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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

THE act of Congress, giving Tennes-
see an additional member of Congress,
necessitates a redistricting of the
State. A bill has been introduced
into the Legislature for that purpose,
and all we desire to say on the subject
is, that the districts shall be laid off
with an eye to geographical compact
ness and proper ratio of population
to each. Fair dealing in such matters
is the best security for public justice,
and fair local representation is not
best secured by warping and twisting
districtlines with view to determining
the political aspect of each. Public
opinion can not be hemmed in by i'm
aginary, or geographical lines and we
hope that the legislature will accept
this fact and give to the districts the
most compact form compatible with
the irregular distribution of popula-
ton. If popular opinion will not sus-
tain good cause when upheld by fair
means, it is folly to hope to give strength
to that cause by means that bear the
imputation of unfairness.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

NONE of the Puritan haters of our
section, who twit Tennessee with be-
ing the second State in the Union in
point of illiteracy, have the hardihOool
to charge it with being the second in
heightened integrity. That it is too
poor to lavish wealth upon education
is fact to be deplored-and Judging
from the moral status of the States
most advanced in learning, the ques-
ton arises whether, or not, honest ig-
norance is not far preferable to edu-
Gated villainy. Look at the thousands
of learned scoundrels whom Congress
is investigating and enquire how far
ignorance is responsible for their
scoundrelism, and what learning has
done to make them honest.
Tennessee appreciates all the advan-
tages of education and would estab-
lish the best system, if she could, but
her PurltanIcal scoffersshouidT emem-
Der that Radical abolitionism desolat-
ed her Gslds in their lawless crusade
against slavery; that Radicals stole her
school fund that the policy of two
Radical Presidents-Johnson and
Grant-through their chosen emisa-
ries-the carpet baggers-heaped debt
upon her poverty and wasted her sub
stance until sheer necessaries became
Injuries. And now the authors of
these wrongs with cowardly malignity,
taupt her with Misunderstanding
that the great body of the illiterate are
not, constitutionaily, citizsns of the
State, but made such by fraud and the
bayonet, employed by Puritan piety
and highly educated moral depravity.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

IT is very evident that the investi-
eating committee is determined that
no action shall be taken, this session,
against the Congressman whose vii
lainy has been clearly exposed. The
committee was constituted for white
washing rather than for fair investi-
cation. 1t is too much, to expect them
to convict the shining lights of Radical.
ism and thus leave the country to draw
this inference-if the purest of the
party are unmitigated scoundrels
what must the rest be?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15
KENTUCKY ITEMS.
Maysville owes $4,000.

