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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-30

A GOOD name will wear out; a bad
one may be turned; a nickname lasts
forever.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-30
LOUISIANA.
Merrill Shown as Shameless Sian.
-,. derer.
Congressional Committee Asked to
Canvass the Late Returns.

SHREVEPORT, Jan. 23.-We, the
undersigned brethren resident citizens
of Shreveport, La, have read with in
expressible establishment statements
made by Gen. Merrill and others, rep
resenting this community in a cOndi-
ton of anarchy, and its people lawless
and defiant, stating that in this viein-
ity there are not less than two hun
bred and fifty political criminals that
are Systematically maltreated and
cheated out of their earnings, and
that 1000 have been driven from their
homes in penury. We most solmnly
assert that all such statements are use
less misrepresentation and absurdly
false. There is no lawlessness here,
nor in this vicinity, that has come to
our knowledge. The only disorder
that we have known was made by this
military slanderer, just before the
election, by sending his soldiers raid
ing over the country, arresting unre-
sisting citizens for imaginary offenses,
who have not been held for trial, be-
cause there was no evidence Of guilt.
If ordinary crimes are not vigorously
punished by our present judicial au-
thority, it is through no fault of the
intelligent and virtuous part of the
community who have had no voice in
their selection. If any tenantry have
been elected it has been to small ex-
tent, and mostly, if not altogether, the
vagabonds and vicious. If there be
any restitution among the colored
people, it is in no sense from want of
remunerative employment.
The relation of the two races is I'M
usually friendly, arising, doubtless,
from the fact that at the recent cleo
ton many colored men voted with the
tax payers, the Conservative ticket.
We think the good order here quite
remarkable, when we reflect that the
parish officials and representatives,
who were elected by 600 majority, in
as orderly an election as was ever wit
messed, have been, for the second time,
cheated out of their success by the
present ruling dynasty, and will only
add that the statements referred to are
so outrageously false and groundless,
that they could only have originated
in crazy brain and poorly concealed
m a loo 9 II STrrpC
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: THE Owensboro Monitor says that
three mammoth tobacco stemmeries
will be erected within the city limits
during the present year.
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y telegram from Montgomery Ala
Dama; says that Tom johnson who was
10 be hung last Friday, has had his SEN
i isnce committed TO imprisonment for
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GEN. FREMONT is begging for gov
eminent aid. Another victim Of re
tributivejustice.
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Carriages, Buggies and Wag-
Ons For Sale Cheap.

Twill, in the next sixty days, close out
the ren1ainingstock OF Brockman & Bring
hurst stunpreeedentedlo low prices for cash.
Said stock Consists of Carriages, Buggies
and JACKSON WAGONS. The reputation of
the latter is too well known in this and
adjoining counties to need commentator,
and this is probably the last chance you
will ever have at them. Brockman &
Bringhurstis old stand, Franklin Street.
Z. s. BRINGHURSr,
Jan. %, '75-2m. Receiver.
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PUBLIC SALE OF REAL ESTATE

by virtue of deed of trust executed 10
me by John Manning and wife, Julia Man.
ming. on the 2Dth day OF December, 1873
and registered in book c, pages 2ii and 2i5,
l will, on
Monday, the LIST day Of March next,
sell at Public Auction at the Court House
in GAINESVILLE, the Lot Of Ground lying on
the East side of the Public Square, and be-
tween the lot formerly owned by John
Mitchell and that belonging to the heirs of
Joshua Elder. decd. ; said properly will be
sold for One-half Cash, the balance in two
equal payments at g and IL months, the
purchaser executing notes, with security
bearing interest from date.
WALTER MsCOMB, Trustee.
Jan. l6, '75-7w.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-30

Castle Hall, Cumberland Lodge, No. IL,
knights OF Pythias, January 18th, 1875,
P. P. XI.
At q called meeting of the Lodge this
evening, the following preamble and reso-
buttons were presented, unanimously
adopted, and ordered to be published in the
city papers:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased an all wise
Providence to remove from our mystic
circle our esteemed brother, Knight SAINT.
+. ADKINS, and at a period when his man.
hood wasjust developing into bright prom
Uses OF future usefulness, thereby fully de-
monstrating that death knows no distinc-
tions, therefore,
Resolved, That in the sad bereavement
we tender TO the relatives of our deceased
brother our heartfelt sympathy.
Resolved, That as an assurance OF our
sincere respect for the memory of our de-
parted brother we will attend his funeral
tomorrow, as a body, and wear the usual
badge of mourning for thirty days.
Resolved, That the foregoing preamble
and resolutions be spread on the records OF
our Lodge and copy be furnished the re-
latives of the deceased,
- JOHN YOUNG,
W.J. MCCoRMAC,
]. J. HAMLErT,
Committee.
Tobacco Leaf copy.
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notice.

