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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04

WHAT STOKES SAYS, AND WHY
He SAYS IT.-The Washington cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Com
mercial says:
Col. Stokes gives as his opinion
that the Legislature just elected In
Tennessee will refuse to ratify the
fifteenth amendment to the constltu-
ton, Notwithstanding the promises
made by Gov. Senter to the contrary.
This, however, is said to be put out
by Stokes for the purpose of exciting
the administration against the sue
cessful party in Tennessee
Stokes wants to create the Impress
ion that the Senter party will revo-
lutionize the State, and array itself
against the general government. 1t
Is the opinion of the best informed
Radical politicians that Stokes mis-
sion here will be fruitless one, so far
as his alleged object is concerned; but
Stokes says he will make an earnest
appeal TO the President for his inter
ference.
This Radical proposition Is pooh
poohed by all but the rule-at-any-
cost wing of the Radical party, and
none but such blind and unscrupu'
lous politicians as those for mo.
ment entertain that Congress or th'
administration has any more juris
dlctlon over the subject that the as
tute, learned statesman Stokes woult
have them control, than they hav,
over elections 10 take place In Ohi'
and Pennsylvania In October.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04
The Reported Conservative Letter Of
Chief Justice Chase.

The political party organs and par
ty politicians are very much exercised
about a letter which it is said Chief
Justice Chase wrote to some South
erner on the political situation, and
in which he expressed highly conser-
vative and liberal views. This shows
at least that there Is q tower of
strength in Mr.. Chase's name, and
that whenever 1t is mentioned In con-
nection with the Presidency, the
President-making factions and the
organs of the different aspirants for
that high Office become excessively
sensitive and nervous. The mere re-
port that he wrote letter favoring
broad, liberal and conservative policy
toward the South, which was con-
strued into a bid for the Presidency,
has put them in flutter. Now, for
the consolation of these President
making managers, we can tell them
on good authority that the Chief JUS
tice has written no letter that will
bear such construction, and that he
carefully avoids entering into politi-
cal matters or controversies. 1t IL
possible he may have written letters
TO friends, expressing opinions as to
the policy that should be pursued to-
ward the South, as any other citizen
might. This Is u privilege that he
may claim I'm common with all AM
orleans. Nor does he make any mys-
terry about his views on the subject.
He has not hesitated to say that uni
versal amnesty should go with uni
versal suffrage, that the disabilities
Of the Southerners should be remov-
ed, and that the wounds of our civil
war should be promptly healed. No
man perhaps has had a better oppor-
tunity or Is more capable of forming
a correct opinion of the present con-
dition of the South and the temper of
the people. He has been q great deal
in that section Of the country since
the war, and his judicial circuit ex-
tending over considerable portion OF
it, he has necessarily become well
Informed of matters there. The con-
clusion he has come to, then, that
universal amnesty should he granted
and the wounds of the war healed for
the good of the whole country, as
well for that OF the Southerners
both with the administration and
Congress. There Is no doubt the SEN
timent Of the people IL with him.
They do not want to see the South
ern States remain unrestored, disor-
ganizcd, and under military rule for
the purpose Of helping any political
party. On this subject Chief Justice
Chase shows that he IL statesman OF
broad and liberal views, and there IL
no reason 10 conclude because he en-
teftains them, or has even expressed
them, that he has taken such con-
servatlve ground for tho purpose OF
reaching the Presidency, or 10 inter
fere in political matters.-Mot0 YORK.
Herald.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04
A Nashville Barber on the Senatorial
situation.

Avery, the Tennessee correspondent
of the Cincinnati Commercial, has
been lately interviewing "A colored
barber of this city in relation to A..
Us senatorial prospects. He gives
the following account of his CONVEX
sation with the sharp knight of
sharper:
On my way to the depot yesterday
morning, i dropped into q barber-shop
to have sundry deposits of real estate,
or rather Nashville dust in con-
densed form, removed from my head,
when the barber broke the silence of
his professional engagement, by in
quiring If l thought johnson would
come it.p
Without knowing the precise mean
ing Of the Africans interrogatory, I
answered him in the affirmative,
that being the safe way to reply to all
such questions concerning Johnson,
as there is no instance of his failing
to "come it,, whenever he undertook
anything.
ayes, yes,n said the barber, he'll
beat 'em all for the Senate--he wants
to get in there, and the united world
can't stop him, used to live in East
Tennessee, and for thirty years I've
always heard about johnson. He
butts everything off the track that
comes along-he's hoss."
"Do the colored men want him to
so to the Senate ?" inquired.
mo, no, most of 'em's agin him.
It's just this way; the most intelligent
ones are for him, and them that DOM
know much are agin him. Most ofthe
darkies about here are powerful set
of fools, and don't know who their
friends is. They think Johnson
wants to put 'em back into slavery,
and of course they don't want to put
him in any office. It's nat'ral for
'em to be agin him way they think.
I'm fur him, because he's the smart
est man in the world, and we must
have some smart men to mix with
the fools that are in office, or else
we'er gone up"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04