Maysville owes 5 1l5, 600.
Greensboro has bought a steam fire
engine.
Hickman will celebrate Mardi Gras
in grand style.
Greenup county has eight iron fur
naces in full blast.
The late Commodore Maury had
several near relatives In Bath county.
A St. Louis company has bought
the coal lands of Mrs. John Stroud,
Russell Stroud and Thos. Baxter, near
the Greensboro and RussellviIle rail-
road junction, at prices ranging from
$25 to $35 per acre. The company
will commence to develop these lands
at once.
Greensboro has purchased a steam
fire engine.
Allen county was organized from q
portion of Warren county in 1916.
There were fifty-one marriages in
Daviess county during the month of
January.
A movement is on foot to establish
bank atGlasgow, to be called the Bar
rem County Bank.
C. III. Blakely, Esq, is candidate
for reelection to the House of Repre-
sentatives from Logan county.
Fully 100000 pounds of tobacco will
be shipped from Morgantown, Butler
county, during the present season.
P. F. Edwards, Esq, will be Dem
ocratic candidate for the legislature
from Butler and Edmonson counties.
Mrs. Crittenden, widow of the late
Kentucky Senator, John J. Critten-
den, died in St. Louis, Sunday.
The prices of all kinds of stock
have taken an upward tendency in
Logan county, and stock is changing
hands rapidly.
Hon. John Kincaid, former citi-
zen of Kentucky, died at Henderson
vile, Tenn, at the age of eighty-three
years, last week.
The name of Colonel Robert A. Bur-
nett, of Trigg county, is mentioned in
connection with the Office Of Clerk of
the Court of Appeals.
The citizens of Elkton, Todd coun-
ty, have just petitioned the legislature
by a vote of 81 to 81 to repeal the laws
relating to the charter of their town.
The Hopkinsville Conservative, of
the Sth inst, says: On last Saturday
morning about s o'clock, little mu-
latto girl, the daughter of Julia Ducker,
residing at Mr.. G. A. Champlin's,
while near the fre-being alone
caught her clothes ON fire, and before
the fact become known to the family
was so badly burned that she died in
few hours. This is sad lesson, but
should teach others to be more care
full.
A movement is now on foot to CON-
plete the GAINESVILLE and Hopkinsville
Turnpike road.
From a report of the Louisville
Sinking Fund Commissioner we learn
that the bonded debt of Louisville is
S5.34l 800. The value CT ground for
taxable purposes is s39, 327 AS, while
the improvements are estimated at
so, 29S 125. The entire taxable
wealth of the city is estimated at ST.
156,624.
Samuel Barclay shot and killed Gll-
lis Hutchinson in Jessamine county,
KY, on the 4th inst. The two raised
hemp crop together Barclay want
ed it stored in his warehouse. To
this Hutchinson objected. Barclay
rode home got his gun and shot Hutch
insOn.
Mr.. J. W. Roberts, of Shelby coun-
ty, has in his possession a part of a
petri6ed snake found imbedded in a
large rock. The specimen shows the
different colors Of the BODY the same
as when living.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

lite views in order to promote harmony
of action, and the result was that, after
two days of discussion, confer
ence and deliberation, they came to
their conclusions almost with una
nimity, there being but one dissenting
voice to any conclusions reached. In
obedience to the instructions of the
association, we present the result of
its deliberations to your honorable
loI.-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

THE York Sun says that by dint of
an honest administration of her affairs,
and the absence of carpet baggers,
Tennessee has reduced her debt from
forty, to tweenty-three millions. Yet
there are not few in the State, who,
dissatisfied with this condition, lent a
willing hand, in the last election, to
bring back to power the party that so
deeply cursed the State. Look at its
Radical delegationin Congress and ask
who sent it there &?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

OLD SPITFIRE swears he will never
resign his seat in the Senate. That is
right. If Tennessee is to be disgraced
by Radical Senator, we prefer par
alyzed and dwelling IDIOT, ! to an able
bodied scoundrel.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

THE telegraph confirms the report
ed abdication of King Amadeus of
Spain. The announcement of this
step produced a profound SScciiisaEioI in
Berlin, and the German newspapers
hint that it was caused by French
intrigues. 1t was the dissatisfaction
the spanish people with their carpets
bag King.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

4 New PLANET DIscoyERED.-Dr.
Peters, of Clinton, N. Y, discovered
on February 6, a new planet of the
tenth magnitude, in declination north
nine degrees sixteen minutes, right as :
censiOn fifteen degrees and thirty
eight minutes. The announcement of
the discovery has been telegraphed to
Europe.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15
CLARKSyILLE TOBACCO MARKET.

Receipts increasing the last few days,
owing to favorable weather for handling.
considerable improvement in quality and
substance over receipts of the past month.
Our market exhibited little weakness on
Friday, in Tugs and low grades of tobacco,
but not enough so to amount to an actual
decline. While this was the case with to-
bacco of inferior qualities, good and fine
sorts were eagerly taken at fun prices
The proposed imposition OF duties on i'm
ports of tobacco by the German govern
ment, will not, 1t is thought, materially
effect the market here. We quote
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

THE Va. Legislature proposes to take
charge of the grounds about Mount
Vernon, and eject therefrom the phil
anthropio Miss Cunningham, who
has been charging people exorbitant
prices for seeing the tomb of the faith
er of their country.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

The electoral vote for President and
Vice President was counted by both
Houses in joint convention. Arkan-
sas, Louisiana and Georgia were
thr1Wn opt
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

4 French play was, rece1tly, fos-
hidden 20 be acted hecauso the author
struck a blow at French Republic
by exposing the disgusting rottenaess
of this government. Scarcely had
this humiliating incident traDspired
when the Radical John c. Fremont
was put on trial, in Paris, for selling
to the French fraudulent railroad
bonds,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

The king of Spain has resigned his
crown, and Republic has been pro-
claimed. This is the beginning of new
troubles for that country.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VAL
UABLE TOWy PROPERTY.

