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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
The Tendency of Politics.

The other day we met our ole
friend, Judge Never mind his-real.
name, going down street.
We'll, Judge, said we, how is 20.
litics ? for you must know the Judge
was not long since an eager and ambi.
tious grasper after public honors.
He shook his head.
by Pluto" he swore-and he
never swears except on rare occasion.
i know nothing at all about poll.
itics -
oh? what is the trouble?"
mo trouble-only I've got a soul to
lose, even if there is a world to gain
and I've dabblcd in the business lust
enough to leran that no man can devote
himself to it a year without going
straight to the poorhOuse or the devil
| got in sight of the pOOr-house door
and stopped. Good day, old fellow"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20

THERE is truth in the sentiment
The hand that rocks the cradle rules
the world" The mothers, sisters, and
wives of the land, in their appropriate
stations, WELD a mightier influence
than that which can be exerted by the
female politicians, lecturer, or preach
err. | remember to have heard an en-
thusiastic admirer of President Jack
son say. that men made Presidents,
but God made Gen. Jackson. 1t may
with truth be said. that men are the
rulers of the earth but that the mothers
make the men. The celebrated John
Randolph, of Roanoke, more famed
for his craftsmanship than piety, said !:
= should have been swept away by the
food of Frerch infidelity, if it had
not been for one thing the remembrance
of the time when my sainted mother
used to make me kneel by her side,
taking my folded hands in . and
causing me to repeat the Lords pray
err" 1t is related of one who had
been a scoffing infdel, that when con-
victed of sin, the first prayer that
burst from his quivvering lips was,
God of my mother, have mercy on
me?"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
Sixth Division of the Chancery Court.

The Chancery Court for this, the Sixth
Division, Hon. II. II. LURToN, presiding, is
held at the following times and places:
HARTSvILLE, Trousdale county, LIST Mon
days of February and August.
GAINESVILLE, Montgomery county, 4th
Mondays of April and LIST Mondays of No
ycmber-
GALLATIN, Sumner county, LIST Monday OF
June and 18th Monday of December.
LEBANON, Wilson county, End Monday
of April and End Monday of October.
SPRINGFIELD, Robertson county, 4th
Monday March and 3rd Monday in Septem-
Der.
DOVER. Stewart county, 2nd Monday in
February and 4th Monday in October.
ASHLAND CITY, Cheatham county, Bird
Monday in January and End Monday in
August.
ARLINGTON, Houston county, 4th Mon
day in February and 4th Monday in August.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
A HYMN.


BY j. G. p-N,
A convict in the Tennessee Penitentlary.
Father of Life on thee | call
To sease by troubled breast;
Thou canst relieve and comfort all
That are with grief oppressed.
o come and dwell in my poor heart;
Thou knowest l long TO be
lin Thy bright realms, no more u part
From angels saints and Thee
o let Thy Spirit bear sle MP,
In grief and deep distress;
For now have a bitter cup.
But Thou canst give me rest.
o let my spirit, mind and strength;
Be conferred full in Thee;
And let me feel the depth and length
OF Thy great love for me.
Father of life, in Thee trust,
without one doubt or fear,
For in Thy love know i must
Forever dwell secure.
Then be my shield while here l stay,
And comfort my distress,
And when i drop this lump of clay,
. take me home to rest.
Union and american.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
AWalk Around the World.