A gentleman who happened to be
n passenger on the same train which
took the last company of Brownlow's
militia away from Nashville, writes
thus from Chattanooga under date OF
the 14th inst
believe that I came from Nash
Vile yesterday with the last Of the
famous Tennessee State Guard. The
pleasure was great, not to be in their
company, but toknow that there We're
no more like them behind. They
were the toughest set of rowdies that
1t was ever my fortune to travel with.
Nothing else could have been expec-
ted when we consider the quality of
raw material out of which they were
first drawn, and then the demoraliz-
ing effect of lying in camp around
Nashville eight or ten months, and
doing nothing. They would have
been discharged some time ago, but
there was not enough money in the
treasury to pay them of, and so they
have been hanging for long time
like dead weight on the State credit
MoHtl ultcr iiohtu thty WciVnN
In the service because the great state
of Tennessee could not raise th6
money topay them off and get rid o.
the incubus.
All the way from Nashville here
they kept up perpetual row in the
cars. Whenever they saw COW
hog, goat, chicken or sheep along thu
road, they amused themselves by
shooting at them. | saw them Kill
several animals, and no telling how
many they killed that / did not see
Are them men in the front car
Yankees ?" asked timid passenger
Of train hand.
Yankees! HI; no. Yankee
are gentlemen to them. They'r
Brownlow's militia, going home
where | hope they'll stay"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04

EFFECT OF THE EcLIpsE.--We arc
told that an entire neighborhood in
In Mercer county came near being
frightened out Of their wits by the
recent eclipse. They were busy at
work in the field and, us they were not
a newspaper reading community
knew nothing OF what was going to-
take place. They gazcd eagerly upon
the darkening face of the sun, until
convinced that time was up and tho
end of all things was drawing nigh,
when they abandoned the horse and
the Wagon, the pillow and the hoe. =
They sought their bibles and began
to pray as they momentarily expec-
ted Gabriel to sound the last Trump
Bristol NeiOs.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04
POErrCAL EXTRACTS.


o, Absalomi my SON my soni
His fleece was white as snow;
He stole a pig and away he ran
To the Bay OF Biscay,ol
The boy stood on the burning deck
And smoked his pipe OF clay,
And bet his money on the bobtailed ma
When the moon had gone away.
1t Is tho hour when from the boughs
I kissed my Mollie Ann;
30 run, Elijah, and hurry up Pomp,
Yes, or any other man.
o, what are the wild waves sayinge
cried the whole night through;
And voice replied far up the hight,
A little more cider, too.
The harp of natures advent strung
Is coming through the rye;
Then kiss me quick and go my honey.
Said the spider to the fly.
My Willie's on the dark, blue sen,
With five hundred thousand more,
And my days are gliding swiftly by
To the old Kentucky shore.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04

SUSPENSION OF OPERATIoNs.-- The
mills in New England that manu-
facture prints, having worked up
their stock Of raw material, have, ft
lie reported, very generally suspended
operations until the crop Of cotton
comes into the market. 1t Is also
stated that some of the large mills In
Fall River which make this kind
of printed cotton cloth contemplate
putting their mills Oh short time UNI
til trade assumes q more encouraging
aspect I'm regard to this particular
line OF business
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04

THE following is copy of ex-Pres-'
ident Johnson's indenturc asa tailor's
apprentice, The original document
Is said to be In possession Of a person
In Detroit:
This Is TO certify that II Is my de-
sire that my son, Andrew Johnson,
Is bound an apprentice to James =.
Shelby, to learn the tnilor's trade, and
that he IL to serve him faithfully UNI
I'll he Is u years old.
Andrew johnson was born In tho
year 1903, December 10Th.
MARY DAUoHTRY,
by
TURNER DAUaHTRY.
November 9TH, 1913.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04

THE NEXT PRESIDENCY. Tho
Washington correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press says:
The friends of Chief Justice Chnse
are open and loud-mouthed In their
assertion that they have assurances
of support for him from the South for
the next Presidential election. They
say that the Conservative movement
in the South was organized for
his benefit, and the result of the
Dent movement in Mississippi will
in the end demonstrate the wisdom
of their predictions. General F. Il.
Dent, known familiarity rs the Presi-
dents doorkeeper, publicly declares
his willingness to wager his next
years. salary that Judge Chase will
be the next candidate of the De-
mocracy for President, andhis BROTH
er, Judge Dent, will DO next Cover
nor Of Mississippi.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04

The Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald writes under
date of Aug. %, as follows: "at
"Col. w. B. Stokes, the defeated
Radical candidate for Governor Of
Tennessee, arrived here yesterday,
accompanied by q large number of his
discounted friends, In search of Of
flee. Stokes business here Is to get %
new deal of the federal offices In Ten
nessee. Brownlow having gone over
to Senter, Stokes regards himself as
the true representative of the party
in Tennessee, and the only member Of
the congressional delegation from that
State entitled to control the federal
patronage. Col. Stokes Is very bitter
In denouncing Senter and Brownlow,
the latter of whom he accuses of hav-
ing broken up the republican party of
Tennessee. He says Brownlow's de-
lection acted very damagingly against
the Radicals, and that his defeat il
more owing to that than to anything
else. Stokes snys the election was
carried by fraud, and he intends to
make fight against the admission of
whoever may be elected by the Leg
islature to the United States Senate.
He would not be surprised, he said, IL
Andrew Johnson should be the lucky
man." s...,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04

"HARRY, you ought not TO, throw
away nice bread like that; you may
want IL some day."
"Well, mother, would stand any
better chance Of getting II then II l
should eat IL now ?u
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04

SHOES that will compare favorably
in price with Northern make and SUI
perior in quality, are extensively
manufactured In Thomasyllle, North
Carolina.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04

A CHINESE immigration agent at
Savannah has upon his books orders
for six hundred head out Of the first
importation.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04

THERE were III deaths in st. Louis
last week, l08 being children under 8
years Of age.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04

THE cattle are dying very fast from
the murrain In the region around Pc
torsburg, Va.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04
TURNER DAUaur
November 9TH, 1873.

PAYMENT OF GOLD INTEREsr.--
s6i, i25 In coin will be taken from the
treasury to pay semi.nnnual interest
on the 1910 bonds. The amount Of
bonds outstanding $500, 507, 300. No
further payments Of gold Interest will
fall due until the ilrst Of November
next, when So, 00O,0O0 will be requl-
red to pay the semi-annual install
ment Of interest on the 5-20s.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-09-04

CRoPs IN Eastern Texas will be
larger this season than for many pre-
Nious years.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-11-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
RARE OFFER.


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per, in connection with she following
popular periodicals at the rates an
nexed, which are very much less than
the regular subscription price:
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Te each new subscriber to the I1ade-
pendent, who clubs with our paper, we
viii make free present of Ritchie's
splendid steel engravings of Grant and
Colfax, specimen copies of which may
be seen at this Office. The price of these
pictures is two dollars each. They are
not only excellent engravings, but
very superior likenesses, and consti-
tute beautiful and valuable orna-
snent and souvenir. The Independent,
edited by Theodore TiIton, is the great
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and as a readable family paper, it has
no superior. In size it is simply inn
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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-11-05

REUNION OF THE FOURTH--We last
week announced that the old Fourth
Ohio Regiment would hold reunion
at Marion next Tuesday, the 9th inst.
We understand that arrangements are
being perfected for having a splendid
time, and it is hoped that every sur
viving member of this noble and bat
tle-scarred regiment will be on hand
to enjoy it. 1t is useless to refer here
to the gallant deeds and heroic suffer-
ing of this band of our country's de-
tenders during the late war, as they
are as familiar as household words to
the people of Delaware county. Il is a
great honor to have served through
that struggle in any loyal regiment,
but to have served with one which
presents so brave a record is an honor
indeed. We wish the boys happy re-
union, and may they all live to enjoy
many returns of the day set for their
annual gatherings.
A meeting of the Delaware boys will
| be held at the office of Gen. Jones to-
morrow evening, to make necessary
arrangements for attending.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-11-05
INDEPENDENT TELEGRAPH.

The project of putting up telegraph
line through the woods, running from
G. w. Csmpbell's residence, Delaware,
to G, Hills, situated in Troy, and to be
done by boys, has proved to be COM
plete success.
The officers of the company are very
much indebted for their success to the
kind efforts of Prof. Briggs and DR..
Little, of Delaware, and Col. Ferry, of
White Sulphur Springs.
We are also under obligations to the
owners of the land where the line runs
for their cheerful consent to our put
ting it up. We sincerely hope that it
will increase the value of their lands,
as we'll as turnpikes, and cordially in
vite them and all who have messages
to send, or desire to witness the line
in operation. to call and see for them
selves. BY order of President,
J. A. CAMPBELL.
F. p. HILLS, Sec. & Treas.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-11-05

COURT ITEMs.-We are indebted to
Mr.. B. F. LoOfbourrow, Clerk, for the
following items from the Common
Pleas Court
Edgar Everett was fined $50 for keep
ing house of public resort, where in
toxicating liquors are sold in violation
of law.
An important case of contest of VIII
was brought up on Friday, and con-
t1nued four days. The contestants
were Mary Wilson and husband versus
Levi Boyd and others. The jury sus-
tanned the will.
Charles Hancock, indicted for horse
stealing, was tried on Tuesday. He
was found guilty, and sentenced to a
term of three years Imprisonment in
the Penitentiary.
John Taborn, indicted for the murder
of Richard Grievous, was brought in
on Tuesday for preliminary trial, and
plead not guilty. His day of trial was
set for the 4th day of April, 1870.
There are a few other minor cases.
but we deem it best not to publish
them.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-11-05

