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gallon. Flour Has active sntl venk. Wlnat raa
activo, and 1l{o lowor closing at S1.189{ oaali,
s1.1o@1.1e}1s seller June and $1.2t91 for No. 2
Slinnosofn. Corn wau active, and 2l1ao lowor,
closing at 579Go oant and 5826o sollor July. Oats
wero acs!yo and SO lower, closing at 46o cnsh
aud 4433@o aollor Juno. 1.yo was quiet aud Ia
lower, Mt $1.00. Barley wsB inaotivo, aud notnt-
na1ly 5o lower, ut 9t55@l.6o for No. q and 81 .15
Oils for No. 3. Hogs wcro actlyo and hr1ner.
cattlo ndvancod m 10 andor brisk demand.
8leop uuohaggcd.
, 1874-05-26

There is an elephant connected wth eveEy
Wedding, Which the happy pair Immediately find
upon their hands the very first day aftor they
elephant an affoctionnte elephant, a wel-moant
and well-dispoBod elephant, but it is none the
loss Al elephant. and the happy pair know no
more what TO do With it than tho man who drew
the 1.-Two ono in tho lottery. Worse fhan ail, 1t Ia
an elophnnt sanctioned by i1nmomorial uHago,
and one which mustn't be sold and cannot bo
giyeu away without doing violence to the bonds
Of friendship which suggested 1t. 4 reference
to tho recent G1ant-6artoris wedding will Ok
p1ain the nature and habits Of tls matrimonial
paohydorn, and how It ia ii becomes
10 troublesome and casts ita huge, dask
shadow aslant the loft and silyery
radiance Of the honeymoon Tho Prcsfdonts
daughter and hor husband were favored with
nu.nesous md aTectionase friends, who layisAel
upon them many tokens Of tloir esteem in tho
shnpe Of gold, silver, ormo1a, and pearl articles
for ornament and use. These valuable articles
woro packed away In trunks, and aro now atloat
upon tlso bEiny deep, under the seal OF Mr. and
Mrs. sartorls' chocks. It. is not probable either
lIr. or Mrs. Bartoris have much concern for them
now. Thera is gory little In this world which
1as any attractions for victims Of hyporeatleHia;
but when AIr. aud llrs. sartosls arrive at their
new home, and unpack their trunks prepara-
tory to going to housekeeping, the elephant
will make bis sppearance, and wheEo to
Lie AMI hat n
do with him, will be the first problem
Of tnoir life-pastne1ship. The of1lcinl list Of
! presents mado to them shows that they will find
ITO loss than aoyon sorvicos OF berry-dlahes, five
! Bibles cir water-pitchorB, five services Of ico-
cream dishes, and tol]et-sarvioes sufficient to
supply tho Whole sartorls uoigllborhood.
| What will they do nth them3 How can they
utilize them?
| WnAt Ia truo Of the Grant-sartoris Wedding
Ia true OF Ill weddiuga. In humber lite, the
elephant, however, takes another form. Tho
male friends OF tho newly~1narried pair always
| convey their wBhea for happiness and prospect,
ty Ia oake~basket, 7llle nothing ia 80 express
I've OF the undying Affection Of s
folnale friend AZ a hutter.kntfe. II II
ploaBant to have these good wishes. It Is pleas
ant to have undying Affection. IL !s pleasant
! to hayc cake.basket II you have cake to put II
1t. IT Is pleasant to have q bnttcr-lnife II yot
have buttcr to cut with It. But il It pleasant to
= aowly married coupla to find themselves Wit!
| aa many caka-haakots "a they have gentlenes
friends aud aa many butter-knlvos as they hav4
lady friends Use might be found tor ono O.
tvo oake-baskets and two Or three butter-kniyos
but when It comea to half-a-dozeu oAko~baakot
and = dozon or two butter-knlyes, It psesonts II
embarrassment OF riohas to tho young house
kespera. who cannot be expected to diet sxolu
slysly upon oaks snd butter, not"athatAndtD
ths ittfus phArdesss u ths appetite taStn
, 1874-05-26
POLITICAL NOTES AND NEWS.
Tin e,ootIon IN Oregon occurs nhxt Monday,
,pd thn nriuulpal candidates ara:

Tin e,octIon IN Oregon occurs nh1t Monday,
aud tho principal candidates arc:
t,oyetnox-rhomsa +: dsmuuell, 1ndenendsna.
"'''" Lafayette F. droves, DcMoeszs.
! 6. Touaan, Republican,
co,ore..-T,mothy ", Davenport. Indepaudsnt.
S'us' George A. Ii Dow, Democrat.
Richard Williams. Republican.
r,ha snn Frsuclaoo Bulletin, reviewing thu Sit
nation In oreeou says tle raoe for Governoria be-
tween Campbell Ind Grover, and, for Congress.
batxeep Davenport and Williams. and ths BuNe-
tin ssye,
In several Of tho counties. the Democrats aud He-
publ!o4v have openly eoa!esce on catnsy .ad egs.
a 9ns s nopo e On s ss to
bstWcan the old party leaders IN tho monopoly interest
u nous ho ls.s seal alttough not 90 opsn Ihese ~ ~
spoiis, The Republicans ars contont thRt Grover
s6sA rstan ths otnee q aovasnaz: tasif St5aa. III;
dsfa Willau1h, ftn1aatly known IN Oregon ~ "slpt
y.s s'ss:d& o2Eas ggt I'D d. e.
, 1874-05-26

Tho Chicago produce markets wero generally
weak yesterday, with moro doing IN hreadstunts.
Ness pork declined 400, but closed flrmer at
817.e715917,45 cash, md el7.d0@17D6 seller
July. Lnrd was qulot and steady, closing at
slo.7s per 100 lha caah, and sio.o5@l1.oo seller
July. Meats wote quiet and easer, o}osfng ut 01A1
@oqso TOR shoulders. $500 tor short ribs, o}s@
9Ac for short clear, and 1o91@11}4o for sweet"
ptcklcd hama. Lake ftstghts were actiyo and
atmor, n a31o for corn 70 Buffalo. utghwipea
xaso aaors active ahd unchanged. 1t a4]fo per
, 1874-05-26

tho interesting period Of tho honeymoon
II cako-baskotB could bo used for frynB"pans, or
ooal-aouttlcs, or washbow1s, md 1t bnttor-kntVca
could DO made to do service aa tablo-kniVoB, tho
ntfootion represented by them would not DO 30
embarrassing. But this Ia mnnifcstiy impossi-
bio. It Is not every ono who can turn multi
plfcity Of tho aatno article to account as Lord
Dexter did whom hc found himao1f attck with
cargo Of warmiug~pans and shipped thcn to
Cnba, having persuaded tho planters that they
wore admirable eugar-ladlcB. It will puzzle any
ono who is not in tho borry md ico-orcam busi-
mesa 10 discover what In tho world A1r. and atra.
sartoris can do with 30 n,any berry and
ice-croam services. Borries aro only In season
for brief period, and tho uso Of suiaoiont bor-
ries to utilize all these aorvices. even in this
briof period, would involve physical conso~
quoncoa which aro rathor distressing to oouton1-
r1ato. 1co.oream may 10 palstable all tho year
round, but constant diet Of ice-oroam might
bring on coolnoaH between thom, and thore
should be no coolneBa except IN tho refrigerator.
This proollvity Of tho malo being to plungo
into oake-bnskot when lia friends IRE married,
and Of tho fcmalo botng to ruah franticatly
utter = buttor-knife whon her friends arc
married, is purely matter Of convention
and want Of thought. . LII shecr despair,
tho respective friends Of tho young
pair about to 1aunoh upon tho troubled wators Of
nlatrimony settle upon tho cako-basket aud but
ter-lnife as happy relief from tho vezatiouB
problom what to choose, upon tho satne principle
that tho distracted housewife, uncertain vhat
she Bhall have for dinner, falls back upon beef
steak, which Ia usuas1y just what Patorla1niltaH
docs not want at all. Thoro doea not geem to
bo any way out Of this embarrassing business
except for the friends Of the married pair tc
moot and resolve to throw out buttcr-knivos
and cake-baRkots altogether, mud not duplicate
each othor's pledges OF affection. Then lot oact
one exercise son,e fancy In obtaining sofnethint
unique, Or, what would be still botter, Let then
give the young couple fair start Ia furnishing
| the house. Lot one got tho oookipg-atove
another tho kitchon-waro, one parlor carpet
! another furniture, ono booli-collection. anoth
or pictures, and 30 on. In this mannor tho yer
elegant but worry usoless assortment OF butter
knives and cako-baske.s with which tho youn
couple find themselves wrcat1lng might b
avoided, and fhe elephant would not diatur
their alumbers.
, 1874-05-26