Isabella Driscoll VS. Patrick Driscoll, ct ais.
In pursuance ofnn order made by the
County Court OF Montgomery county, at
February Term, 1873 / will otter for sale
TO the highest bidder at the Court House
door in GAINESVILLE. on
Saturday, March l, 1873,
the remainder interest in certain House
aud lot IN GAINESVILLE. situated on Frank
lin street, between the lots of John Lay and
Michael Driscoll. Possession TO be given
after the death OF Mrs. Isabella Driscoll,
widow of ID. L. Driscoll, decd.
TERMS: n credit of months. note with
good security required, bearing interest
from date. Sold without the right VI re-
demption.
PETER ONEAL, Clerk 4 Com.
February s, lsss--sw prf, adj. and bills s..
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

During last year, Chicago had TO-
600 deaths; st. Louis, 5000; Cincin-
natl, 5000; New York, 22,94l !;
Philadelphia, 90, 544; Baltimore S,703.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15
JOHN MANNING
Is Always on w..

JOHN MANNING has discovered that
the citizens of ClarksvIlle and surrounding
country needed u specific in the rarest
game of the season, served upin European
style on ten minutes notice, and as the
canvass for the Presidency has now fairly
opened. he keeps constantly on hand the
choicest Wines, Liquors. pure imported
Havana Cigars and Cincinnati Lager
Beer, to nerve all candidates on TO victory.
Restaurant and Saloon open night and
day, where the most fastidtous may be
more than pleased.
Feb. 8, ls73-6n
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

Poor, hypocriticai s4.iiiGg Cplfay,
in an effort to extricate himself from
the mire of Credit Mobiler, has sunk
himself deeper than ever.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUA.
RLE LAND.

RLE LAND.
James w. Smith ct ais. VS.. Catherine Hes
ter, ct ais.
In obedience to an order of the County
Court of Montgomery county, made at the
Aug. Term. 1872, will offer for sale to the
highest bidder, on. the premises, on
Thursday, March 6. 1873,
a tract of land lying in District No, 4, of
Montgomery county, bounded by the lands
of n. Hester, Jr., Jas. Fletcher, James II.
Wall and Merritt & Gold, containing 2s2
acres, more or less, 100 acres cleared and
the balance in timber. The same will be
sold as whole, or divided into two or
more tracts to suit purchasers. n plat of
same will be exhibited on day of sale
The said land belongs to the estate of Ma
than Hester. Sr., decd, and is sold for divi-
sion among the heirs.
TERMs.-A credit of L. Is and a months.
Notes with good security required, and a
lien retained until all the purchase money
is paid,
PETER ONEAI.. Clk 4 Com'r.
FEB. s. 73-iw. pr fee adv & bills, 50 80.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15
DIED.

In this county, on the 18th inst, Mrs.
elizabeth NoRTHINGToN, relict of the late
Albert Northington.
In this county, on the 18th inst, PATRICK
MCGOWAN, aged S3 years
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

Herndon, Gold & Co.. OF Trice's Landng
Warehouse. sold on February 18th, IS hhds
rs follows:
Y hhds. medium leaf to good leaf slI so,
10 75, 10 50, 10 10, 10 80, 10 %, 10 90, 10 80,
10 IS. 10 GO, 10 Is, 10 50, 10 50, 10 25, 10 90,
., 9 80, 9 90, 9 co, 8 90, 9 90, 9 40.
Ii hhds Tugs and low leaf, at %, g.
so, 80, Is, 90, 8 90, 90, 20. I 10, ! SO,
10, 80 Z so.
hhds trashy and frosted Tugs, 6 20. 80.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15

