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, 1874-12-29

A number Of persons in this country and
in England lave the best Of roasous for
knowing that certain Or, moro strictly
speaking, IN uncertain "Emnsa Silver
Mining Company Qilnitedy has been in
operation. Tho "Emma WIS as tickle Ms
the aex which gave it its name. It paid
monthly dividends Of 1.2 por cent for ten
months, mud has since yielded only injunc-
tions, libcl-suits mud disaster. Tho official
statement that the Company was " limited :"
Was perfectly truo, from one point Of Wow,
but its main limitation was public crodulity.
As soon as TINT rich bunk stopped lonoring
the drafts which reckless, and perhaps dis
honest, speculators drew upon it, tho square
,ni!es Of silver which were supposed to
10 owned by tho concern in Utah vanished,
anl it way discovered that tho only
pockets Of orc it had boen drawing from wero
tho pockets Of foolish investors III Now York
aud London. An English stakeholder named
AsKEw has put the Company into tho Engl1sl1
Coustoe Ohancery. Tho Vice. Chancellor, after
hearing counsel against Mr.. AsKEwa appii-
cation for al order to give power to oxa'nlno
tho Company's books In order to obtain owl.
donco sufficient to wind up its affairs, granted
the application at once. Ho did more. He
doolared that "gross fraud on tho part ol
tho original promoters Of tho Company "was
| apparout that the last two monthly divi'
douds had boon paid with borrowed money
and TINT enormous suna Of money llat
boon obtained from tho Shareholders upos
the faith ct statements which, to 81
nppoaranooa, wcro totally untrue" TIL
duped shareholders elected now Doart
Of Directors uhort tinlo ago and
new attorney has sinoo boon appointed. Th
Chairman Of tho Board, Gen. GARDINER, on
tho attorney, NJ. TunNEn, Aava inyeatlga!o
, 1874-12-29
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

r1J12D paGE-Cty. Suburban, and Country Real
Estata Wants, To Konts business Chances, Lost And
SEVENTtt FAGE-Amusoments. Railroad Time.
Table Medical Cards, stc., etc.
, 1874-12-29
BUSINESS NOTICES.

n5r11NRTTS KALI1STON-"T1tE BEST COS.
tuotto Ia tho world ."-I4i'pitlp1in lutlstIn.
nparts peculiar suitncss Of tc1turt Hotton 7fahs'
crfectly hcnIthy aettnn Of the skin Do,fon aras.
'untisaed for tho conlplox xton -; Horee.ier Irahs.
'.No lady's toilet complete Without it."-M. o. True
Della.
, 1874-12-29

hl,v1CKER'S T1IEATRE-hfadson street, between
Dcsrnosu, ena ,state. Engagement Of Edwin hoo'h'
, 1874-12-29

GRAND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES street. opposlte
ehe7nan IIouss. kolly Looms Mlustteb. Ii
fsnttt EauAk.H
, 1874-12-29

CHICAGO Mu?EuM:-n!onros street. between Doar
born and State. "Tho Irish cousln." Afternoon ant
osaalug.
, 1874-12-29
THE ELTR1}AT, HU1fsInT.

