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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15


THE SOUTHERN BALANCE SHEET.
The following facts concerning the
financial condition of the South, fur
nishcd to the Scientific American by
the manager Of n leading journal
publiscd at Mobile, are substantially
correct:
Dnring the war, and while Confcd-
crate currency was abundant, the
planters generally paid uptheir debts.
For the two years subsequent to
the war but little capital was em-
barked in trade in the South, and
hence but little credit could be ex-
tended to the planters, and they We're
forced to work through, economical
ly, with the little specie currency
they quite generally had slowed
away. That they might live within
themselves, the attention of planters
was largely directed TO the growth of
brcadstufls and meats, and more corn
wheat, and bacon We're made in the
South than ever before.
During the present year fair crop
of cotton has been made, and gener-
ally made with provisions and feed
of home growth, so that the Manter
has received but small advances and
is now in debt. From the high price
of our staple-cotton-mo money
will be distributed In the South this
year than ever before, not excepting
the year of the great crop-lS60.
This years cotton crop will net the
planters Of the South tho immense
sum of two hundred and fifty million
dollars.
The entire debt Of the South, abroad
and in the North and West, is less
than sevCnty-ilve million dollars.
Tho vast sum of more than one hun
drcd and seventy-hvc millions dollars
VIII he loose money in circulation in
the Cotton States.
The restoration of political quiet,
following the determination OF the
Prcsldential election, will cause a
cohhdent, nee use, circulation and
expenditure of all the currency. In
the old time the planter in the South
used the gains of each year lin fact,
was nearly II year ahead In debt with
his mctorl in the purchase Of more
negroes or more lands.
Now there are no negroes to buy.
The principle ofsmall and well cul-
tiNatci plantations is accepted, and
no planter wishes Ia buy more land.
The gains of the planter will now
be invested in the purchase of inn
proved farm Implements, housch old
furniture, articles uf comfort and lux
ury, dry goods, clothing, books, sew
ing machines, pianos and other mu-
sical instruments, etc.
The trade Of the South will now he
at exceedingly rich one. While the
great West is now UNDERGOING hard
times, Incident ~ the iOw prices OF
hrcadstuf,s, the South win he prosper
Gus In the wealth OF her staple, now
bringing the most pr'iitahlc rrices.
Nnpart 81 the country to-day otl,rS
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15

A You've MANS CHARACTER
No young man who has just sense
of his own value will sport with his
own character. A watchfIl regard Ia
his character in early youth will he
of inconceivable value to him in all
the remaining years of his life
When tempted 10 deviate from strict
propriety of department., ne should
ask himself. "Can 1 afford this p
Can | endure hereafter to look on
this:n
IL II of amazing worth TO n voting
man t0 have pure mind, for this Is
the foundation of II pure character
The mind, in order to he kept pure,
must be employed in topics OF
thought which are themselves love-
ly, chastened and elevating. Thus
the mind hath in its own power the
selection of its themes of meditation.
Ii youth only knew how durable and
how dismal Is the injury produced
by the Indulgence of degraded
thoughts-lf they only realized how
fiightful We're the moral dcprayities
which cherished habit of loose I'M
agination produces on the soul-they
would stun them as the bite of SER
pent. The powero of books to excite
the imagination is a fearful element
of moral death employed in the SER
vice of vice.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15

SYMPATHY. FOR THE FALLEN
For my part I confess have not the
heart to take an offending man OF
woman from the general crowd ol
sinful, erring beings, and Judge them
harshly. The little l have seen OF
the world aud now of the history OF
mankind, teaches me to look upon
the errors of Others in sorrow and not
anger. When / take the history of
one poor heart that has sinned and
suffered, and represent to myself the
struggles and temptations 1t has
passed, the brief pulsations of joy,
the feverish inquietude of hope and
fear, the tears Of regret, the feeble
ness of purpose, the pressure of want,
the desertion of friciids the scorn OF
desoldtiOn of the souls sanctuary,
and threatening voice within, health
gone, even hope that stays the long
est with us is gone, have little heart
for aught else but thankfulness that
II Is not so with me, aud would fain
leave the crring OF my fellow being
with him from whose hands il camei
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15
Expiring SenatOrsl,ps-Thc Next Con-
-. -. Congress.
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Com
mercial.l

Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Com
mercial.l
WASHINGTON, December 2S.-On
the 4th of March next the terms of
the following Senators expire Bay
ard, OF Delaware; Buckalew, of Penn
sylvania; Chandler, of Michigan;
Conness, of California, Dixon, of
Connecticut; Doolittle, of Wisconsin,;
Edmunds, of Vermont Frelinghuy-
sen, of New Jersey; Henderson, of
Missouri; Hendricks, of Indiana;
Morgan, of New York Morrill,, of
Maine; Patterson, of Tennessee; RAM
sey, of Minnesota; Sprague, of Rhode
Island; Stewart, of Nevada; Sumner,
of Massachusetts,; Upton, of Nebras-
ka; Van Wrinkle, of West Virginia;
Wade, of Ohio; WEIGH, of Florida;
and Whyte, of Maryland. OF these
twenty two Senators, only two, so
far, have been e-elected-Messrs. Ed
munds and Sprague, both Republic
cans. In California, Eugene Casser-
ly, Democrat, has been elected TO sue
coed Mr.. Conness. In Connecticut,
Ex-Governor Buckingham, Republi-
can, has been elected to succeed Mr..
Dixon, Democrat. Mr.. Patterson, of
Tennessee, son-in-law of President
Johnson, will be succeeded 10y Parson
Brownlow. Ohio will exchange Ben
Wade for Judge Allen G.. Thurman,
Democrat, and Maryland, William
Pinckncy White for William II.
Hamilton, both Democrats. The
Florida Legislature has elected Abb
jah Gilbert to succeed A. s. Welch.
The latter gentleman, although he
has been representing Florida in the
Senate for the last six months, has
never given up his residence IN his
own State of Iowa, where he will re-
turn, after the 4th Of March, to take
charge of the State Agricultural Col
lege. He is the only Southern Sem
ator who goes out with this Congress.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15
Eciipses of the sun and Moon.

There will be four eclipses this year
three of the sun and one of the
moon, as follows: .......
First.-Partial eclipse of the moon,
January 81, beginning III. Sm., 30s.,
in the evening.
Second.-Annual eclipse Of tho sun,
Feb. ii at Sh. 34m., in the morning.
Third.-Partial eclipse of the SUM-
July %, at sh. 24m., in the morning.
Fourth.-Tqtal eclipse Of the sun,
Augtist 5, ut 4h. 6m., evehing.
This will be the greatest eclipse Of
the sun that will happen In this coun-
try uhtil the last year Of the century.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15

THE Rochester Chronicle tells this
story; "Durinl Robert Llncoln's re-
cent Journey from Chicago to Boston,
he got out of his ear and while walk
ing. along the railroad track slipped
and fell before an advancing enginei
A gentleman passing at tile time
saved his life by dragging him from
the track, and getting up and looking
for ms preservcr, he recognized Ed.
win Booth. No words were spokeui
MIR. Booth walking rapidly away.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15

There is a sentiment as beautiful as
Jtist IN the following lines; "fe Who
iorgets the fountain from which he
drank, and the tree under whose
shade he gamholled in the days Of his
youth, Is Il stranger 10 the sweetest
impressions Of the human heart"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15

THE National Land Association
completed sale at st. Louis on
Thursday of $4,000 acres Of the Kan
sas Pacific Railroad Company's land,
10 colony of Swedes from Northern
Illinois. These lands lie In otse body
on the Saline river, in Lincoln coun-
~, and Will be occupied in the spring
by two hundred families. The Ma
tiouai Land Company have sold to
actual settlers, within the past nine
ty day, G00,00D acres Of laud of the
Kansas Pacific Railroad Company.
ABOUT a hundred thousand bushels
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15

