Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-10-05
NASHVILLE, Sept. 30,

DEAR CHRONICLE Our municipal cleo
ton is over. but as TO the result thereof
blush to inform you. The prevailing
mule-headednei of independents" has
partially given the Capital of glorious old
Tenn essee---thc home of such men as Polk
Jackson and others---to the contemplate
scalawags and the more ignorant blacks.
There were three candidates for Mayor, o ne
Democrat, one independent" and one
Radical, and of course with anything like
Il divided vote between the two former, MIR.
Radical was bound to step In. SO, at last,
the policy of the Banner and its satellites
has beaten tried aud trusted Democrat;
but not with the independent" man, as
they pref tended to work for, but with the
radical Individual they did work and vote
for. Besides Radical Mayor, a couple of
NEGROES We're elected to the City Council.
This is bad enough for one day, but when
we add that large proportion of both
Boards Of the City Council elect are such
as saloon keepers, blacklegs, and even
worse, you can form some idea of the eX-
tent of the calamity that has befallen our
beautiful city. "What," think hear the
citizens OF old GAINESVILLE say, "has Nash
willie In her Board of Aldermen keeper O
II bawdy-house? Yes, we are bound to say,
she has Alderman who is the noted pro-
prieior of one OF the lowest down dance
and bawdy-houses in the city. He was
elected through the free use of bad Wills
key and by the negro and dead beat vote
of the ward he misreprcscnts.
THE STORM OF SATURDAY.
AS IL to punish our city for the result OF
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closed, one of the most fearful storms that
ever visited the city burst suddenly upon
1t. 1t was terrible. Your correspondent
thought that the time had come for him
TO han,, in his Cheeks" The storm played
havoc with the roof and chimneys Of
houses in all parts OF the city, not even
overlooking the Capitol which ~ damaged
to the extent of $500. The Exposition
building also suffered considerable damage
by the loss OF main portion of Its roof
Among the houses injured by this vista
ton of Gods wrath, We're the Market
House, partially unroofcd; Desor's wine
house, damage to the front brick work;
Ewing & Co., loss of roofing and cornice
stewart & Geiger's foundry and machine
shops, and Macrea Murray Co.'s Rock
city Distlllery, were unroofed.
THE CATHEDRAL
suffered considerable loss, having its Gu
palo damaged and roof torn on on the
north side of the structure.
THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL,
a large building, also lost its roof
The City clock, on the Howard school
building, South College street, was seri-
Dusty injured. This Is supposed to have
boon done by the lightning, which uhe
lightning in tho lowery language of one
Of our city newspaper reporters, "leaped"
and "glarcd" along the ground, casting a
strangely beautiful tint on surrounding
objects"
Many other buildings were damaged, but
cannot enumerate, as IL would take up
too much space. AS yet. there has been no
estimate made as TO the amount, in dol
lars and cents, of the damage done to the
city; hut when Is IL done, 1t will be found
enormous,
me RACES
commence to-day. This meeting OF the
Association Is expected to be the best ever
held bclc. The number of OLD turfmon
here is great and is hoped VIA be much
larger.
1 Thursday and Friday of this week will
be celebrated by our Jewish citizens, the
two combined being their NEW YEARS
DAY.
4 ono Of our colorcd voters had o scrim-
mage with a flash of lightning In Edge
neld, on last saturday, in which he came
out second best, having pantaloons aud
shoes torn entirely on OF him, but, strange
TO gay, doing him no personal injury.
THE FAIR
next Monday tho 9TH prox, the state Fair
I commences hero, and will be grand
thing. The closing day OF the fair, the
18th, will no greatly enhanced by a Torch
lightProcession 10y tho Chos,hamitos. THIS
tits thought, will be throwing cold water
in old Andy 8 lace.
! Nitn ~ : - rlo.e. Yours, dr.
LuA,iJ- o'BriL..