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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-31

til after It has been touched BY frost
that the feed Is in eatable condition
for stock. A fence law would do no
good, because In many parts Of the
State fencing Is simply impractlcable,
and were such a law enacted, many
farmers would be obliged to abandon
the business, turn their ranches over
to the stock men, and the State would
be obliged to import Its hay, grain and
potatoes. It is alleged that these dep.
radations are generally the result OF
meanness and carelessness. There are
many stock men who are both honest
and careful, but 1t Is not this class that
the bill Is intended to reach. II pro-
yides for the adjudication Of the cases
before the Justice of the Peace Of the
township, which should be a protection
to both parties. There are a number
of the members of both Houses who
are interested in either branch OF i'll
dustry, and I feel satisfied the whole
thing will be amicably arranged to the
satisfaction Of both sides.
Absst Tsws.
During the entire session the town
has been devoid of anything In the
way Of public amusements. Dr.. Bre-
nan, the medical lecturer, Is giving
his course of instructive lectures, and
Is nightly greeted with crowded houses:
He Is pronounced by those who heard
him a talented and pleasing lecturer.
1 attended the second n Of the course
and derived much instruction and
amusement therefrom. The weather
u % to to-day has been mild and spring
like. but It started to snow this morn
Ing and has kept showing all day, De,
sides a few gentle Washoe zephyrs. l
was standing In front Of the Ormsby
house this morning. when n Of those
gentle putfs of wind that would hoist
a prairie schooner over q ten.foot
fence came along. Lord! how It
blows" remarked bystander. YES"
remarked an honorable member from
the great East at my left, "its what
they call over here a Washoe MazeppG'"
There Is going to be an ar,stocratic,
heightened party here tomorrow even
ing, given by the Philadelphia Club.
I do not think that I shall attend.
firstly, because I amt invited, and
secondly, tho invitation Invites a fel-
low to put up two and a half. III get
an invitation, I'm going to take my
two and a half and invest it at Legate's
eating stand. jig Is going to jenkins
the affair. but he had better look out
and not do as he did on a similar occa-
sion two years ago-call the ladies
.ssaye hens" Exclusive Of the Legis-
lature, there are but few strangers In
town, and 1t looks as though there are
not many axes to grind this session:
John Hancock Dennis Is still here, and
also Judge F. II. Harmon, j. ID. Sulli-
van and C.. G. Wallace Of Eureka ;
Ben Fitch. ex-Sherlf Of Eureka Cap
tain Boyle Of White Pine. S. i. Gage,
Red Frank Wheeler, Hill Beachy,
Jack Gilmer Of the firm of Gilmer g
Salisbury, the great stage proprietors,
and one or two other notable', whom
| cannot recall just at this time.
TOBY GREEN.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-31
REGISTRY AGENTS RELIEF BILL.

The Bill introduced by Capt. Prague
in the Assembly, for the relief Of the
Registry Agents for the past year,
seems to us to be an eminently proper
one. The repeal Of the section rela-
tive to poll-tax at the last session Of
the Legislature. although meeting the
views of the whole people, has proved
detrimental to the pecuniary interests
Of the State. Aside from this fact, no
provision was made for the compensa-
ton of Registry Agents besides the
twenty-five cents for recording the
names Of voters. The Registry Agents
were compelled BY law to be In their
offices eight hours daily, for four
months prior to election, and also had
to administer the prescribed oath Of
citizenship, also to write and subscribe
to all afidavits Of citizens Of foreign
birth who were unable to produce their
naturalization papers. The bill pro-
vides for the payment Of an extra
twenty-five cents per capita on all
registered voters, and instructs the
County Commissioners Of the several
counties to allow the same. We hope
the Bill will pass, as in our estimation
none more just will come before the
Legislature this session.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-31
The Wealth Of Cuba.