Aid. Jonas last night reported to tho Common
Council series Of resolutions which will meet
the hearty appreciation Of Taxpayers. They set
forth that it is not expodiont, in Wow Of tho
present condition Of the Treasury, to undertake
the building OF a Courthouse or consider any
steps preliminary theroto, until tho resources Of
tue city have been increased. The resolutions
NAre refarreh
, 1874-05-26
Mo8EH,

Q1U2EQs
lroaeH according to the sunday-sobool scholar,
was the only man who ever broke all the Com
,nandnaepts at once, His namosake, tho doy~
eruor, according to South Carolns, has como
protty near performing tho san1o somewhat dlf-
1cult feat. However,. it has boen thought best
to punish him for their violatiou, one by one.
The sntortain1nent-it iH hugely entertaining to
alt honest 1ne.,-has begun with his indictment,
by Republican Grand jury, for brcaoh Of trust
with fraudulent Intentions and for grand lar
cony, a County Treasurer, one Humbort, was
indicted ut tho Bamc timo. He is charged Tlth
Anyiug usel $4,000 OF county funds to pay
Afoses' private debts. The Governor is known
to bo in,peounious 1t ID but fow woaks Binco
lo dad from Charleston to Columbia to escape
an in,portunate creditor. Tho lastor followed
him, knocked down tho servant who tried to
shut the door upon him, caught Moaea
In ha room, and, by careleas
display Of what ho formed "pistols
and things" got lis Bill paid at once. Since
theu, proceedings In bankruptcy have besn
bof,1u. The t!I-got money has disappeared.
Tho luokleas Gubssnatorlal tllof owea his tailor,
hts shoemlker, hia grocer. II looks a. though
h.s associates had decided to taaks Mosea play
joaau. Tha3 4pp.tshtly ~ thas Il H slaas II
, 1874-05-26

1Ir. clements, an Illinois mombet Of tile
HouBo Of Representatives, has introduced bill
to remand corporations in any 6tato to tho juris-
diction Of State Courts. Thoro is little CHANCE
that the bill will pass at tho present aession; in
any caae, It's ez post facio operation would, Of
eourae, be- impossible.
, 1874-05-26

Tie latest form Of objurgation sgsin't the
Presidents veto Is that tho Pzosstent F." Inflated
hfs own salary to $4,000 year because a1s
daughter was about to got married. ana ne
walted to pay tho oxponso OF thas ceremony
out Of tho pockets Of tho poor We grove 70
find this sentiment copied into several hepuo1i-
cln papers from tho Alaroa (1a.) Nste', atBelt
nepubfcan iournnl,
, 1874-05-26

The Chicago Ercning Journal, q dereliot organ
Of tho present Administration, hardly knows
~ which more to feel towards Secretary RicliBrd-
son-pity or contempt" Until further notice
It will be- content to "fool" good deal OF each,
without stopping to A1 proportions.
, 1874-05-26

Elder Cannon'a PoiygamouH praotioeB were
under investigation by tue Houae Committee On
Elections yesterday. It was pretty clearly ostab-
liahcd that tho Elders last weddiug-trip waa
taken IN company With wife No, and wife No,
L. Tho whole party, with y thrifty oyo to busi~
neas, went a-datng, not caring go much for
human and divine laws ae for tha faetitioua
standard OF solid comfort which hos boon SGT up
bY the Mormon Church.
, 1874-05-26

ApEhpu1 o. Msnas Yb1 sfSne ySax.
snoarnan suM n1s burlcsaus Of II l'ad Dlokoy."
, 1874-05-26
TO.pAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

M'v1UKKRs TIIEATRE-hadison strcg ntn,g9co11 ngsTogh
pearboyn and STATE. Kugsfcnontot ot ""SK'' A'0A~'''
j" PcAr1 Of SAfoy.h
, 1874-05-26

One OF tho most important questions which
presents tselt to tho poopio Of this ssate is how
to pay tho taxes for 1873, now duo. In Chicago
our people will layo TO pay almost SO, ,000.0 900 be-
fore tho lat Of August. leas what they havc a.
ready paid Bince January, In tho whole stato Of
Illinois tho aggregate tar levied for 1873 for
State, town, county, city. and school district,
including interest on outstanding indobtodness,
will not tall abort OF s2d, ,ooo, GOO, aud may reach
several millions moro. This Is not exceptional.
Tic tux aystom Of this State has Deen used In all
tta 1overity for q number OF years. Thus tho
Auditor Of State estimates that the taxes In ILL.,
nois for 1870 md 1871 we're aB follows:
, 1874-05-26