04It bEEpHEN. |
THE CLERICAL SUICIDE.
The sad tragedy which ended tho lifo Of
Roy. ]. NJ. COOKS, pnstor Of tho Western
Presbyterian Church Of Washington, the
faots of which wero given in detail in our
issue Of Monday, viewed from my stand
point, il ono Of tho saddest aud most pathetic I
enscw in the Annals Of suicide whioh Aas
oyor como to the notice Of tho public. It wns
sati in tho first placo TINT n minister Of the |
Gospel should ba 10 wenk morally as to DO |
unnblo to rcstrain tho temptation Of theft ;
second, that tho rcsu]ta Of a moral insanity
should hayo led him 10 suicide; and, third, in
the peculiar surroundings Of tho case. Mr..
CooMa was Il minister in good standing, ut
tho head Of a largo congregation. No breath
Of scandal hnd over touched his na1no or
fame. Tho theft IN which ho was detected
WIS OF triaing amount, md was evidently
not committed with criminal iutont. 1lo had
purloinod q book from stationcr, ,--an oGenBo
often committed and often condonod, and
loodcd upon in literary circles with dcgreo
Of leniency that is awarded to the person who
takes on umbrella. Biblionaniacs aro fro
quontly kloptomanincs, and to the former
class tho deceased clergyman scoms to havo
belonged. Men who become engrossod in
amy spccialty, study it exclusively, md make
! collections, III othor words giyo thoir life to
it, often become tho s1Gvos Of temptation
which is stronger than any moral power.
Tic very process Of collecting anl studying,
| month in aud month out, year in and
year out, blunts tho moral sonse, and
makes the taking Of book, or M old coin,
Or choice geological specimen, n matter of
| general usage, tho loser tintling his compensa-
| ton in entailing a sinlilar loss upon some
ono clso at tho first opportunity. The taker
of property under these circumstances feels
| rs littlo compunction aud is as unconscious Of
| wrong as tho 1nnn who by constant repetition
Of tho same story at Inst aistorts its meaning
entirely, and still believes ho is telling tho
truth. Tho particular caso Of Mr. CooMs
was aggravated by tho fact that Mrs. CooMs
hos beon insano for somo time, nna that this
family trouble clouded Mr.. CooMs' mind and
caused him to develop the samo symptoms
which had characterized hia wife's f1seGse in
its curly stages. This would ronder him still
less liable to accountability, and establishes
the fact very clearly that lo was ut least
morally insane.
The result is even moro painful than tho
act itsclf and tho tragedy shows TINT he was
not awnro of any criminal act in tnling tile
book, and that underneath the cloud was a
good aud true man. It WAS not until the stu
toner detected the book in bis possession
TINT tho full menmng Of what he had done
flashed upon.him. The appearance of m
ito1n in tho Sunday morning papers, giving
no names, but continuing an account Of the
occurrence, met his oyo. Rather than en-.
duro tho shame of IN exposure and the
wrccking Of nil bis good words and works
during q quarter Of centnry's lnbor with his
oe -. ~: - ~,
, 1874-12-29

@1.2f for E,bruary. Hogs wero fairly activo
md flr,nor. Sales ut $G.00@725. Oattlo and
sheep wpro aotyo aud firm, ut Saturdays
~,riror
, 1874-12-29
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

AA1Il.AH LODGE, No, sOat A. T. and H.. M.-Rcgufsr
con,uuuication ibis Tuosdayj evening at ~ ooloek, in
toir la Nd ri Aurne st for buslress aud work. Tho
fraternity cordially Invited. r ,p.,,u O.
, 1874-12-29

UNION LODGE, No:e. !. o. Q. f--Ths officers and
CLARK Washn on Ines1ay morning; xsth
inst oe!eee snip 70 attna IN ,r ~ ar ,a II
nsr1Icinato UIAS. BALDWIN, N. G.
pWH, +. uOLWELI, 500.
, 1874-12-29

uooLEY's TlfEATRE--Ranaoph atreat, hetnssn
CLARK and La3a1lo. "Leh AatraJ."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27
81 Only Cried With Her.

A poor widow, the mother of two
children, used to call on them at the
close of each day for the report of the
good they had done. One night the
Oldest hesitated in her reply to her
mothers question, What kindness
have you shown" Il don't know,
mother" The mother, touched with
the tone of her answer, resolved to
unravel the mystery, and the little
sensitive thing, when treasured, went
on to say:
Gong to school this morning,
found little Annie c., who had
been absent some days, crying very
hard. | asked her, mother, what made
her cry so, which made her cry more,
20 that L could not help leaning my
head on her neck and crying too. Then
her sobs grew less and less, till she
told me of her little baby brother,
whom she had nursed so long and
loved so much, how he had sickened,
grown pale and thin, writhing with
pain until until he died; and then they
put him from her forever.
Mother, she told me this and then
she hid her face in her book, and cried
as if her heart would break Mother,
| could not help putting my face on
the other page of the book, and cry
ing, TOO, as hard as she did. After We
had cried together long time, she
Rugged me and kissed me, telling me
| had done her good. Mother, don't
know how | did her good, for | only
cried with her. This is all | can tell
for l can't tell how | did her good.
Gem
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27
TO TAX PAYERS.

We call the attention of those whose
land is advertised for sale in the sup
plemeut accompanying this issue to
the following sections from the tax
law under which these sales will be
made, and would urge upon them the
importance of paying the taxes and
costs which have already accrued be-
fore the sale is made, as after that
time interest at the rate of fifty per
cent. per annum will be charged in all
cases where the land is redeemed:
SECTION II. Be it further enacted,
That in each aud every case of sale of
real estate under this act, where writ
of possession has been issued, it shall
be the duty of the Sheriff to put the
purchaser thereof, his, her, or their
agent or attorney in possession of the
same, with full power and authority of
use and occupation of the same, and
the enjoyment of all rents and profits
arising therefrom, and the right to
sell any crops belonging to the owner
growing thereon, and to cut, remove or
sell timber from said land until full
and complete redemption of the same
by owner or owners, his, her or their
agent or attorney has bean effected, if
within the time prescribed in the sue
ceeding section of this act.
Sec. y. Be it further enacted, That
the owner or owners of real estate
sold at said sale, his, her or their
agent or attorney shall be entitled and
allowed tOredee4 the same and recover
possession thereof at any TING within
one year of the day Of sale; but at no
time thereafter, and to effect such re-
demption. shall pay, or cause to be
paid to the clerk of said court the
amount of taxes, penalty and costs
with interest on the sauna at the rate
of fifty per cent per annum, from the
day of sale, on the payment of which
a Judgment of redemption shall be en-
tered of record in the court, and if
the purchaser thereof shall refuse
possession to said owner a writ OF pos
session shall be issued, and the Sheriff
shall place the party in possession.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27
The "Last Nam Gets Mad.

As the 8 o'clock train left town last
night the inevitable" last man made
his appearance at the corner of Union
and G streets. He had no more than
marked the train moving away, and got
his mouth into swearing shape, before
both his heels few up, and he took a
seat upon the cold, cold ground with
such emphasis that his plug hat
bounced some feet in the air. In try
ing to save his hat his valise escaped,
and went shooting down the steep
cross street. He sat a moment and
gazed at the retreating train, the car
Ofwhlch was just crossing the lower part
of the street in which he was seated,
when be made a few profane remarks,
which may thus be represented
!" l-l-i-l4-Ll-l-l-!-L?-l-?I2!" but
nothing that could be called good
square Washoe swearing, until he got
up and began clearing his overcoat
pocket of pieces of broken bottles and
whisky-soaked tobacco and other de-
bris. 1t was then that he got down to
his work. Virginia City Enterprise.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27
. A Volume In Ten Lines.

We have read many columns of
philosophical discussion concerning
the relations Of the two races at the
South. as affected by Radical legisla-
ton since the war, but nothing com
pares in terseness and point with the
following from a negro philosopher
who, according to the St. Louis Dem
ocrat radical, } set forth his views as
follows:
You know de turkey, he roost on
de fence, and de goose he roost on de
ground. You pull de turkey off de
fence and he will git up again. You
crap his wings, but somehow or mud
der he gwine to get back on de fence
Now you put de goose on the fence an
he will fall off; he don't belong dar.
De turkey am de white man. He's
down now, but is gwine to get up
again. De Niger is de goose. He
better stay whar he b'longs.'
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27

THE ROAD TO WEALTH.-The fol-
lowing is an extract from the will OF
Chief Justice Robertson who recently
died at his residence in Lexington,
Kentucky:
Uniting our destinies when she
was not sixteen and | was not nine
teen years old, my devoted wife and
myself, without any patrimonial estate,
acquired during happy union of more
than fifty-fve years a comfortable IN
dependence, nationally enjoyed as the
fruit of our cooperating energies
After devoting to the advancement of
our children at least $50, 600 in VARIOUS
ways. still retaining property sufficient
for the comfort of my desolate old
age. desire that what L shall leave
behind me undisposed of in my life
time shall be distributed among my
descendants in such portions as will
as nearly as possible approach legal
equality, aud for calculating that end
now publish the testamentary dlspo-
sition of the residual estate which
. Providence enabled my admirable wife
aud myself, by habitual industry, to
earn, and by self-denying economy and
systematic prudence to save"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27
Don't do ii.

Don't attempt to punish all your en-
emies at once. You can't do large
business with small capital
Don't say" [ told you so" Two to
one you never said a word about it.
Don't worry about another mans
business. A little selfshness is some.
times commendable.
Don't imagine that you can correct
all the evils in the world. A grain OF
sand is not prominent in desert.
Don't mourn over fancied grievan-
ces. Bide your time, and real sorrow
will come.
Don't throw dust in your teachers
eyes. 1t will only injure the pupil.
Don't worry about the ice crop.
Keep cool and you will have enough.
Don't borrow coach to please your
wife. Better make her little sulky
Don't publish your acts of charity
The Lord will keep the account
straight.
Don't color merschaums for a liv-
ing. 1t is only dyeing by inches.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27
Punctuality at Death.

Mr.. Higgins was very punctual
man in all his transactions through
life. He massed large property by
untiring industry and punctuality, and
at the advanced age of ninety years
was resting quietly upon his bed, and
calmly waiting to be called away. he
had deliberately made almost every
arrangement for his decease and burial;
His pulse grew fainter and the hight OF
lie seemed just Pickering in ITS socket,
when one of his sons observed
Father. you will probably live but
= day ar two. is it not well for you to
name your bearers
ITO be sure, my son, said the dy.
ing man. it is well thought Of and l
will DO it now.
He gave list of six, the usual mum
her and sank back exhausted upon his
inflow. A CLEAN of thought passed
over his withered face like a ray OF
light. and he rallied once more.
NV son, read me the list: Is the
name of Mr.. Virgins there?
1T is, my father.
"Tken strike it of, said he emphat-
icalIy, for he was never punctual-
was never anywhere in seasOn-and he
might hinder the procession a whole
hour
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27
The Value of Country Keeklies as
Advertising Mediums.

There are small country papers run
ming along on few hundreds circula-
;ion-not reaching thousand-whose
value as advertising @ediums could
not be made up by two or three thous-
auds ia the circulation of the larger
pIpers. They are the home, freside
pIpers of the people; to be read and
re-read by their local patrons-adver-
tisements aud all. The advertisement
;tself though it may be foreign, be-
romes localized by appearing in the
columns of the local paper-just as
strange child is adopted into a family,
and is soon loved as one of the chill
Jren. This same advertisement that
seems to possess so much interest in
the local paper. may be simply glanced
stas Il comes 10 the home in the col
umus OF the general newspaper OF wide
circulation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27
In MEMoRIUM.

There have been but few more beautiful
poems than this written. 1t was on read
ing it that George ID. Prentice said: - One
might almost wish to die If he knew that
so beautiful a tribute as this would be writ
ten to his memory
On the bosom OF river,
Where the sun unlcosed his Quiyer
And tie starlight cleaned forever,
Sailed n vessel light and free:
Morning dewdrops hung like mama,
On the bright folds of her banner,
And the zephys rose to fan her,
Softly to the radiant sea.
AT her prov pilot beaming,
In the flush of youth stood dreaming,
And he was in glorious seeming
Like an angel from above.
Through his hair the breezes sported,
And as on the wave he fioated,
OF that pilot, angel throated,
Warbled lays of hope and love.
Through those locks so blithely flowing,
Buds OF laurel bloom were blooming,
And his hands were throwing
Music from a Tyre of gold.
Swiftly down the stream he glided,
Soft the purple wave divided,
And rainbow arch divided
On his canvas snowy fold
Anxious hearts with fine devotion,
Watched him sailing to the ocean,
Prayed that never Wild commotion,
Mid the elements might rise.
And he seemed like some Apollo
Charming summer winds to follow,
While the water flags carol
Trembled 20 his music signs.
But those purple waves enchanted,
Rolled beside a city haunted,
BY an awful spell that daunted
Every conner TO the shore.
Night shades rank the air encountered,
And pale marble statues numbered,
Where the lotus eaters SUM bered,
And awoke TO life once more.
Then there rush'd with lightning quick
Ger nIs face a mortal sickness,
And the dew in fearful thickness
Gathered DER his temple fair.
And there swept dying murmur
Through the lovely southern summer,
AS the bea1teous pilot conner
Persisted by the city there.
Still rolls on that radiant river,
And the sun unbinds his CULVER,
And the sunlight streams forever
On lis bosom as before
But that vessels rainbow banner
Greets no more the gay Savanna,
And the pilots lutte drops mamma
on the purple waves no more.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27
John Bright on Temperance Legis-
latiAn.

At a recent meeting of the friends
of temperance in London, John Bright
made speech, in which he said their
friends asked for things to be done by
Parliament which they know, and all
know, at the present time, with the
present state Of public opinion, were
impossible to be done. If Parliament
were to pass such laws as those pro-
posed by many friends of temperance
legislation, the very next week they
would have TO. repeal them, or the
whole city of London would be in riot,
revolt and insurrection. Against pub
lie opinion Parliament could have no
more power than the meanest citizen.
He believed it could never be touched,
unless thoughtful, serious men, begin
ming with ministers of the gospel, and
all those who attend places of worship
for other reasons than fashion, should
work. The question of intemperance
was one of the great evils they have
10 overcome. He had come to the
opinion that unless the religious por-
ton of this country would take up
this question, there was no hope for
it whatever at present. According to
custom. wines must be used on our Ia
bles TO ornament them and form the
staple of conversation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27