But fifteen per cent Of the lands on
the Island OF Cuba are under cultiva-
ton, yet she exports annually to the
amount Of 800, 600, 900. There Is n
yearly revenue Of $37, 1000, 900, only
$40, OOO 900 of which goes to the parent
Government, the balance being ex-
pended on the island Government
officials. A third ofthe island Is covered
with the rarsst timber. which yields
woods of many valuable kinds, 1t Is
also rich In gold. copper, lead and
iron. In view OF these facts, 1t Is no
wonder Spain clings to the island with
such stubborn tenacity. For the same
reasons, II It could be obtained by hon,
orable purchase. It would be splendid
acquisition to whatever nation might
possess 1t.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-31

And In accordance with law and an order OF
the Board OF Directors made on the a4th day Of
December, 1872, so many shares OF each parcel
Of such stock as may be necessary VIII % soia a.
the ONCE OF the Company, Room No. 10 Hay
wards Building. No. 4l9 California street, San
Fraucisco, California, on SATURDAY: the, 22d
day Of February, 1878, at the hour OF O'Clock
r. u. OF such day, to pay said delinquent assess
ments thereon, together with costs OF adyertis
W. K. DEAN. Secretary.
o~fice-Room No.1s. Hayward's Building, 40
California street, San Francisco, Cal. ja3lh
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-31

OWING to the prevalence Of the horse
disease in Western Utah, the stage line
between Salt Lake and Phoebe Is dis
tor the present.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-31

eE- To insure the sale Of all the tickets, and
A nan drawing, those who intend to buy should
do 80 early. Delay in purchasing tickets i'm
poses an amount OF labor upon the manage
ment. when the day OF drawing 10 near at hand,
thai 10 very dificult to perform.
d. L. BLANCHARD, Manager.
WELLS, FARGO. 4. CO.,Treasurer.
deal I'd
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-31

si65 Cash Prizes. amounting to........$2So.6M
This Legal Enterprise 10 Endorsed. BY the
highest authority OF tho State and best business
men. Over one.half tho tickets taken before
October lst. The limited number on hand will
DO furnished those who apply nrst. Money can
Be sent by mail, in registered letters, Postofaes
Money Orders, or Ivy express. All prizes Will
be paid In full. Agents wanted. For full par.
ticulars address
]. N. PATTEE,-
General Manager, Omaha. Neb.
W. A. SEARLES,
General Agent for the Pacific Coast,
P'.O. Boz 81, Virginia, New.
FRANK EDWARDS,
Local Agent, at Harris Brothers, No: 8 sogth
Sonth C strcot. ja2s I'd
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-10-18
WHOLE NO. 2,2S4..
Pleasure Of Editing a Newspaper.

The following old but good article
conveys good idea of the pleasures
and ease attending the editing Of
newspaper:
+" Editing newspaper is very pleas
ant thing. If it contains too much po-
iiltieal matter, people won't have it; if
It contains too little, they won't have
1t. If the type is too small, they can't
read it. III we publish telegraph re-
ports, folks say they are nothing but
lies if We omit them, they say we
have no enterprise, or suppress them
for political effect. If we have few
jokes, folks say we are nothing but rat
tie heads; If we omit jokes, they say
we are old fossils. If we publish
original matter, they blame us for not
giving them original selections; if we
publish original selections, folks say
We are too lazy for not giving them
what they have not read in some other
paper. If we give man compliment
tary notice, we are censured for being
partial if we do not, all hands say we
are great hog. If we speak well of
any act, folks say that we dare not do
otherwise; if we censure, they call US
q traitor. If we stay in our Office and
attend to our business, folks say we are
too proud to mingle with our fellows.
If we do not pay all bills promptly,
folks say we are not to be trusted; if
we do pay promptly, they say we stole
the money. Don't an editor occupy an
enviable position2'
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-10-18

On the 9TH of this month there died
at New Orleans, in the seventy-frst
year of his life, Christian Roselius, for
twenty-five years Professor of Law at
the University of Louisiana, and gen.
orally recognized as one of the most
eminent jurists of the State. A Ger
man by birth, coming over TO this
country without means or education
nay, rather worse, as "redemptorlst,
as it was called at the time, meaning a
man who had entered an obligation to
serve out his passage money ON his ar
rival here = Roselius soon earned
money enough to give himself thor
ough education, and to enter the legal
profession. During his twenty
years professorship of civil law at the
University he did not mlss single lee
ture, in spite Qfh enormous practice,
Along with his intimate friend and
colleague, Hon. J. A Rozier, he en-
ergetically opposed the Louisiana Sc
cession ordinance of course, unsuc-
cessfully. General Hurlbut, while COM
manding the United States army at New
Orleans, offered him the Supreme
,Tudgeship of the State during its oc-
eupation by the United States army,
but this Roselius refused, when he
learned. on inquiry, that the military
authority would disregard all decisions
of the court that might be considered
obnoxious by the military power.
Several years ago Prot. Roselius
retired from practice. but having lost
his whole fortune in bad speeulatlons,
entered it again and spent the last
years of his life in paying off his
debts.-MtssOuri Democrat. /. III
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-10-18
Discovery Of America Columbus An
tieipated.

