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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04
Municipal Debt of Memphis.

The Avalanche, of the Oath, speak
ing of the approaching Memphis mu-
nicipal election, says:
In this municipal contest we look at
the public debt of Memphis, which is
quite six millions of dollars, with its
credit lost and its resources impaired /;
we look at its wooden pavements. made
at a cost of nearly million Of dollars,
worn out and unpaid for; and to- night
the General Council will be called upon
to vote on the taxpayers of this city
an additional burden of one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars of
taxation, exclusive of regular tax, to
pay for what does not exist, and still
leave unpaid a quarter of a million.
We look at it from the standpoint of
streets apd alleys in the worst possible
condition; of a river landing which is
an oppression to the river commerce of
Memphis, without which Memphis
would be mere trading post or flag
station; we look at it with reference to
our educational interests, to our me-
chanics whose little property is mort
gagged by this crushing debt, and to a
city the center Of the largest cotton
belt in the Union.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04
An East Tennessee Giant Resurrected

The readers of the Intelligencer will
doubtless remember that some time
since we published brief account of
the death of Mr.. Slusher, perhaps the
largest man in the State.
Last Friday night, as Mr.. James
Robinson vas returning from the de-
bate at Tuseulum College, about IL
o'clock, he met four men riding, with
shawls over their heads. Soon after
he met wagon with a very large cOf-
fin in it. He at once recognized it to
be the one In which the giant was bur-
led. The stencil was the most intol-
cradle ever known. So awful was it
that Mr.. r. had to leave the road over
which the body had passed. On the
next morning Mr.. Robinson and an
other gentleman went to the spot where
the giant had been buried, aud found
the grave had been opened, the bead
and foot boards had been down, and
the dirt fresh as on new made grave.
Evidently tie body had been resur-
rected and carried away. Who the
parties we're that took the dead body
of Mr. Slusher, we have no idea, but
presume they were physicians from a
distance, or parties in the neighbor-
hood procuring it for them. Had it
been eur neighboring physicians, they
would certainly have taken it soon af-
ter it was buried, and before decompO-
sition began. All that the parties de-
sired, we suppose, was the skeleton,
which was of immense dimensions
GreeneUiIle IatelligeRcer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04
Boots In Water.

A correspondent of the Indiana
Farmer writes: / have stood in mud
and water three inches deep, for ten
hours day for a week, without feeling
any dampness or having any difficulty
in getting my boots on or of. II you
would be equally successful, before
wearing the boots give the bottoms a
good coating Of tallow aud tar and
dry it in; then oil the uppers with
castor oil, about one tablespoonful
will be sufficient. If the weather
should be rainy, or you are compelled
to work IN water during The day. wash
your boots clean at night, hold them
by the FIRE until quite warm and oil
them while quite wet, and you will
have no trouble about your boots get
ting hard and shrinking up so that you
can not get them on. If the leather
should become red, give coat of or
diuary shoe -blaeking before oiliDg.
The effect Of castor oil is to soften the
leather, while il fills the pores and
keep the wgter from entering.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04
Thaughfs for SATURDAY. Night.

To live long it is necessary to live
slowly.
Nature and wisdom always say the
same.
There is music in all things if men
only bad ears.
Nobility should be elective, not he
reditary.
Heaven sends its misfortune as a
moral tonic.
Half the discomforts of our life is
the result of getting tired Of ourselves.
Nature gives US volumes of fruit,
which she always prefaces with flow
ers.
five would not flatter ourselves the
hattery of others could not hurt us.
Nature has sometimes made fool ;
but coxcomb is always Of a mans
own making.
lie is not only idle who does moth
ing, but he who is idle might be better
employed.
When fortune means TO men most
good, sue looks upon them with a
threatening eye.
A proper secrecy is the only mystery
of able men; mystery is the only Sc
erecy Of weak and cunning ones.
Real friendship is slow grower,
never thriyes unless engraited upon n
stock of known and reciprocal merit.
If we would build on a sure foun-
dation in friendship, we must love our
friends for their sakes rather than our
own.
A wise man in the company Of those
who are ignorant has been compared
by sages TO a beautiful girl in the CON-
pany of blind men.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04
The Party TO Win In 1876.