AoADEMY or a.tod :tFMse M RoSs Re,TseP .mi1
3tDn nnu Atonfns. fyHaEelnons q tno ''~e
u l5ccs Of tho Kitohon."
, 1874-05-26

K1N1sBURY MUSIC HALL-Cls!k strnet, botwoea
rsnioiph aud Lako, lBullook's Royal 1Iarton1ttes.
, 1874-05-26

ATTENTION, SIR KNIGHTS or .APoLq COM.
MANDENY No. ], <. TIA councll 81 q Z. =: knlxhfs nI
ffnosas u ocleek tss soisrsng ss osseF.
4se U, u. W. LOCKE Recorder
, 1874-05-26

vii DO olI III their hall q aud il Aioas
foa.s the evening ut M oolook MofK q !He aa Iafo
Oekroo. DS order W liz o4th'"' "e''
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notcal and mononoly rings foar tic dcient or thef
ssnaasea esn.o: ho&"ns'"n"a 'nA' '''s nAS' '''"s'
io'esa. ,.n.,,.,,,o 7o,,o, sova =, I'm con.
VaBh IN Oregon:
rllere are three Tickets IN tho aca. with no spprecia@
bio difference In sletr rlsforms All prosesa to l9 for
reform md economy. mud yet eaen o''2 uomahG1ln9
tie most wastot S sae aS To INK
ersns u taYue H. ., ast LII tnn hsst no,snres. nnf
t1o,tah w link t,e,r plsfort Nh abomination I'll
a. ooo az tic othora t, We hopo they nny succeed
rondonts ia be defoatod IN ore8on thoy T1il ayo
their own incxpeablo aud lndlenaeie pI"oe oaa ~ to
naso ,or II: naGn h sron oamgrnsa md tho NJ
tonst Musa rreasty. nd bronosnR tlo Inauguration Of
poneo Of he nnon, to contioi t1e politica Of shat
ststs in tho fuure-rreacnls ilah!civo issuo ~
between Independence and tl9 lle1nap'can party or
1ndepoudents and tho pefnoerahe rsrty:
-Tremor ". Park late Of California, and
especially OF Mariposa, now Of Vermont, With
drawn hin psnn M nj, aspfrant for Governor Of
s..a. Ia .m1 .,,n ,,n1iv;,lc1 chofco of Tho ne-
Sesnohs' saa sne 11.,,e ~ ~ no1v IN fo,,
publican Convention tJnne ~ 1a nao'y 70 '"l1
-Two years aco Andy johnson uado trouble
m u mr. atdo NJ t1,e l,ouoon in Tennessoe, and,
m on oat eia' 10 =, oa as1 nm D rotos oootod Toraco
Maynard to Congrona FOR tho stato At ihrgo' Iais
year t1ero a trouble on tue !" other R1dc or tho
1,ouao. :" nj, cauaed bv Tho Civil nights bill In
ronrraaa ,,1,,oh t1,o h,,ot 7,oruhl,cana atoutlv
s". sa ~ H. ,.,,,t. nan,,,1iaans oa atont1v
oemnno anu r. 9no 1t, "n'to l'opuonoaus 40 "'ou''
ropudiatc. The Nashville banner saye
There ta crisis III tho history Of tie nepublieaa
Et 1 II from .To " 20
ths CYL rgnte Mo SfS r. toa tna .no
efore our sato cast hor fortunes with tho Consedor-
ssy, @ though on yery 9aertnt lssae nsowa!oy, IL
largo number Of followers. while tho other Hiugs
strSDg and tho party bids fair to aash itself nto
an.tnere9ns. % =, .,,,. ,om. uor,,o ,1 II ia.
olineH to make tho r.co for Governor Of Ten
nossoe; aua tho Republicans who, two yoara
ago (tnnnks to A. -, olootod aevon out Of ten
congroesmoh, 40 nos now entertain 1n' %e'!.grounu.
cd hopoe OF eieofanE ofea ohos &ho Mofaphia'
| rho Chattanooga patly Commercial {Ropnb!.can>
ipdoraes Senator nrosnlow't yiews on tic "cisl
, 1874-05-26

CHICAGO aisIa Wo.s s1 Maa:Sn Ean
tAlnb1oau, oto,
, 1874-05-26

rnpEpAUGn's CIRCUS State attoet, oosncr THan.
Ar,thira, Afternoon and evening.
, 1874-05-26

n A. uAs31M&r {oGN No, &C, 4. F. and Il. N.
RcEusf Tuesday eXan9ns. May w. oe ~ ~
THOR hail. corner Weat hlads1n end Nnb9s"'ts "ofk o.
~ L. Nss'''' o''''' j. s. McFANAANp, ". II.
, 1874-05-26