Interesting relics Of the early dis
eovery of America occasionally turn
up. At a late meeting of the Mexican
Geographical Society, Mr.. Bliss stated
that some brass tablets had been late
ly discovered in the northern part of
Brazil, and not far from the coast
which careful examination had shown
were covered with Phenieian inscrip-
tions, telling of the discovery of Amer
lea five centuries before Christ. The
tablets had been acquired by the Mu-
scum of Rio JaneirO, with whose di-
rector he was personally acquainted,
and the connection of this gentleman
with the discovery of the tablets was
In itself guarantee of the correctness
of the report. The inscriptions, so
far as yet deciphered, relate that, from
a port on the Red sea, SidOnian feet
sailed, and following the east coast of
Africa, doubled the Cape; thence fol-
lowing the African west coast, proba-
bly, with the southeast trade winds Of
the southern ATTITUDES, until the north
east trades, preventing further progress
northward, forced the prOws of the
vessels across the broad Atlantic. At
any rate, according to Mr.. Bliss, the
tablets record the fact of the Pheni-
clan feet having reached the Americas
five centuries before Christ, at some
point now known as northern Brazil
that the tablets give the number Of
vessels, the number of the crews, the
name of Sidon as their home. and, in
deed, various very interesting partieu-
lars. Mr.. Bliss had promised, when
he acquires further particulars to hand
them to the society
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-10-18

A SCANDAL story is told of woman
who freely used her tongue to the scan
dal Of others, and made confession to
the priest of what she had done. He
gave her ripe thistle top, and told her
to go in various directions and scatter
the seeds one by one. Wondering at
the penance, she obeyed, and then ro-
turned aud told her eonfessor. To her
amazement, he told her to go back and
gather the scattered seed : and when
she objected that it would be impOssi-
BILE, he replied that it would be still
more difficult to gather up and destroy
all the evil reports she had circulated
about others. Any thoughtless, care
less child can scatter handful of this
tie seeds before the wind in moment,
but the strongest ard wisest man can
not gather them again.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-10-18
A Bad Sell.

Here is curious story of the old
slavery times, which we pick up from
a Western Carolina newspaper. In
the gold mining regions of Burke
county, lived an industrious, well-to-
do free colored woman, named Nancy
BOyce. She was engaged to marry
Jack, slave, and in order to have
everything pleasant she put her hand
in her pocket and bought him of his
master. But she was shrewd enough
to take bill of sale of him, fortunate
ly, as it happened, for Jack turned out
to be utterly worthless. and a perfect
sot. But little need was there for
Nancy to go to the Courts for relief by
divorce. She knew better way than
that. She owned her man, and she
simply sold him to a slavedealer, who
carried him off to the far Southwest,
so that the sharp Nancy was never
bothered by him again. Husbands
have been badly sold before, though
not in this particular way.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-10-18
Ex-PresiGent JOhnsOn's Loss.

The Knoxville Press and Herald of
the 9th inst. settles this disputed mat
ter authoritatively. 1t says:
ExPresident ohnson arrived in the
city, yesterday, from his home at Green
vile. He has not fully recovered
from the effect of his malignant attack
of cholera, last July, but is GONZALES
cent. He hopes in short time to be
in the enjoyment Of his usual good
health.
As the press throughoutthe country
has contained various statements rela-
tive to his probable loss by the suspen-
sion of the First National Bank of
Washington, We gathered the facts in
the case from him, and are authorized
to state that when the bank suspended,
Observation-Disclosures deposit s13, 600:
He regards its recovery as matter OF
doubt. If it proves an actual loss, 1t
will not exhaust his resources.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-10-18
v. L. Williams---Bo Boot
and Shoe Store, Hats,
Il Caps, Umbrellas,
q g. : ..s. e Valises, Etc. ..,P
4 "Live and Let Live Prices"
New and Extensive Fall Stock Just
Received.
Ladies', Misses and Children's Custom
very Superior Shop-made
Boots and Shoes, both in Sewed
and Pegged Work. - "a.
Baby Shoes, in Great Variety, Just
Received.