Mr.. Mark Grason, of Richmond,
Virginia. is now in this city training
for a prodigious and hitherto unat-
tempted feat of walking around the
world.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Grason,
backed by Leon Maca.thy, entered
into wager of $4,000 with j. P.
Wilkinson and Thomas L. Murdoch
(the parties being all from Richmond.
Virginia., that he could walk around
the world in six hundred days. The
distance to be included in the entire
route is Is, 226 miles, which will make
a daily average of little over thirty
two miles.
Under the terms of the agreement,
which have been accepted and signed.
Grason is to start from the City Hall,
New York, on Saturday, April, 3,
1875. and to return to the same place
Thursday, November %, 1876. Part
of his trip will be on the ocean steam
ers, during which time he will make III
his daily average by walking on ship
board. He will be accompanied By
Mr.. Mccarthy and some persons to be
sent out by other parties to the wager
The exceptions. included in the agree
ment are delays occasioned by assault
or unavoidable accidents. Mr.. Ora
son is twenty EIGHT years old, five fee
seven inches high, weighes one hun
dred and thirty-nine pounds, and ha'
been known in Richmond in thu
various capacities of an actor, author
and pedestrian. During the excite
ment occasioned by Weston's walks
he started out and in the pedestrian
line, and soon accomplished walk o
one hundred miles in twenty-fou
hours.
During the Seymour and Blair cam
paign, in 1868, he walked foom Rich
+ mond to Omaha, Nebraska, distanc
of about, 800 miles. He carried tn
stars and stripes, and made one hun
dred and twenty-three Democrat
speeches on the way at various places
He now claims to be the champion pc
destrian of the world WilnsingtO
(Det.,) Gazette.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20

A WISE ExcusE-On one occasion
at dinner at the Bishop of Chester's,
Hannah Moore urged DR.. johnson
to take little wine. He replied,
Il can't drink little, child. and there
fore, [ never touch il. Abstinence is
as easy to NE as temperance would be
difficult" Many have the infirmity,
but are destitute of the same courage,
and therefore are ruined.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
Tenth Judicial Circuit.

The Circuit Court of this, the 10th Judi
cial Circuit, Hon. j. E. RICE presiding, are
held at the following times and places:
GAINESVILLE, Montgomery county, on
list Mondays in January, May and Septem-
Der. C. ID. Bailey, clerk.
SPRINGFIELD, Robertson county, the lst
Mondays in February, June and October
John Y. Hutchings, clerk.
ASHLAND CITY. Cheatham county, the
Bird Mondays in February, June and Octo-
Der. w. b. Nichols, clerk.
CHARLOTTE. Dickson county, the Bird
Mondays in March. July and November
j. a. DodSon, clerk.
WAvERLY, Humphreys county, the 4th
Mondays in March, July and November.
II. NJ. Little, clerk.
DOVER, Stewart county, End Mondays in
April, August and December. w. j. Hag-
Ter, clerk.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20

Mrs. Mary Randolph Spottswood
Berkeley. a great grand-niece of
George Washington, died at Staunton,
Wednesday last, at the age of 73, She
was otherwise connected with some of
the most celebrated families of Vir-
r;pia and was q most estimable lady.
Her grandfather, General SPottswOod,
who first crossed the Blue Ridge on a
survey, commanded the Second Regl,
ment at the battle of Brandywine, and
her father was General Francis I;
BROKER who was a Brigadier General
in the Revolutionary war, aud her un,
Gle Robert Brooke, was Governor OF
Virginia in 1891 Iirgiaid Ee.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20

Dem CHILDREN. "A remarkably
intelligent ole darkey in Alabama,
while watching the monkeys in a me-
nagerie, spoke thusly: Dem children
got too much sense to come out dat
cage: white folks cut their tails off
and set EN- to votin' and making Con,
stitewShunS."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
FOR SALE =

4 small farm of ITO acres, located In the
Southern part of Christian County, Ky, in
a rich section of country. Convenient to
Mills, Churches, &c. improvements good
consisting of Dwelling, with rooms, halls,
porch, kitchen, smoke house, servant
hous es, stable. &c. This is a very desirable
home and good location for a Physician.
Aty person wishing To purchase such a
place will please call and examine the
PREMISES or address, me at Peacher's Mill,
Tenn. j. L. HUFFMAN
oct ;. Tiff.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
A CoSyIcT,s HYMN.
Lines Written BY Dying Prisoner In
the Peuitentiary.

From 1853 to 1861. Col w. FL.
johnson was Warden of the Tennes-
see Pepitentiary. At that time DIR.
james G. Patterson was in the peni,
Tertiary serving out a sentence of
fifteen years for robbing the mails.
When he committed the crime. he was
postmaster at McWhirtersville, about
eight miles from Nashville. He also
practiced medicine in the neighbor-
hood and enjoyed a good practice.
While serving out his sentence, he was
taken with consumption, declined in
strength very rapidly and finally, died
in prison. just before his death he
wrote the appended lines and gave
them to Mrs. johnson, the warden {
wife, who had shown him great kind
ness during his illness. We are in
debted to Mr.. Granville S. johnson
for these facts and the copy:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20

FIVE shots from his revolver. a res
olute gentleman Of Paris intent on
suicide, fired into his head but being
unable to find his brains with that
number, gave it up and went TO the
hospital.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
I. o. o. f.

