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Evening star., 1870-01-03

Mr.. Croggon, OF the EVENING STAR, being
called on, remarked that he came merely
he had maintained his character as an
:. eatist," he would not attempt to es-
tablish 1t as "speakist." He thought that
printers and reporters held a near relationship
To each other, but the latter were the more un-
fortunate class. Reporters were supposed to be
on duty all the time, and If murder was perpe-
trated at the Navy Yard and . fire occurred in
Georgetown at the same time, and he was not
present at both, "the devil was to pay" The
printers had taught reporters how to get their
wages increased, by "striking" therefor; and
Mr.. Flynn responded to the toast "Kindred
Societies. and c0mplimented the old society on
the beneficial influence 1t had always exerted.
naa been Deaaon @ Rns 70 qe
long years, and he was free to confess the indi-
vidual benefit IL had been to him, for he with
others were now enjoying the fruits of the struc-
much time And labor. The marked esteem and
appreciation Of the old society had frequently
been evinced by the efforts made from time to
time TO get It INTO the chain Of typographical
unions, and which had at last been successful.
The importance Of educating youth was dwelt
upon. and some comical allusi0ns made to the
experience Of printers before gas had taken the
place OF penny dips and oil lamps as an illumi-
Mr. Webb, formerly Of Buffalo, N. Y, was
proud to be ciassed as an sold fogy." He had
na snSGy G .Ss Festive S s sy
many Aad brought him into the midst of so
arromsyI sIS NJ, fellows. He thought much could be
son should ably peaceable measures, and rea-
Usae at the Hs %os as the dseofd in the era
sired peIsonai notosssSi sSitious meddlers, who de-
s-rvient to personal int nfsd made principle sub
refson prevailed, and due ne tnousn, u
eaeh mans opinion, amicab,e wa pan s,', %
Mr.. NacMurray read from the reco.. a.
proceedings VI the last Anniversary ceIebra.,,Ihe ,he
beid at the same place, and offered AZ a a. ,,1ss
nlent-fhe Principles Of the Craft-may they
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08
Female society.


What il 1t that makes those men
who associate habitualiy with women
superior to others? What makes
that woman who is accustomed and
at ease In tine society of men superior
to her sex In general? Solely because
they are In the habit of free, graceful,
continued conversation with the other
sex. Women In this way lose their
frivolity, their faculties awaken; their
delicasies and peculiarities unfold oil
their beauty and captivation in the
spirit Of intellectual rivalry. And
the men lose their pedantic, declam-
atory or sullen manner. The coin Of
the understanding and the heart Is
changed continually. The asperities
are rubbed of, their better materials,
polished and frightened, and their
richness, like the gold, Is wrought
into finer workmanship by the finger
of woman than It ever could by those
OF men. The iron and steel Of their
characters are hidden, like the char
acter aud arm0r of giant, by studs
aud knots OF good and precious stone
when they are not wanted In actual
warfare.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08
Pay That Debt.

1t Is small one, TO be sure, and ap-
parently not worthy OF SERIOUS
thought. Why then not pay it?
Why be compelled to suffer the NOR
tification of a dun?. Why not take
that little thorn out Of your finger ut
once? 1t will tester II allowed TO re-
main, and cause ten times the trouble.
Why not relieve the conscience OF
that little load? You contracted the
debt knowingly and willingly. Did
you mean to pay it? Certainly you
did. Then why not pay 1t at once ?
Every days delay increases morally
the amount of obligation. Remem-
ber too, that your little debt, and an.
other mans little debt, and . thous-
and other mems debts, make little
fortune for your creditor. for they en-
able him To pay his larger debts, or
feed his workmen and keep his ma
chimes agoing In tiuaes like these
Don't you see how II Is? You do ?
Well, then remit the amount at once
and tonight the ghost Of that debt
will not trouble your dreams.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08

