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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09
LOUISIANA.
The Press on Mondays Outrage.


NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 5.-The Times
says the farce of State government in
Louisiana received another illustration
yesterday. Practically, we have no
government, legal or illegal, and have
not had for the past two years. What
ls the use of this show of respect for
State rights2 The rule is that of
musket and sword and central author
ity and everybody knows it. PROCLAIM
atoms by the President and appeals
tor assistance by Gov. kellogg are
formalitles that does not cloak the real
nature of the business. There is no
pretense in this case of riot or of in
surrectlon. 1t is a seizure of the
State-house by United States troops in
time. of peace; dissolution Of the
assembly; a forcible expulsion of
members.
The Picayune says: For the first
time in the history of the United
States armed soldiers have invaded a
legislative hall and bayonets have
been used to expel representatives of
the people from their seats No one
ever dreamed that the President had
right to employ the army for the pur-
pose OF shaping the organization of q
State Legislature. In this case there
was no emergency such as the law
eontemplates, and no call was made
upon him through the channel which
the law points out. There was no in
surrectlon-no invasion. The General
Assembly was in session, and had not
asked him to interfere. Simply, there
was al organization of the House
which was not agreeable to Kellogg
and upon Kellogg's requisition he Sent
his forces to drag from their seats
members whom Kellogg asserted moi
to be properly chosen, and to consti.
tute an organization under his direc.
tions. There is no escape from this
statement of facts. General DeTro-
bland announced that he was instruct
ed to obey Governor Kellogg's orders
aud Kellogg ordered him to break uI
the organization Of the House. With
this order he complied.
The Bulletin says: When the hour
arrived for the constitutional assem-
bling of the Legislature elected by the
people, and absolutely admitted b,
the Board for struggling returns, tn.
army of the United States was mar
shalled, and when the organization o
the House Of Representatives showed
a working force against the Kellogl
usurpation, General of the Fedora
army marches his troops into the Yer.
halls OF legislation, and before the
Speakers chair dictates the roll o
membership and organization of tn,
House. -
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

For the next seventy days, public
attention will be fixed upon the pro-
ceedings of the Legislature, but we
are not one of the sanguine sort who
look to that body as the prompt pana-
cea for the varied ills which afflict the
body polite. Wisdom and foresight
will enable it to do much towards the
ultimate restoration of prosperity by
the curtailment of expenses through q
reformation of the judiciary system,
which will make justice cheaper and
punishment more prompt and certain
by dispensing with Offices not absolute
ly necessary, and paying salaries with
out recourse to perquisites, as a mode
of. compensation, and many other
changes which a wise economy will
suggest as tending to the relief of the
taxpayers. They who expect most
from the Legislature, forget that the
people, in order to relieve themselves,
must display wisdom in the manage
ment of their domestic affairs, practice
a rigid economy and employ the energy
and industry to success In every I'M
dertaking. Taxes would be light il
every man would save from what he
wastes, a sufficient fund to meet that
demand. The most prosperous are
those who expect least from the gov
crnment and do most for themselves.
Governments are good or bad, not SO
much from their peculiar structure, as
from the character of the people to
whom its administration is confded.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09
is there no Punishment !!

The exposure of the katie King
imposture and of several similar frauds
in the way Of water-sprinkling, letter
writing. and other "materialized" man.
ifestations, gives rise to the question,
is nobody going to do anything about
it?" The case of the petty rogue who
swlndles his dupes out of few shil-
lings is provided for in our criminal
code; is there no punishment to be
melted to the worse villains who prac-
tice upon the most sacred sentiments
of mankind and rob their gulls of
Reason IN. Y. World.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