YOUNG ENCAMPMENT No. SO, meet
FIRST and THIRD THURSDAY in
each month.
PYTHAGoRAs LODGE No. %, meet
MONDAY EVENING of each week.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20

GAINESVILLE Lodge, No. 50, 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.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
sHERIFF's SALE
OF
LAND AND TOWN LOTS.

By virtue of sandry writs of venditioni
exponas, to me directed by the honorable
circuit Court of Montgomery county, at
the January Term, 1875. will sell at public
auction for cash, at the Court House in
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
Valley Forge Lodge. f. & A. M.

Meets at Oak Wood every second Satur-
day in each MONTH
]. +. MORROW, MASTER
Z. S. WYNN, Sec'y.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
Montgomery County Criminal Court

will be held on 4th Mondays of January
and A pril, and End Monday of November,
by Judge c. w. Tyler, b. ID. Johnson At
tOrney General.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
KNIGHTS of PYthIas.

Cumberland Lodge, No. II, meets every
Tuesday night, at Masonic Hall.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20

ana postpaid. THE BEAyERLY Btfp0rr.
so to SO CASH per week no 81 a. ~, I, :
homes or travelling. Something entirely
new. address. at once, THE BEVERLY
GU, l99 Wabash Ave, Chicago,
Dee. 5, 1874 3n.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
Rates of Commission

CHARGED FOR POST OFFICE MONEY ORDERS.
On orders not exceeding sl0.-......... 5 cents.
over SO and not exceeding S20......l0
over SO $50 I'D
over $50 S40.-....2O
over $40 SJ0.......25
No fractions of cents to be introduced in
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-02-02
THE LOUISIANA DOCUMENTS.

SAnether batch of documents was sent to
Congress yesterday by the president on Lonis-
lana affairs. including official dispatches and
reports of General Emory, Lieutenant Colonel
Merrill. Lieutenant Colonel Morrow, aud
General Sherman. Abs,racts-of these docu-
ments are given in another column, and it
will be found on perusal that if they show
anything they show the utttr worthlessuess of
the Kellogg usurpation as a:governmeus the
honest conviction of tho respectable and re-
sponsible people that it is not worthy of either
the popular support or the support accorded
it by the general government; that federal
military and civil officers have abused their
authority in aiding in the oppression and per-
secution of citizens, and that under all their
wrongsEshs oppressed people have exhibited
the utmost respect for.the federal government
Col. Morrow. in his report made in December
last, referring to the discomfort of the people
with the Kellogg government. says: This
dissatisfaction and discomfort affect all depart-
ments of business, and the whole aspect of
the country has look of poverty end me-
glect The law has fallen into disregard and
disrepute, and the judges are openly charged
With corruption. United States deputy mar
shals have used United States soldiers in cases
where there was no necessity for them, and in
some parishes have discharged their duties in
an unnecessarily harsh if not cruel manner"
Under such circumstances we'll may COL Nor
row arrive at ''the deep-sea.ed conviction"
that "the present State government cannot
maintain itself in power single hour without
the protection of federal troops" 1t could
not maintain itself without such force any
where in the wide world.
TBuN. Sun. Jan. &c.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-02-02
THE REPUBLICAN, LOSSES.