1.0 f@~I~a8@~
BALTIMORE, Sept. 24.--Ia the
Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows to-day,
IL was resolved thnt IL would be un.
wise to make q new regalla for any
purpose. The right of ballot il
Lodges OF Degree Of Rebekah was re-
fused. 1t was decided that the wife
Of q suspended member cannot hold
membership In the Rebekah Degree
Lodge after her husband Is suspended.
The unmarried daughter Of an Odd
Fellow shall not be admitted to the
privilege OF the Degree Of Rebekah.
That action be taken authorizing Re-
bekah Degree Lodges to be continued.
The wearing OF chapeaux and gaunt-
lets by Encampments was approved.
The salary ~ Grand Secretary Ridge
ly, was fixed at $3,0O0. 1t IL consid-
cred inexpedient to legislate on the
life insurance proposition. The de-
cision Of the Grand Lodge in regard
to the appeal In the case Of RuckeY,
of Illinois, was approved In regard to
the prosecution, but the second query
In regard to admitting q man with
chronic disease, was not adopted
The Grand Lodge refused to grant q
charter for the Grand Encampment
Of Oregon. Resolutions were passed
authorizing the printing of the Grand
Lodge Digest Ia German. It was re-
solved that the periodicals of the Or
der be recommended to the patronage
Of the membership. The appointed
Grand OGicers are Rev. ]. w. vena-
Bile, Grand Chaplain; 8. w. Cayce,
Grand Marshal Jas. Smith, Grand
Guardian; r. Chamberlain, Grand
Messenger. After the Grand Sire
was inducted into Office, he delivered
an eloquent address, and the Grund
Lodge adjourned sine die.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08

NEW York, Oct. 2.--Sixty-tive
yellow fever patients, mostly enlisted
men, were removed from Governors
Island yesterday, to the Quarantine
Hospital. Other precautions have
been taken which, II is expected, will
etfectually prevent the spread OF the
disease. Two more deaths occurred
yesterday, making twenty since Au-
gust 14th, when the infection was fiis
communicated to the garrison. Ad-
ditional cases OF yellow fever were no.
ceived at Quarantine yesterday from
New Orleans. Steamers and all ves-
sells from that port are placed under
strict surveillance.
The smallpox Is rapidly spreading
IN the eastern district Of brooklyn.
Yesterday case Of yellow fever was
reported In that city. l
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08

"s-s> 80 S'csHS~S RCF~ - 49,
Ifthe Dmocracy succeed In obtain
ing power, they are pledged to and
will carry out these things:
I. They will compel the boudhold-
er to pay as much tax on his bonds ns
the farmer pays on his farm, the mer-
chant on his stock, or the mechanic
on his house and lot. At present he
pays nothing.
.. They will pay the bonded debt as
they agreed to do, and will not give
the bondholder one hundred cents in
gold on dollar for that which cost
him but flfty cents--the latter sum
being all that he is entitled toreceive.
8. They will cut down the tariff to
q low revenue hasis, aud will remove
In a large degree from the peoples
shoulders the exorbitant taxes now
imposed upon all the necessaries Of
life.
4. They will reduce the standing
army more than one-half, and save
in taxes on that one item alone fully
So, 100000. They will also largely
reduce the expenditures of the navy.
5. They viii save $50, ,0OO, ,OOO a year
to the people by abolishing the Ma
tional Bank circulation and sphstitut-
Ing legal tenders In Its stead. They
will put forty millions more into the
Treasury by the taxation Of the bonds;
total, sixty millions; being half
enough to pay the interest on the
National debt!
0. The gigantic robberles of the pub
lie lands for the benefit Of railroad
corporations, to whom Republican
Congressman have given whole
States, will cease, and the land will he
xept for the benefit of actual settlers.
I. They will repeal the laws enac-
ted by Republican Congresses, that
give the President and the military
and other Federal authority the right
to interfere IN popular elections In the
States. On the contrary, they will
forbid and prevent oil such interfer-
ence.
8. They will establish rigid econ.
omy in every branch of the Govern
ment.
o. They will Immediately admit
every State to its equal rights I'm the
Union, and remove all the political
disabilities which are now so griev.
Gus an injustice upon the people ol
the South.
10. They will throw the moral In,
fiuence Of the Government upon the
side Of every people who are strug
CLING for liberty, and give to the op.
pressed In our ports ut least the same
privileges that we give to the oppres
sor. This Grants Administration
| In the eaae Of Guha. has notnriotSsly
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08

Our Madrid correspondent, writing
on the I'D says:" At the PrusslAn
Embassy II Il openly avowed to be
the plan Of Bisrnarck, when Paris Is
taken, to declare Napoleon the only
legitimate power to treat with and
Sign with him . peace that he will
then permit him to abdIcate In favor
Of the Prince Imperial and constitute
the Empress Regrent, and that he
will appoint the Council Of Re-
gency, composed OF Eugene Rouhsr
and some Generals well affeo-
ted to the dynasty. + the depart.
ments refuse to concur they will send
there Prussian troops, re-establlsh the
old projects In the Augusate reign OF
military terror, and transport the ir-
repressible Republicans to Cayenne.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08