Persons knowing themselves indebted TO
the GAINESVILLE Cooperative Manufacture
ing Company will find the Chains la the
hands of an officer unless they settle by
February LIST. Those having claims against
the Company VIII file them with me by
that time or they will be barred.
w. p. KEESEE, Trustee.
Dec. 20. '7i-Iw.
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The liabilities of Moliu Brothers, of
Philadelphia, who recently failed. are
FIVE hundred thousand dollars.
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HINR SADDLE STALLION
AND
JACK for SALE.

Young OctOroon, and my No. Jack. Wild
Bill. They are both large and finely de-
yeloped animals. wish TO sell for cash,
and will give a bargain. For any other in
formation concerning them, address the
undersigned at Rossview, Montgomery
County, Tenn. j. 4. FOkT.
Jan. ao,'75-2w~s
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In the NJ. E. Church, South, New Provi-
dence, Tenn, Jan. 2Oth, 1875, by Rev. T. ].
Duncan, Mr.. q. III. JONES and Miss FANNIE
DoRITY, all of New Providence, Tenn.
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PUBLIC SALE +!
will, on
THURSDAY. IAN Dc 1S-s

sell on the premises, about miles from
81 Bethlehem, 5000 feet of Lumber: 4
Mules; or head of Cattle; Stock Hogs
Wagon, and all of my Farming Imple-
meDts.
TERMS All sums under $40 cash. balance
on acredit OF II months. note with APP
proved security, bearing Interest from
date.
GARTH BROCKMAN.
Jan. %, '75-lws
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y BILL mas been introduced into the
Legislature, TO prevent the violation of
the Sabbath. Legal enactments are
poor preachers. Infuse into the hearts
ofthe people the true spirit ofC Christian
ity and public sentiment will apply the
corrective to the evil complained of.
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TRIBUTES OF RESPECT.

Hall of Pythagoras Lodge, No. %, I. o. o.
F., January 25th, 1875.
At a regular meeting of the Lodge this
evening, the death of brother SAMUEL E.
ADKINS was announced, whereupon the
following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted and ordered to be
published in the city papers
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the supreme
Ruler OF the Universe TO remove from
among us our brother, SAMUEL L. ADKINS,
and that too in the morning of his exist
ence, before the scar and yellow leaf oftime
had made its impress upon his brow, there
fore
Resolved, That in this sad stroke of affiic-
ton we tender to the relatives of our de-
ceased brother our heartfelt sympathy and
coincidence.
Resolved, That as an assurance of our
profound respect for the virtues and MEM
ory of our departed brother we will attend
his funeral tomorrow, as n body, and wear
the usual badge of mourning for thirty
days.
Resolved, That this foregoing preamble
and resolutions be spread on the minutes
of this Lodge and a copy be furnished the
relatives of our deceased brother.
JOHN YOUNG,
@. C. ATKINSON,
. J. p. WHITFIELD,
COMMITTEES.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-30

SHERIDAN hates New Orleans be-
cause, as he said himself, no gentleman
there, ever invited him to his house.
lie is a conceited fool to have expect.
cd If. Gentlemen usually select their
associates with an eye to moral worth
aud congeniality.
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Hecla COaIy

We have the agency of the above
Coal and will keep the market sup
piled with good screened coal, free of
slate and trash. VIII be glad to sup
ply those who will fav(r us with call.
L. II. PORTER 4 co.
Oct. 10. Tiff.
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Cotton buyer, New York.
Z. l.. DENNIS,
Cotton buyer, Rhode Island.
|. J. Howard,
Cotton buyer, Connecticut.
c. w. BURT,
Merchant, Iowa.
E. III. CROSBY,
Merchant, New York.
d. SHAPLEY,
. Planter, New York.
A. E. WRIGHT,
Planter, Ohio.
FRANK LEWIS,
Boot and shoe dealer, Boston.
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commissioners Sale or Valua-
bic Town Lot.