EXPOSITION BUILDING Lake shore. foot Of Adams
, 1874-05-26

enonGe to retro on.-HocS 1sldnn t1hl un'o1.
Rouuhlicau paper, ie Of tho opinion tlht 1t tho
CIyu Rights bill bears the conAtrnctlon which
tie corporatlons put on it, the people Of thla
State will demand sts repeal. ,,..,.
al. Init thoy arc not yet Com,nunista How
long before they embrace tue seductive and
dannorous doctrines OF Communism dopcEda
nnon tho length Of timo they arc Idle, and thiA
depends upon tho wisdom and virtno Of our o.
! ] eauco Of tho local governments nrc overlooked.
SSct thev need looking after. There ia biz leak
1,oar oyery tax-psyer's door, through which liu
earnings escape. Lot uB illustrate In indiana
county govornments costs tho. people about
.s5 01Gl O60, There aro four oflces County
fNork's, Ireasuror's Auditors, and Sheriff .,
| whose inot.mbouta numbering over 27o, receive
about 81 900 600 in tho way of salaries and tees'
lar BY nhiol st least ono-half now laylahed r.
on officials may ba saved to the people, aud his
oue.halt 1t now in the pockets OF THO unoi!-
ployol laboriug mon Of Indiana would furnish
inany OF tLesa the relief they now need. Eaeh
better condition Of tlings. Wo shall from tln:o
to ttmo poitlt cut whit wa conceive to ho proper
reforms aud remodios. For tue present lot o. "
cry man begin to reform lls own abuses, rs
cal goyornments. All these purgo1 It will 30 sn
oasy Job to olaan tue Augehn stables at Waal.-
ington.--Ne'o Albany (Ina.) Ledger..
.-"Refogm or orEeyoluslonl" Th!bis tho wascls-
word and reply" Of tho present time. It a not.
Which potitical party do you bolong to7 Docs
any man believe our aoyesnsnent eaM Sc, o. ~
crossing III its corruption and generalization for
! ten yoa1a longer Without ending In tho thtoes
| Oh bloody roSoutlon2 Let that man continue
| to vote fof the party. Docs any .nan love LIS
party mora than hia eoqntsy2 H. ~ taai; th*' Us
kind Of nun who, 10 hs blind fspatiosn ~ %
tbo iaud. Lot Amorlcanu sriao,. and throw Oft tho
INCUBUS Of party, and show themselves 10 bo
| truo to tho wants Of the Aour.-Alias Countv
| fIo,pa1 Journal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-08-08
, Secrets nf fhe RonL

4 a former Brooklyn saloon keeper.
who has been converted by the Quaker
ladies, has printed the recipes he used
to keep secret. Hesays burbon or rye
whisky is manufactured from high
wires, commonly called fusil-oil whis-
XIV. made to-day and drunk three days
after. It(also contains vinegar, syrup,
oil of burbon, French coloriDg, blue
stone, and other poisonous chemicals.
1t costs from 80 cents to 81 a gallon,
and retails for S5a$6 a gallon.
Cognac brandy is made from French
or Cologne spirits, burnt sugar, oil of
cognae, vinegar, bluestone, Jamaica
rum, honey, syrup, port wine, French
coloring, alum and aloes. 1t costs g
a gallon and retails from Sc to SO a
gallon. sH
Irish or Scotch whisky is made from
Canadian highYines, or new distilled
whisky, one week old, saltpetre, fine
salt, essence of oil of Scotch or Irish
whisky, fusel oil, syrup, bluestone.
st. Croix rum; some imported Irish
or Scotch whisky for flavor. 1t costs
Sl.50 and retails for Sc gallon.
What sells for the best old Holland
gin is made from French spirits, wa
ter, oil of juniper, syrup, white wine
vinegar, bluestone, New England
rum, peach pips. with some imported
gin for flavor.
Old Tom gin is made from the
same, ingredients, but double syrup is
added TO make it sweeter 1t costs
$l25 a gallon and retails for So. 1t is
also bottled as a medicine and sold fol-
kidney disease.
Jamaica and st. Croix rum is made
of double refined highwines, French
coloring, oil of rum, fusel oil vinegar
bluestone, burnt sugar, molasses syrup
with some imported Jamaica, Cuba
or st. Croix rum for flavor, alum
alOes, and prune juice.
Stock ale or porter is diluted will
oil of vitrol, strychnine, and aquo for
It's to make it keep. New ale is dilu
led with oil of vitriol and damaged
molasses. Lager beer contains a littl'
malt, plenty of water, some inferior
hops, rosin, tar, saleratus, soda, will
four different chemicals to make j
keep after brewing.
An ex-liquor dealer said that fluid
sold at over two-thlrds of the bars il
New York and Brooklon are com
pounded as above.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-08-08
Minister Worship.