GEN. w. A. QUARLEs, our State
Senator, offered the following resolu-
ton in regard to the federal outrage
upon louisiana
Mr.. Quarles desired to offer the fol-
lowing resolution in lieu of that offer
ed by Mr.. Smith, but, as the latter was
not before the Senate, he offered his
as an original proposition.
Whereas, for the first time in the
history of our Federal Government,
an officer of the regular army, has dis
persed the Legislature of one of the
States of our Union, regularly organ
lied under the forms of the law and
the Constitution Of said State, be it,
therefore, .-s
Resolved, that committee of seven
on the part of the Senate and - on
the part of the House be appointed
to consider and report to their re-
spective houses what action an emer-
gency SO grave demands.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

What would Calhoun or Hayne
have to say to-day" asks the Mil
waukee Sentinel, IF they could wit
ness the revolution which had come
over their aristOcratic Statep" They
would have to say, inevitably, that
their aristocratic State mas been seized,
plundered and desolated by the most
cOnsummate set of scoundrels that the
ayenging hand of justice ever suffered
to go unhanged.-LOuisriUe Courier
Journal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09
First General Order to the State
Grange Of the Patrons OF Husbandry

First General Order to the State
Grange Of the Patrons Of Husbandry
OFFICE MASTER STATE GRANGE,
HUMBOLDT, TENN, Dec. 30, IA.
TO all Subordinate Oranges through
out the Jurisdiction:
Death invaded the quiet in the home
OF our Past Worthy Lecturer, (Col II.
y. ID Thurston, } in Humboldt, Gibson
county Tenn, on the 18th inst, and
suddenly, almost without any warning,
stole away from US forever. on this
side of the grave, our worthy sister,
Sallie Watson Thurston, and in this
fully demonstrating death knows no
distinction, or if any, he chooses the
tairest and most honored, that we may
be reminded, We too are mortal.
Sister Thurston was one of the first
who gave the influence of her name
and zeal and accomplishments to en-
courage our work; she was one of
those whom the State Grange, at its
trst meeting, selected to fill the hon
ored station of Worthy Pomona to
support your W. NJ, which station she
filled with honor to the Orderand with
pleasure and delight to herself.
She lived and died as a christian
wife, mother and neighbor. Patrons
is due to her worthy memory and to
yourselves as proof Of the high esteem
in which she was held, that your
Oranges should be draped in the usual
badge of mourning for her whose loss
We deplore. as the first Worthy Pono-
mona of the State Grange, ana who
was the first Past Pomona and the first
of ali your State officers, present or
past, to pass to the realms of light and
life eternal to seat on the great white
throne with angels and renewed spirits
as her companions and 20 seat near
the Great Master Of the universe.
Therefore, this, my first general
order, is sent forth to each and every
subordinate Grange within the juris-
diction of Tennessee, directing that
the same be read in open Grange at
the first meeting after its reception,
and that your Oranges be draped in
mourning for sister s. w. Thurston,
whose memory We revere, and that the
same be worn for 30 days in memory
of her.
The Humboldt Journal, her own
county paper, will kindly publish this,
with request that all other papers,
friendly, will insert and let this be the
medium through which the Oranges
obtain the information and accept it as
official from - l4>i 1sI
VIM. MAXWELL,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