The New York World publishes official
returns of the elections since 1872, which
show that in the course of two years the re-
publican party, which elected its President
by majority of over 760, 900 votes. has been
put in minority of over 100000 votes. In
1872 their party carried thirty States. and by
the end of 1874 had lost all but eleven of
them The World concluded: I'm two years
the opposition to the federal administration
has made a net gain of nearly one and quar-
ter million of votes. There has been no such
political evcr;urning in so short period in
our history people. Never before has u
federal administration received so rapid and
Overwhelming condemnation from those who
placed it in power. There has been steady
republican loss everywhere, and a steady OPP
position gain everywhere. New York has
jumped from $4,000 republican majority to
g., 1000 opposition majority, and Pennsylvania
has changed from 1877 600 republican majority
to 1000 opposition majority. The opposition
has possession of the four greatest States of
the Uuiou-New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Illinois. Two years ago it possessed mos
one of these"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-02-02
CAPITAL REMOVAL,

The Grant organ at Martiusburg, for want
of something else to do, continues to howl
about the Capital question, and from the tenor
of its columns would have all the world and
the rest of mankind to believe that every man,
woman and child in this Senatorial District is
in favor Of the immediate removal of the State
Capital from Charleston. That such is not
the case, the publishers of this Administra.
ton daily well know; and as to their threats
against Democratic members of the Lesisla>
ture, We have heard them before. Our SEN
ators and Delegates have mingled with the
masses of our people. and are thoroughly con
versant with their sentiments, and, all the
hoWlins of Radical sheets to the contrary not
Withstanding. will do their duty to their con-
stisuent'. manruIly and featiessly. Our peo-
pie want the Legislature to attend to its leyi,-
innate business. and let this pestiferous ques-
ton go where it belongs, back to the '.soup
house" at Wheeling.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-02-02
ELECTION OF SENATOR IN FEN
NESSEE.

The warmly contested struggle in the Ten.
nessee Legislature for United States Senator
has resulted id the election of Andrew john
son, who was elected last Tuesday. OH the 55th
ballot His election was announced amid the
wildcat enthusiasm, and he made speech to
an assemblage of ten thousand people, in which
he declared himself firm adhereut of the
Democratic party. The Baltimore Sun con>
msnting on>the result, says:
'.The late Vices President and x>President
seems to sbe truly irrepressibls Entering
public life as an alderman in Tennessee town
when he was only twenty, and mayor at
twenty-five, he has since gone up the rounds
of the official ladder as member of the Leg
islature, presidential elector, member of Con-
gress from 1s4s to 1858, Governor of Ten
nessee. United States Senator from 1857 to
1868, and finally Vice President and then
acting President of the United States. He
is the only ex>Prcsident ever elected to tho
Senate. and the only ex-President now living
We now, after an interval of six years. are
about to have Mr. johnson back in the United
States Senate, where he will be very fikely to
deuonstrate that there are blows to give as
well as blows to take on great variety of
subjects. It is NO ordinary triumph which
Mr.. johnson has achieved, aud it is likely to
be regarded ss such by both friends aud en-
emies. His readiness and power in debate:
are well known. and there will be no lack of
stimulus for their exercise. He comes back
to the body that tried to convict him on i'm
peachmeut fewsyeass ago, and it is within
the limits of possibility that he may become
an impeacher himself before his term is fin-
ished. Mr.~Johnson is native of Raleigh,
NC, and waseborn December 90, 1903. at
the age of ten years he was apprenticed to
tailor, and served good seven years appren>
tieeship-quite in contrast with the trifling
apprenticeship in various branches of in
dustry at this day. The boys and mechanics
generally may take lesson fromthis old style
of apprenticeship-and its result"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-02-02
INSURANCE COMPANIES.

The announcement that the Nail City in,
surance Company of Wheeling has had It's
Office closed on account of its inability to meet
judment of $500. has struck with conster
nation policy-holders throughout the State.
The question very naturally arises, as to how
many more of these companies are in the
same situation of insolvency, and by what
kind of loose legislation upon this subject, is
it that such companies are enabled to commit
these daring frauds upon the public2 The
crime of receiving premiums for the insurance
of property against fire, when the receiver is
conscious of an utter inability or indisposition
to meet the contingency of loss, is upon a par
with highway robbery, and our legislators
should at once see that our insurance laws are
so amended as to secure the public against
impOsitiOps of this gross and glazing char
acter. Many of the States have adopted .
system of State Supervision while others
have required deposits by all companies,
foreign and domestic. We are not prepared
to say what system has best answered the
purposes of public protection against fraud !;
but we are quite ready TO give to our readers
the startling Intelligence that perhaps not one
policy in ten. upon which the people of this
county are taxed, is worth the paper it is
written on. We invite the attention of
farmers particularly to this subject. This is
not a question of politics, but of political
economy, and public security. 1t belongs to
a class of questions which involve the protsc-
ton of the public, against the frauds, impo>
.sitiOns, and swindling operations of those
creatures of legislation called Corporations.
1t is practical question. which requires
prompt and practical Legislation. For the
present. We shall content ourselves with
directing public attention to this subject
Hereafter, We mean to go more fully into de.
tail as to the defects in our Insurance laws,
and to suggest the remedies which those de-
fects seem to demand We shall, also. give
the names of such companies as have promptly
Iquidated losses in this county, aud of those
refusing to meet legitimate charges upon
them, arising from accidental fires.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-02-02
A NEW SENATOR ON FINANCE.

