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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26
Teu Million Gone.

The Secretary of the Interior in his
annual report gives as the total cost of
construction, surveys, equipment, and
operating expenses of the Northern
Pacific Railwayth sum of $2l .353, ,4l6,
and the amount of outstanding bonds
and other Indebtedness at S3l ,55S, ,631.
What has become of the missing ten
millions of dollars g? 1t will be no.
ticed that the deficiency is full 80 per
cent. of the cost of the road. For ev-
gy dollar expended on the road, some
b1dy has taken toll of fifty cents
Instead of ten millions surplus, equal
to the construction of several hundred
miles of railroad, the company owes
that much in excess Of what it has ex-
pended on the part of the road COM
pleted. Has this money or any part OF
it been placed where it will do the
most good?'l Who has got it? and
what was the consideration therefor
The company which has wasted this
$50 600 OOO-actually given away one
halt as muchas it has sunk in the road,
way of a useless roads at Washing
ton, asking Congress to give it fifty OF
siytv millian. of dollars out Of the
Treasury to complete its useless road
Failing iu this, it proposes to surren.
der its land grant in consideration oi
SO many thousand dollars per mile
Substantially, it proposes to sell the
land back for double what 1t IS worth
10 the General Government. That !:
whining the devil around the STUMP
with veng.ance.-C Chicago Tribune
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26

sha' I never point to me and say, Her
husband was hung by his own lies.
The court must separate Us before he
dies"
On the morning of Marion Rhett's
last day on earth certain papers were
placed in his hands. They told him
that the ties that bound him 10 Maud
r ,ymond were broken.
The intelligence embittered his last
moments; but he met his fate with the
courage of a Rhett. 1t was Marion
Rhett who left the daisy leaf in the
library, as is related in the first part of
this story; it was Marion Rhett who
was hung by bis own lies.
The actress committed suicide four
years since in New York. On her
person was found the decree that sepa-
rated her from murderer.
Parke Moultrie and his wife are
happy. Over his desk hangs a sword
and faded uniform. True to the teach
ings of his father-true to the spirit
of the Rhetts-he wore them nobly for
the lost cause"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26
A Nashville Reminiseene OF the Blind
Hero Of WoOdburn.
JNo. NJ. FLEMING,
State Superintendent.
From the washin .ton Star.

From the WashiD .ton Star.l
Your notice yesterday of the famous
Kentucky horse Lexington, reminds
me of an anecdote respecting him.
which is at your service if you deem
it worth anything:
In 1863, or early in 81, large num-
bers of condemned army horses were
occasionally mustered and sold at auc-
ton in Nashville, Tennessee. On one
occasion string of one hundred or so
were hItched to the fence to be sold at
twelve o'clock. A gentleman wanted
to buy three or four, and not being a
Judge of horses, got an expert to point
out a few that would do to recuperate.
Of course they were all in a sad look
ing plight; condemned sure enough.
The expert passed along down the line
marking such as would do to bid on.
In passing down he paused at very
shabby looking frame of bones, eyeing
him for minute with apparent inter-
est, After making the end of the
line, he remarked to his friend,
There's a horse back yonder / want
TO look at again" So he begins again
to survey the same old horse.
There is something remarkable
about the horse" said the examiner.
Surely you would not have me bid on
him?" said the purchaser. No, but
there is something remarkable about
him | don't understand, and contIn-
ued to examine very minutely. This,
said he, lis high blooded horse, and
worth more money, FIVE times over,
than all the troop beside. Still, he IS
mystery to me. He is certainly a
Lexington horse, and yet he is too old
for any of Lexington's colts. L don't {
understand il. There's something
strange about him. There is no such
horse in this country, and yet here he
is" The man had never seen Lex
ington, and was not dreaming of him.
This led to inquiry where the horse
came from. 1t proved to be the verit-
able Lexington himself. He had
been captured in Kentucky, sthrown
into a lot of others, and, after months
of hard service, turns up IN a
crowd Of condemned horses in Nash
vile. The man went into eetacy over
him-hugged and almost kissed him.
The case was reported at headquart-
ers. and orders were Immediately
given to have the old Kentucky
veteran kindly and carefully treated
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26
People Who Whine.