CURE FOR HEART DIsEAsE.-h n well
known citizen of CarOndalet who
has been afflicted for some years with
palpitation of the heart, has been
CURED by drinking toa made from the
common field weed, "Dandelioni-
that with n rough le,tf and yellow
blossolii; aud desires that we should
make public the simple remedy.-&.
Louis Dispatch.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15
TRADE ux.riaE SOUTH.
from the Philadeiphia AEe.j

rIotn the inlnuelpnla AEeJ Nrr
The prospects of trade In the South
for the coming year are, on the whole,
more cheering than the terrible con-
dition of that part of the country
would deem TO warrant. During the
last two years more corn, wheat and
bacon We're made In the South than
ever before, and yet during the year
about closing fair crop of cotton has
been raised, mainly on the strength
of what the planter could do with
out credit, so that he is not In debt,
und what he realizes will be mostly
his own, to invest in something prof.
table for the future. That Is, more
money will be distributed in the
South than has been seen there since
1850, the cotton alone being certain
to realize about $50, 900, 900. Thirty
millions Of this viii be distributed
from one point In Alabama-Mobile.
Fifty million will pay, according
to a fair estimate, all the debts, lcav-
ing the balance to put life, and hope,
and prosperity once more within the
enjoyment of the people. They can
not expend this money for negroes,
as of yore; nor will they seek to add
To their landed possessions, the small
plantation system having met with
general favor. They will invest their
gains In the purchase of improved
farming implements, household fur
niture, articles of comfort and luxury,
dry goods, clothing, books, sewing
machines, pianos, and other musical
instruments, &C., &c. Indeed the
tro do ~ m a South ,ro,,,;oa, ~, ho a
rich one, and we entirely agree with
the Mobile Register, that the enter
prising men who view this prospect
In the right light, and take proper
advantage of It BY placing themselves
in a position to push things" are
the men who are going to get rich
honestly, even under military mon
archy.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15

ARABIAN HORSES. Tho Army
and Navy Journal thinks II would
he well IL Congress ar the State Leg
islatures should provide for the inn
portation of Arab stations, in order
To gain for our present stock Of horses
the courage, -docility, speed, wind,
nl,l nrninnnt ,..niL L..
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15

|
The following is contributed by the
"Fat Contributor" of the Cincinnati
Times:
There was funny little episode on
the car that helped to arouse us. AT
Montana young man and young
woman came on board of the sleeping
ear, and the former said: "See here,
Mr.. Conductor, / want one of your
best hunks for this young woman and
one for myself Individually. One
will do for us when we git to the
Bluffs, hey, Marier? "a playful and
affectiOnate poke at 'Marier'' with
his elbow, to which she replies, "now,
John, quit!") for you see we're goin'
to git married at Marier's uncle's
when we git there. We mighta been
married at Mantanny, but we took a
habit to wait till we got to the Bluffs,
bein' as Marier's uncle is Il minister,
and they charge gol fired price for
hitchin' folks ut Montanny." Maria
was assigned to one of the "best
bunks," and John was given one not
far away, After time the inmates
of the car were all slowed away in
their berths to go through the inevi-
table Alterations of sweltering and
freezing.
During the stoppage of the train at
one station the voice of John was
heard, raised in pleading accents, all
unconscious that tho train had stop
ped, and that tones which the noise
Of the rattling wheels had drowned
while The ears were moving, could be
distinctly heard by all when they had
stopped.
"Now, Mari, you might give fel-
Ter ies' one kiss"
"John, you quit, or I'll git right out
here and hoof It back to Montanny
in the snow stOrm.n
"Only one little kiss, Marier, and
I'll go; hope to die If / don't"
"John-n
Just at that interesting moment n
gray head protruded from a berth at
the other end of the car, and an old
man cried out so that all could hear:
"Marier, for Gods sake give John one
kiss, so that we can get to sleep some
time tonight"
1t Is needless to remark that peal
of laughter rang from one end of the
car to the other, under cover of which
John skunk back to the solitary Sc
elusion OF his "bunk," leaving Maria
to the undisturbed possession of her
marriage license, which she inter-
preted to permit no License to John
until accompanied by the proper GER
tiiicate. And Maria was right.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15

by law in Kansas Il married wo-
man may warn the public asainst
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Ten lines or iesi, solid Noapa,sii, consfitu,,
S9uore.
NO. SQUARES. NO = NO SO 9 so ig NJ
TO Advertisers;

re Parties advertising by co,itract, for n
given time. will be confined to their lceiti-
mate bugincss; anything outside of this
Will be charged FOR separately.
= ps- Advert seys,, for n seegtfird limo, ex-
cccding three months, VIII nave the privi-
lcgc uf removing their sdNertiscm en- ~
auartcrlyi all extra changes VIII be
charged for. , ....
no charged onc-third more than regular
rates for single columfis -
ns- Funeral Notices. Obituaries, or any
other matter subscribing private Interest,
will he charged for.
90 Notices in local and skceist colurns
arcminttcts Of special CONTRACT
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15

The following is contributed by the
"Fat Contributor" of the Cincinnati
Times. ...
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-15
My Flag is Nailed to tho Mast |
DISSOLUTION.