THE corn crop of the United States
Il unprecedenteslly large. From Gin
cinnati TO 81. Louis the whole coun.
try Is almost literally one great corn
field. Added to the extraordinary
crop In the old producing States, hun
dreds OF thousands Of bushels have
been marketed from Kansas and
other States west Of the Mississippi,
which have never before been oliIti-
waited beyond their own capacity foI
consumption.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08

Jim Fisk, of New York, who has
had q great deal Of personal inter
course with President Grant, and
who knows the man about as thor
oughly as anybody else, recently gave
reporter for the New York San, the
following description OF the present
occupa mt Of the White House:
"Grant Ii not only q greedy little
wretch, but he's fool. He doesn't
know anything. He hasn't brains
enough to comprehend the position
In which such thing places him be-
fore the country. All he can see In
the matter Is that he saved q thous-
and dollars by it. He Is too destitute
Of sensibility to comprehend what
you say about the subscriptions be-
Ing sacred offering upon the altar
Of friendship.' He IL Incapable OF
true friendship, and never felt any Of
the sentiment which true friendship
inspires. To sum him up In one sem
tence, he IL the nations hog"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08
A srINaINa REnUKE.

President Grant, who has presumed
to tell the sovreigns OF Missouri how
thew oupht tn vote. IL very iustlv re-
h,,,.s 90 a.. e,,,o,.,, .,,.,. ,.h,.,,
ouneu III ''e 'o''"w"s a'''''0 WINS.
we clip rom the editorial Columns OF
the st. Louis Democrat:
wv. - -. -. p...,a..
VIZ uo ~. e,yus eI,u. ~
S. &c tnc .las.e. s. ~ .ne yh ~ a ..,e n,e
ota.es' 20 ucsa.1 .s 1 s N'r
wn"en u. .iey s s..al so'e ~. uv's.o s.n
anu S'ate o.nceIs' ol 70 a'sa.aI ,n2 t t,e.n
wne.n9I OF nos ne cons'uets t"ea.
s%M isspuH;I. npa;In n"~, n, "o
e'ect I.es'dsm. ea 'a' @nI sa' no. " roPe.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08


THE HOTTEST SUMMER FOR NINE
Ty-Two YEARS. They have been
overhauling the records Of Yale Col
lege. From July 10 to August Is,
1870, the mean daily temperature
was, at New Haven, IS degrees; and
no season, at least since IT'S, has
shown 80 many consecutive hot days.
Our highest temperature this sum-
mer was July l0) noted ut 9S degrees,
and this has been exceeded only four
times during the period above indica-
ted, at New-Haven, the thermome-
ter rising to 100 degrees one day each
year In 1884, 1900, and lSi5. In l7SS
Il reached l0l. People, therefore,
who have broiled and blasphemed
this summer, Will understand that
while, morally speaking, they had no
right to swear, meteorologically
speaking, they were quite Justified.
Whether they cooled themselves at
all by the use Of profane language, Ii
u question for the psychologist.
A STORY Is told of some visitor To q
Birminham button manufactory
hearing one of the workman mutter-
ing TO himself as he stamped out each
button, "Damn the man who shall
wear this button.". The visitor ven-
tured to expostulate ON this some
what broadcast damnation. The
workman, however, justified himself
by saying that he knew that the hut
tons he was making were 40 bad that
tho vcarer of them would be sure Ia
damn the maker, and 30 he thought
that he had better be beforehand with
him, and the wearer,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08

The Devil'sheartisss laugh Is at q
,ietracting wlticism. Hence the say
ing 'devilish good, has sometime u
LITERAL meaning.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08
ENrrRrI.y NrI,rnAI..-A po

ENTIRELY NEUTRAL good
story Is told OF Johnny McGilI, who
resided during the war In Fast Tenn
essee. Guerrillas, representing both
parties, kept Il so warm In that for
saken region, that II was dangerous
to belong to either side. Mc9iIl had,
In trying to ride both horses, got sew
eral black jacklngs from iirst the reb-
els and then the Yankees. As all
guerrillas dressed alike, he made sew
eral mistakes In trying 10 pass for
either Union or Southern, Us he
thought would suit the crowd. At
last he was overtaken by q party
whose politics he couldn't guess af,
and following dialogue ensued: 'Sir,
are you n Union MANI" mo, SIR"
responded McGlll. "Are you rebel
then ?o No sir, TIM not rebel eth
err" "rhen whnt In the DEVILS name
are you ~ roared the Captain. swell
SIR" hesitated McGiIl, "t0 tell you
the real truth, pm--nothing; and
but td-dlittle OF that. C6pperhcad.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08

rhe Deauty se she Cnty--Parls and
the Pleasure Seekers.
THE CONGREGATIONS, THE DEEPEN
cEs AND THEIR COST.

