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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-19
GoOrge II. Sharpo.
REILLY or ArrORNEy-GENrRAL PIrRRYPONr.


DhPALTMENT or JUSTICE, WAsnINuION, June IL, 1879.
GfNILLMEN would not disguise the pleasure which
fine letter Of invitation signed by many eminent and
bonored names the NcwYorS Bar gives A com
pliuent from no other body OF could be by
valued With you and among you has been all my pride
in life.
Calkd 10 somewhat responsible place AZ time when
the first OF our national life departs and more
trying higgins, am deeply impressed with the belief
that Tie republic which lawyers did much IL fond VIII
med their earnest aid to preserve The industry, ill.,
tegrny, economy, and scflenying energy Of hun
bred years, guided In the main by religious influences,
has made great. rich, aud powerful nation
but only ny the continued practice O these sterner
virtues Is the continuance Of free Government
sihc by law quite resstless prostration Of healthy
business Ia, followed the deusons OF intoxicated enter
prise, ana yet people do not accept the inevitable,
but s.il insist that by contrIyance, they
rich without economy ana continue extravagan without
Il through the Divine guidance persevere unto the
my official to meet the approval OF NY
the bar and or other good shall ask
reward aud until then permit me u decline the
banquet which you kindly Oder, and Tor which evil
dence of your ENCOURAGEMENT 1 sincerely grateful.
Very truly 1 remain. ever your friend and obedIcut
servant, EDWARDS PlEkHkPOAG
10 the Hon. William H. Eyarts and others
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-19
JUDGE MccuNv's LIBRARY SOLD At AUCTION.


The miscellaneous books from the library OF
the late judge j. II. MoCunn were sold yesterday "iter-
noon by the ncssrs Leaytt at their auction rooms III
Clinton Hall Over 300 lots embracing wide range OF
subjects and authors, were offered Among the DOCKS
sold were Campbell's " Lives Of Lord Chaneoiors'
vols 81; Campheps " Lives OF the ChiefJusiices .
v0is 50 37ls; P.utarch's Iorals, revised by Cool
win vols &I3 10; Thierss History OF tie Consulate
and Empire"5 vols. s. 62i.; shdrdans "speechcs,
3 vols 80 Baron.- de Stacls "Wo IS, 0vols 81 -
Dolingbioohs Works" IL vols, s12 BIB; sr,0ners
Hi0erapnic4l History OF Fine Arc, 'osp IL - !;
E,rlI,'s :. History of CIVILIZATION" vols. 90 LOngfel-
lows Dante yos - co. JcIf ny, Err q, x! n,s
England" vols 90; London Punch, ~ vols $50 ZIG
Bacon's Works" II vos., III 25 Charles LamH :
Works" 5vols., so; Aprleicn,- New American CIco,
ppdia IL vols 500 % Enc, corgda Britaniea, ~
vols. $40 20; Aues's psehiy Reg'@ter "a vols "a 40
Annals Of the Kingdom OF Ireland" edited BY John
ODonovan, IL D., vols, So schlcgePs A.sil,,c
and Miscellaneous Works" ! vols, - 20; H'inb0idps
Cosmos" vols, SO 70 Locke's Works" vols, ~
Iie oJotus's Life and Travels" byJ wheeler vols,
40; Bulyers Novels, 81 vols, 80 10; e,liincey =
.Works,"2 n vo- 80 30; Wavcy Novels, lOyols, - 90
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MR.. BEACH AND TIE GROWTH OF IDEAS.

To the ECft0r or IHe JFtOUHe.
SIR: On reading Mr.. P0rtcrs comments on
the words true inwaTGnoss" il then occurred TO
that he was crushing 10 a rninons defense" OF Mr..
Beecher and Mr.. Beach makes fair hit hut Is not the
injury than compensated by the utterances Of Mr.
Beach Mr.. Porter lad said, referring to Mr.. Tlton,
DOWN down down" Mr. Beach, few days after, tells
the iury that Mr. Porter had said, Down down To He'll
and say sent thee there Mr. Porter protests that he
did not say so. Mr. Beach replies, know yOu did not
say words but i icdy on said teIn and there
fore had right say you said them" lie that the sliaa
IOuf II IL is have present, lfacteal. PROMINENT
and rOyiGcnlia representation Of the manner III hch
words and by repetition when there
is IL motive fertiliziUg them. Yours respectfully
Worcester, juno !, 1879. IL. TAYLOR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-19
THE BROOKLYN BURGLARS ARRAiGSED.