There is a class Of persons IN the
world. BY no means small. whose prom
inent peculiarity is whining. They
whine because they are poor, or IL
rich. because they have no health to
enjoy they riches; they whine because
they have no luck, and others pros
perIty exceeds theirs; they whine be-
cause some friends have died and they
arc still living; they whine because
thew have aches and pains and
they have aches and pains because
they whine; and they whine, no one
can tell why. Now, word 10 these
whining persons. First. stop whinin-
ing-it ia of no use complaining. fret
ting. fault-fndiDg and whining. Why.
YOU are the most deluded set OF erea-
lures that ever lived Do you know
that il is a well-settled principle Of
physiology and common sense, that
these habits are more exhausting to
nervous vitality than almost any other
violation of physiological law? And
do YOU know that life is pretty much
as YOU make it2 You can make it
bright and sunshiDy, or you can make
il dark and shadowy. Then stop whin-
ing and fretting, and go on your way
rejoicing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY.
She stood at the bar Of Justice.

She stood at the bar Of justice,
A creature wan and wild:
In form too small for woman,
In features too old for child;
For look so warm and pathetic
Was stamped on her pale, young face,
1t seemed long years OF suffering
Mnst have left that silent trace.
"Your n uame, said the Judge, rs he eyed he
With kindly look, YET keen,
.Is'i-"Mary Mcclure, If you please, SIR"
.And your age? ?" az am turned fifteen.
well. Mary" and then nom paper
you're charged here, am sorry to say it
With stealing three loaves of bread.
sYou look not like an offender,
And hope that you can show
The charge 10 be false. Now, tell me,
Are you guilty. of this or no ?"
A passionate burst of weeping
Was at first the sole reply,
But she drled her eyes in moment,
And looked in the judges eye.
~ will tell you how it was. sir:
My father and mother are dead,
And my little brothers and sisters
Were hungry and asked me for bread.
At first / earned 1t for them
By working hard all day,
But somehow times were hard, sir.
And the work all fell away.
al could get no more employment;
The weather was bitter cold,
The young ones cried and shivered-
little Johnny's but four years old)-
So what was / to do, sir?
am guilty. but do not condemn,
/ took-oh, was IL stealing:-
The bread to give to them."
Every man in the courtroom
Gray beard and thoughtless youth
Knew, as he looked upon her,
That the prisoner spoke the truth.
Out from their pockets came kerchiefs.
Out from their eyes sprung tears.
And ont from old faded wallets
Treasures boarded for years.
The judges face was a study
The strangeSt yon ever saw,
And he cleared his throat and muttered
Something about the law;
For one SO learned in such matters
So wise in dealing with men,
He seemed, on a simple question,
Sorely puzzled just then.
But no one blamed him or wondered,
When at last these words they heard
"The sentence of this young prisoner
"Is, for the present, deferred!
And no one blamed him or wondered,
When he went to her and smiled,
And tenderly led from the courtroom
Mary, the guilty" child.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26
THE SENATORSHIP.

EDITORS CHRONICLE The public
mind in Tennessee is becoming more
and more excited on the approaching
Senatorial election. Four or FIVE of
our most prominent citizens, not being
able to resist the pressing importantly
of their friends, have declared them
selves candidates for the seat in the
Senate to be made vacant by the expir-
alton of the term of service of the
Hon. W. G. Brownlaw, on the Bird Of
March next. Notwithstanding these
gentlemen are all worthy of the public
confidence, feeling somewhat prevails
that that honor is reserved for one of
our own distinguished citizens, who is
not now a candidate for that Office,
but has ever occupied warm place in
the public heart and whose candidacy
would be hailed by a majority of the
Legislature and the people of the
State, who have always admired him
for his modesty in pressing his claims,
his manly bearing as a gentleman, his
sound conservative principles and
splendid qualifications as statesman.
| mean the Hon. Gustavus A. Henry,
of Montgomery County. Since he
first made his appearance as popular
orator be has been decided favOiite
with the people of Tennessee, who
would be delighted to see him in the
Senate of the United States. As a
representative in the State Legislature
he gave universal satisfaction, and as a
Senator in tho o0hfederate Congress
from Tennessee during the whole
period of that eventful but unfortunate
conflict between the States, he bore
himself with such unfaltering fidelity
to ais trust the whole people had cause
to Ie proud of him. Since the late
war he has studiously abstained from
all Interference in public affairs and
has sought no office, and in his example
exhibits the beauty of the theory that
in Republican Governments the office
should seek the man. When the great
Democratic Conservative Convention
met 10 Nashville on the 3rd of August
last, lie was unanimously called to pre-
side oTer its deliberations and in as
sumins the chair as the President of
the Convention, responded in speech
strongl. recommending fidelity to the
honor OF the State, and so boldly de-
nouncedthe sin of reputation that it
has scaeely had an open advocate
since. And not content with that, he
took the stump during the canvass and
delivered o the people in many parts
of Middle and West Tennessee the
most argumentative, patriotic and elo-
quent speeches of his life, in which he
encouraged the Wings and Democrats
to form cordial union for the good OF
the calse; in which he upheld the
credit Of the State and denounced the
iniquit of reputation, the infamous
Civil lights Bill, and the arbitrary
policy Of the President in forcing an
usurpe upon the people of Louisiana
by des,otic power.
! Should he be elected, if he is
brought forward at all. l predict his
term of public service will be marked
by dignity of department on his par
and un mpeached honesty, and thai
| the great trust committed to his hand:
will be defended with the power of a
/ trained debator and the eloquence ofs
statesman.
Montgomery Co., Dec. II. "a.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26
APPROPRIATE.
With a Small Outlay Of Money.
CLARKsvrLLE. TENNESSEE, December, Is7z