In one of his most powerful essays
DeQuincey indulgcs In train Of re-
Election somewhat to the following
effect: Supposing that the moon II
peopled wl0, Intelligent beings, and
that those beings ARE provided with
eyes or telescopes far SURPRISING our
range Of vision, on what earthly spec
tacles, would they look with the
keenest interest? Not, says the elo-
quent essayist, on Fields OF Cloth OF
Gold, or meetings Of allied sovereigns,
or reviews, or even ON battles I; the
wise Lunarians would rather choose
to gaze on some scene of heroic femi-
nine endurance, where beauty, inno-
cence and nobility OF character all
combine to melt the heart of the
spectator. The finest sight that earth
could show an observer upon another
planet would be such a martyrdom as
that Of Joan of Arc, or such an exc
cution as that of Marie Antoinette.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08

rhs nspsass Chspehes % I.ssasvsIDe.
OF these there arc nine, Of which
three are colored. There Are nine
houses Of worship, capable of
seating 4,600 persons. TIE value
Of their church property IN about
$Si5.0o0. There are about 5,000 VOL
umes in their Sunday school libraries,
aud 1000 volumes iu their pastors
libraries.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08

THE population Of Tennessee has
doubled In ten years,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08
A BEAUTIFUL CITY.

A beautiful city has often been
compared to beautiful woman, and
surely no city In the world IL more
largely endowed with that sort of
fascination which beauty inspires
than Paris. At all times Paris Is an
object Of more lively interest to the
mass Of mankind than any other
town in the world, our own sombre
metropolis not excepted; but at pre-
sent that interest Is vastly enhanced
by the tragical destiny that appears
to be impending over the gay and
glittering haunt of pleasure seekers
from all parts of the world. Who
can believe It? Little more than
two months ago there was not cloud
in the sky as big as a mans hand,
and now the heavens are black with
tempests. Two months ago If a pro-
phet, modern Isaiah, the son OF
Amos, had appeared on the Boule-
ward des Italiens, and prophecied the
speedy encampment of hundreds oI
thousands Of foreigners ON the soil Oi
France, he would have been treated
as a lunatlc, and sent to the Bicetre.
Aud now, as we write, this mass OF
armed men is steadily drawing to-
wards Paris. A1eers
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08
THE COST OF THE roRrREssEs.

THE COST OF THE FOBTRESSES.
Supposing that the German host
should reach Paris, will Paris open
her gates, or will she resist to the
death? ShA declares that she will
resist tn the death, and her chances
Of success are much greater now than
In 1914 or jSl5. Modern warfare has
tended 10 show the immense advant-
ages of fortresses. TOul and Pals
burg have proved that even third
rate forts constitute q most f0rmida-
ble obstacle to the advance Of hos
tile force.
Ever since the revolution of 1850,
the idea of fnrtifying Paris was en-
tertained, but nothing practical was
entertained, nothing practical
was effected till 1870, when NJ. Thiers
obtained a grant Of 1l0, ,0O0, 900 francs
tor the purpose.
1t has been the fashion for many
years to regard the works that were
then constructed as q giant specimen
Of Orleanist folly. But now, in the
face of danger, the Parisians rush tn
the opposite extreme, and praise NJ
Thiers as the wisest Of his species.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08

WE HAvETHE LAR0EsT AND best
nsarkss--fSam from the tie fiscst sst Gosd-isand and
Decorated rrcnch China 10 the most cofss
mon wnr--which we will offer TO pur
friends on the above terms, until tho nns
ars sl,s ofIarins rare indueomrists.
Goods for NIL parts Of the country ense'y
packed.
Good Teas
Handled white Granite Tcss.
unaandled white onn'se rs'' ---.-.'76s
white Granite Dinner ristes..........-~.76c
White Granite breakfast riatss--.--..(20s
Best French China Dinner QzO M
Setts I72 WV w
Best French China Tea scttn, 90 "
~ W.
Turnblers, per ssst.--......... .......-.....'.-~1e
nobiets, pcr sctt.
Syrup -.......................-."..-."20s
And other goods In proportion.
We would cnIi special attention 70 oNf
Porcelain opaque-sofnething new Anu
LoCkERT 4 co.
siarksville. Junei 1870
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08
THE RAYS.

