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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22
LETTER FROM WOODLAWN.

MEsSRs. EDITORS Since much
has been said and written recently with
reference to spelling matches, | have
concluded that a word, from ours would
not be Objectionable to your many
readers. At an early hour last Saturday
night large crowd had met at Wood
lawn church, and was called to order
by Mr.. b. W. Humber. After the
adoption of some resolutions governing
the contestants the principal of which
was lowing TO the scarcity of ten cent
pieces) that no one should be counted
out until he or she had missed as many
as three words, the spelling commenced
with about twenty contestants, and
here | would go into detail of names
and words as they were missed, but
fear that this would mike my com
munication rather lengthy. For this
reason | will only state that after spell
ing for nearly an hour aud half. the
contestants had been all counted out
except Miss Rosa Mallory and Mr..
Harry Meacham, they having each
missed two words, but after tsome ex-
cited spelling Mr. Meacham CALAMITY
retired from the contest on the word
marchiOness and left Miss Rosa in
possession of the premium, Wcbster's
High School Dictionary. awarded 10y
Mrs. A. S. Wood.
After this the conundrums, some
twenty or twenty FIVE in number, We're
deposited in DIR. j.. B. Chilton's new
hat, and we're read by Mr.. Humber
with the answers to each, and passed
to the judges that they might de-
eide which was the best, as thsro had
been oldpencil off red as premium
for the best one After some time the
judges announced their decision, by
passing the following to Mr.. Humber
to be read as the best and also to as
certain who it was from. rs no names
were given with any of them:
why was Ed. Mallory, on last first
Sunday evening, like an auctioneer ?
Because he went Hawkin (hawking)
without delay (Dealy)."
This proved to be the production of
Miss Rosa Mallory and the premium
was therefore awarded 10 her.
/ will also state that in my opinion
there were more good conundrums
offered on that OCCASION than were ever
offered before in the same number,
few of which | will give:
why is dying man like an honest
man in debt? Because they both want
time"
Why is Woodlawn like Nancy
Wray? Because she has lost hcI bird
a. J. Bird"
why is we'll regulated hotel like
the State of Tennessee Because it
has o good Porter.
"Why is Woodlawn not desirable
place to purchase goods? Because
they sell for Wood and demand the
cash.
"Why is woman like Mr.. II. Adams
missing arm2 Because she was taken
from Adam s left side.
4 little boy about nine years old
propounded the following query;
What will make a Doctor walk bare
footed on the rocks? For boy to
throw his shoes and socks in the
creek"
We expect to have another match
the second Saturday night in June and
hope that everybody will come, as We
have no admission fees.
4 BAD SPELLER.
May II, 1879. !
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22
Col. MoCreary,

As an illustration of the character
of Col. McCreary, after the third bal
lot for governor in the Convention, a
friend of his made proposition which,
generally among politicians, would
have been accepted and by which he
could certainly be nominated, and he
promptly answered No; that would
sacrifice friend, and | would not do
that to be Governor. The words ut
tered by Henry Clay, which will out
live any sentence he spoke, are these !:
Il would rather be ght than be Pres
ident. Col. McCreary said he would
not betray friend to be Governor.
Such a declaration gives the highest
assurance that the Democratic party
has committed the executive trust to
him WHO'S w4rthI=and Col. McCrearY
has written in these words his own ep-
itapl.-LeringtOn Dispatch.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22
liz Full Force,

The forty days required having ex
pired, the enactment extending juris
diction of magistrates is now a law
and in full force. having taken effec
May l. The following is the full text
of it:
The jurisdiction of Justices of the
Peace in civil cases shall extend
to $1,000 upon all lotas of hand
indiscriminately, whether calling fol
dollars and cents simply, or for an
amount to be discharged in other
means than money, or for an amount
of any article, or multiplicity oil
articles. whatever; and upon indorse.
ment of negotiable paper where de.
mand and notice are expressly waived
in the Endorsement.
That the jurisdiction of justices oil
the Peace shall extend in civil cases to
an unsettled accounts, obligations, con.
tracts, or other evidences of debt npi
embraced il the preceding section,
when the amount claimed does not ex
eeed five hundred dollars.
That the Jurisdiction of Justices OF
the Peace in cases for the recovery OF
property, and in all cases of damages
except libel and SANDER, arising from
either tort or contract, be extended to
800.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22
The Georgia Gold Mines.