GAINESVILLE TENNESSEE December, 1874
holidays approaching naturally begin about
loved would be OF mutual
benefit would that make them present of nice pair Boots
Slippers perhaps Hat order have pleasure
profit selling would have made some selections
Ladies
coor Handsome Shoes Side Lace Lace and bq1n
Misses and Children Calf Boots Gents and
Stylish Men Little Men OF house
town. also Chdren Lggn In making gifts OF tins KIND
being article that
will Law way place till becomes dusty and soed but
holidays by often brings to mnd knd re-
mem the donor.
the third large shipment of Mems and Boys
Goods and SOLD AT LESS
said by ALL have had big trade this fall the largest have
all goods satisfaction In selling goods
try to see-not how little sell
them for little day For belevo
the successful business by short
Put the and then
buy the goods for the least My store room
No. 25 Franklin Street Please call, and oblge
Yours Truly
Dec. 12-tf1 " ia. WILLIAMS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26
PEABODY EDUCATION FUND.
Twenty Thousand Dollars the Aggre.
gate Amount for Distribution in
Tennessee.
Eighty Applications for Peabody Aid.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INST,

DEPARTMENT. OF PUBLIC INST,
STATE SUPERINTENDENT 5 OFFICE,
NASHVILLE, TENN, Dee. II, 1874. J
To avoid misapprehension and un-
necessary disappointment, deem it
proper to say, through the medium of
the press, for the information aud
benefit Of all persons and communities
interested in the distribution of aid
from the Peabody Education Fund,
for the year 1918, that the recon-
mendations of applications will not be
concluded and forwarded to DIR. Sears
before the 10Th inst. Also, for the
reasons set forth in the following note
from DIR. Sears, the aggregate amount
for distribution in Tennessee. the cur
rent year, is limited to $40, 900 instead
of $33,500 last year, when the allow
ance was unusually liberal.
PEABODY EDUCATION kUND,
STAUNTON, Va, Nov. %, 1874.
Sup't. Jno. NJ. Fleming:
DEAR SIR-You will recollect that
large appropriations were made for
Tennessee last year, with the under
standing that they should be reduced
this year. There is new reason for
this In the present state of our finances.
Our income will only be twO-thirds as
large as last year: First, because we
had fifteen months income and, Sec
ond, because the State of Alabama
does not pay interest on its bonds.
This last will only affect US tempOrar-
lily. We cannot, therefore, appropriate
more than S20,0U this year.
Yours truly,
B. SEARS, General Agt.
There are already on file in my Office
eighty applications from as many diff
ferent schools for Peabody aid--enough
to absorb, according to the terms OF
distribution, at least $4,000. 1t must
be evident that many schools will be
necessarily disappointed this year.
The policy recommended to me to
adopt in making recommendations, Is
to prefer those schools that have shown
a disposition and ability to become
self-sustainIDg-the fund not being
designed as charity, but as an aid to
the development of schools into stabil-
ity aud independence As soon as
the final spportionment is made to
schools in Tennessee the result will
be duly announced.
1t is hoped this publication will be
taken as a satisfactory reply to the
many inquiries being daily sent to this
office, since it is found impracticable,
in view of other duties, toanswer with
full explanation all the letters received
on this subject.
JNO. NJ. FLEMING,
State Superintendent.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26