I'If tiKn ~ ut'ri rR. Bros CO..
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-18
THE BODIES OF TWO MEN SUPPOSED
TO BE MURDERED ARE FOUND.

The following startling statement is
taken from the Reese River Reveille OF
the 18th inst:
| We were informed this morning by JUS
tice Waterman, of Lamoile township, near
the South Fork of the Humboldt River, that
the bodies of two men, much decomp0sed.
were found in the creek upon which Camp
Halleck is situated, and only slight dis
,anee from that post, on Monday, Febru-
airy %. After an examination of the bod
les, which showed wounds from an ak or
Ratchet, they were buried by order of the
commandment of the post. The bodies are
supposed to be the remains of two Jew ped
dlerS named Lewis and Selner. Who left
Winnemucca near last Christmas with
wagon containing variety Of good for trip
east along the line of the Central Pacific
railroad. When the peddlers passed the
South Fork they were accompanied by a
man whose name is unknown. They went
TO Cedar Pass, about so mile. east of Elko.
where il is believed they sold their goods.
The man who was seen with them on their
outward trip was afterwards asked concern
ing them. when he stated they were a couple
of bad fellows, who had bought goods on
credit and sold them along the river, and
then went to Utah Or Idaho. A camping
place on the creek was discovered near the
spot where the bodies were found, which e1-
hihited marks of fierce struggle, and it is
believed the peddlers were killed there and
their bodies thrown into .he creek through a
hole in the ice. The murder is supposed 10
have been done in the month Of January.
As soon as Justice Waterman learned the
above facts. hs communicated them to Gov
ernor Blasdel, and suggested the proprietr
of offering a reward for the arrest of the
murderers of the unfortunate peddlers, but
he had not been advised that the Governor
had taken any steps in the matter. The
peddlers are believed to have had la consid-
cradle sum of money about them, as they
were heard 70 remark that they should real
ize about five thousand dollars for their
winters work.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-18

WHO CAN Do THIS Sun THE following
sum was propounded to the public by some
algebraical acrobat through the columns OF
the San Francisco Bulletin. Who can do i,
in Carson Here it is:
II a man has one hundred dollars and
wishes to invest that sum in hundred head
Of stock. how many cattle, sheep and pigs
can he buy IL the cattle cost sen dollars per
head, the sheep 50 and .hs pigs so cents
l saw the question and worked on it briefly,
but not finding the RICH. answer at once,
laid it aside TO be worked oat in moment
Of greater leisure. OF course forgot al
about IL But the second day a.terward q
friend at the hotel propounded 20 me the
same question and stated thafsh WAS rather
difficult to solve. Said that the Cus,om House
clerks had been working on haHd only one
had succeeded in getting the right answer.
Give it tn your readers. The figures / in
dorse on the inclossd slip give you the sighi
answer to. the psoblsn.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-18

THE T'NIeN PACIFIC ROAo.-In IA arsi
Gle headed - Have we Pacific Ia ilroad, :.
tie New York Tribune says:
The complaint that the Government aid
- the uhioA Pacific Roadhas been pocketed
by its constructors, whste they. bui!s the line
Gu, of ,he prooeeds of is first mortgage
bonds. L. general and aoxe. d there Is to
b- added to. this grievance the inex;tatIe.ye-
sui, Of mistake in locating tine road on
,ie snow-l;ae Of the continent, that lis use
/, 20 b annually interrupted for long peri
ods Of sine, the legislation. which underlier
this enterprise viii p.ors to be lepIuasS
aid shame to og. country.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-18