Then there is blind and bigoted ad-
miration of clergymen, outrunning the
bounds of reason-a sort of semi-wor-
shlp-a looking on them as if they
were demi-gods. The old lady in the
backwoods who replied to the protesta-
ton from her pastor, not to make his
tea quite so sweet, LA, it would not
be too good for the minister if it was
all molasses, was but the ignorant pro-
totype of numerous and cultivated
.l.cS
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-08-08

A SMALL black insect has attacked
the corn in various portions of Kan
sas. Grasshoppers are making inroads
upon the growing clover. An unknown
species OF worm is going for the goose
berries, and nearly everything in the
growing line has some description of
pest lying around ready to work as
much destruction as possible.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-08-08

HOLLAND, with its 3,5l5,3l6 we'll
educate inhabitants, has 1904 book
sellers, 367 hand-press printers, and
70 printers by steam; 153 paper manu-
facturers and wholesale paper dealers,
81 book binders. 81 music sellers, 4S
printsellers, and 10 map and chart pub
llshers. In no country in the world
is there so large a number of book
sellers compared with the total popu-
lation. Scotland, perhaps, would take
the next rank.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-08-08

WE notice in the Knoxville Press and
Herald that Hon. Horace Maynard Is
stumping old Knox in behalf of the
Republican county ticket. Well, well
Who'd a thunk it, A prospective
candidate for the Vice Presidency in
1876 engaged in a four-pence ha pen
ny game Ike thatl - Ye gods We are
amazedr Yale, HOratio! The last
link is broken that bound us to thee.
IfLenS Post.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-08-08

A new game called Granger Seven
up" is announced. Three persons play
for can of oysters. The first man
out gets the oysters. the last the can,
and the "middle-man" don't get any
thing. That is High Low" without
either Jack" or Game"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-08-08

Missouri has coal in forty three
counties, iron in forty-eight, lead in
fifty-four, zinc in nineteen, tin in six,
copper in twenty-one, marble, in nine,
kaolin in eleven, nickie in thirteen,
and Other minerals aud clays distribu-
ted throughout the State.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-08-08

A BEER saloon in St. Louis is adorn-
ed with full sets of Hogarth and Girl
rays caricatures, besides two hundred
and fifty portraits of actors and ac-
treSses, and some hundreds of more
modern caricatures. Hogarth and
Gilray, complete, are rare even in IL
braricS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-08-08

THE scandalous action of the Pres
ident and the Secretary of War in or
dering troops to Vicksburg, at the re-
quest of the Acting Governor of Ms
sissippi, and in cOuntermanding the
order at the request of the Radical
Mayor and Postmaster at that place,
illustrates as forcibly as anything that
has been done within the past FIVE
years, the shamelessness with which
the army is prostituted by Grants Ad-
ministration to the base use of politi-
cal terrorism and bayonet dictation at
the polls.-Ne1D York World.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-08-08

WHATS hay?" asked man of an
honest Granger in Burlington. Iowa
the other morn. The Z. of II. told
him S13 80, and followed the man
around the wagon, as he examined the
hay very carefully. He expressed
himself perfectly satisfied with the
price and liked the looks of the hay.
''Shall | put it in your barn p asked
the Granger. We'll, no" the man
said, Il only want a good clean straw
to chew" Take two; one is hardly
sufficient for a donkey" replied the
hay merchant.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-08-08

The acme has been reached in the
paths of titles by music publisher.
who has produced touching piece of
music under the plthetic name of
Mother Bring my little Kitten We
propose getting outs companion piece,
Daddy Have you drowned the Pup
MO. -
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-08-08

WHEAT.-A telegram was received
here few days ago inquiring if $4,000
bushels of good wheat could be OBJ
tanned in this county. No figures of
fered. We understand a few small
lots have been bought at one dollar
per bushel.-Athea s { Tam Post.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-08-08

GAINESVILLE Lodge, No. So meets first
Monday night in every month.
GAINESVILLE Chapter meets first Thursday
after first Monday.
GAINESVILLE Council, meets second Thurs
day after first Monday.
The Commandery meets third Monday.