Bowling & Thomas of 90. X" Warehouse
sold since last report, % hhds as follows:
II hhds good leaf from 10 to IL 70.
hhds common medium leaf, 90 to 95.
IL hhds lugs,7 80 to s 40.
TURNKEY, Ely & Co.. of the Elephant ware
house. for the week ending Feb. :. % hhds.
as follows:
hid good Montgomery county leaf, at
IL 80.
hhds medium leaf at 10 20, 8 50.
hhds common leaf, from 10 to 9 So
low leaf from 20 toS 50.
10 Tugs from so TO 90.
Grinter, Young & Co.. of the Cumberland
Warehouse sold Feb. Z, "A hhds as follows:
hhds Logan county, leaf. from 20 IL 90.
Tugs from 0S TO TO-
Hopkins CO leaf, at 8 so to 8 90.
l % Tugs at so.
l Z" trash ate 80.
Robertson co. leaf, s 80 to 10 so.
Tugs, 6 80 to 8 10.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15
PROMPT ACTION IMPERATIVE.

Thatthere is an imperative necessi-
ty for the immediate adoption of
some system of education more effici-
ent than the present one, is painfully
apparent. We have 72,1S9 white
children, between the ages of 10 and
q years, who can neither read nor
write, and 6,755 colored. The census
of 1870 also shows an alarming in
crease in the illiteracy Of our
white population. The increrse
of white population between 1860
and 1870 was from S26,722 to 1885,
l19. and the increase in the illiteracy
of the white adult population was
from 74.114 to 10963S, thus showing
an increase in illiteracy in the white
population of 30 per cent, while the
increase in the whole white population
was only Is per cent. And this ratio
of increase in illiteracy will still go on
unless checked by your honorable
body. who are the parents and guardi-
ans of the children of the State.
We do not expect that, by the adop-
ton of any system of public free
schools, you will at once create schools
that will meet the views of the most
enlightened friends of popular educa-
ton. There is no intellect that can
touch the dead corpse Of our school
system, and animate it into full and
vigorous life,but we-can create sys-
tenn with such features of vitality in it
as will cause it to grow gradually, and
we hope rapidly, to perfection which
will be at once acceptable to our peo=
pie, and which will seon enlist their
warm and hearty support.
$. WATSON, Chairman.
NEIL S Brown,
Committee j. B. KILLEBREw,
III. PREsNELL,
+. c. DADE.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-09
JOTTINGs ABOUT TIE STATE.
Aiken proposes to have national bank.
Court Will commence at Aiken on Monda

Aiken proposes to have national bank.
Court Will commence at Aiken on Monday
next.
The colored citizens of Aiken have or
ganized fire company.
Mr.. T. j. Il. Murphy, of Winnsboro', lost 9
promising son In his sixteenth year, who died
OF meningitis on the 9th instant.
The Marion Star, following the suit Of the
Florence Pioneer, has adopted our heading,
"Jottings about the Slate"
The new Methodist Church at Greenville
is to be dedicated on the 18th instant. DR..
shipp, Of Woford College, is to preach the
sermon.
Hon. A. j. Requier, formerly of Charles
ton, now prominent member OF the New
York tar, has written poem entitled Memo
rial Atars," to be sold for the benefit of the
Darlington Monumental Association.
The amount realized by the concerts given
at Marion last week tor charitable purposes
exceeded the most sanguine expectations. A
hot supper was given there last night at the
Courthouse.
On Tuesday last an inquest was held over
the body OF Oliver SLaley, a young colored
man, by Coroner Walker, near Pine Log
Bridge. The deceased had been drinking
whisKey on a wager, and died after taking
seven full glasses one after the other. The
verdict was in accordance with the above
fonra
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-09
ALL ABOUT PETROLEUM..
A Sketch of the Oil Region-Discovery,
Progress and Present Condition Of the
OIL Business.