Baby Shoes, In Great Variety, Just
Received.
idgiE eHi 81 - .rsL.d15aE
CLARKsyILLE, TENN, October IL, ~.
Y. L. WILLIAMS would have all to
know that he has now in store, for the
Fall Trade, his large stock of Boots,
Shoes, Hats, Caps, Valises, Umbrellas
and Gents Furnishing Goods, which
he is offering at less prices than the
same goods have ever been sold at in
this market L fully appreciate the
exceeding stringency of the money
market, and hence will give you my
goods at prices commensurate with the
"HARD TIMES. u In the selection of
my stock, great care was taken to buy
goods of best material and workman
ship, and though these goods are Of
fered you at less prices than they have
ever been sold in Clarksville, can
give you a guarantee of ''GooD Quail
ITY'' on nearly every pair of shoes you
get. A full stock ofGents' and Boys
Kip Boots, all grades and at bottom
prices. The best So 90 Gents Kip
Boot in Clarksville. s
Ladies' Shoes, full calf yamp and
quarter, 81 90
Gents full stock calf shoes, 1 So
Gents " kip / 30
Boys calf 1 80
THESE ARE GooD SHOES. The best
for the money in the market, and will
guarantee them to give satisfaction.
Allother grades proportionately cheap.
The Farmers Shoe-snow and dirt
excluder. Call and see it. These
goods must be seen to be appreciated.
Call in and look at them, / will take
pleasure in showing them to you,
whether you buy or not, one look at
them with their astonishingly low
prices will convince you that we offer
greater inducements than we advertise. |
1t matters not where you have bought |
heretofore, nor how well they have
worn, just call In to see me this fall, if
for nothing more than to compare my
goods with others in the market, and |
then buy where you can get the best |
bargains. In Hats, Caps and Gents
Furnishing Goods, l have very COM
plete stock. All the Nobby Styles of
Gents Hats, as well as the more staple !
goods. Call and see HALLS ARCTIC |
CAP;" can be worn as four different
caps. The very thing for winter.
Don't buy your Boots, Shoes, Hats,
&C., &C., this Fall, till you have seen
mine, as.I feel sure, l can save you
money. You are kindly invited to
examine my stock. My Storeroom is
No. q, corner Franklin and 1st Cross
Very Respectfully,
V, l.. WILLIAMS.
Oct. II, 1873-tf.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-10-18
OCTOBER.

There comes month In the weary year,
"A month of leisure and healthful rest;
When the ripe leaves fall, and the air is
7 lllcIear.frt - ~ ~ s.lsls slLlll r
October, the.brown. the crisp, the blest.
Ny life has little enough of bliss
g 1 drag the days OF th-odd eleven, Il
Counting the time that shall lead to this,
The month that opens the hunters heay-
ell. ht ~. tet
And o for the mornings crisp and white,
With The sweeper the hounds upon the
"a track = flitsi9sse Jos iH--E
The bark-roofed cabin, the camp fires
The freak ofthe deer and the rifie's crack
Do you call this triiinge tell you, friend,
A life in the forest is past all praise,
Give me a dozen such months on end,
You may take my balance of years and
Tqb days. a7l r9dQuH 4 rGL.
For brick and mortar breed filth and crime;
And pulse of evil throbs and beats;
And men grow withered before their prime
With the curse paved in on the lanes and
q streets; li a iFaAtt ~
And lungs are choked. and shoulders are
bowed al
|. In the smothering reek ofmill and mine,
And Death stalks in the struggling crowd,
But he shuns the shadow OF oak and pine.
And of all to which the memory clinss,
There is naught so sweet as the sunny
spots ~
Where our shanties stood by the crystal
springs, "a r-uf a-. s.-Gs
The vanished hounds, and the lucky shots.
tlh lti The .AJifne.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-10-18
shipment of Large Quantities Of Coal.