WE publish to-day. a communica-
ton, signed Montgomery" which we
produce with pleasure, because of its
just and graceful tribute to the worth
aud talents of our esteemed towns
man, Maj. g. A. Henry. In our last
issue. an article in the same tone and
spirit, was published, but by sheer ac-
cident, it appeared without that d.
rect endorsement which we always
cheerfully give to articles indicating
the claims of exalted merit to the con-
sideration Of an enlighted public.
With regard to the election of Sen
ator, our opinion is that there will be
trouble, and We derive this opinion
from nothing We have heard, authori-
tatively, on the subject, but from the
fact that so much of the best material
of the State. is directly presented
to the Legislature by warm partizans.
But as one man only can be elected, it
is reasonable to anticipate an animated
contest, and should this contest, as II
probably will. result in no choice, and
necessitate the election of compro-
promise candidate, We boldly claim
that the Senatorial robe can be placed
upon the shoulders of no man, more
gracefully and worthily, than upon
those Of our venerable townsman
Hon. G. A. Henry. The Major. as
we understand him, is q contingent
candidate for Senator, and when tina,
contingency arises, he will find no truel
friends than we. In the meantime
indiscreet friends can do no better
than try to extract from a regretted
inadvertency, all the needed evidences
of court hostility. We endorse the
estimates of Maj. Henry's character
as presented by both the correspond
ents referred to but yield to neither
priority, in the discovery of theil
truth.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Gen. Sheri-
dan is said to have telegraphed Grant
tonight, for authority to suspend the
habeas corpus act, and to declare mar
tial law, 1t is a fixed belief of prom
inent Democrats that the proceedings
ut New Orleans are the first steps of
a determined and we'll considered pol
icy to provoke civil war. in order to
save the Republican party from pop
ular condemnation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIvIs-
ION OF MISSOURI,
NrU 0prrxNo T.. Ia IQ-S

ION VI MlSSOUhi, z
NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 5, 1875.
Hon. VIM. Belknap, Secretary of War,
Washington, ID. c.:
| think the terrorism now existing in
Louisiana. Mississippi and Arkansas,
could be entirely removed, and conf
dence and fair dealing established by
the arrest and trial of the ringleaders
of the armed White Leagues. IfCon-
gress would pass bill declaring them
bandit, they could be tried by q mill
try commission.
The leaders of this banditti, who
murdered men here on the 14th Of last
September, and also more recently at
Vicksburg, Mississippi, should, in JUS
tice to law and order and the peace and
prosperity of this Southern part of the
country, be punished. 1t is possible
that, if the President would issue a
proclamation declaring them banditti
no further action need be taken ex-
cept that which would devolve upon
me. 7. I'll. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General u. s. Army.
The city is very quiet to-day No
unusual demonstration in any quarter.
The military still occupy the State
House.
New ORLEAEs, Jan. 5.--The fol-
lowing explains itself:
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 5.-To His
Excellency, U. S. Grant, President of
the United States-In the name of
liberty, and all lovers of liberty
throughout the United States, 1 do
most solemnly protest against the acts
of the military forces of the United
States On yesterday, in the occupation
of the State House, in the forcible
election by troops of members Of the
Legislature and the elected Speaker of
the House, and the subsequent organ
ization of the House by the direct
forcible intervention of the military.
I affirm, before the whole American
people, that the action on the part of
the military in the city yesterday is
subversive of the Republican insti-
tutions of this free country. 81.
[Signed] JOHN MCENERY.
The following telegram was sent to
Gen. Sheridan to-day:
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 6.
To Gen. P. II. Sheridan, New Orleans:
The President and all of us have
full confidence in and thoroughly ap-
prove of your course.
VIM. M. BELKNAP,
Secretary of War.
There is no probability the Presi-'
dent will issue such proclamation as
Gen. Sheridan suggests in his telegram
to Secretary BelkDap.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09
mo. C. Brown
How Warren, the "Medium," Made q
Fortune.
New York Correspondence of the Cincin-
natl Commercial.

New York Correspondence of the Cincin-
natl Commercial.
A sharp fellow, with queer history,
is the Spiritualist medium who has
lately been edifying believers at Tam
many Hall. Gears ago he found out
the modus operandi of some OF the
more startling kinds of spiritual mani
festations, and thereupon took up the
business of public featuring, with a
view of displaying and exposing them;
He went from place to place, but could
not get audiences, could not make the
thing pay. finally gave it up as fail
ure, and afterward, in course OF time,
found himself trying to get living by
keeping a fish stand. By and by one
day there came to his fish stand the Well
known editor of a spiritualist paper,
who was surprised to find the unbe-
lever in that business, and at last said
to him: Now, as you know all about
these manifestations, and can give
them to such advantage, why don tyou
60 around giving them before Spirit
ualist meetings instead OF running
them down? The unprinclpled fish
man saw" the notion, took to u, went
about as medium in the way that had
been suggested to him aud has met
with such success that be is able to
show $4,000 to his credit in the bank.
He now laughs in his sleeve as ne tells
of the failure he suffered while show
ing up the manifestation" which have
since brought him . fortune, aud holds
that mankind prefer his present ca
reer to his previous one.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