Gambling was invented by the Lyd-
ians when under the pressure Of q
great famine. To divert themselves
from dwelling on their suferings they
invented dice, balls, tables, etc. 1t is
added that, to bear their calamity the
better, they used to play a whole day
without intermission. that they might
not feel the effects Of the want Of food.
The invention intended as remedy for
hunger is now a very common cause OF
that evil.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26

A Chicago man insists that he saw q
red and black snake forty feet long,
and as big round as barrel Of v hiskey.
We have no doubt that be did, but ne
unoues;ionably saw the barrel OF
wbiskey before he saw the snake.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26

A YOUNG woman who wrote TO a
Pittsburg nan, threatening that if
he did not marry her she would
commence suit against him for 800
GOO signed her letter Il remain,
Mary Smith" He wrote back that
she might remain Mary Smith
and be hanged, for anything he
cared"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26

"yyhat shall we do with our daugh--
ters?" inquiries Mrs. Livermore, and
a western editor-an inhuman wretch
-replies: IF they are like their
motbers--vear false hair, eorsets, and
hiah. .heeled shoes, powder and paint
wiring their necks at once.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26

Il SEE the william in your face, said
q magistrate to a prisoner. our
Honor" retOrted the prisoner, that is
= personal reflection.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
City bank shares sold as follows: Shoe and Lea
ther, 155; Park, 142; American Exchange, Ill and
Fourth National. 1O6I The following were the bids

At the annual election of tho American Bank Note
Company held this day. the following gentlemen
were elected trustees for the ensuing year: John f.
Gayit, Tracy X. Edison, G. l.. Van Zandt' Wm' NJ
Smile, A. G.. Goodall. Geo. X. Haynes, j. Dorsey
Bald Theo H. Freeland, Neziah Wright. At SUBJ
sequent meeting of the Board of Trustees the fol-
lowing officers were elected: John E. Gayit Presl-
dent C. L. Van Zandt and Albert G. Goodall wee
Presidents; Theo. III. Freeland, Secretary, and Geo.
II. Stayner Treasurer.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad is now trans
porting coal for the use of the Spanish navy from
Coalsburg and Richmond, from whence it will be
shipped to Cuba and Buenos Ayres The coal Is
furnished by the Kanawha and Ohio Coal Company
and will be used by the Spanish navy in the West
Indies and the Gulf of Mexico. The present con-
tract calls for 1900 tons.
The Philadelphia stock markets. steady; Pennsyl-
vauia Skies, 1O9I Philadelphia and Erie Railroad.
1s; Reading Railroad, 565; Pennsylvania Railroad,
5Ol; gold. 1l2t.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