VIM. II. Mooney, the supposed assailant of A.
L. Shute and william Book his alleged accompicc in the
burglary the house OF Peter Flynn taken before
Justice Moore for examination. yesterday Mrs. Flynn
falling appear promptly the prisoners were rcmanded
TO Jail until Monday. Slr Shute Is still improving, but
his wife l. suleIing from prOstia tiOn induced
by excitement the night Of the attack upon her hns
band The police report that they have discovered some
witnesses who ed to have the burglar with
blood upon clothing passing through the streets
Mr. Shute's house, the morning Of the assault.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-19
THE FOIBLEs OF A SMALL MAN.

IN Mr. BEfCHER
70 the Editor Of rae Tribune.
SIR, You have so kindly permitted your
readers to free their minds upon the subject Of the
Beeehcr trial In your columns that venture 10 send
vou few questions which have puzzled not little
In the first place. mny inquire why t is considered the
only respectable and proper thing. both for newspapers
snd individuals declare the most utter faith In this
mans innocence. against whom there Is evidence sni
Gent TO convict q score Of ordinary mont And why does
every ono insist that the purity OF his Tor
mer life il dIsproof enough oi tie chuses
nov made against him, when 1t 10 pcrfe~y
we'll KNOWN that for IA years. similar stores involving
his fair fsine have been suects Of common gossip In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-19
DEATH FROM SUPPOSED nypRopnoBIA.

Andrew jackson, an engineer OF No. 22S
Nneteenh-st died on Thursday, IL supposed OF hydro
phobia. A dog with which he was playing bit his lip
about two months ago The dog apparently healthy
and 4. still The wound slight and healed quickly,
but ON June - the symptoms " hydrophob.a super
vened. Jackson was unable to swallow water and rap
Idly grew At the expiration OF i've days died
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-19
ATTEMPTED ARSON IN A REsTAURANT.
Some persons unknown to the police brol.

open cellar door Of the restaurant OF Limo Marno
No. 1872 Pearst Thursday night and the inner door,
having been saturated with kerosene OIL was set fire.
The flames spread quickly ana the building In great
danger Charles Malonry the jsnitor, discovered the
fire immediately He turned stream from fre exlin
gusher upon the nlmes and they suLduei before
they had gathered much Roadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-19
TWO FORGOTTENHCENEs.

TO the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Amid all the pros and cons that are
brought to bear npon tie Beeohcr case fact
have escaped notice refer u portion OF Mr.. Tltons
statement, published last July. II remember rightly
Mr.. Tlt0n, In sworn statomeut published with n0ta-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-19
FAILURE OF BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURERS

FAILURE OF BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURERS.
The failure of Melius Trask g. Ripley, boot
and shoe manufacturers Of No. $50 Broadway,
nounced yesterday The firm have been very heavy
manufacturers OF the grades Of boots and Shoes
large quantities Of which sold through the South tho
sales sometimes reaching 81 year The firm have
been the contractors for the convict labor Sing Sing
for several years. and had obtained considerable profit
Lately. however. the business not profitable aud
Sir. Trask the financial manager Of the hrm went .
tour through the South with view to developing buSi-
and improving his health, but, after absence Of
several weeks, died at NewOr.,ans. Mr. Ripley, fearing
that the rin might DO involved y the private affairs VI
Mr. Trask considered Il sdvisabe " make assignment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-19
TESTIMONIAL TO THE ATToRNEY-GENERAI

4 DIENER PROgFFEED TO TIE HON. EDWARDS
pIEKETPONT BY MEMBERS OF THE NEw-YORK
BAu-THE INVITATION DECLINED.
Several Of the members of the bar Of this
State desiring show their appreciation of the dstinc
ton conferred upon the State by the appointment OF the
Hon. Edwards Tlerrepont to the position OF Attorney
General, have rendered him u public thinner which he
has declined The correspondence Is as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-19

q, ucssrs Uovt Bicclow, leather dealers for the pehs
~ ~ tho creditors az The arm There has been u" W.
as vet Of the assets but the assignees Deeye '' 'e
viii DO o surplus Of @lOOOoo over dn h~D'"~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-19

To NE Hon. EDWARD PlLhHEPONT:
The unerssncd, mcmDcrs of the bar OF the Stale OF
New Yolk the non 20 request AOdr acceptance OF
n public dinner to he given you ON tine occasion OF your
liipuintlncu position or Attorney General OF the
ned otatcs aud OF the distinction thus conferred upon
tae bar from whose body you have been selected.
NcrA nrL. linn Il lsID
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03
Property Exempt from Taxation.

An act passed by the General As
sembly declares the following property
to be exempt from taxation:
l. One thousand dollars worth Of
personal property in the hands of each
tax payer, and the direct products o.
the soil in the hands of the producer
and his immediate vendee.
2. The property belonging to the
United States and the State of Ten.
nessee.
B. All property belonging to any
county, city or town, and used exclu-
sively for public or corporation pur.
poses.
4. All property belonging to any re-
ligious denomination, and used for the
worship of God, not including herein
any other property than churches
proper and the furniture thereof.
5. The property belonging to any
public charitable corporation, charter
ed by the laws of the State and for
such purpose.
6. All property belonging to the
public schools of the State, or to the
schools carried on by neighborhoods,
where no profits are derived therefrom
to the owner or owners by way of rents,
dividends or incomes.
Z. All property belonging to upiyer-
sites. academies or other institutions
of learning of public or private
character, from which no pecuniary
interest is sought to be derived to its
owners or stockholders.
s. All property held and used for
scientific literary or edueationa! pur-
poses purely, from which no gain is
sought to the owner or owners thereof.
8. All articles manufactured of the
produce of the State.
10. All cemeteries, places Of burial
and monuments of the dead as such.
except the property of a cemetery
company, for which profits are sought
for the benefit of the owners or stock
holders thereof.
II. The property of all agricultural
associations, fair grounds, etc., for the
development of scientific farming,
where no dividends are sought or de-
sired.
II. One thousand dollars in the
hands Of each taxpayer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03
COMMERCIAL FACILITIES.
Text of the New Law Making Ware
house Receipts Negotiable.
A System that Originated with the
Nashville Cotton Exchange.

An Act 10 define the rights and duties and
regulate the Liabilities OF warehouse
men and factors.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF Ten
nessee, that hereafter in this State, all
or every person or persons, hrms, COM
panies or corporations who shall Sc
cure cotton, tobacco, corn, wheat, rye,
oats, hemp, whiskey, or any kind of
produce, wares, merchandise, OF any
description of personal property, what
ever. in store or undertake to receive
and take care of the same, shall be
deemed a warehouseman.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, that
no warehouseman or other person
shall issue any receipt or voucher for
cotton, tobacco, grain, merchandise, or
property of any kind to any persan,
persons, or corporation, for money
loaned or other purpose, unless such
cotton, tobacco. grain, mercha ndise, or
property aforesaid, shall, at the time
Of issuing such receipt, be in custody
of such warehouseman OF other person,
and shall be in store or upon the
premises and under his control at the
time of issuing such receipt or youeh=
er.
SEo.3, BE it further enacted, that,
no warehouseman or other person
shall issue any second or duplicate re-
ceipt while any former receipt for the
same or any part thereof shall remain
outstanding or uncanceled. without
writing across the face or the same
duplicate. :"
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. that no
warehouseman or other person shall
sell or cucumber, ship, transfer or in
any way remove, or permit to be re-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

Among the important acts OF the
Legislature should be classed that
which proposes various amendments to
the Constitution-they are TO the effect
that the Governor shall hold Office for
four years and the same for the Comp
troler and Treasurer; that the Judges
of the Supreme Court shall hold Office
for twelve years; the Legislature meet
once in four years all Judges to be
elected by the Legislature; the clause
cxempting one thousand dollars from
taxation TO be stricken out, also the
clause forbidding a State Bank ; ogive
the Legislature power to create courts
with both common law and Chancery
jurisdiction, to have power to order
that misdemeanors in civil causes be
tried by jury of less than twelve; the
poll tax qualification to be stricken
out; Judges of the Supreme Court to
be reduced to three as formerly; the
Legislature to have power top pass fence,
road and other local laws, and make
effective in such counties as choose to
adopt them; to strike out the consti-
tutional prohibition against clergymen
serving in the Legislature to limit to
six years the exemption of manufac-
tories from taxation; authorizing fu-
ture Legislatures TO submit amend
mentS directly to the people. This
bill of amendments has to be passed
hy A two-thirds majority of the next
LEGISLATURE and then be submitted to
, nopular vote. We endorse the bulk
Of the proposed constitutional changes
and especially those which tend to cur
tail the frequency of elections, and
would prefer that the tenure OF Office
I'll Judres should be the same a,
,bat Of the Supreme Court. IL willb
newt hest thing to holding oihce dur
inc GOOD behavior. We have publish
;~L.,d the list of proposed amendments
th,t the people may have full time tt
aoos;aer their Importance, with an sy'
- Tho election of the next Genera
Assembly, whose duty it will be to tax
act;on spon them in accordance Will
earvessd vii of the people at tn
polls
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03