THE DEAD OF THE YEAR 1874
Amongst the distinguished men who
have disd during the past year are
Charles Sumner, ex-President Fill
more, ex-senator Wigfall. ex-Chiei
Justices Perley, of New Hampshire,
aud Thompson, of Pennsylvania, Hon.
Whiting Griswold, Hon. Ezra Cornell,
Mayor Hayemeyer, Gen. John g. Fos-
ter, Admiral Buchanan, President
Thompson Of the Pennsylvania Rail.
road; DIR. George Derby, Key. Kirk,
Elder Knapp. Rev. Drs, Carleton,
Slicer, Marvin, ABBOTT aud De Witt,
Judge Edmonds, New York, and Chas.
Astor Bristed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

If any proof were wanting of the
guilt of Henry Ward Beecher, it is
furnished, abundantly. by the manner
in which he is dealing with the prose.
cution. A toned christian gen.
tleman conscious of his innocence
of so foul a charge and confident
of his ability to establish that in
nocence, would have spurned the
evasions, special pleas and delays to
which he has resorted in order to Gre
ate chances to escape conviction, and
to break his fall by the possibility of a
doubt in the minds of the public-the
final arbiters of the disgraceful issue
of his future destiny as a christian
and a gentleman. In the beginning
he found u judge, sufficiently free love
in his sympathies, to demand from
Tilton a bill of particulars which was
not only an absurdity, but an inten.
tional fraud designed to exclude, on
the trial, all evidence of guilt outside
of the two allegations sworn to by the
plaintiff, Tilton. The trick was too
thin" and a more upright judge-re.
versed the order for bill Of rarticu.
lars.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09
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Master Tennessee State Grange.
Grange Notice.

The undersigned delegates appoint
ed by their respective Oranges to meet
in GAINESVILLE on the 9TH of JAN, 1875,
to take in consideration the financial
interests of the Order and to place the
members of the Order ina condition by
which they can more freely realize the
benefits; met at the City Hall, aud
there being so few oranges represented,
the meeting was postponed to Thurs
day the 10th inst, at which time it is
earnestly requested that all the Gran
ges in the county be represented,
and we would also suggest the propri-
ETY. of taking steps to organize Coun-
ty Council, meeting to take place at
City Hall.
r. EDMoNDsoN,
u. SMITH,
r. A. BARNES,
THos. MILLS,
j. NJ. SMITH.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09
Large Tobacco Sale.

The coming tobacco season will be
opened in this market on the 18th OF
January, 1873, with large sale of to-
bacco, which will continue two days.
1t is estimated that at least 500 hogs
heads of choice grades of tobacco will
be sold, and large number Of buyers
from neighboring cities are expected to
be present.-HopkiasriAs Nelo Era.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

VIZ acknowledge our lasting obliga-
tons to the venerable Kris Kringle
for a neat, convenient and durable
writiug-chair, which, outside of its
legitimate use, is comfort to old age.
If, however, he has returned whence
he came, we tender the same acknowl-
edgeu.ents to the faithful agents of his
hounfv
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

CULPEppER county, Virginia, is
proud in the possession of veteran of
the war of 1872, who, notwithstanding
the sightystwo summers which have
passed over his hoary head, Gan slump
and crack his heels twice before touch
ing the ground"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

PHIL SHERIDAN, in his dispatch
from New Orleans to the war depart
ment, adds to his reputation as law
less depredator, that of the most con-
summate liar, who ever disgraced the
federal uniform. He has gone to
Louisiana with orders in his pocket, to
crush out the last vistige of liberty by
making the white man subservient to
the negro and both to the Radical
party-he is the man for the mission
and the mission is congenial to the
man. Were he in Great Britain, NO
suppler tool could be found to subject
Irishmen to the tyranny of England,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09
Commissioners Sale OF Yalua.
BILE Town Lot.

