
concluded to make a bold dash for
Kentucky, and dispatched to the Sec
retary of War and to General Bragg
information of his movements. He
made the unparalleled march of sixty
miles in fifty hours comingin. Cen
eral Smith thinks Kentucky ought
to have been easily held against
Buell., as the Confederate force in
Kentucky was over sixty thousand
men. He himself had thirty thous-
and under his command at the time
of the Perryville fight, though there
We're only eighteen thousand in the
fight. He looks forward to further
trOuble.n
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-09-11
NJ. C.. PITMAN g. CO. ;
CLOTHIERS,
GAINESVILLE --TENNESSEE.
ClolhiHg and Furnishing Goods

for a small amount of money.
Mr.. q, \, IAPRApE Is with MS, who likes
to meet hrs frlofIds.
NJ. G. PITMAN & co.
June g. '6S-tf
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-17
miscellaneous.
BIG SNAKE STORY!


We copy the following from the Nashville
Banner, and our readers can take IT for what
It Is worth;
TRtuSs, TENN, July s, 1868.
A mos. surprising circumstance occurred
10 this nsighborhoOe last Friday, which has
created intense excitement Believing u may
interest your readers, have taken the trouble
to collect .he facts and visit the locality, aud
in order to put the truth Of the narrative be-
yond cavil, you will find appended thereto
The afidayits Of the gentlemen before Es-
auire Page, Of this place. will premise the
occurrence with short history OF what Is
known in this community as the "Big snake"
About twenty-five years ago as Mr.. Ver-
non was returning from his workshop near
Lindallis Mill, on the franklin and hurfrees-
boro road, at the foot Of large hill, It being
Que Of tho range known as the Burke Hills,
he saw the track Of some immense serpent
leading toward q large thicket on the hill
side. IL measured about nineteen inches
across, and seemed 10 press into the dust as
n a erest weight bad passed over Il. Mr.
Vernon collected the people Of the. neighbor-
hood the next moruing, and well armed, they
mHuo n Close ltaACu AoA Wv hADn1tof1 'NN
without success About ten years aflerward
his track was again seen By several men
about mile from the former place. Some
time after, az Mrs. Barnes was In her garden
gathering vegetables, she saw the mohster
iyiue along cabbage row, but was 80 badly
frirhtsusd that Shs was unable TO form even
a conjecture as 70 hia size. Her husband
quickly rsnto The garden when the alarm
was aiYeu but ihe snake bad disappeared,
leaving, however, bis lmnenBe trail.
Inths fall Of the ssme year as Nj Allen
was cattirg 4 pole Ia q tbicket Of NJ. Boyd
Bnrns., pith whom be was living, he heard
IN tbsthieket, what 10 supposed 70 be COW
Or bofsu, and TIE thicket being 10 bis corn
aeld, Be Started IN 70 run the creature out.
what vas BIS horror on taking fsw, gieps,
10 see The bead Of the vsntAble big snake,
reared about eight feet high, and gazing up-
on BIN lutoutly. OF eoarse he ilsd 81 the TOP
Of he speed, snd DID not turn 70 see whni
courss ko would take. A few men on horse
back weut 10 the place, but could only end
by lbs broken bushes The route be took.
Thoso circumstances, following close upon
Zach other, greatly steised sts usishboshood,
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Haneral Grant.