CHEAP railway travel between Ghica-
go and the East seems to be fixed fact
for some time tocome. The frmness of
the Baltimore and Ohio management in
resisting all efforts for an increase of
rates back to the old point has pro,
longed the war aud forced a reduction
all AROUND in order that the competing
lines might get share of the spring
traffic. The fare from Chicago to
New York is to be fifteen dollars here
after; with a corresponding reduction
to other Eastern cities, and the re-
duced rates are likely to prevail for a
longer period than is usually the case
in railroad competition, as the rates
are the result of Mr.. CARROTS declared
politely of permanent reduction SO Tar
as the Baltimore and Ohio Hoad is
concerned, Frsights continue feverlsn
and unsettled, and threatened at any
moment to become involved In the
general wrangle.-CKieago Tribune.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03

II Grant had a single qualification
for President, the bloody and barba-
rous raids into Texas, by the Mexi-
cans, would never have occurred. In
stead of taking decisive steps to prevent
such murder and robbery by semi-bar-
barisus foreigners, all his energies were
devoted to the subsection of the South
to bayonet rule. lie bad no troops to
protect the deienseless frontiers OF
Texas-all being required for the NOM
'nal Protection of the negro and his
own party interests. To all the self
"'eSs OF the brute, is added not a
o'us'e 'ra't that enters Iut0 the char
H''er oi statesman or gentleman.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03

THE government seems at last, to
have become aroused to the import
ance of arresting the oft repeated
depredatiOns of Mexican bandits on
the frontier of Texas. The authori-
ties at Washington, have long been
aware of those depredations, but seem
to have deferred action until, as now,
they can be made a pretext for such
stirring measures as will divert the
popular mind from the contemplation
of Radical villainies, and postpone the
fate of that corrupt and rotten party.
The trouble may eliminate in war
with Mexico, but will not, we think,
interrupt the political war now wagcd
by the people, against the odious ty-
ranny of Grant and the Treasury rob-
bers of whom he is the Chief.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03
yAGRANCY.

If the stringent law against vagrancy,
be rigidly enforced, it will not only be
a source of revenue to the State, but
will 20 far to break up the pernisci-
GUS habit of idleness and loafng now
INDUCED to the annoyance of better
citizens and serious loss to the indus
try of the country. This law makes it
a misdemeanor for any able-bodied
person to loaf around saloons, gambling
or houses of ill-fame, and proving
through the country, and the penalty
is a fine of lot less than five, nor more
than twenty-five dollars. or imprlson-
ment for not less than ten days more
than one year. This imposes an i'm
portant duty upon officers whose
duty it is to enforce the law, and
upon vigilance, frmness and I'M
partiality must depend the bene-
fetal result Of wise enactment. Ii
the law is rigidly enforced in town, i
will benefit the country by making la
Dor more abundant as well as more re
liable, and if similarly enforced In tn
country, it will do much to ventth'
depredations upon property, now s.
, Frequently occurring. Those who vii
not work will steal, and since industr
promotes honesty, all good citizen
9 should aid in giving full effect to la
: which makes habitual idleness apena
offense against society. Some afie'
: to believe that the law is arbitrary, br
i il is not whit more SO than the :.
: which forces man to pay an NJ,
i debt when he fails to do itvolup my
Productive labor is debt whic. 0,T'y
IF man owes to the community in men nc
J. lives, and if he persistently u'0 -. ~
d pay that debt, it is wise '' "''i
s. make him payit.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03