NEvYoRx May 6-BEsvEs-Io day, esh offerings 100
2s2 head The qasy va. fry re e the yaa,s Of n12esg
mainly medium fair cattle with few good prime lots and
the Is and Chots ranged from orinr7 very COCO
he was rather SLOW at redast Of &C. e 10 The seller. JeltS
sold tie TeIa' and Cherokee ee .; lodll ~ to d 56 9
I2a Dfcsssa beef slow
.e selling o Ho2e thsp I0 3 n pASoat So croais II 5ee,es
are e1peed z, ss ysT'f iS @ @ 61 q ~ w. o.
car G,s Co. III u 93 car, and. and ayr ,1a H . ea
ii l. l. ~ ~ N ge g 52 X @ lei % Jo 80, :, G,,I IT,
ic4 6t M t6 7a4Ss eTt at i!S2c ''' '1- '''
ns @ ls ) b. Is s do rs - 5%s .il 81 S' G W.
w Sisge for s; snd MSs,' 81 Illinois steer; 7ssv li
1t ; 81 do ga cw At llc, and 50 CAeoAee cattle es,
N.r e BareIs & 70 sf' sS 90 MScr 10 H. nHros steers ia
MJsey CITY Msins wsrsls Co had 55 cars Huae %
John McPhsr.on 10 cars AeIon Co., 10 aaaJ
Pae, Martin Co. sold s5J B. Hq9seE 10 Te,aa.
s. 5 aIs, S 5G 55' isS 80 A;s y % cattle '' ''
Couey MsPhesSn Their account "a Illinois CO.
81 GIlysr tqr AIeI!oa Co 2@$ Iac rs, "a
Geo IOHsC for Morris wa1e4s Co.. llj Texans 81 cat, At
4. Dudley for Morris Co. "a Illinois steers ca e~t lie
TO- to dress p and mixed natives and Chero.ess 6sGe9
Sehus. Morrs Co.. - limos steers; 7d7s est l
al l2c b. dress 81 ID AID Is Texans 54 eNt at lO,
NJ GOLDSMITH for Morris Co. 50 Illinois steers, 6isa7se.t
Mof. c "a i6 !ns. steers. 5s7. ,r.
II 4c. y n, to dress 81 10
d. Waire, for Morris Waies Co.. l60 Illinois al
IL l4c. y n, to dress 81 70.
Thompson Coon had fat Illinois 79
sH cwt average, a, II liad i2he. = 10.
CALyEkecepts so heat nearly all State calves Hhfdy
bnikfed and hobs" Tie demand comparatively ard
sellers glad to get clear Of their ofeuug ts
prime to extra calves sold SaS2c g hr
fourih Of ie had TO be & for suh
weighed, while not few b0os' yy sold 4las
head
Hume Elliot, sold o5 calves. ls5 u .veage 7g ~
81 l3l ID, q; l+O b 1os,, 50 lSO ~
Ic.i and 10 buttermlk calves l3O 10 6L9.
" Ihuon 100 40 aver
age at &c. q 10 i; sai 20 do, 10 10, at &c.
Charles Denton sold II State v,a iOOdl60 b. d 90
Srl y n.
sHkaP LAsBsThe receipts Porieth and
Forty aud Jersey total OF 10 53oi
head Tie demand only moderate high oan
not be fal ssstane Sheep from Sd9 sinns sn
from l2dl3c g 10, exclusive OF few eUs sold <3Gs5 % yer
head
Kase sold 90 Jersey lambs so 10 average l4Gl6c n
ard 40 Jersey ewes 100 y. at Si2GJc. 3 %.
ON
Judd Buckingham sold 393 clipped Indiana sheep 4 ar,e
al " 10, 2OI Ohio do 90 u, al L 653 to ~ NJ a. &C.
and 207 TO-, 81 H. AZ - 3ili y 100 10
Hume Elliott sold 3i5 Nrgus lambs i9h 70 srerge hlsS
b d. 90 70, at l2ci 90 ushorn Vrg nia ewes 81 ~ 20
o9I clipped Ohos s3 b at l2 li2 d. ~ 10 At &C. ~ oS
l22 b at DC: lo3 unshorr Missouri do 81 u, &C., aHa < 0s
sold at s3G$3 90 y head. 49,,
swisEReceipts 81 ears or s27l hogs all ior saash'
Direct None On sale alive Dressed hogs easier al "
New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
WEDNESDAY, May 6-P. NJ.

The general stock speculation during the forenoon
was active but dwindled into comparative insighlh-
canoe in the afternoon though feverish, weak, uh-
certain. and uneasy all day. So mysterious ana Do
foQgnq are the ways of the leading operators that
the outside public are no longer wilingto take STOCK
in their statements, and in the end the result Will
be that nobody will dare to plunge into the specu-
tive vortex and speculation will probably wax duli.
strong feeling pervaded the market at the ilrst'
but the bears quickly pounced upon it and soon
drove the confding bulls to cover by dropping
nriees down to over Q per cent. The whole
courso of the market has been alternating be-
tween advances and declines, and closed weak
Tho subject of the stockholders meeting held at
Cleveland to-day to elect board OF directors Tor
the Lake Shore Railroad Company was discussed IN
the street with reference not 80 much to the board
of directors who may be chosen las it is presumed
that the direction will not be substantially changed
as to the report, which is to be submitted showing
the condition aud prospects OF the road AS we write
no information has been received concerning tho
elections and 1t is sufficient to say of tho annual
report that its showing is not quito so bad as Tue
public had reason to anticipate, while II Is not espe
c,allv fatering to those stockholders who paid for
their stock higher price than that at which it
sold at the Board to-day. The stock market
remains ftful and doubtful, and which
way it will turn next is o matter upon
which we do not care TO prophesy; but it
may be matter of interest to the public to know
how prices stand now as compared with those pre-
yaillng during the panic of last Autumn. SO we
have compiled the following table. which shows tho
lowest prices of leading stocks last Autumn COM
pared with the closing prices of to-day and the re-
suit is that while in very few instances prices are
but slightly above those of last November the
average of the leading stocks sold at the Board show
an Improvement of something more than IL per cent
The table is as follows: