Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-05-23
LETTER FROM pRoyIDENcR.

city has not been represented through !
your columns for several weeks, / jot |
a few lines for the consideration OF |
your many readers. The city of New
Providence is pleasantly situated on
the northern bank Of the Cumberland |
river, about one hundred miles above
the confux of said stream with that of
the Ohio, and is destined at no distant
day to become the great emporium of
the northern and western portions OF
Montgomery county | might safely
say that it is bigger place now, to the
size of it, than any other city in the
State of Tennessee. 1t is about one
and half miles in length by at least
one hundred and fifty yards in width,
which calculation is based upon the
business interests rather than upon
actual survey | am thus particular
in describing the exact location of
New Providence for the benefit of
few Of our Chistian county friends
who yet persistently cling to the old
regime OF hauling their tobacco through
our streets to the neighboring city of
GAINESVILLE. We have the pleasure to
report to them, and to others whom it
may concern, that notwithstanding
the many set backs, drawbacks and
pull backs of many diversified inter-
ests and contending issues, Messrs.
Herndon, Gold & Co. have done
heavy business in tobacco this season,
and the new firm of Howell, Walker
& CO., is second best in its noble con-
tentions for the mastery in legitimate
trade. In reference to our other COM
mercial interests we have to report
many stores of dry goods, groceries
and clothing, all apparently doing
good business. The clear ringing of
the blacksmith's hammer answers in
merry echo to the welcome tones of
the early dinner bell, and the sound of
the planer's plane only dies with the
expiring zephyrs of the evening as
though 10th to yield the contest.
New Providence can boast of three
praeticing physicians, two lawyers and
several young men who are either
learning how to become lawyer or a
doctor New Providence also furnishes
her quota in the lists of aspirants for
Office, viz: Mr.. Len. Smith, who is
candidate for Sheriff, lives here, and
Ii. W. Watts, candidate for the Office
of Attorney General. Both of these
gentlemen regard the lookout as quite
favorable for their elevation to office,
but the look-in is to be the great ordeal
which is to test mems popularity.
There is difference between the gen.
eral lookout of affairs and the mathe-
NAUTICAL iOok-in when definitely and
irretrievably fixed. once hearda dis
tinguished preacher say, when harping
upon negro equality" that there were
two things which acted as great bar
rier to social equality, and that these
two things were, the instinct of the
white man. and the "out-stink of the
black man" Whether his assump-
tions be true | leave to the wise diplo
macy Of the successors to Charles
Sumner, Wendell Phillips and others
to settle in harmony if they can by
wise and judicious legislation.
Our schools are in the highest de-
gree of success, though we regret to
have to announce the illness of Mrs.
Cephie Burgess, and hope that she may
soon recover her health and re-enter
her school room with that energy an |
industry which have so signally char
acterized her labors heretofore. Miss
Bette Howell, worthy young lady.
is also engaged in teaching the young
idea how to shoot > Taking their
natural proclivities for marble shoot
ing as base of deduction, | am fear
fui that Miss Bette can't advance
them much farther, as they (the boys)
appear to be adopts in this special
branch Of school exercises. [ once
heard a boy say that he would not
play marUeLs, for the scriptures said,
marvel not for | say unto you, &c"
Thus was he impressed with early piety,
and this is about in keeping with the
answer of the young lady when asked
the name of her poodle. Its name is
Moreover, said she, and it looks SO
piOus and good to have Scriptural
names, both for children and dogs"
Her interlocutor replied that he was
not aware that Moreover was a
Scripture name. oh" replied she,
do you not recollect the parable of
the rich man and Lazarus, where it is
stated that moreover the dog came
and licked his sores" | never heard
what reply was made, but presume he
connuncked. Now if any of your
readers do not know the meaning of
the word ''connunck," permit me to
refer them to the forthcoming issue
of the critical pronouncing dictionary,
and if they do not find it, surely it is
not my fault, for it should find lodg-
ment in every well regulated diction-
airy. | will write some more next
time. is.
w. s. MALLORY'S REPLY.
EDITORS CHRONICLES Since | am
convinced that it is the universal de-
sire of the people Of Montgomery
county to have the various offices of
State and county filled by the best
men, men of ability and moral worth,
and seeing call on me to become
candidate to represent this county in
the next Legislature, 1 must say, that
was greatly surprised, but feeling it
due my friends that l should reply, |
have this to say: have never sought
an Office; neither do | expect to seek
ona nor rill 7 hacome n candidate IN
create faction in the party to which