The Democracy of Ohio are preach
ing tee doctrine of the people and OF
the tntnre. There is no reputation
or 'inta,iaa" in their demand for a
Just system Of currency based upon the
faith Of the government. In the pres,
identiaI year there can be DO school
bugbear dragged into the canvass to
prevent men from expressing their
convictions on the greatest question of
the hour. Neither can Carl sehurz
lead the Germans again into an indoFse-
ment of the fanatics who rule the Rad
ical party in the West. The fight will
be free one. Money will be used, no
doubt. but voters cannot be coloulzed
from different States to make Ohio,
Indiana and Pennsylvania give frau
dulent verdict. The party will win in
the patsBsi contest which has for a
platform the syinci2les enuncIated at
Columbus, Ohio. IN 1872, BY the rep
resentative yorkisgmen OF the country.
The financial planks are the same as
adopted By the Democrats OF OHIO,
Indiana, Missouri aud pennsylvania.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04
Our Tongue.

Dir. Washington Moore has written
a work on bad English. Some Of the
errors which he singles out are decided
ly amusing For example;
A furrier, lamenting in an advertise
ment the tricks played on the public
by unprincipled men in his own trade,
earnestly requests ladies TO bring to
him their skins, which he promises
shall be converted into muffs and
boas."
Another advertisement ran thus
1.-TWO sisters want washing"
Here must have beena strange sight
He rode to town, and dgoye twelve
cows ON horseback"
A gentleman advertised for horse
for lady ola dark color, a good trot,
ter, high stopper, and having a long
tail"
Better, more amusing, more instruc-
tive, and more credible is the follow
log illustration of the inevitable am
biguities involved in accurate language
One gentleman observed to another:
Il have a wife and six children in
New York and l never saw one OF
them"
Were you ever blind? ?"
"Oh no, replied the other.
A further lapse of time, and then
the interrogater resumed the subject.
Did | understand you to say that
you had wife and six children in
New York, and you had never seen one
Of them ?"
Yes, such is the fact"
Here followed still longer pause in
the conversation, when the interroga-
tor, fairly puzzled, said:
How can it be that you never saw
one them ?"
Why" was the answer, zone Of
them was born after left"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04

PrE-CRUsT WITHOUT LARD.-Hun-
dreds of thousands Of dollars are worse
than wasted in the use Of Lard made
into pie-crust annually. To be sure, a
white, faky crust looks nice and tastes
better, but indulging our appetite in
its use lays the foundation for dyspep-
s.a, rheumatism, gout, and palsy. For
years / have been experimenting to
find out how to make u palatable pie
crust without lard, and finally have
succeeded. The process | give for the
benefit of those who choose TO profit
By it: Take good, rich buttermilk, So
da and little salt, and mix just as soft
as can be mixed and hold together;
have plenty Of -four on the molding-
board aud rolling-pin; roll very thin;
then make and bake as other pies, or
rather In a slower oven, and when the
pie is takenfrom the oven, do not cover
1t up. In this way dyspeptic can in-
dulge in the luxury of 4 pie.-He
Country Gentleman.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04
Dying to Live.

We die daily, with each new section
of our mortal history We give up some
thing that belonged to the section pre-
ceding. We are losing continually q
portion of our being We suffer cease
less dissolutions. Let the mature man
compare himself with the budding
boy, and see how much of death he
has already experienced. How much
Of what he was has perished in him
and gone from him, never to be res
tored Where now is the careless
mirth that lit up the boyish eye? where
the sunny peace or gushing joy of the
boyish breast? Where the boundless
expectation, the implicit faith, the in
domitab bic hope, the bouyant nature, the
unshadowed soul, the. exuberant life?
Is not the loss of these as truly death
as the putting off the fleshy tabernacle? ?
Is it not as much dying to lose the
splendor and joys Of our young years
as it is to be divested of our mortality?
The veteran, however blest with " that
which should accompany old age"
looks back upon his youth as Para
disc lost, never in this world to be re-
gained. s-
o maa; that from thy fair and shining
youth
Age might but take the things youth need
ed net.
This ceaseless death would make
existence intolerable. were it not
balanced and compensated by ceaseless
new births. The true soul gains as
fast, or faster than it loses. Life is
constant acquisition as well as constant
waste, series of resurrections as we'll
as deaths. If We die daily, we are also
renewed day by day. If we lose in
imagination. We gain in experience; if
we lose in freshness, we gain in weight;
if we lose in fervor we gain in wisdom;
if we lose in enjoyment, it is to be
hoped we gain in patience. If we
die to the world, 1T is to be
hoped that we more and more live unto
God.-W. g. Z. Shedd.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04

unbiased examination, and should you
find them--or either of them-false or
unfounded, to make them public, spec
flying which are false and unfounded.
On the contrary. should you find any
Of them truths, it is expected that you
will then, not only make them public.
but advise their adoption by Govern
ment.
Should you not make public in your
forthcoming message valid objections,
reasons, or arguments against this sys-
tenn. tAis will be accepted by the pub
lie as eyidence--and the people will be
justified Ia the conclusion-that, like
Horace Greeley. you can find none
and then the American System of FL
nance must receive the sanction and
appreciation of the American people.
Most resfectfally yours.
PLINY FREEMAN.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04
Valuable, If True.

The Fincastle Herald has been in
formed that piece of iron hung 10
fruit trees will efectually prevent the
ravages of frost. The informant states
that the night before the freeze IN
April, last, he hung several pieces oI
old iron in ten of his peach trees, and
the trees were loaded with peaches,
the Weld being not less than seventy
five BIZ 1hels. The fruit of the remain
orsebard 1Ts was all killed. A piece of
borse.shoe was hung in cherry tree
in the same orchard. aud the yield was
abundant, while on three adjacent trees
the fruit was entirely killed. lie says
the idea originated with his mother,
that he, by her instructions, when a
boy tried the same thing frequently,
and with same result. This is import
ant. if true, and it will cost but little
TO test the truth of it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04

Here is something to cheer the pa
triOt heart: "A movement is on foot
in Philadelphia to assemble a large
number of the soldiers of the late war
in that city, at some time during tke
Centennial year. IL is proposed I'd
have both the northern and southern
armies represented by their leading
generals. and by thousands of theil
rank and fle. from every State in thI
Union-the purpose being to show Il
the world the fact that the men Will
were In the armies against each othe|
a few years ago are now united in cele
brating the one hundreth birthday 4
their country, and are inspired by
spirit Of patriotism aud feeling of eoni
mon nationality"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04

The bones OF Lexington, the eele-
brated race horse, we're exhumed last
week and forwarded to Professor III.
A. Ward, OF Rochester, n. Y, who will
Immediately proceed to set the skele-
ton for the Smithsonian Institute.
The skeleton will be exhibited at the
Centennial next year, after which it
will be placed in the National Museum
at Washington. When the bones wers
exhumed, Mr.. Brodhead found that
part of the skull under the left eye,
where the disease or trouble was lOca-
ted, flied with masticated food, aquart
in quantity, which had been forced in
to the cavity Of the skull through an
aperture in the upper jaw, caused BY
the loss of tooth.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04
Pork In Georgia.

An exchange says The mountain
counties will produce large quantities
of pork this season. The mast is good,
and corn in abundance has been raised,
which can be put in meat and made
ready for market by the middle of Jan
nary. The hogs in the mountains al
WAYS get fat on the mast, and 1t takes
but little grain to harden their flesh
and make them ready to slaughter.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04

There is dew in one flower and n
in another, because one opens its cu|
and take it. while the other closes itsl
and the drop runs of. So Heavl
rains goodness and mercy as wide
the dew. and if we lack them, il IS II
cause We will not open our hearts
receive them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04

When Du Chaillu was in Africa, a
king presented him with 853 girls from
whom to select wife. Du Chaillu re-
marked that if he married one the
Others would bejealous. "Then marry
them all, said the king. Du Chaillu
took him at his royal word.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-12-04

The school who sat down on
the business end" OF pin that had
been iugeniously fixed on his chair,
rose like Phoenix.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-16
Brief JOttings.

The next lecture in the Mechanics course
will be delivered by Rev. G. w. Buck. Sub
iect-"God in the Constitution" The lecture
should draw full house.
Next Wednesday evening the Montgomery
Guards will give their third annual ball in City
Hall. Chandler will furnish his best music for
the occasion. Secure your tickets of the Com
mittee.
The City Hall will be a hen house no more
for whole year.
The sheriffs made two large seizures at the
New England House last evening.
Officer Crowell arrested man last night for
stealing coat from Fafrington's clothing
store on Middle street.
Bradbury Seavey. formerly of Saco, and
John w. Lane of this city, are erection pub
ic house in Florida, at a town about 40 miles
above Jacksonville.
Contribution for the Widows Wood Society
at State street church Sunday.
The annual contribution for the Widows
Wood Society will be taken I'D at the First Par
ish church tomorrow.
Notwithstanding the cold of last evening the
attendance at the Allen Mission was large and
the interest is increasing. Numbers signed the
total abstinence pledge. Similar meeting this
evening, presided over by a reformed sailor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-16

A STRANGE CAsE.-Last fall man calling
himself Coleman went to Brownfield, accom-
panied by woman and girl about six years
old. He engaged board at Mr. Hanscomb's
stating that the woman was his wife. Shortly
after the woman gave birth to child. The
mother lived but eight days, and just before
she died she gave the babe to Mrs. Hanscomb
Coleman had the body of the mother prepared
for burial, and, with the girl and remains, took
the cars for Amesbury Mills, Mass, his alleged
home. Before reaching there he left the girl
in care of the conductor and left the train. The
child and corpse reached their destination,
where the authorities took them in charge. An
examination revealed such facts as raised sus-
plcion that there might have been foul play in
the woman's death, and detective was dis.
patched to Brownfeld to look up the case. 1t
was aseertained that Coleman returned to Port
land, stopped at the City Hotel and then went
east, where it is rumored he has a wife and sew
eral children. The public are anxiously await
ing further developments.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-16

THE THOMAS CoNCERT.-With the well known
and increased attractions of Mr.. Thomas Or
chestra it is not strange that his concerts this
season have even eclipsed all former ones in
point of artistic merit, popular attrac-
ton and intrinsic value. For it is fact, that
in every place he visits with his unriyalled COM
pany this year, the demand for seats is only
limited by the seating capacity of the building
in which he appears. That this will be the
case in Portland, no one can doubt who under
stands the widespread satisfaction with which
the announcement of his coming has been re-
ceived in all parts of the county. Mr.. Thomas
achievements have been wonderful, built would
seem that he has been only preparing the way
for richer feasts, and leading us to still more
delightful fields of musical enjoyment and cul-
ture The programme will be most attractive
and valuable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-16
Supreme Judicial Court.


FRIDAY-Enoch Talbot VS.. Ocean Insurance Com
pany. Plaintiff says you insured my GIG OF bark
Annie E. Sherwood for year from September LIST,
1871 for $4,000. She was driven on shore at Santa
Anna, Tobasco, September Goth, 1872, and became
total loss.
Defense-True, but the policy contained this
clause Prohibited from the Gulf of Campeachy ;and
we say Santa Anna, Tobasco lies ON the water of the
Gulf ofCampeachy.
Reply-we deny that the Gulf of Campeachy ex-
tends SO far from the city and harbor of Campeachy
as 10 embrace Santa Anna, Tabasco. But if it does
then we say that your policy is ambiguous and pro-
vides that insured vessels may go to Mexico by pay
ing per cent in addition. And on this very voyage
you received this and other extra premiums,$6o and
thereby waived the prohibition.
Rejoinder-True, we received an extra $50, but
not on this policy 1t was on previous policy which
expired before This policy attached, and before the
loss.
Plaintiff again-The second policy was but con-
tinuation of the first, continuous contract. The
action of the company puts practical construction
upon your policy. Verdict for plaintiff for $42s446.
A. A. Strout tor plaintiff
Rand for defendants.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-16
Religions Intelligence.

The new church building at South Hiram
was dedicated Jan. I'd. fst.l~ aof'>'9
The Unitarian Society of Bangor propose to
erect vestry.
The semi-annual meeting of the .Peno6scot
county Congregational conference was held IN
Bangor, Tuesday.
The Uniyersalists of Lewiston have decided
to build new church. The church building
fund is already about $4,000. An excellent
feeling prevails in the Parish, as is shown py
subscription is at least $4,000. The assets for
the new enterprise include $23, 900 subscription
and the present church editice and lot, worth
perhaps $4,000.
The new Methodist church at Rockport was
dedicated on the 18th.
The Court street Free Baptists of Lewiston
have invited Rev. Mr.. Mariner of Massachu-
sets to the pastOrate of that church. Mr.. Mar
liner is expected to enter on the passionate in
May.
Rev. G. p. Nash has accepted the call to the
pastorate of the Universalist Society in Rock
land, and will begin his labors tie first Sunday
in March. ,-H
The dedication of the new meeting house
took place Tuesday afternoon. Jan. 9TH. The
house was filled with an interested and atten
tive audience. Rev. DR.. Tenney of Ellsworth,
and Rev. Messrs Bgley of Lamoine, Corthell
of Eden, and Reese of Ellsworth, participated
in the services. The dedicatory prayer was
offered by DR.. Tenney and the sermon was
preached by Mr.. Reese. The house was built
by the people in the vicinity, the largest part
dimensions are 40 by Sc feet, and it cost about
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-16

JANUARY CRIMINAL TERM, 1875, sYMoNDs, J.
PRESIDING.
FRIpAY-State VS.. Anthony Bundy. Indicted for
an assault with dangerous weapon upon the person
of Annie Maria St. John with intent to kill. Verdict
guilty.
Libby, County Attorney.
Mattocks g. Fox for defendant.
State VS.. George II. Dennison. Indicted for break
ing and entering and larceny On trial.
Libby, County Attorney
Purves for defendant.
Mary Jane Stafford appeared in the afternoon with
sureies to give bail in the indictment against her for
keeping house of ill-fame. The County Attorney
said that inasmuch as this indictment contained ten
counts setting out different offences under the nu-
sance act, and nasmuch as when she was arrested
she was found secreted and stated that If the off,
GERS had been half hou later she would have been
on her way to Canada he felt justified in asking that
the bail be fixed at five thousand dollars. The coun-
sci for Mrs. Stafford thought the bail exorbltant and
asked that it might be for less sum. This the
court under the circumstances, refused to do, and
the bail was fixed at five thousand dollars. As Mrs.
Stafford couldn't furnish satisfactory suretes to that
amount she was recon ntted to jail The case will
be triei next week.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-16

MEETING OF HOTEL PRoPRIETORs.-The
proprietors of several of our hotels met at the
Falmouth Hotel yesterday morning to take
measures for their protection from the prohibi-
tory law, and to express their indignation at
the indictments found against them as null
sances by the grand jury, while many of the
worst dens of the city and dealers in spirits,
escaped prosecution.
AT this meeting every hotel in the city was
represented with the exception of the United
States Hotel, whose proprietor, Mr.. Walcott,
was unavoidably absent from Portland. Mr..
Leander Stevens of the Falmouth Hotel, was
chosen chairman, and Mr.. George e. Ward of
the St. Julian Hotel, Secretary. Owing to the
absence of Mr.. Walcott the meeting was ad-
iourned until to-day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-16

WARDS OPERA HoUsE.-There was a per-
feet jam at Wards Opera House last evening
on the occasion of the benefit to Messrs. Ward
and Cummings. Every seat was taken, chairs
were placed along the sides of the hall, and the
lobby in the rear was filled with persons stand
ing. The programme was an excellent one,
opening with the funny sketch of Tragedy VS..
Song" and concluding with the equally funny
one of ga Managers Troubles in which
nearly the whole strength of the company was
given.
In addition to the regular members OF the
company Messrs. James A. Arnold andaJames
j. Bartlett appeared. Mr.. Arnold sang in his
usual admirable manner ''Will-o' the Wisp,''
and in response to an importunate encore gave
the popular 'Let All Obey" Mr.. Bartlett
gave his rendition, which called forth such
warm praise at City Hall some time since, of
the "Charge of the Light Brigade" and was
greeted with a storm of applause. The efforts
of these gentlemen added much to the value of
the entertainment.
During the evening Mr.. Cummings presented
with characteristic speech, a silver ringed
banjo to Mr.. Ned Wambold.
This afternoon and evening the last enter
tainments of the season will be given. Let
there be crowded houses.