Gold mining in north Georgia pre-.
sents ju-t now Il very hopeful appear
ance. The completed mills are run
ming with satisfactory results, aud the
building Of several large works is rap
idly progressing. The costly acque-
duet of the Hand company will be tin
ished next month, and shaft will
soon be sunk in the Lawrence mine to
depth never before re ,ched in a
Georgia mine. There is plenty Of
gold bearing quartz in the hills about
Qahloneg4, aud the men WHO are deK-
ing for it now viii not be foiled by or
binary obstacles, They have means
and plenty of perscgerance-At@ta
Consultation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22
The Newspaper Press.

In his speech, delivered at the recent
dinner given in New York to Carl
Schurz, Parke Goodwin, the veteran
Editor spoke of the decline of parti-
san journalism. He said: "The
journal, in the second place, is rapidly
rising to unexampled nights of infu-
enee. because 1t apprehends more corr
sciously and fully than ever before its
true place among the working forces
Of the higher propagandism. Time
was when any politician might,
By the contribution OLA few dollars,
establish his newspaper and keep an
editor, as Day 4 Martin kept poet to
puff their bllcking. Time was when
any faction, whatever its objects. might
find venal writers to bray out its
praises and to vituperate its opponents
for a small expenditure in dinners or
wine, or. when the hireling better knew
his value, for good fat office or two.
But that time believe is passed away,
and the press is beginning to feel that
its real might. its real vitality, like its
real dignity, lies in the independent
and fearless ident fication of itselfwith
the broadcast interests, the highest
aims, the unbiased sympathies of the
masses of society. 1t feels that it is
an organ. not of cliques, not of parties,
much less of its individual directors,
but of civilization in its broadcast and
noblest tendencies. Through it re-
ligion speaks its unsectarian benef-
cence: through it science uufolds the
splendid wonders of its discoveries
through it politics fight the sleek wire
pullers, the corruptionists and the
plunderers, in order to elevate the gen.
uine, the disinterested, the patriotic
statesmen; and through it the spiri,
of humanity will push forward those
great reforms in finance, in economy
and in social l.fc, which will en.ighter
ignorance, expose selishness, and lifl
the heavy burdens from the downtrod
den and the poor"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22
Rules for Measurement.

The following rules for measuring
corn and liquids will be useful to many
of our readers:
Shucked corn.-Measure the length,
width and depth of crib in feet, null
tiply these three dimensions and their
product by eight; then cut off two
figures to the right; those on the left
will be so many bushels, and those on
the right so many hundredths of a
barrel.
Unshucked corn.-Multiply as in
rule first in the above example and
product obtain by 5i2; then cut of
two figures to the right; those on the
left will be so many barrels. and those
on the right so many hundredths OF
barrels.
For grain, fruit, herbs in house or
box, find the length, then annex two
ciphers aud divide the product by one
hundred and twenty=four. Answer in
bushels, pecks and quarts.
Liquids.-Find the length in inches
from the bung, the under edge. to the
chime; multiply it into itself twice,
and the product by five hundred and
seventy. Answer in gallons, quarts,
pints and gills.
Measure three hundred and seventy
feet on each side, and you have, lack
ing one inch, ooe square acre,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22
BsECk ESRIDGE.
Death Of the Distinguished Kentucky
Statesman.
He Passes Peacefully and Quietly from
the World.

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, May IL
General John e. reokenridge died in
this city this evening of abscess Of the
liver. combined with consumption. HIS
last hours were quiet and peaceful
On Sunday night he spent restless
time, and sent during the night for his
regular physician, who administered
an opiate, after which he slept until
late this morning. Then he was Yis.
tied by DIR. Aoomis 4. sayre, of New
York, who dressed the wound made
by the operation on Monday of last
week. The doctor seeing that a dis
charge was taking PLACE from the
wound, expressed himself hopeful of
the patients recovery with proper at
tention. After this he took some
nnurishment. At ap. NJ. change for
the worse was perceptible, and his
friends became alarmed. Stimulants
we're administered, but without effect
lie sank rapidly until Dear s o'plack.
when he became speeohlsss. lie died
at fifteen minutes after 9 o'clock.
He was conscious apparently up to
within a few moments of his DEATH
There was
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22
No Scene, No Last Words,

nothing OstentatIOus in the manner
with which the sufferer met his fate
lie died as he lived, modest and brave
The only illusions he made to his death
were once after the operation was per-
formed on him last week by Drs. Sayre
and Grass, when he said he felt 50
comfortable he believed modification
had set in, and again in his will, made
the next day by Mr.. Deck, in which
he used these words: t
After all my just debts, which are
few aud small, and the expense of a
modest funeral are paid, | desire, etc.
Around the death bed of the Gene
ralwere bis wife, two daGg hters and
one son, and a few .othsf immediate
relatives. In accordance With his
wish and the desire of the family, the
funeral will be modest one. 1t will
take place on Wednesday evening at
1 o'clock. The death of General
Breckenridge has cast a gloom over
this community, where he was Ipgeh
loved for his rnany esiiniable qualities.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

We sometimes think that if cOmmu-
mites would follow the example of
Oranges in ignoring politics, it might
result in large increase of comfort,
profit and happiness. 1t is not intend
cd to convey the idea that the Changers
individually, or outsiders should cease
to take part in politics, but that all,
without squabbling or quarrclling
about politics, should, as in :he
Oranges, discuss measures of admins
trative policy, with an eye to their
adaptability to agricultural pursuits
and the development of every other
important interest This line of study
and investigation will tend to the de-
velopment of practical wisdom aud
prepare Changers, and all others to
vote intelligently, and to select, for
Office, men competent to defend politi-
cal truths and honest enough to resist
all temptations TO betray their con-
stituents, in order to advance their
own individual fortune. As general
rule, those who are most ignorant of
what measures should become ahe pol
cy of an honest and able adniinistra-
tiOn of the government, are the moist
est politicians, as well as the most
eager to array themselves against the
will of an organized majority, They
are impracticables, not because they
are willfully pngnacious, but because
want Of Investigation leaves them
ignorant Of measures which it is their
interestand duty to advocate, and hence
their frequent mistakes in the choice
of men to represent them in State and
Federal councils. The Changers, whilst
ignoring politics in their organic ca
paeity, will not be prone to such mis-
Oranges Is, or should be, designed to
acquaint them with the measures best
calculated to subserve the general well
fare. This knowledge acquired, the
Granger is safe politician-nota ggres-
sive, because truth uses no such
weapon-not disOrganizing, because
harmony and unity are recognized es
sentials to success, aud the Granger
will have learned that the more vital
tie cause, the more essential is compact
organization and the higherth duty to
yield minor points, that the graver may
succeed. .a a'.E att
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22
Why SHOULD THEY FAIL,


The thoughtless remark Is often
made that the Oranges viii soon play
ont but when asked why, the prophet
can no do better than cite other organi-
cations that have fourished awhile, and
then collapsed. As the basis Tor such
predictions, precedent Is worthless,
because no similar organization has
ever existed. We're itpolitical, or one
made M of every grade of intellect
and morality aud every shade Of opin-
ion and interest. these elements would
alone suffice to insure disintegration
and destroy every hope that good may
come of a combination which If held
together a. all, has for its cement un-
worthy motives and corruptly selfish
objects. But the Oranges embody
about million of men whose vocation
Is the most moral and important of all
others-men reared for the most part,
Outside of those influences which en-
gender evil passions and vicious habits
men who have learned, from long
experience, that they have always been
the patient victims of shrewd specu-
lations and corrupt combinations and
that, as producers Of the wealth of the
world, they have been forced to sub
sist upon the pittance allowed them
from the un-earned superduities Of
grasping capital. Men thus reared
and learning, though late, BY whom
they are oppressed, and their pow
er TO redress their wrongs and TO
reform commerce upon the basis of
reciprocal Justice and mutualadyantage,
are held together by obligations of a
more vital character than are known
to combinations for purposes of plum
der. Aud when it is remembered that
there are no questions of commercial
interest, agricultural development. ed
ucation, social and public virtue, which
do not legitimately app al to that or
ganization for support and fostering
care, it will be seen at glance, that
neither The longevity of the Order nor
Its power for good, can be measured
by contrast with the ephemeral exist
ence of the one idea organizations
which are born to-day, and buried to-
morrow. Every Granger ought TO be
notOnly land owner, but one who cult
Yates the soil. as profession, and al
though there are among such some
who are ignorant and vicious, the bulk
of them constitute the bone and sinew
of the Republic. aud are not likely to
abandon. or become indiffelentstO, a
cause which appeals so strongly to
every motive that should elevate the
character of the citizen. And at the
time when the power of the Order is
being felt in all the notifications OF
public. social and business life, pre-
dictions of failure are especially out
of place, as emanating from those in
dividuals and combinations which
have derived wealth and power by
wrongfully appropriating to them
selves, prop6ts that rightfully belong
to the tillers of the soil. Failure now
would not only be disastrous TO the
best interests of tle whole country,
but would furnish conclusive proof of
a decentralization that is beyond RENE
DIV.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

The great stir ag inst a third term
seems to be the work of the Radicals
who are ambitious To succeed Grant
We have had no desire to see him fly
the track because We incline 10 the be-
lief that he is the weakest of all those
who are prominent as candidates for
the succession.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

THE Postmaster General is having
prepared new design for a fve-eent
stamr, to be used as interaatianal
postage under the berne postal treaty,
which goes into operation on the LIST
Of July. The vignette will consist of
a full-faced picture of General Zachary
Taylor il military uniform. and the
stamp will be trifie larger thu those
in ordinary use. The words -" United
States of America and foreign
postage " will eucircle the vignette.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

BEEcHER was perfectly willing that
Mrs. Tilton shonld testify, bat with
the understanding that she was not to
be cross examined. He thought she
could tell the tale she repeated before
the church committee, but knew it
would not hold shucks when Fail
lerton vas done with it. The terms
imposed upon her being witness go
lar to establish an implied confession
of guilt.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22
Tennessee Press Association

The annual session of the Tennessee
Press Associ lti0n will be held at Muir
freesborO, commencing on Thursday
June 18th. .....
by the recent change in the Constr
tuition, made at the session mt Browns
vile, the membership OF the ASSocia
ton now consists of the periodical
publications of the State, each of which
Is entitled TO one or more representa-
tves. Every suchpublication is there
fore cordially invited to be represented
at Murfreesboro.
Tow. W. NEAL, Prcs't.
Y NJ
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

An exchange says" 1t is possible
that the negro is to share the fate of
the North American Indian. -" With
this difference, the Indians are ex-
tinguished by the cruelty and greed OF
the whites, whilst the extirction of
the negroes will be the result of lazy
improvidence, exposure and irregular
TO
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

The palitical complexion of the com-
ing State of Colorado seems to be as
follows; Political parties are rather
evenly divided, and personal popular
ity will go great way in the election
of State officers The northern por-
ton of Colorado is settled from the
northern and eastern States, and is Re-
publican. The middle portion is to a
great extent Democratic, and the
southern portion is almost entirely
Democratic, having been settled large
ly by people from the gulf States. The
convention will be held in January,
and the vote on the ratification of the
constitution will be held in July, 1876.
Colorado is to be called The Centen-
NAL State.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

