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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23
\ Reminlscenee of Mrs. Washington.

The death has been announced in
the Ledger of Mrs. Elizabeth Stout
Vaughan. at the advanced age of nine
ty-seyen. She died on Saturday, Sep
tember %, and relative has sent us
letter communicating some interesting
facts in reference to this venerable
lady. He writes
As one Of the collecting links be-
tween the period of President Wash
ington and the present, Mrs Vaughan's
death deserves more than passing
notice. Her father was employed in
one of the government departments
both in this city and New York. The
writer of this has often listened to the
interesting aud intelligent descriptions
of events as related by Mrs. Vaughan,
which occurred in the days first sue
ceeding the nations birth. She was
then only child but having we'll
disciplined and retentiye memory, her
relation of incidents was clear and in-
structive One reminiscence concern
ing the domestic life of Washington
and his wife interested me greatly, and
she spoke of it with pride and anipa-
ton. She had occasion to visit Mrs.
Washington, then residing on High
street near Sixth. on business errand.
Being admitted Lythe servant, she was
requested to wait few moments and
Mrs. Wshington woull see her. Di-
rectIy the door of an apartment was
opened. and the President passed cut,
bestowing some kind remark upon the
young visitor. Looking through the
open doorway of an adjoining room she
observed Mrs Washington in the act
of rising from eusiObed kneehng-
stoYl. A prayer-book was on stand
in front of the stool Mrs. Vaughan
feeliugly related how deeply impressed
she was With the devotional scene, fol-
lowed as it was By motherly greeting
on the part of Mrs. Washington as she
made known the nature of her erraud.
The visitor was not permitted TO leave
without token of hospitality. which
children never fail to appreciate.
Mrs. Vaughan has left behind her fra
grant memories of well-spent life
PhiIGsielDhia Ledger.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23
The Difference.

Below We givein nutshell the differ.
ence, as explained by Gen. Ewing. al
Ironton, Ohio, between Radicalism
and Democracy, on the finance ques.
tions. Choose ye for yourselves:
The Republicans say the moneyed
class shall determine the proper volume
of the currency; the Democracy say the
people shall determine it.
They say the business of the people
shall conform to such quantity of cur
rency as the banks can keep afloat re-
deemable in gold we say the volume
Of currency shall conform to the wants
of business.
They say the peoples money shall
be issued by pet corporations; we say
it shall be issued by the Republic.
They say the people shall pay inter-
est on the whole currency to the banks;
we say the whole currency shall be a
part of the debt bearing no interest.
They say the interest bearing debt
shall be increased over four hundred
millions to buy up and destroy the
greenbacks and fractional currency
we say it shall be reduced over three
hundred millions by substituting green
backs for National Bank notes.
The verdict of the people of Ohio on
these issues, rendered after full discus
sion, will, | believe, be ratified by the
judgment of the American people. |
have no fear of the result. II it be
shown that the policy Of the Demo.
cracy involves reputation or wild
scheme of imposture, the intelligent
and conservative masses of our State
will condemn it without instructions
from Wall street. But if it shall ap-
pear to be consistent with National
honor and demanded by the interests
of the people, the truculent billings
gate with which it has been assailed
will only emphasize the popular verdict
in its favor.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23
ClarkSYilIe.

The merchants in Clarksville are all
busy as they can be, selling goods.
They report trade good and increasing.
The safe housing of good tobacco
crop has put new life into the channels
of trade. The Industrial interests are
looking up, and laborers are getting
ample emplyment. The houses of G..
B. Wilson & Co., and Whitfield. Bates
4 Co. are receiving large orders now
from the cotton section, where the
crops are good and being marketed.
The Iron Wagon enterprise is being
successfully begun, and promises to be
not only of large proportions, but real
ly one of the most valuable enterprises
in the Southern States. The South
ern people are arousing from along
lethargy upon the subject of manu-
factories. The cooperative agencies
of the agricultural interests will
chanuelize trade, and concentrate
capital and manufacturing efforts at
home. The country in Kentucky
and Tennessee, adjacent to Clarksyille
have special interest i Clarksville
enterprises.-Eiktoa WnRess.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23
Flora TempIe q the Centennial.