A. ID. Maxey and wife VS.. corieIia Bailey
etals.
In obedience To an order OF the County
Court. made at the December Term. 1874, L
Will offer TOR sale 60 the highest bidder, at
the Court House In ciarkSytile, on
Saturday, January 30, 1875.
q certain Lot, situated on the corasr Of
Main and King Streets in slarixSsfiie,
known as the j. C. Bailey property, contain
ing r bout onc-half an acre; being the iots
bought by Mary ]. Brandon mt "a former.
sale in this canSe. and Is sold for the bef
ance OF the purchase money
TERMS: One-tblrd cash, halansie 0n n
credit OF six and twelve montlln. Notes
with interest from date and a lien retained
Tor the purchase money.
PETER ONEAL, C'1k 4 Com'E.
Ian. 3. 75-3w, pf adv & bis - 50.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

OF GAINESVILLE, TENNESSEE,
At the close OF Business on the 31st day OF
December. 1874.
RESOURCES.
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MARRIED..

Tobacco Leaf copy
, 1875-09-18

hENrCCKY House TAIK.-A correspond
ent writes; The moment you enter the
Blue Grass region you hear nothing but
horse-talI- The whole section lives upon
pedigrees. The stable boys banter pedirress
in nomenclature of their own. The men
utter Pedigrees with Yolubjlity hk, the
flowing OF never-ending stream. Even the
ladies OF polite society viii chatter pedicrees.
and talk as fuently of sire and dam as If
they had received their accomplishments in
the precincts Of The breeding portions Of the
stock farms. Everywhere it ia horse, mare.
FLY, foal. gelding. The stables are swarm.
ing with them, the streets are alive with
them, the fields are dotted with them like
the cattle on a thousand hills. and the visi-
tor, even though he came merely to see, has
secretlveness and ohstinacy more profound
than the mysteries Of a sphinx if he does
not buy before he comes away some Ittlc
equine specimen Tor which he has no earthly
use. There Is certain Freemasoury oc
brotherly love among the horse dealers of
Kentucky. If one breeder has nothing in
the horse line to answer your demands, he
viii furnish you with saddle horse and
accompany you for miles around the neigh
b0rhood TO inspect stock which be is sure will
Just suit your fancy. Their houses are thrown
open to your entertainment. The erarest wine
of corn and the freshest of miut, and the
richest Of A!derney cream. and the tenderest
OF spring chickens are offered. with prince
ly generosity, 70 feed the flame of your horse
fever, which must not b allayel till you
have left your money behind You oh some of
the stock farms. This is the logic of all the
and pedigrees and horse enthusiasm,
and II Is wonderful how the interest is kept
lp year after year, and how the surplus funds
If our wealthy horse fanoicrs are poured,
with an increasing volume, into the Golfers OK
the Blue Grass regions.
, 1875-09-18

THE Cross of the Legion of Horror was con-
sidered something worth struggling for in the
DAYS of the Firsr Empire, when the red rib
bon was the outward sign OF the gallant
heurt, within which it had inspired deeds Of
high emprise, but under the Second Empire
the number Of members of GtooYfes became so
great that the Legion CT Honor at length
ceased almost to confer honor at all. In
1869 the number of members Of the Order
reached $4,000 and has since gone on in
creasing But bad as the abuse of the red
ribbon was the lavishness with which the eel
ebrated German Order of the Iron Cross has
been distributed leaves it altogether in the
shade. Since the close Of the Franco Prus-
sian war, no fewer than a, 600 Of these re-
wards have been granted from Berlin. and
the honorary value-fOr intrinsic value 1t
has none-Uf the Order has been diminished
in consequence. To show what little iInPor-
tanee il attached to the once celebrated Iron
Gross. over one hundred of those decorations
are now lying unclaimed in cne single de-
partment, which received them for hospital
attendants. 1t is easy enough TO multiply
-,rk until it ceases 70 confer honor. Our
oz.n insane scattering around of military l.
a. il oroof annie of this We believe the
ts,rer titles, military or otherwise, that exisr
,he b.tter for the people, and that those
wb;cb are allowed should be few in number
nd yiven only to those to whom the people
whole delight 10 honor.
, 1875-09-18