The following description of Gen
eral Grants behaviour while a cadet
at West Point ia given by Professor
Mahan, who has for many years been
member of the academic staff at that
place;
He was what we termed a first-sec-
ton man in all his scientific studies /;
that is one who accomphshes the full
course. He always showed himself q
clear thinker and a steady worker.
He belonged to the class Of compact
ly strong men, who went to their
task at once, and kept at it until fin
ished, never being seen, like the slack
twisted class, yawning, rolling on
their elbows over their work, and
looking as if just ready to sink down
from mental insanity,
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the edges Of their summits Below them the
atreams'of these mountains add TO the beau
" ofsthe scenery by their roaring rapids and
Wild cascades. They abound In trout, az
the forests Of these mountains abound In
game. The angler as well 90 the hunter,
while enjoying their sport, are there free
fr0m tho annoyance Of mosquitoes, a bless-
ing which they no doubt highly appreciate.
Many are the parties Of ladies' and GENTLE
men who, from Washington, Carter, and 9TH
er countiea, during the simmer months, visit
these mountains on horseback in order to
enjoy their magnificent scenery.
The valley Of East Tennessee, protected by
the high mountain chains in the east from
the hot, sultry winds Of the South, and by
the Cumberland mountains from the raw,
piercing prairie winds of the Northwest, and
elevated nine hundred feet above the ocean,
Is favored with a calm aud usually transpar-
ent atmosphere. The winters are short, but
sufficiently cold to inviRorate the system !;
the summers are remarkable for the cooling
breeses which spring up there at the time OF
the greatest heat the nights admit of re-
freshing sleepj the aut1mns are magnificent,
and often extend into the middle Of December.
The difference between the climate of the
valley and the Cumberland mountains Is
such as difference in height from one TO
two thousand feet will materially produce !;
yet, In order TO have proper conception Of
the Cumberland mountain, itshould be kept
in mind that the top of the mountain is AZ
times forty miles wide; that It continues
from Alabama into Kentucky, and that on it
are situated entire counties, with their pro.
duetive farms, their pine forests, and their
thousands of acres of natural meadows,
where hOrses, cattle and hogs need only the
attention Of the farmer during the few days
while snow Is on the ground.
Lookout mountain, though in manner iso-
lated, still belongs to the Cumberland chain
! of mountains, and win not disappoint what.
ever expectations may be irdulged in with
reference 20 Its magnificent air and its equal
ly magnificent scenery.
! The frequency and variety Of the mineral
springs, in which the valley and mountains
of East Tennessee abound, are, during the
summer months, also source Of attraction
to many visitors from the North as well az
the South; and Justly hGs it bsen asked
! what disease the climate Of East Tennessee
in connection with the free and persistent
use of its chalybeate and sulphur waters
will not remove, or at least greatly alleviatei
From this brief account Of the climate
and the general features Of East Tennessee
1t is evident that those are greatly mistaken
who imagine that they will there have to en-.
counter the scorching heat Of Southern
summer. The mean annual temperature in
the valley ia about 81 degrees On the Gum.
berland mountain IL hardly ever rises above
80 degrees. East Tennessee, although in
the 96th dsgrss Of latitude, has such an ele-
walton above tide-water, and is 30 highly fa-
vored in oEher respects, that II Is blessed
with mlldness Of atmosphere which the
Northern States do not enjoy to the same ex-
tent
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PresIdent johnson

Has beautiful constituency All
the rebels, murderers house-burneFs,
thieves and rascals of the exploded
confederacy, with few loosejointed,
broken backed, hypocritieal oonserVa-
tives, arehis only admires And frieads.
With such he rose, and with such he
fell, beneath the contempt of every
honest man. History will do him
justice, however provided he does not
do like Buchanan, hire William B.
Reed to write . lying biography of
him.
As sounding brass and tinkling cymbal.
Behold this tailor with his thihlblo;
Whose fupSrasntal law, tia said,
He learned from breeches that be made.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-17
Correspondence of tho New York Times.
Human Bones Found at q Depth or
SiXty-Eight Feet, In Nebraska. Z