WHAT is Grant going to do about it
now? He will hardly accept the reso-
luton of the Senate as sufficient au-
thority for farther progress in his at
tempt to bayonet the South into the
support of the third term scheme and,
without the aid of the military, we are
at loss to know by what means he
hopes to subjugate the people and erect
a despOtism, of which he is to be the
figure head. The supposed designs
against Mexico, entertained by him
aud his guardians, may make a slight
diversion in his favor, but can never
restore the confidence he has forfeited.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03

TaxAsyaEg SPINNER has resigned
4 h H. 50 doing, has created a blank
r. be fl.ed with the naaae, p efnals1S' b El
:, .owe exCongressman repuqlatef ~
~ ;,aicnant constituents.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03

Tue Supreme Court Of Missouri has
decided that the Constitution eopfers
mon the Federal government no power
~ confer the right of suffrage upon
"uvbody-that being one of the pow
a aug belonging exclusively to the States
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03

The Rev. Talmage, though usual
ly an extremist ia his views, is about
right in comparing Brooklyn to SodOm,
his error in the contrast being includ-
ing the whole city instead of confning
his parallel to Plymouth church.
Outside of that reeking cesspool there
are many upright and eminently good
citizens, but the curch itselfis moral
cancer rapidly extending its virus to
the body social of both Brooklyn and
New York. Indeed, the wholesale
publication of the filthy details Of the
trialwilI extend the moral contagion of
Plymouth church far and near.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03

: AFTER all that has uwr,'e" aOou'
the inefficiency of IT, - :,
incline to the opini ~. :.
: may deserve NOR 49,. ILL a.
, reiu''u will rebound great
W., \ ~ y Is of the State. The
c " 10 'ne roads one and a hall
: Jaw '1A.n gross earnings, it is es-
pel IN : yield about 100000.
o ''T ma regulating trials by jury,
t ates a saving of about $780,
e ooo'''iis farther estimated that tax
e oOOga giants with costs in civil cases,
p ave the State something like 5000,
J y The assessment law it is claim
l. will add considerably to the reve-
9ues. of the State. The law abolish
ing the Office of revenue Collector, it
was argued, will save in the neighbor-
hood of $500, 900, reducing the men,
bers of Quarterly Courts, about $780,
900, and the workhouse bill about
100000. Add to these figures, Sl65,-
900 to be saved by the law for more
securing the revenue re-
ceived by Clerks and Justices, and the
amount from dog tax, and the showing
is very fair one for the efficiency and
practical good sense of the Legisla-
ture. These estimates we borrow from
the Banner, and presuming them to be
close approximation to actual results,
we condense and bring them together
for the satisfaction of our readers
adding here what we omitted in the
proper place-the saving of some half
a million by repeating the law for the
building of two additional insane
asylums. Leaving out of sight, pecu-
mary considerations, there are other en-
actments of importance, some of which
we may refer to hereafter-Our object,
in this article, is to present a condensed
view of what has been done in the way
of economy and relief.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03

pt,i'kR says he expects to have
iTH WI" 'a ne Pope when they meet in
Heaven The ''ial through which he
is now passing, Is calculated 70 e;,,a ~ =
keen relish for fan, but we ,b;rt si hs !, q
mistaken as TO the locality. III -
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03

NE Ne~phis Ledger says A. ia
speech !, almost identical with one
deii't,o Ia AZ The Peabody, on his last
visit 70 '"1' city. His .lgech on Louis
lana, was butaeompila,ionneVH,a,sand
arguments With which ,bo - Ia.
been teen. ing throughout 60, "A.
uiui.tratisn- 1u' az
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03
Special Notice.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrator upon
the estate ofCharles Beaumont tSoiidl, i
give notice for all cFeditcrg - file their
claims with me as recr;ged by law.
NarSa div.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03
WANTED

A white man for general work and gar
deDing, a white woman who Is good cook,
a white grit do housework, "a white lad
10 go erTands and drive n one-hOrse eaFri-
age. These, II well recommended and ap-
plying altogether, can ind regular employ
ment In a good family in this city. En-
quire at this Office.
April 3, lS75-4w.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03

guEVOaas frasshoppers age ao,.-.
A,dsg around DnIl1s, Texas, ~ MA
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-03

The following is complete list of
the acts passed by the general assem-
bly, during the session which closed