Progress ana frcscnL tohultAoh o. thC
OIL Business.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.l
OIL CITY, Pa, December 26.
Taking Oil City as q centre, radius of
twenty-four miles would comprise that part OF
Western Pennsylvania known as the "0ll
Regions" And 1t Is very appropriately named.
OIL is to the lnhabitant OF Petrolla what the
reindeer is to the Esquimaux. In word, 1t
provides directly or indirectly for everything.
The country is, for the most part, wild, moun-
tainous and rugged, and produces nothing of
Importance to support Its large population bnt
oil. Hence everything else must be brought
here, ant, living is more expensive than In
any other part of the United States, unless 1t
be the "Far West"
The popular idea that obtaining oil from
Mother Earth belongs to 'the wonderful age
of discovery in which we live," Is erroneous.
Like many other thiDge, THAT healhen
Chinee" Is thousands OF years ahead OF us.
Confucius speaks of oil coming from the rocks
casually, and not as anything new or wonder.
full. Herodotus, whom in our Ignorance we
called 1.-The father OF lieH," mentions an OIL
well in Zante, which Ia still flowing. The ex-
stence of petroleum In the "oll regions" OF
PENNSYLVANIA was known to scienuhc men
long before it's so.called discovery In l859
The French commander at Fort Du Quesne,
writing to General Montcalm, and relating
many wonderful things, speaks OF the Seneca
Indians, In their worship of the sun, using oil
obtained from the rocks. This tribe occupied
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-09
ENGLISH COMMERCIAL FAILURES.
Their Effect on tho Cotton Trade.
From the New York Bulletin.l

The cable saturday reported the failure
| of Messrs John F. Pawson &c Co., warehouse
men of Manchester and London, with liabi-
lies estimated at fl, 500. 900 sterling. The an
nouncement created much surprise here, as
| the house was established In 1882, and has en-
| oyed q high credit. being ranked number
onen in Estells Commercial Report The
suspension has 40 direct bearing upon Ameri-
can interests, inasmuch as the house has not
| been engaged in the transatlantic business,
but chiefly In the home distributing trade, with
possibly some colonial business also. Indirect
| ly, however, the event may ultimately be found
| to affect certain branches OF our trade unfa-
| voraoly. Recently, advces from London have
counselled caution respecting Manchester
credits; and the failures, first OF Thornton &
Slingsby, aud now of Pawson d Co. show that
there Ia some ground for this discrimination.
Manchester has sustained heavy losses upon
cotton goods, In consequence OF the steady
decline in raw material. In the case OF some
houses, an attempt has been made to avert
the effect OF these Losses by large shipments
OF goods to India and China; which, while
they have kept the shippers In funds, have
oyer-glutted those markets and augmented
the disaster to the consiguors. As was shown
In the Gledstane's failure, this method OF COW
erlng up losses produces the most hopeless In
solvency; and yet, 80 long as the shippers can
maintain their credit or fnd market for their
Dlll9, IL may Oe hcpL lOl o louS pctlous auu
without exciting suspicion. There can be
little doubt that large amount of business
has been done in Manchester upon this un-
sound basis; an when period OF protracted
strlngency in money occurs, firms In this con.
dition are the first TO feel the pressure, and
have 10 succumb. How far the failure Of
PaWson & Co. is due to causes of this charac-
ter, remains to be aeen; but It Is probable they
have at least suffered Indirectly from the dis
trust which, owing to considerations of this
character, attaches to tho Manchester trade at
large.
It remains to be seen what may be the ef-
feet of this important suspension. 1t will
prove sstrong test of the condition of Man
chester aud other Lancashire houses The
firm must be largely indebted to Lancashire
manufacturers, whose losses, II they cannot
be sustained, will again fall upon the spin
ners, who again are responsible TO the cotton
merchants; so that, In cirouitous way, the
matter may even come round to our own ex-
porters OF cotton. The Immediate effects here
of this single failure, however, are not likely
to be Important: and the chiei Interest In the
matter lies in the extent to which 1t may af-
feet Manchester credit generally; question
about which we cannot affect Indifference.
Further developments are therefore 10 be
watched with interest.