In resuming the description of he.
recent excursion of the officers and
guests Of the Chicago and Northwest
ern and Union and Pacific Railroads
10 the heart of the Rocky MouRtAins,
| find that in the haste Of writing my
first article | omitted TO mention an
exceedingly interesting, end, perhaps,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS discovery which
has been lately made at Antelope,a q
station $50 miles west Of Omaha. IN
digging we'll for the rail road, there
was reached, at the depth Of sErty-
eight feet, layer OF human b0nes---
undoubtedly humsD, from the fact
that there were skull and jaw, as
well as other bones, from the .extrem-
tiles and the trunk. ! know very
little about this discovery, other than
that bones are this day visible in the
earth that has been thrown up from
the well and should think that this
extraordinary circumstance, for such
il seems to me, would attract the az
tention Of geologists and scientific men
for il it be correct that human homes
are found in the ordinary line offorma-
ton in the tertiary i suppose there will
have to be some revision Of current
scientific opinion as TO the origin Of
the human race and the date or its
existence upon this planet The sub
ject, as l have said is OF The profonndest
interest, anditremains for our sdUanS
to determine whether these human
bones were covered so deeply by q
cataclasm, or were deposited there
in prehistoric times. Some Of the
army surgeons at Fort Saunders or
other posts on the line of the Pacific
Railroad would probably aid in this
investigation, if no other means Of
getting information could be obtained.
| may add that a friend of mine in
this city, who haspassed over the Dad,
has a femoral bone 10 his possession,
which proves beyond question that
the relics are of the human race. The
excavators assert that in tho proc ess
of digging they have found layers Of
bones in which the remains Of ele-
plants and tigers were unsarthed, is
being known to everybody that these
animals are extinct species on tits
continent. Rs
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-17
"A. ]. 0n GeneraI Giranf.

In his message to the Senate, De-
cember, 1857, Andrew johnson said
of General Grant whom he bad pre-
viously called to the War Department.,
that ''salutary reforms have been in
troduced by the Secretary ad interim,
and great reductions Of expenses have
been effected under his administra-
ton Of the War Department to the
Saping of millions to the Treasury.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-17

uA. The ex- Confederate General W.
c. Wickham, who rose to high mill
tary distinction under Lee, has taken
the stump for Grant and Colfaxiu
Virginia. In an address to the peuple
Of Hanover, he endorsed the Chicago
nominations in tho warmest terms, an
nOunced himself as 40 out-and-out Re-
publican, and asserted that the blacks
were NOT only entitled to suffrage, but
that IL was essential for protection.
Ninety-nihe soldiers out Of every
ons hundred viii in addition to their
hatural-repugnance TO Democracy,
excited By t6S course Of the party to-
ward them In tho war, feel that the
abuse hurled against General Grant
By Democratic presses and speakers,
while pretending to a decent respect
for all soldiers, % really a direct 10.
suit 10 themselves which they viii
resent in solid columns at the polls m
November Hartford Post.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-17
singular wedding Ceremony.

Gen. Blewelyn ?. Haskell, Of New Jersey,
was married az Orange, on fbursday, Juns
4, to Miss Emma A. Gilmore. The marriage
ceremony was unique and beautiful h wps
performed In Llewelln Park, under an an
cisnt pine tree, just afteT sunrise As both
groom and bride hold extremely liberal as
distinguished from orthodox, religious viewe,
they requested the Rev. Henry Ward Beech
er, who Seiciated, 90 far 70 respect their con
scientlous independenoe Of ehurebly ordi-
nauces as 10 omit rom the service any form
Of words based on these. Accordingly, al
ter the young couple bad presented than
selves on a moss-carpet spot, and we're
cirelsd At = close distance By their friends,
the groom elasped the brides band, paying,
a ! take you, Bmna, for my wife = 'tho brite
responded. 81 take you Llewellyn for my
husband !" and Mr. Beecher added only these
words. In behalf Of the ssntimsng Of the
community ia which 70 dwell, and Of the
laws, 7 declare, IN virtue Of what you hare
nov Done that you are husband and wiz.
May the love which has thus basa declared
Be strong as thsss eysrgreen1 throwing a.
their feet some evorgroenB and fowersl 20
endure the stormg add winter of life, aud a.
fragrant and tender az The flowers Of snu-
msr. Nay God biass you !" Tue friends
then, stepping Toward, threw doun before
the marrisi pair many bandsfuil OF similar
dswbesprinklsd offerings. Add THE, ts-
gsther with multitndinous kisses, handshak.
ingr and songratulatona, concluded q csrs.
mouy which, 70 al Who bshsld a, appeared
uaasualiy simple, graceful aat beauslfil.
ua-The Democrats think that Ste.
vens gives them more trouble t..ah be
Is worth. Thad probably fnds bis own
shsre Of glory 10 their discomfture.
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Resumption OF Trains on fhe N0Ftlls
western Road The Employees %
be Paid.