| AN ANALYSIS OF GRANTS IxAU GrRAL.-
The Tribune makes the following mastery
analysis of Grants inaugural address
1. shall advise Congress-but not war
upon it.
II. Ny business is to execute the law. A
| bad law will always remedy itselfwh the
people begin TO suffer from it.
III. We have had war.-now we must
have peace. We have one common country,
and any sentiment of sectional hatred or re-
venge is unpatriotic.
". Our debt is the honorable consequence
Of the war. 1t is the price we pay for Union.
Not to pay it is a crime only second to trea-
son.
V. Wemust pay our debt wi hout equivo-
cation. When we borrowed in our hour Of
distress, the dollars We received were gold to
US. We mNss pay gold unless the contract
expressly stipulates to the contrary.
VI. American credit should be the best in
the world. Let us stop talking about Repu-
diation and collec, the revenues, and we can
make it the best in the world.
VII am in favor of building railroads
to the Pacific. But we must not issue bonds
for that purpose-until we resume specie
payments. We must no longer promise to
pay a gold dollar until we receive gold dol
lar. That was a war necessity it must be
stopped now.
VIII. America can never be great until
her name is synonymous with Financial
Honor. Our flag means Liberty it must
also mean Faith.
TX. We must resume specie payments
speedily ); perhaps co: nov, but a. soon as
We can.
x. We SHOULD do unto other nations as
we would have other nations do unto Amer
lea. II countries Like England make " Ala
bama "preeedenss, they only compel us to
follow them.
ri. A for the Indian, conscience speaks
to us. We must see
XII. As for the Negso,-s4ual rights in
all the States-
XIII.-And nay Gcd bless " AL.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-18
The Bee, April 10Th,

MOUNTAIN APrLEs.-The Bee, April losb
has the following:
An Ell Dorado Orchardist came to Sacra'
| mento one day this week with fifty boxes Of
| apples which he disposed of, at Wholesale, al
five cents per pound, realizing therefor a
much higher price than the Oregon or Cali.
fornia apples bring. The mountain apples
| are said to be firmer, richer. harder, and
better keepers than those grown in Oregon
or along the coast or in the valleys Of Cali.
fornia. In fact the foothills of California
are yet to be renowned for their superior
apples they are now for their superior
peaches and grapes. They may yet prove
to be the most valuable fruit growing land.
upon this coast.
Fruit growers in this section show a
wise preference for mountain grown
trees over those raised in the valleys OF
California. The mountain trees are
harder and bear superior fruit-more
crisp and juicy. Wherever apples have
been raised, hereabout, the flavor Of
the old time, winter apples of New
England has been attained. Auoth er
generation of sage buShers will supply
San Francisco with the best apples that
can be got to that city for by that
time our pomologists will have learned
that the apple tree assets its producing
qualities after being duly acclimate1 ;
and by that time too, we shall have
gratis of our own raising which will
Withstand our capricious Spring
weather. 1t is stated that ii Illinois,
where the climate is changesble and
uncertain with regard 10 late frosts
and severe Winters. as with u.s. fruit
raisers have discovered certain hardy
sorts of trees which have adapted them
selves to the climate of that region. II
will pay as we have heard suggested)
for our nnrserymen to import literally,
per railroad, of these Illinois grow.hs
next Fall.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-18

find the following signifcaa: paragraphs in
the New York Tribune
The Sun is still engaged in urging Pres-
DESTROYS that The Times should unite witt;
it in this labor But, as Mr.. Greeley. as far
as we know, has not We, said what Office he
Is now after, We must for the present de-
cline interfering with the matter.-N. y.
Times.
The Times, we need hardly say, eviRces
even more than its usual wisdom and dis
cretion in the above paragraph. Let it sim
ply" decline inter fcring in the matter un-
til Mr.. Greedy shall indicate /" what Of
fee he is now after" and it will stand clear
henceforth Of all trouble on the subject.
Could it not induce The Sun to profit by its
excellent example
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-18

EELoCIPEDING oS WIRR.-A boy in
San Francisco named Augustus Sic
crest performed wonderful feat in tina.
city the other day. He rode his veloci-
pede on n wire one hundred feet long
suspended over a miniature lake at the
CRY Garden. That boy will break his
valuable neck one of these days.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-18

W-p. PiGEoss--Ths Nevada {Cal.
Irsuscrip, says that in some localities
q ,na1 soanry there are thousands OF
Wild pigeons. II oar California friends
s-e tired 81: their visitor. they are vel.
come TO send them over this WAY.
W.:h such an accession po,-pies would
-rcuIe more numerous in these parts
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-18

SAVINGS BASK.-They have a Savings
Bank in Marysville; California. When
by a law of last Winter?