Mr.. John Trenbath, of Nashville,
has received the contract for building
half ia miles Ofchutes on the Tennessee
River, where it is crossed by the Eliz-
abethtown and Padueah Road, for the
st. Bernard Coal Company. the work
to be completed by the first of Decem-
Der. At the pointat which the ehutes
are to be erected there is a natural har-
Dor, where enc thousand coal barges
may be moored if necessary. The
Ohio River has been so frequently fro
zen over of late years and that, too
for a considerable length Of time, that
the company has determined to have
an outlet for their coal in all seasons.
Besides, they can ship coal via the
Tennessee River south, east, north or
west at much cheaper rates than by
rail, and supply an immense territory.
A number of mechanics left here Fri
day for the point designated, to com
mence the work of constructing the
ehutes at onee.-Nash. BdRaer, 9TH
INST. .. ..-f
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-10-18

Nor So.-The Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, in letter from the White
Mountains, calls our attention to the
following paragraph, which, it appears,
is floating through the country press
"The story goes Mr. A. f. Fawcette,
the well-known horsepower, is about
to go to New York for the purpose Of
purchasing back Dexter from Mr..
Robert Bonner, to whom he sold him
some years ago. Mr.. Bonner bought
the famous gelding with the intention
ofkeeping him for his own private use,
entered into an agreement with Mr..
Fawcette that he should have him back
whenever his time of 2:l7l should be
beaten"
The story goes" wrong. There is
not word of truth in it. We made
no agreement to resell Dexter; and no
sum which will ever be paid for any
horse is likely to buy him. Dexter has
trotted mile in ZIG, in presence Of
ten thousand people, and no other
horse ever trotted mile as fast as this,
except Mr.. Bonner's young horse, Joe
Elliott. He has trotted in .l:l53.-N.
y. Ledger.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-10-18

OBITUARY--SIR EDWARD LAND
sEER-By a cable dispatch from Eng
land, we learn of the death of Sir Ed
ward Landseer, the celebrated painter
of animals. Sir Edward was born in
London in 1893. While a child he
was remarkable for skill in drawing,
and for the facility with which he
seized the characteristic expression of
the objects of which he was initiating.
Among his works which were remark
able for their fidelity to nature were
Dogs Fighting" 'The Return from
Deer Stalking, 1927, "The Poachers," ;"
None but the Brave Deserve the
Fair" Sir Walter Scott and his
Dogs" The Otter Speared, 4" The
Stag at Bay" &c. No English painter
of the century has been more univer-
sally popular, and none, unless per-
haps Sir Thomas Lawrence, had re-
ceived more lucrative rewards from
his pencil. His pictures have for
many years been regularly engraved,
and for the copyright of some of them
he had received as much as $1,000, in
addition to the price of the picture.
For more than thirty years Landseer
had been a royal academeciaD, and in
1850 he was knighted At the Expo
sition Universelle, in Paris, a large
gold medal was awarded to him, an
honor accorded to no other British
artist.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-10-18
Protection to Registered Letters.

The third assistant postmaster gen.
eral is making arrangements to secure
better protection to registered letters
in their transmission through the mails.
At present the railway postal clerks
are Obliged to receipt for each package,
and the registered letters are often
mixed with other mail matter. 1t is
now proposed to forward all through
registered pouches, with separate
lock, to which only the postmasters
and distributing officers, will have
keys. The postal clerks will then be
required to receipt only for the regis
tered pouch. 1t is expected that the
danger of loss will be less by this new
system. Two thousand special regis
tered pouches have just been ordered.
The receipts for registered letters
during the last fiscal year we're
S2j, 600, yielding a net revenue to the
government of $S5,000.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-10-18

THIRTY-Two CENTS" echoed n
woman yesterday, when her grocer
charged her that sum for a pound Of
butter. Yes, 'um," he replied, with
a bland smile. You see the gro
GERS cant carry much OF a reserve,
and we can't turn out our eollaterals
at a sacrifice. If the Government calls
in the bonds due in 1874, and the I'M
ports ofbullion tend to ease the money
market little, butter must find its lev
el with everything else. Butter is very
panicky just now but | think theworst
is over" She paid the money without
further growing.