We are informed that tbsre "A every
probability that the Nashville and
Northwestern Railroad, which has
been SO long a dead letter win les
sume operations this week, and that
trains will be run regularly from one
end Of the line to the other. II
seems that Governor Brownlow has
been laboring under a wrong i'm
preston in regard to the Rnfortunate
employs, they having been rePresen-
ted to him as strikers; and, TO bis
credit be il said he.has promised that
they shall be relieved. a
The suits pending in the Federal
Courts will be withdrawn, aud there
will be nothing to prevent this'most
important line from entering tpona
career of prosperity as bright as It's
past has been dark and gloomy
Nash. Banner.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-17

Rea-At Bowling Green, KY, viii
lage historic with the graves of thou
sands of Union soldiers, and yet
rirdled with the breastworks Of Buell.
and Rosecrans was murdered last
Saturday a returned Union soldier of
Kentucky--his crime, the wearing of
the blue. He was killed on his own
threshold, in the presence of his wife,
who, too, was fred on and wounded.
Sach is Democracy at homo.
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Good !-Forrest Kicks a Copper.
haad, f

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati CONNER
ciaS says; "The night before lasta New York
er entered the room Of General Forrest, Of
Tennessee, who was in bed, and introduced
himself as Chase Democrat. After oohvsrs-
ing few moments be directly proposed to
buy Forrest, who slapped him in the mouth,
and sPringing up in his shirt-tail be gave the
pecuniary messenger violent barefoot kick
as be fed through the door,"
That is rich We hope gintral Bedford"
will AaVe a chance to kick out the Gsy-Eghts
Of the whole Coppsrhead crew
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BeA. .AssoUNoNG CANDIDATBs-For Munici-
ipal Offices, So 90 County So OOi State,
$40 90. s
JOs-PRiSrisa, Of all descriptions, neatly
executed.
ReA. All communications tending to per-
sonal agrandizemeht or emolument will be
charged the same as advertisements.
Advertisements and subscriptions con-
ttnued unless Rrrearages are paid and
ordered 10 be stopped, and they VIII
be charged for accOrdimElv. Eas.f
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er The Copperhead pspers abuse
General Grant with a right good win.
They will never forgive that irnmor-
tai General and patriot for having
thrashed their friends, the rebels. The
Copperheads hate him just as intense
ly to-day as they did when be was
driving their confederates through
the wilderness to defeat. a party
that can welcome such rebel Generals
as Forrest and Hampton TO their Ma
tional Convention, and speak Of Lee
as'the best man In the country for
President, is very consistently dea-
perately hostile 10 General Grant
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t55- Gen. Grants powers Of smok-
ing are giving trouble to the Demo
cratic Journals The same papers
were troubled with the smoke this Re-
publican chieftain and his Republican
soldiers made at Fort Donelson,
Vicksbnrg, Murfreesboro, 'Chicka-
mauga, Atlanta, and along tho Apo
mattox. PbilQda. Press.
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Ennrfh IN InlY Ahrnad.

According to time-honored ouH-
tom, American citizens met on the
Fourth Of July IN LanGon, Berlin, and
Stuttgardt, to celebrate tho Day Of
Independence. A number Of promi-
nent Englisbmen and Germans took
part In the banquet.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-17
anrnnkenneks isFoIII.s

A Nashville chap who went to
Chattanooga q few days ago to be
married, was sent home again by bis
intended bride for getting tipsy on q
basket Of wine while on the way from
Nashville. He is said TO have since
joined the "Sons."