The Qualifications form n girdle
round Paris of $4,000 metres-nearly
twenty.four miles. With respect To
the two wide bays formed by the
Seine at each extremity Of Paris be
low the viaduct bridge at Auteuil,
and above the Pont Napoleon at
Bercy, the epauiemenfs of the ram
parts are carried on into the shallow
water Of the river, the channel In the
centre Of which will be defended by
piles. There are seven or eight hum
dred embrasures of cannon In the
parapet all round the enceinte. Many
powerful guns have been placed In
position on the detached forts. The
stores Of food aud munitions Of war
are considerable.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08

ces. They comprise an enceinte 3d.
0li yards In length, completely en-
closing the city on all sides, bastion-
ed and terraced with thirty feet wall.
Outside the enceinte are the casemat-
ed works and independent forts, of
which most lie on the north or right
bank of the Seine. On the north Is
IT. Denis, with double crown work
facing north, northeast and north
west a special fort on the east, and
the little fort Of La Brche on the
west, together forming strong de-
fence for the city on the north. To
the southeast of St. Denis lies the re-
doubt Of Aubervilliers, covering La
Villette on the northeast. Further
to the south Is the fort of ltomainville,
and on the same line, still further to
the east, the fort and earth-work OF
Noisy. Proceeding south are two
forts, covering Bagnolet and Mon
treuil on the northeast. Further
south Rosny, and still more to the
south and east the fort of Nogent,
within which lies the next great fort.
ress of Vincennes. At st. Maur, and
at at other poin.s north of the Seine,
are redoubts, but those named are the
most considerable To the south of
the Seine are the forts Of Charenton,
between the Seine and the Marne ;
Ivry, Bicetre, Montrouge, Vauves,
Issy, and the great fortress Of Mont
Valerien, which towers above every
thing In the neighborhood on the
west of Paris, and commands the
western reach Of the Seine and the
Bois de Boulogne.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-10-08

THANRFUL FOR THE LIBKnAL PA.
III troiage extended 10 us lnst year, and
Hoping " continuance Of the snIHe. Hav-
Ing added To our machinery and stock Of
manufactured gsods, wo can furnish, ON
short notice
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-04-16
A Public Nuisancc---Neck Breaking
Gymnastic Amusements.

The scandal of female gymnastics is
exciting the press and the authorities of
London. A German female gymnast has
',een walking on wire fifty feet above
the pit of the Holborn circus with her
little child on her shoulders. To look
up fifty feet at woman skipping about
on an invisible wire was great delight
but to watch a mother and child in such
peril was ecstacy, and the house was
crowded nightly. The Police Commits
sioners wrote to the managers and re-
quested them to leave out the baby.
Blondin and Leotard, and three hundred
imitators, drew well for time, but peo-
pie got tired of them Then there were
female Blondins and Leotards, and now
every music hall in England has its
troupes Of female gymnasts and aero
bats, appearing as naked as so many
South Sea Islanders, in the most gro
tesque and perilous positions, for little
money aud much applause. One
woman, said to be French, carries her
husband and well grown children round
the stage on her shoulders another
throws herself from the flying trapez,
and caught in mid air by man swing
ing head downward, holding by his toes
forty feet above the footlights. Such
performances as these, with a crash of
music, glare of tinsel, and crammed
house, filled with the fumes of gin, beer
and tobacco, constitute the nightly
amusements Of perhaps half a million of
the enlightened British public.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-04-16
Another woman Soldier.

From the st. Louis Times, 10th inst.l
During the investigation of city cases
before Judge Schooner yesterday morn
ing, tall specimen Of the demi-monde,
clad in unimpeachable black, and with a
countenance beaming with smiles, APP
peared in the lobby This lady is his
torical character, having served over two
years in the Federal army during the
war-fifteen months as private in the
Illinois cavalry, and over nine months a
teamster in the poted Lead Mine regi-
ment. which was raissd in Washburne' S
district. from the counties OF 10 Daviess
and Carroll She was at the siege of
Corinth, and was on duty during most of
the campaign against Vicksburg. At
Lookout Mountain she formed one of a
partv of eighteen, selected TO make a
scout and report the position OF General
Bragg's forces. She was an attaehe OF
Gen. Blairs Seventeenth Corps during
most of the campaign of the Army of the
Teuncssoe. and did good service in the
accommodating operations around the
Chattahoochie riyer, a. which time she
was connected with 0es, Davis Four
teenth Corps
The girl, who is now twenty-five years
Of age, but who looks much younger,
went through hcr army FIFE under the
cognomen Of Soldier T0m," by which
name she viii DO recognized by many
who served in the Department Of the
West.
Her business 10 The Police Court was
in the capacity Of a viiless in the case
os courtesan named Julia Roberts, Who
plead guilty to the charge Of disturbing
:he peace of Mozsff Hall few nights
ago, and was fned 6 and costs therefor.