General F. NJ. Cockrell, the newly elected
United States Senator from Missouri was the
recipient of sereuade on the evening of his
election. In his speech in answer to the conn
pliment he said that the government at this
time was controlled by an unholy triuue al
liance-tbe national banks, bondholders, and
protective manufactures of this lsnd-that
were to-day absorbing the vitals of the country
bringing poverty and ruin to the best interests
of the country. An internal revenue system
which levied nine-tenths of its burdens on
Western products, the unjust extension of
patent rights under which agricultural people
have to pay three times t9reir value. monster
monopolies fostered by the government-all
tended to the Capitalization of despotic
power BE regarded the financial question
as in a most wretched condition, for which
they must hold the republican party respon-
sible: Money sould be fixed and permanent.
and distributed according TO the growth of
the entire country No government should
legislate for class race, or section. He would
never vote to increase the bonded debt of the
country.
~ The Emperor of China died on the
18th ultimo. His successor to the throne is
prince five years of age.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-02-02
PUBLIC SALE
Valuable Land.

DQRSUANT TO the authority vested in us by a
i Deed of Trust executed 10 MS as Trustees
b., W'n. II. Allen dated the ISL ti:ty Of October,
1867. and of record i'll the Clerks Utsice of the
County Court OF Jefferson County. Dee! Book
No. ?. at Page 3s6. will of.r for saleat Pubic
auction. for CASH, before tAe Court-House door
III C. arlestown. Op
FRIDAY, the 5hh day of MARCH, 1875,
at IL o'clock, AM.
Ten Acres ofLand.
to be cut of from the Northeast corner of the
TGl adlolTs the lands of DR.. NJ. P. Ne!son and
WIN. X. Wigg1nton's heirs, and has a front of
about 30 poles on the road leading from Middle
wav. IN said county, to Berryvrlle, in Clarke
county. Va. Ii the same shonld be Insufficient
to pay the balance of tue debt secured by said
Deed OF Trust, that is S163 Sc with Interest
thereon from the 18th dav of September. 1874
till paid. and tue c. SITS of executing this trust.
so MUCH MORE OF SAID FARM
adjoining the 10 acres will be included in the
teresG and costs.
The Trustees. who reside in c!arlestown, will
furnish q plat of said land to any one desiring
to purchase, and also exhibit the same on the
dav Of sale.
TERMS-CASH.
NATHAN S. WHITE.
Feb. ?. ls7s-5t. 1'Enr MISSES
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-02-02

The aggregate of this lis, falls short of the
total disbursements attributed to Irwin by
eighty edd thousands. and does not include
those made by the New York agent of the
company, Mr.. Allen s. Stockwell 1t Is
believed by those who profess to be posted
that the total sum charged to the company
directly aud indirectly as the cost of this
subsidy bill, will reach 81 300. 900.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-02-02
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

TUESDAY, last. has been taken mp with the Sena-
torial question. Up to our last reports twenty
eight ballots had been taken in caucus. and
several formal votes in joint session had, with
ont any definite result. Walker and Camden
still ahead.
The aouse, on the e5th ult., agreed to Senate
Joint Resolution providing for a geological sur
yey of the Stare.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-02-02

Bg Shall or shall not is the question
asked by many in regard to buying Ticket
in the Texas Gift C"ncert Association. We
would answer: Should your Should you not
your neiehbor might buy the discarded ticket
and thus be placed on the road to an easy
fortune.