Bud Dobell has bought the mare
Flora Temple, the first trotting horse
that ever beat 2:20, and intends exhiO-
iting her and Go,dsmitt Maid next
year ut the Centennial at Philadelphia.
Flora is now thirty years old, and was
in a race when her driver was killed in
the last heat, which was trotted after
dark. The gamblers were trying TO
throw the race by pulling the little
mare. but being unable to hold
her in the rear they held pole across
the track, which. striking the driver
on the head, instantly killed him aud
he tumbled from the sulky. Notwith-
withstanding this serious accident the
marc trotted home without driver,
and without skip. winning the
heat and race During her career she
won seventy-three races of one mile
heats, eleven of two mile heats, and
two Of three mile heats.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23
True Piety.

I called at Magruder's the other
morning, on my way down town,
and. as ! knew them well, | en-
tered the side door without knocking.
| was shocked to find Mr.. Magruder
PROSTATE on the floor. while Mrs.
Magruder sat upon has chest. pulling
his hair, humping his head on the
boards, and scolding him savageIy.
They got up when 1 came in; and
poor Magruder, wiping the blood from
his nose. tried to pretend it was only a
joke. But Mrs. Magruder interrupted
him:
Joker Joke? | should think not
| was giving him dressing down. He
wanted 70 have prayers before break
fast, and l was determined to have
them after; and as he threw the Bible
at me. and hit Mary Jane with the
hymn book soused down on him LII
| cannot rule this house. Ill know
why. Pick up them Scriptures, sir,
and have prayersl You hear me; Ma,
eruder! It's more trouble regulatin'
the piety of this family than runnin a
saw mill. Mary Jane, give your pa
that hymn book
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23
For the Chronicle. 5ltstsIi
THE OLD SYCAMORE TREE.

Down by the river that is running,
On its winding way 10 the sen.
havsoflen sat and listened
10 the birds in the sycamore tree.
And oft when thetwilight came stealing.
And the shade ws of evening drew near.
have sat meath its-branches and waited
For footstep loved to hear.
Oh the old sycamore tree;
Its leaves have fall'n In the stream,
Since we sat on the bank OF that river
And dreamed our beautifuldream.
The river Its course still Is running,
On its winding way to the sea,
And the birds their songs still are singing
In the boughs Of the sycamore tree
And my poor heart still is waiting,
For the footstep that comes not nigh,
And the dream that cherished is faded,
Like rose-colored tints from the sky.
Oh! the old sycamore tree;
Its leaves have falrn in the stream,
Since we sat on the banks OF that rive
And dreamed our beautiful dream.
Then the flowers bloomed by the river,
And the sunteams kissed its waves;
Now the leaves of winter lie dying,
And the winds will sweep DER their graves
But my heart no longer is waiting
For the footsteps never may hear,
And know by the shadows of evening
That the night of death draws near.
Oh the old sycamore tree;
Its leaves have falI'n in the stream,
Since we sat on the banks of that river
A51 And dreamed our beautiful dream.
st M Az NJ. II.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23
Gov. Iilden and the Presidency.

Third term is nowhere now. The
pressing question Of the hour is far
more fearful. 1t is whether Gov Til
deu shall become the Republican can
didate for President 10 1876. The Al
bany Express has private i1formation
that he wilL The rationale of the
den-Republiean movement is as
follows The rag-mOney men are
likely to be in majority in the Ma
tional Democratic Convention, and If
they are, and do not abandon their
theories, there will be split, and ine
sound currency wing Of the party will
take Gov. Tilden for its Standard
bearer. Such a nomination, sustained
By the Goyern0r's reputation for re-
form, and by the concessions which he
has made to the Independent aud Re-
publieans, would give him a strong
hold upon the Republican Convention,
and quite possibly lead to his indoFse-
meut."-ChicagO 7rtbaae.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23
Better than Nothing.

A good old Methodist lady. very
particular aud very pious, once kept a
clearinghouse in Boston. Stanch TO
her principles. she would take no one
to board who did not hold to the eter-
nal punishment of large portion OF
the race But the people were more
intent on carnal comforts than spiritual
health. so that in time her house be-
came empty. much to her grief and
alarm. f...-...-.
After some time bluff old sea cap
tain knocked at the door, and the
old lady answered the call. e-s =
Servant, ma am. Can you give me
board for two or three days. Got my
ship here, and shall be off soon as
load. - .-
!" Wa-a!, l don't know. said the old
lady.
%oh, house full, eh?
No, but"
But, ma amp"
L don't take any unclean or carnal
people in my house. What do you be-
lieve ?"
(" About what ?"
Why, do you believe that any one
will be condemned?
"Oh. thunder yes.
Do you" said the good woman,
Frightening up. Well, how many
souls do you think will he in FIRE eter-
nally2' s-
Don't know. ma am, really-neyer
calculated that"
Can't you guess?"
Cant say-perhaps fifty thousand. +"
Wa'al, .hem!" mused the good
woman: " guess II take you; fifty
thousand is better than nothing" Ec-
change.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23

How to Make an Enormous Preflt on
Bol0gnas.


The other day, about noon, younI
man left in charge of one of the law.
oficesen Grand street thought hs
would go down Diamond Alley and in.
vest one Of his hard-earned hve-cenl
pieces in free lunch. He had just
/ got his hat on his head and his foot on
the threshold of the office-door when
an individual with a basket on his arm
entered the sanctum of law.
Do you want any Sausage to-day P
he asked Of the law student, taking
the lid of his basket and displaying
about a dozen large bologna sausases.
Dunno, said the clerk In hesitat-
ing maDner, "how much?'
Only ten cents apiece, an cheap at
that, said the sausage yender, taking
one out.
The clerk thought this would save
him trip down town, so be decided to
purchase. Accordingly be took ole of
the largest sausages in the basket and
handed the man the required sum-ten
cents-and was about to cut it in two.
when the peddlar asked: y
You haven't seen any mad-dogs
this season, have you, mister2"
There was something so evidently
suggestive in this that the young man
laid down the untasted bologna.
2" Well | just thought as how this
was dog days, you might have seen one
shot. If so, | would like to hold an
inquest on the corpus. But as you
amt seen any. it's all right; and he
started for the door. But as the clerk
picked up the sasuage. he ventured:
Them there sausages are all fresh"
he said, just made this morning"
(The clerk took bite.)
TheFs was a cat-6ght on our roof
last night, an the way them critters
howled was caution. But | ups and
gets my old shot gun. and blast me if
| dld't kill thirteen of them"
(The clerk put down his bologna.)
And what did you do with their
bodies? Z be asked: siekly smile
stealing over his pallid features.
" Now, see here, mister, when / tell
you a story. you shouldu't ask any
questions. But them there cats amt
on our roof now, you bet
A thought seemed to strike the clerk.
You killed thirteen cats last night,
you say 2" he asked.
Yes, mister. that's lust what | said.
and just what | did. "
And these sausages were made this
morain?
A horrid smile spread over the
sausage mans 5 face.
Again your humble servant says
yes, he answered.
Zone more question, continued the
young man. Are the sausages made |
out of cats @ 49, W
!" That's leading question, mister. !
which this court wen't answer. But if
you feel ike chawing up few rats be-
fore you get the bologna down. it amt |
my fault, and he started to go.
" Here. my man. said the horrifed |
clerk, guess / don't want any |
to-day. Never mind the
money. Begonei" ;"
The bologna man went cut Of the !
door, saying to himself That's the |
fourth time I've sold that bologna to- |
day, which makes forty cents clear. If /
| keep on this way I'll get rich. Good |
day, mister, I'll call tomorrow, and !
the ink-stand just missed his head as
he closed the door, Pitsbnrgh Ledger.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23
Stock Hogs.

TIE advance sheets of Agricultural
reports say the number of stock hogs
is generally below that of last, the only
States reporting an equal number be-
ing Vermont, North Carolina and Ore
gon. The present veport does not IN
dieate any superabundanes of swine
in the country. The New England
States show but slight diminution,
excepting Massachusetts, and Counee-
tieut, where thedefcieuey will prOba
bly, be about 10 per cent.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23

Robert Dale 0wens physician, DR..
Eyerts, has written letter aDnouBc-
ing that the former is restored to saai-
ity and is about to start for his home
at New Harmony. Ind, where be will
remain for a time under medical care,
abstaining entirely from labor. The
Doctor thinks that his patient will in
a short time be able to resume his
work with all the vigor and ability to
be expected in map of his age. Mr..
Owen also publishes letter saying ais
health has been greatly benefited by
his three months rest, and that he
feels deeply the kind words which the
newspapers have said Of him in ais
affection.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23
The sonthern pueIllc Railroaa.

The material prosperity and politi-
cal power Of the Southern States, is to
great extent, bound up in the sue
cess of the Southern Pacific railroad,
Leaving out the question of the meas.
ureless value of this road to the COM
merce of the continent and the world,
its direct and incaleulable value in
populating the south and west, and IN
developing inexhaustable resources,
should make it the leading object of
southern statesmen Under the pa
tronage of the government and by its
material aid. vast system of railroads
have been built in the northwest, aad
through their agency vast population
attracted to an inhospitable climate.
populous states organized in lands of
mountains, and sterile plains. and ice,
and cities built up in the midst of des-
erts. The same government, by poll
icy at once sectional, ungenerous and
unwise, has thus FAR kept closed to
immigrants and capital, the most mag
-ni6cent agricultural land in the world,
and mines of inexhaustable wealth,
that to day lies slumbering in solitude
under skies most genial and lovely.
The highest mission of southern states
men is to opea up these magnificent
lands and this glorious climate, to i'm
migration and thecapltal ofthe world,
through the construction of the South
ern Pacific Railroad. No man. no
matter what his politics, should be
elected to Congress from a southern
state, unless he pledges himself to
labor earnestly and untiringly to pro-
cure government aid for this great and /
vital enterprise. We propose to make |
it test question in the next Congress
sioual contest, throughout the south,
aud call upon the press Of every south
ern state to do the same. Population /
is both wealth and power, and all that
the south needs to restore her old in
fuence in the government, is popula-
ton. Her splendid climate and mag
ni6cent soil, the purity of her social
life and her superb hospitality, will
attract population whenever this great
road Is placed under contract Hence
we commend the enterprise to south
ern statesmen, and call upon the people
of the south to see to it, that no man
goes to Congress from southern state,
unless he pledges himself to vote for
government aid to this vital southern
and promises to work with
industry to push forward
the construction of the same.-Jdck-
son Sun.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23
The Late Judge M'Kinney.

Judge Nc Kinney, who died at Knox
vile Saturday, was born in London
derry. Ireland, in 1903; came to Amer
lea at the age OF. eleven; spent the best
years of his youth as laborer on the
farm of his uncle; studied year at
Greenyille College and few months
at Philadelphia J; was admitted to the
bar at RogersvilIe in 1924, and prac-
ticed law eight years in Greenyiliea and
represented Green county in the Con-
stftutional Convention of 1884 served
on the Whig electoral ticket in 1896,
and voted for Hugh L. White; declined
q i1ominItion for Congress 10 1871;
weut on the Supreme Bench in lS47-
reelected TO that tposition in 1851 was
a member Of the Peace Conference of
1871; elected Railroad Commissioner
for the State in 1870; which trust he
held honorably up to the day OF his
death.-NashUiUe AmericdR.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23

The cure OF all the us add wrongs,
the cares, the sorToss, and the crimes
Of humanity, lies in that one wcrd
LOVE. Ii il the divine vitality that
everywhere produces and restores life
To each and every one of ns it gives
the power of working miracles, ii we
will.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23

One of the greatest Iuxuries ofriehes
is that they enable you To escape so
much good advice. The rich are al
ways advising the poor, but the poor
seldom venture TO return The COM
pliment.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23

Parson Brownlow says Ames knows
about as little of the temper and wants
of the people of Mississippi as a mule
does about mathematics.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23

SARCASM TYPOGRAPHIc.-An exas-
perated and sarcastic blacksmith, 7"
who sets type in Cairo, writes Who
ever heard of au editor making an err
ror during his whole editorial career
No one. The merchant swears at the
printer; so does the occasional cor
respondent humbug, wh0'writes about
the people, sovereignty, common
wealths,' burdens of taxes, etc. so
does that cheerful hieroglyphicsl pro-
dizzy, The associated press agent and
those intolerable frauds, the roetess
aud poet of the city the man whose
friends desire that he should be mayor;
the individual who received a benefit
and stuffed watch for bis brilliant
talents, and in his card of thanks used
the glittering common place, the anti
quated and excessively vain prononn
L, thus i; in fact, the printer gets
bounced on all sides. The printer,
who rummages after unintelligible
pieces of metal, who eorrects on an
average about fifteen yillainous errors
an hour in common words, such as
traveller. jailer, hypocrisy, fulfill, holt
day, gauge, separate, alleged, fetid,
Judgment, skillful, counselor, emparel
and many other simple ones, and makes
probably one blnoder in FIVE thousand
words, is frequently askedto step down
and out. No wo8der he feels savage,
and drinks whisky and beer, and talks
about the ignorance Of the aristOcrats,
the middle classes, and all other
classes"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23

The worlds Gods volume, in which
every creature IS a letter, and every
day a new page.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23

The fund for sn equestrian statue of
Gen. Lee at Richmond new amounts
to.k2D 600.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23
WHOLE NO a,212.
SOME leading San Francisco merchants
are working up project Cor the estah-

SOME leading San Francisco merchants
are working up project Cor the estab-
lishment of a reciprocity treaty between
Mexico aud the United States, snd
Senator Booth is said to warmly sup
port the enterprise. and viii place it
before Congress next winter. A San
Francisco correspondents Of the Los
Angeles Courier says ofthe movement:
ln moral point of view. If both ma
tions could agree upona question Of
such vital importance Mexieans as we'll
as Americans would receive untold
benefits both nations would be
brought closer together, not only com
mercially but also sociallyand intellect
ually. The advantages gained would
be mutual. If the United States by
means of a reciprocity treaty eoaId
dominate the commerce. of Mexico and
subordinate Ear0pean imporsations to
that country, and Mexico at the same
time gain by the adoption of the treaty.
then it would be in the interests Of
both republics to ratify IT, By politi-
cal sympathies, as much as geograpAi-
cal relations. the American republics
are united to each other, and it is the
duty. of their statesmen to strengthen
these ties still more by wise legislation
and sound international principles I
will mention fact worthy Of special
mention with regard to expectations
between Mexico and the United States,
the figures being for the year 1873, and
taken from official documents publish
ed in the city of Mexico. During that
year, ending with June, Mexico i'm
ported from the United States to the
volume Of 81 ,420, ,4l9 IL, while the ex-
portations from Mexico to the Eaited
States amounted 10 sll ,336, ,53376 Ifa
treaty had existed between
Mexico aud the United States, this
would have given Mexico balance in
her favor Of S3,0i6, Ill 80.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-23


9
SAMP. IvINsin his paper, the Athens
Post. says of the financial issue We
are old enough to know that the cur
rency the people now have is the best
they have ever had and as good as they
will ever get. The measure Of the
credit of this government Is the vol
ume of its commerce, and that volume
of wealth and trade is daily added to by
the increase of our mining. manafac-
turing aud agricultural occupations.
SO it is fallaey to talk about sfraining
the credit of such a country. When
the government calls for loan on its
bOuds Ofa million, home and foreign
capitalists send in bids for ten millions.
Hence any circulation issued direct, or
by endorsement, by this government
will have the confidence of this people
without stint, and be the medium of
commercial exchange throughout tho
world. In this way, national bank pa,
per or greenbaeks, will always be 4
blessing to the masses-no financial
crisis or panic can disturb the slum bers
of any man who has them in his pocket.
This is the great idea in the platform
of the Democrats of Ohio aud Penn
sylvania, aud, in our judgment, Is u
sound one. They propose 10 do away
with the national banks, because the
government pays interest on their
bonds upon which it loans them mon
ey. To this even the sober second
thought Of the bankers will find no OBJ
lection, as they can do as well with
their money, provided plan is adopted
by which an equal circulation shall bs
placed in the hands OF the people. The
idea Of this government or the COM
merce of this extended and growing
country being carried on with gold and
silver as the basis of exchange aud pay
ment. is simply idle and too preposter-
Gus to argue There may be here and
there an old line Democrat who cher
ishes sVch rdelusiOn. If SO, all we
have to say is that he has Outlived the
progress and spirit of his age aud gen
Grafton, and ought to be gathering up
his robes aud putting his house in or
der preparatory to 6nal retirement
And if our Repablican friends want to
make the immediate resumption of
specie payments a leading issue in the
next canvass, we venture to assure
them in advance that they will be ac-
commodated whether theywin or lose
in Ohio and Pennsylvania at the .ap-
preaching elections. =.