THE outsiders who my accuse ouI
city of being wanting in pltriotism
because it did not go into the centen-
NAL business on the Goth, are probably
not aware of the fact that this particu-
lar locality belonged to Kentucky Oh
Virginia about the time of the stirring
event celebrated on that day.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

THE developments in the case of the
election of Spencer, of Alabama, to
the United States Senate are parallel
in infamy with the whisky and silk
frauds now under investigation. One
sensation in corruption follows anoth-
er in such quick SUGGESTIONS as to defy
calculation as to number and the COM
parative amount of infamy due to each.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

+ THE New York Tribune says nobody
knows how the independent will vote,
and that the independent does not
know himself how he will vote. This
is the whole truth in a nut-shell-with
this qualification, however, that he
knows how he will vote when his fugle-
man gives him the sign.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

THE New York Commercial Adver-
tiser degrades itself and insults en-
lightened humanity by asserting that
if statues of r. f. Lee and Stonewall
Jackson are allowed 10 be raised, that
Benedict Arnold ought to be similarly
honored. The most appropriate reply
TO such dirty specimen of humanity
is contemptuous silence.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22
r. l.. c. WHITE, See'y

As many as two thousand letters a
day are received at the acricultnr,I
bureau in Washington from Kan.as
Nebraska and Southern Dakot, aSI
ing for supplies of seed. The denart-
ment is making heavy shipments daily
the last session of congress having an,
propriated for this purpose 100000,
which will, however, soon be exhaust
sd BY these numerous demands.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

We are pleased to see the admins.
tration actively pursuing the whisky
swindlers. 1t is never too late to dc
good, but it is too late for the admin
istration to attempt anything of the
sort, from no higher motive than the
hope Of making capital for the Radical
party. The policy is too thin to hide
the trick; the honest intelligence OF
the country will not believe that so long
a career of villainous corruption Is SO
suddenly checked by a sense of justice
and public virtue.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

Ii Gen. Sherman believes that JEFF,
ferson Davis was capable Of conspir-
ing ior the assassination of Lincoln
has faith has no other foundation than
the consciousness that he, Sherman
would have done that thing, under sim,
liar circumstances.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

1t is estimated that the expenses of
the servioos held by Messrs. Moody
and Sankey in London will amount to
Sl5O0O0 To defray these only about
$50, 1000 has been raised. 1t is stated
that neither Of the preachers has re-
oeived any pay for his labors.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

The latestverdict recorded was up
on , gentleman who expired in ct OF
inebriaiiOn. The jury returned "Death
by hanglng-round rum shop" This
was savage, and devoid of regard for
the gentleman family. In similar
case in California the verdict was more
gracefully and considerably put:
" Accidental death while unpacking
glass"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

We were shown yesterday by Judge
Standifer some very fine specimens OF
copper ore from the mines of w. J
Wood, Gre Hill, Claiborne county,
Alabama, Mr. Wood has sold some
GOO tons Of this ore ut abont so per
ton Chattanooga Times, Nay Is.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

KENTUCKY's CENTENNIAL. - The
HarroiSburg Observer and Reporter
says:
This is Kentucky's centennial year
100 years ago Richard Henderson pur-
chased from the Indians, all Kentucky
south of the Keptucky river, 100
years ago Daniel RaGno surveyed the
purchase for him. 100 years ago
Boone completed the fort at Boones-
borough, in Madison county. 100
years ago his wife aud daughters came
rs the first women of kentucky. 100
years ago the first sermon was preach
ed at the Big Spring, in Hlrrodsburg,
Mercer county, Kentucky. .a.y
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-22

ST. Louis, May 15.-The result OF
the election to day for Mayor, as re-
ported by police telegraph from the
various precincts, is as follows Col.
j. H. Britton, Democrat. 1861 ;
Henry Overstolz, Independent, 1894;
Britton's majority, 6l7.