MARVIN & Co.'s SAFEs.-We call at
tention to the advertisement of Iessrs.
Marvin q Co., well known and ceIe-
brated manufacturers of Alum and
Dry Plaster Safes. Their safes are
fire, burglar and damp proof, and the
immense number in use testifies to the
confidence Of the business community
in their superiority. Their fire-proofs
have been tested by the severest fires,
and have preserved their valuable con-
tentsintact and their burglar-proof
chests have withstood desperate at
tempts of skilled workmen and in
genious rascaIs. We have one of their
fire-proofs in use in our Office, and feel
confident that, in the event of fire in
the building, our books and other val
liable papers will be preserved by IT,
Persons wishing safes will do well to
examine the Marvin before buying.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-11-05

SUDDEN DEATH.-A sad affair occur,
red on Friday last, about eight miles
north of Delaware. Mr.. Jabez Weiser
a we'll known citizen in that part OF
the county, went out on Friday about
four o'clock to shoot some ducks
Night came on, but he did not return.
His friends searched some for him, but
did not succeed in finding him until
about three o'clock Saturday morning,
when he was discovered in a wood lot
in the rear of his house-a corpse. It is
supposed that he died from some heart
disease, as there were no marks of vio-
Ienee on his body. Coroner Banker
was summoned on Saturday morning,
and the following is the verdict rem
dered:
''After having heard the evidence,
and examined the body, we do find
the deceased (Jabez Weiser) came to
his death by the visitation of God in a
natural way, and not by means of any
violence"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-11-05

LAST Monday week Mr.. C. B. Cronk-
Teton was badly hurt by stove falling
from wagon on his foot, bruising and
cutting it considerably. He is able to
be about again, but has to resort to the
use of crutches. In this connection
we must say that his new room, in the
building which he built this summer,
is very fine one, and well adapted for
the show of his extensive stock of
stoves, tinware, &c. Mr.. c. has exhib-
tied commendabIe enterprise in add
ing to the handsome improvements of
our city, and receives a good share of
the patronage of its people and those
of the county.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-11-05

VALUE OF NEWSPAPERS TO FARMERS.
Clark Bell, Esq, a few days since
gave to the farmers of Steuben county,
n. Y, an address at their Agricultural
Fair, full of matter of immediate and
practical interest to his hearers. One
passage of his address is worth copy
ing here, and we give it, as follows:
''No one can too highly estimate the
value of good newspaper in a family
of children, and am of the opinion
that if one is taken constantly in a
family, thai it viii be impossible for
the children to come up without be-
coming intelligent upon all the ques-
tions of the day. Every household
should bring in the newspaper, then,
as an absolute and indispensable ne
cessity,"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-11-05

LEcrUAEs TO -EADIEs.-AIrs- Susan
Everett, NJ. D., commenced a course OF
Lectures before the ladies of Delaware,
at William Street Church, last Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. Everett comes well
recommended as lady and lecturer,
and is said to impart much valuable
information in regard to the laws of
health. The Columbus Journal, of
last Friday, in speaking of her lee
lures, sayst ''The second course of
lectures by Mrs. Everett, given at the
First Presbyterian Church, have been
more popular even than the first
course. Her audiences during the
week have been such as any one would
be proud to address,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-11-05

THE LADIES CHRISTIAN UNION.--
Last Thursday morning Templar Hall
was taken possession of by the ladies
of the Christian Union, and all day
long was the scene of bustling activ-
ity. Nimble fingers and willing hands,
encouraged by the nobleness of the
cause for which they worked, by night
transformed the Hall into a beautiful
banqueting room, festooned with ever
green's, patriotic coIors, suitable pic
lures and appropriate notices. The
tables were loaded with all the delica-
cies of the season, and everything was
arranged with so much good taste, that
the beholder was compelled to ac-
knowledge that TempIar Hall appear
ed really charming. The
EXERCISES OF THE EVENING
were opened with fervent and beau
tifuI prayer by Rev. John Ufford. Mrs.
J. Murray, the able President of the
Union, then welcomed the guests, and
briefly read the statistics of the asso-
citation, showing the amount Of good
it had accomplished since its organiza-
ton, &c. President F. Merrick then
after a few appropriate remarks, in
troduced Governor Hayes, a gentleman
whom the inhabitants of Delaware
greatly respect and feel honored in
claiming as a native. of their town.
The Governor made a brief but mos
happy little speech, cOmplimenting
the ladies upon the success of theil
entertainment, and expressing hii