A, B, Maxey and wife VS.. Cordelia Bailey
ct ais.
In obedience ban order of the County
Court, made at the Deeem Der Term. 1874, 1
will offer for sale to the highest bidder, at
the Court House in Clarksvilie, on
Saturday, January 30, 1875,
n certain Lot, situated on the corner of
Main and King Streets. in GAINESVILLE,
known as theJ. G. Bailey property, contain
ing about one-half an acre; being the lot
bought by Mary j. Brandon at q form ca
sale in this cause, and is sold for the bali
ance Of the purchase money.
TERMS: One-thlrd cash, balance ON q
credit of six and twelve months. Notes
with interest from date AMI q lien retained
for the purchase money.
PETER ONEAL, elk & Com'r.
Ian. 0, '75-4w, pr adv. & bis. 50 80
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

MRs. ELIZABETH HALDERMAN,
mother of W. n. Halderman, one or
the proprietors Of the Louisville
Oourier-J ournal, died Christmas day,
in her eighty-fourth year.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

IT will be singular paradox in the
history of the rebellion-as the yam
KEGS call it, but the revolution in be-
half of liberty and the constitution
as history will recognize it that the
foreigners who fed from the despotisms
of Europe, to such justice and right
and liberty in this country, should
have risked their own lives in order to
build up a despotism here, meath the
very shadow of the Republic built up
by Washington, Lafayette, Steuben
and Warren. Speaking of Sheridan
suggests these remarks which contain
a lesson that every foreign born citizen
ought to study and digest. We ques-
ton not their right to the expression
of their own opinions here, but can
not see the consistency in flying from
the effete despotsms of the Old World,
to aid 10 establishing vigorous tyran-
ny in this country.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

SHERIDAN declares that life is not
safe in louisiana. We do not think
life or property either are safe there
at present, under his rule.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09
Administrators Notice !

This Is to give notice of my appointment
as Administrator OF SamI. Brockman,
deceased. All creditors will present their
claims within the time required by law or
be forever barred.
nc. MERRITT, Admir-.
Dec. 26, IS7i-lm.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

TINS spripg over thousand orange
groves are to be planted along the St
Johns river, Florida.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09
NOTICE

Persons knowing themselves indebted to
the GAINESVILLE Cooperative Manufacture
ing Company will find the claims ia the
hands OF an officer unless they settle by
February LIST. Those having claims against
the Company will file them with me by
that time or they Will be barred.
W.P. REESEr, Trustee.
Dec. 20, '74-4W,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-09

THERE are lOIi Oranges in Tennes-
see and the membership is estimated
at 10000.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-10-05
A MOTHERS GIFT.

1.-The following lines were written by
mother on the fly-lcaf of Bible-ler ri
TO son.
Remember, love, who gave thee this,
When other days shall come
When she who had thy earliest kiss,
Sleeps in the narrow home;
Remember, twas a mother gave
The gift to one she'd die to save,
That mother sought pledge of love
The hottest for her son;
And from the gift Of God above
She chose godly one;
She chose for her beloved boy
The source of life and light and joy.
She babe him keep the giit-that when
The parting hour should come
They might have hope to meet again
In her eternal home.
She said his faith in that would be
Sweet incense to her memory.
And should the scoflcr, in his pride,
Laugh that fond gift to scorn,
And bid him cast his pledge aside
That he from youth had borne!
She babe him pause and ask his breast
Ii he or She had loved him haSt
\ parents blessing on my son
Goes with this holy thing;
The love that would retain the one
Must To the other cling.
Remember, It's no idle toy,
y mothers giil-EEMEMBER, BOY!