THE SAN FRsNCIsCo MINIS CAPACITY
The facilities of the L. S. Mat to turn out
gold Is at this juncture a matter of spe-
cial int, Test. The mint has now on hand
2,O0O, 600 in gold and s, 100000 in silver.
Superintendent LiGrange states that the
mint can coin gold faster than it can be paid
ont, the capacity of one press in the institu-
tion amounting to ninety $50 pieces in one
minute, or $4,000 an hour, and about
81, ,OOO, 600 in a days work. The mint has
two presses for coming double eagles, both of
which could be pressed into service at once if
necessary. The mint is now refining 36. 600
ounces per day on an average Yesterday it
refined iull 80. 000 ounces and tomorrow will
refine about 80, 900 ounces. Gold coin has
been turned out this month to the amount of
about s.. 600. 900, and the mint can pay gold
coin for all gold bullion deposits without de-
lay All its deposits Of gold coin are paid
for in twenty-four hours, unless the bullion
Is base and requires remelting-an unusual
thing-which would require another day.
In short, the coming capacity of the mint is
sufficient 10 handle all the bullion on the
coast.-S T. T0S. 2SM u9.
, 1875-09-18

THE REFLECTION Or LIGHT.-An almost
exhaustive historical essay, by Lundquist,
on the Investigations of earlier physicists
into tn. peculiarities of the light reflected
from the surfaces OF solid bodies. Is supple
mented by observations made by himself on
the reflection from fuchsin and some other
Substances. The methods followed by him
Were similar to those adopted Of late years
10y Jamiu, Wiedemann, Van der Wiligen,
and others. \ narrow pencil of sunlight,
reflected in Il fixed horizontal direction from
a hsliostat, passes successfully through an
achromGtic lens, a flint-glass prism, and
polarizing NicUi's prism, and falls upon the
rejecting surface of fnohsin; the reflected
hight is then analyzed by compensation and
second Nicols prism. Rays Of light from
seven different portions Of the spectrum were
examined, and III general Lundquist con-
clCdes that in respect 10 the principal angle
indigo; and the observations are represented
by the theoretical fOruulIe for metallic re-
lection 50 long as the angle of incidence is
greater than 50'. The authors investigation
into the intensity OF the reflected light shows
that on the one hand the intensity Is always
slightly less thar that computed, and that on
the other hand the quantities reflected vary
sensibIy with the color Of the incident light,
80 that when white light full= upon the
fucbsin the color of the reflected rays varies
with the angle Of incidence and the power
of the substance TO absorb different cu!ored
rays offers "a remarkable anomaly, as while
the yellow light Is reflected in greater proper
tiou than the blue, 1t is absorbed IN less pro-
portion.
, 1875-09-18

A SPANISH EXECUuON.-The 0pbIi0ns
Natiof,ale has an account of a double execu-
tion that took place recently at Barcelons.
a maid servant, named Georgia Folk, aided
by her lover, VictorianO Urcieta, murdered
her master, who had made Will in her favor.
The Judicial Investigation and trial lasted no
less than three years, and resulted IN the
condemnation of both the accused, who, ac-
cording to the custom, were taken on the
evening which preceded the execution to a
chapel, TO remain there until the next morn
ing. There the two cOnvicts were only
separated by curtain, and the woman Mt
tered such loud cries during the night that
her accomplice had several times to impose
silence on her. The most distinguished
ladies of the locality attended the woman 10
offer their consultations The man was sur
rounded by monks During all that time
the bows Of the choir, clad in red, yellow, or
blue. from head TO foot, went through the
streets. = salver in one hand and bell in the
other, asking for aims TO meet the wants Of
the condemned prisoners on earth and in
beaven; that Is to say, the cost Of their in
terment and rhe performance OF masses for
their souls. The execution by the garro'e
took Mace outside OF one of the gates Of the
city, IN a plain, TO which the victims were
conducted by long procession OF Penirents.
, 1875-09-18

a SHARP LEGIsIATOE.-A member OF the
last Ohio General Assembly did this: he
bargained for board at the United States
Hotel, at Columbus. and arranged that he
was to pay Hfty cents meal, and whenever
he was absent from meal he was TO be cred
tied TO that amount He then hunted up
some cousins in the vicinity, an old school,
mate, man who once courted his tthe mem
bzr'sl wife, and several other relations, and
sponged his living eff of them for the larger
mart 0. the session. When be settled up with
the hoteI on the day of adjournment, the
landlord was astonished that he owed the
thrifty boarder SIC. the amount credited him
for absence at meals over that charged fOr
pre-ence at meals. 1t was Western reserve
man that did it C1e5asati Ttaes-
, 1875-09-18

\ WoRD TO BOYS AND YoUSG MEN,
There is no greater mistake 4 young man can
commit than that Of being Indifferent TO the
interest Of his employer Try to make your
services useful - that your boss cannot do
without YOU, and you viii never want a
place, ana can always make good wages.
Be faithful in small things, as well az in
great thiugs-be faithful in all things; be at
tentive to your duties, shirk 10 employment
that Is not di-hOnorable, feel that your en-
plover Is entitled to every minute of the time
which YOU have agreed 10 give him for
stipulated remuneration. The wages may be
small-too small, but if you have contracted
70 work for dollar a week, when your work
Is worth ten, stick TO your bargain Ike man
until Your term Of service has expired. It
may seem very hard, but it Will instill the
great principle Of being true 70 your word,
and in time you will become an employer
yourselt.-ScruEet9 be.
, 1875-09-18

SUPREMACY or LOvE.-For six thousand
years God has bern lifting the world up to-
ward the realization of love. He has been
temperiug the spirit of nations. The old
idea that might Is right" has been fading
away in the atmosphere of love. Arbitration
is substituted for the spirit of war. He has
been correcting the church, and attuning its
various discordant sects to the key of love
he has been bringing up individual human
NATURE. Many have entered into the expert
ence OF perfect love; many more are entering.
Slowly some of these elements are rising !;
more rapidly others; but one day, all Will be
up. Then will lie brought 20 pass the pre-
diction of Isaiah: " The wolf also shall
dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall
lie down with the kid 4; and the calf and the
young lion and the failing together; and
little child shall lead them. And the cow
and the bear shah feed and their young ones
shall lie down together; and the lion shall
eat straw like the OK. And the sucking
child shall play on the hole of the asp, and
the weaned child shall put his hand on the
cOckarrice den They shall not hurt nor
destroy in all my holy mountains, for the
earth shall be full of the knowledge of the
Lord, as tie waters shall cover the sea. "
What a picture Of concord! The story is
told of MendelsSOn, that when boy he was 80
proficient with music that he seemed to in
spire an instrument whenever bis fingers
touched il. On one occasion his father took
him 10 an old cathedral, and in the interim
of service conducted him 10 the organ loft and
sat him upon the seat of the organist. After
instructing him in the use of the stops and
pedals, he pumped the bellows while the boy
played. Such music had never before been
produced upon that organ. The monks from
the adjoining monastery came in, one ty one,
and ascended TO the top of the stairway On
reaching the point they were held spell-bound.
Well, when that day comes that TIE world
shall be attuned to love. and Coo shall run
his fingers along the keyboard, as he Is ever
doing in Ais providence, no more shall the
hursh notes of discurd be heard but from
the old organ Of human nature shall 90 forth
mnsic so sweet that the angels and all the
hierarchy of heaven Will hasten to the con-
fines Of this world and stand enraptured by
the completeness and richness OF the harmony.
Z" He which testifeth these things saith,
Surely l come quickly: Amen. Even 80,
come, Lord Jesus.''-G. T. Etarey.
, 1875-09-18

BADEN -BADEN.-The French press notes
with great satisfaction that BBden, the once
brilliant watering place, Is row gloomy
and well-nigh deserted spot The hotel, once
full of aristocra,ic and fashionable celebrities
of Europe, are empty; and the promenades
and =. embellishments" which were won't TO
resound from morning ill night with the
accents of the most polished language in the
world, now echo nothing but the dull grunis
of few heavy Germans As proof OF the
miserable state of Baden since NJ. DePressolr
and the French abandoned 1t, the Figaro
mentions the impressions the place produced
upon Russian princess who visited 1t recent
Iy. She had not been there since 1863, the
year before the war, and, unaware OF the
change that had oyertaken it, she had brought
with her, as IN days of old, two or three score
of huge trunks full Of dresses. The tirst day
of her stay she changed her toilette SIX times,
the second she did no: change It st all, the
the third she stayed at home IN an old dress
ipg-gown, and the fourth she fed.