All new subscribers who will pay
4.0O In advance will receive the
CHRONICLE for one year, and enc
of McCormac's wholesale Rembrani
Pictures, beautifully framed and war
ranted to give satisfaction. Old SUBJ
scribers who will pay all arrearages to
date and then pay S400 in advance,
will be entitled to the same.
These pictures retail at s. 90, and
are worth the money, but the arrange
ment we have entered into enables us
to furnish the picture and the paper
for 81 90.
By our arrangement with Mr.. Nc
Cormac, we are enabled to offer to any
one sending us ten names and twenty
dollars in money, either porcelain
picture, worth $500, or whole-sized
Rembrandt, $500.
1t ten names are sent with 800
each, each subscriber will be entitled
to one of the wholesale Rembrandts
and the getter up of the club to the
choice of the Rembrandt the Porce-
lain Picture.
To any one sending US forty names
and eighty dollars, we will give life
Size picture-India Ink-worth $500.
IF forty names are sent with 800
each, each subscriber will be entitled
to one of the wholesale Rembrandts,
and the getter up of the club to the
life-size India Ink Picture.
For fifty names and one hundred
dollars, we will furnish life-s size pic
ture, painted in colors-worth 5000.
IF fifty names are sent with 800
each, each subscriber will be entitled
to one of the wholesale Rembrandts,
and the getter up of the club to the
life-size picture painted in colors.
Those getting up clubs will get the
same premiums as above By sending in
lists composed of both 500 and 800
subscribers-those paying $500 re-
ceiving both paper and picture, those
paying $500 receiving the paper only.
Parties entitled to these Premium
Pictures can have their own likeness
taken, or that of any member of their
family.
All of the above mentioned pictures
will be framed in elegant style and
furnished complete.
This offer is open for all clubs gotten
up any time between now and the 1st
of January. 1875.
In order to get our subscription list
paid up in advance, we will give those
getting up clubs the privilege Of send
ing the names of old subscribers ~hen
such subscribers will pay all arrearages
to date, and then pay two dollars in ad-
vance.
We will continue to furnish the
CHRoNIcLEand COURIER J JOURNAL for /
50 p to all new subscribers, or TO all |
old ones who pay all arrearages and I
then in ADVANCE. The drawing of the
Courier-Journal embraces $4,000 in
aRd all who subscribe be-
tween now and Dee. 81. 1874, will be
Untitled to a ticket in the drawing. !
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27
General Agency For Ali,
NOW. WHEN TIE GRANGE AMT
HERE, SHOULD MGTE---AIN'T
AT H0ME---N0f IN.

Call at Sam Broekman's Carriage. Buggy
and wagon Repository, and leave your or
ders for anything in agricultural, frult or
floral world implements, machinery. fruit,
flowers, and YOU shall have 10 at manuIac-
turers' prices, delivered tree Of freights,
transportation. &c. YOur orders solicit
ed, satisfaction guaranteed. Icall your at
tention to a few leading manufacturers.
II. NJ. Smith & Co., Richmond, Va. Straw
Cutters, Cistern Fixtures, Plows, Corn Shell
lers, hand and power, Cider Mills.
T. G. Burnley & Co.. Louisville, n.y., Steel
Plows, Cultivators, &c.
Hoover & Co., MiamsburE. Ohio. Reapers
$780, combined $3.50, Iron and Wood FRAMES
n. 6 in, and feet cut.
Isaac Straub & Co., Mill Machinery, all
kinds.
Florencea and Wilcox & Gibbs Sewing Ma
chimes, or any other you may prefer
W. Meriwether& Co. Piows, Harrows,
&c.
Whitfield, Bates & Co.'S Castings, Iron
Fences, Tobacco Screws, &c.
John s. Dawner & Sons Nursery, Fruit,
Floral, Ornamental Trees. including 10000
mature Grape Vines of my raising. or any
thing else in this line, from Flushing, Y.
Y, to California. p. H PORTER,
Feb. 25. Taft.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27

THE following is one of the StarZas of
the Farmer Changers song which are be-
ing sung in Illinois, and which We lind in
the Chicago Tribune:
"Then rouse We, brave hearts; to the rescue
come on
Let the Bondolders read in your ballot
their doom;
they have stolen their millions, but now
they must YIELD.
For the Farmers have risen and taken the
field"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27

A FEW years since, at the celebra-
ton of the national anniversary in
New York, a poor peddler, who was
present, being called upon for a toast,
offered the following: Here is health
to poverty; it sticks to a man when all
his friends desert him."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-27

Theregular session will commence on the
first Monday In October. and continue un-
Til the first of March. A preliminary course
of LectureS-free TO all students-wiIl be
begun on the second Monday in September
and continue until the opening of the reg
ular term.
J. ". IODINE. Dean OF Faculty.
For the annual circular, containing fuIi
particulars, address
r. II, FA LnEH, NJ. D.. Sec,y Of Faculty.
Aug. z. 1871.