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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01
Iris already generally known that the

Iris already generally known that the
Governor has issued a proclamation
inviting the citizens of the State, to
celebrate the 10th of May. as the CEN
tennial of the Mecklenburg Declare
ton of Independence. There is fit.
ness in such celebration, inasmuch
as Tennessee was, at that time, part
and parcell of North Carolina. Since
the celebrationsat Lexington and Con-
cord, aud in view Of the proposed eel
ebratiOn in Philadelphia, we feel rath-
er a distaste for the mOckery of cele-
brating the Tooth anniversary of gov
eminent which did not attain that age
by, at least fifteen years. As we have
said, on former occasion, if such in
cidents may tend to revive the spirit
of liberty in the hearts of the people,
now quaffing the bitter cup of corrupt
despotism, they will not have been in
vain, otherwise, the empty show of a
mock patriotism is merely contemplate.
1t is true the frame work of the govern
ment Of '76, still remains, though
mutilated, but the spirit and substance
no longer exist. If however, our citi-
zens desire to participate in the Meek
lenburg celebration, they ought to take
early steps to make the occasion a
creditable affair. But if hard times,
or other reasons discourage it, it will
do no harm to make holiday of the
10th, of May, suspend business and
all hands go fishing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01
AUGUSTA, GA.


Cornerstone OF the Confederate Mon.
ument Laid NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Of Federal and Confederate Graves,
Etc.
AUGUSTA, Ga, April 26.-Memo-
rial day was observed here with unusu-
ally imposing ceremonies. The cor
ner-stone- of the Confederate monu-
ment was laid.
In his speech, Gen. Evans said:
Let us do nothing to keep alive the
passions of the war. To study its les
sons is prudence, to profit by its teach
ings is wisdom but to stir up old ami
moslties is madness. The voice of the
monument will not be for war, but for
peace. 1t will say to us: The Con-
federaey has expired. It's great life
went out on the purple tide of blood
that flowed from the hearts of its sons.
We have buried it" We do not in
tend to exhume Its remains. We are
utterly defeated, and we dismiss our
resentments. Sadly we parted with
our dear old cross of stars which we
had followed through many storms of
shot and shell but we take, with the
true hand of Southern honor, the staff
that holds aloft the stars and stripes.
| respond with the truest feeling to-
day to the fraternal words of Gen.
Bartlett, spoken at the centennial at
the first battle of the old revolution.
Afterwards the Ladies Memorial
Association decorated with flowers the
graves of the Confederate and Federal
dead in Augusta Cemetery.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01
THE ENFORCEMENT ACT.
The Federal Supreme Court Against
it Eight to 0ne-The Court No Long
er Afraid of Congress.

Washington Special to the New York Sun.
Although there has been no formal
conference or vote on the Louisiana
case, which involves the constitution
atty of the Enforcement acts there is
good reason to believe that this high
tribunal, by most decided majority
perhaps as strong as eight to one-will
sustain the decision of Mr.. Justice
Bradley in the court below, and de-
clare all this vicious legislation to be
void and without any constitutional
warrant.
As grave political questions are at
issue, the opinion will be reserved IN
til the meeting of the court next fall,
when the first great blow will be given
to that reckless and partisan system,
which has been upheld by violent leg
islation and daring disregard of the
fundamental law The Supreme Court,
like other human institutions, has its
imperfections. 1t is not Indifferent to
public opinion, and the revolution in
the House of Representatives has
served in some degree to emancipate it
from a standing menace and vulgar as
sault, while Butler was chairman of
the Judiciary Committee, ready to
enunciate the most atrocious doctrines
and backed by corrupt majority, al
ways willing to accept the worst and
most desperate measures.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01

On Wednesday, the Bird Of March
1875, Robert Overton, (col.) formerly
my slave. shot at, with intent to kill
Green Hardy, another colored man
both at the time in my employment
The shooting was done with a single
barrel pistol, the parties being within
six feet of each other. The pistol
bullet grazed Hardy's nose, and passed
into the roof of the kitchen, near which
they were. The muzzle of the pistol
was so near Hardy's face, that the
conclusion caused his nose to bleed
freely. Robert Overton fed instantly.
Hardy. by my direction aud advice,
wentwithout delay to W. S. Mallory,
ESQ.,, obtained warrant for Robert
arrest, and put it in the hands of Con-
stable j. K. P. Merritt.
In about three hours after his fight,
Robert returned armed with double
barrel shotgun. After some CONVEX
sation and lame attempt to justify
his shooting. I peremptorily discharged
him, ordering him never to come on
my premises again. In the meantime,
he learned that the officer was in search
of him, and fed to Christian county,
KY, near Garrettsburg. Robert re-
peatedly avowed his intention Of re-
naming in the neighborhood until he
killed Hardy, against whom he cher
ished deadly hatred, then he would
leave, not before. The unfriendly and
hostile feelings were mutual.
On Saturday night, April 3, 1879,
about 10 clock. Robert was seen lurk-
ing and prowling about my premises,
where he knew Hardy lived. When he
foundthat he was seenan drecognized,
he fed Immediately. Green Hardy said
he lived in constant fear of being shot
and killed, if he left his house after
night Living in this state of perpet-
ual fear and alarm, he determined to
put an end to it by taking the life of
his enemy, and thereby preserving his
own.
Accordingly, on Saturday, April 10,
1878, he armed himself with shot
gun. loaded with buckshot, and start
ed shortly after sunrise to find and
destroy his mortal foe. After walk
ing 8 or 8 miles, he found him about
l P. NJ, blowing on the farm of Major
John Poindexter. He fired at him
when about 30 yards distant. Two of
the shot penetrated the back of his
head, causing his death in a few hours.
After being shot, he never spoke or
was conscious. After firing, Hardy
fed precipitately, returned home,
packed his clothes in satchel ard
left for parts unknown.
WM. OVERT0N.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01
WOODLAND, TENN,
April 26. 1875.

THE following dispatch from the
National Agricultural Bureau al
Washington, in regard to the wheat
prospect in the United States, will be
found interesting. Under date OF
April 10th, the statistical clerk makes
the subjoined statement:
An Investigation into the condition
of winter wheat by the statistical d.
vision of the Department of Agricul-
ture. shows that the crop as a whole is
much,below thestatus of that fast year
in April. There is an apparent in
crease of about z per cent. in area of
winter wheat, amounting in round
numbers to a million and half acres,
though that portion of winter wheat
killed and to be re-planted in other
crops may be equal in the West to the
enlargement of the planted area. This
increase is small in the Middle States,
considerable in Illinois and Missouri,
and proportionately largest in the Gulf
States and in Kansas, reaching 30 per
cent. in the Southwest.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01
SOUTH SIDE.

As 'all the world and the balance
of mankind" ought to know, this is the
sunny, che erful, hospitable side of
Montgomery county. volunteer a
few items from this highly-favored re-
gion.
Six fiourishing oranges meet month
ly in our bounds, the beneficial results
of which are obvious. This wonder
full movement is greatly advancing the
farming interests everywhere, which is
sure token of success in every other
department Of trade aud business.
We are abreast with the age on the
subject of spelling, and are having
spelling matches at several places. As
In other places, some bad spelling is
being detected where least expected.
The physician in the neighborhood of
Collinsville joined the class at that
place, and was called on to spell bass,
viol.
Base base, vile vile, base
vile," was his response.
"a musical instrument" remarked
the teacher.
"Oh, yes, said the doctor, Il thought
you meant little bottle to put medi-
cine in. $50
The subject of temperance is also on
the tapis just new. Two lecturers have
recently penetrated this sober region,
one in the interest of the Good Tenn
plars and the other of the United
Friends of Temperance. Rev. Mr..
Decence, of the G. p. Church, repre-
senting the former order, addressed
the people at Shiloh, Palmyra and
Tarsus, where lodges are now organ
lied. One item of information fur
nished by him was, that if the grain
used in the United States for. making
whiskey was converted instead into
bakers loaves, there would be bread
enough to pave a road 30 feet wide and
1850 miles long 1t was, therefore, ca
sy to prove, as he proceeded to do,
that still-houses have produced hard |
times. His hearers were told that
they could make times easy by joining
the Good Templars, which many ex-
cellent persons proceeded to do.
The Rev. j. Ii. Reynolds, of Bethes-
da Circuit, NJ. L. Church, South, rep
resenting the United Friends Of Tenn
perance, lectured at Martha's Chapel
last Sunday night on the Signs of the
Times" The first notable sign" was
that the Legislature of Tennessee was
a humbug, according to the verdict of
a reliable man in Williamson county,
where the lecturer is now making his
abode. Various instances of drunken
ness in the aforesaid county, and in
other sections of the country where
the lecturer had formerly travelled
South Side excepted-were narrated
and shown to be other signs of the
times" He leaped on to the doctors,
and exhibited another sign of the
times" in their mode of treating some
diseases. They would thump a man
On the chest, tell him he had consump-
lion and must drink whiskey or die.
He would rather one of his children
would take the latter alternative. ,
Then came the emphatic statement !
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01

THE freeze last week killed all the
fruit in this and adjacent counties SO
far as heard from, and did a vast
amount Of damage to the wheat, to-
bacco plants, and all kinds of forward
vegetation. The damage is immense
There is no such thing as estimating
its extent. The earth was absolutely
frozen to the depth of more than two
inches. Such freeze heretofore at
this season of the year has not occur
red in this latitude within the memory
of the oldest inbabitant. And what is
still worse, the cold weather continues,
and such crops and vegetation as have
escaped destruction, are so chilled as
to prevent their growth and materially
affect their productiveness.-Hopk;ins
vile Conservative.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01
that ..whiskey bitsth like a serpent and

that sswhiskey bitath like serpent and
stingeth ike an adder"
l hate snakes anyhow" said the lee
turer, for I was once bitten by rat
tle-snake. -
Just here the pastor of Antioch
Circuit, who was formerly practition-
er of medicine, playfully asked the
lecturer if he did not lake whiskey for
that snake-bite. This gave rise to
some merriment, while. the lecturer
lodged the question, and proceeded
to enlighten his audience upon other
"signs of the times
He spoke in condemnatory manner
of the action of the M. E. Church.
South on the subject of temperance,
and left the impression upon the minds
of the uniformed, that by the rejec-
ton of the new rule" the Church
sanctioned still-houses. This is avery
great mistake. A member of the
Methodist Church engaged in the man
ufacture or sale of whiskey, except as
medicine, only remain in the church,
because the discipline is not admins
tered by the pastor, provided he can
lawfully obtain the facts in the case.
At the close of the lecture Council
was planted" consisting of some OF
our frst-class citizens, gentlemen and
ladies.
Your correspondent is of the opinion
that temperance, being one ofthe chris
tian graces, is a gospel theme, and that
it belongs to christianity to correct all
the vices interdicted in the Bible.
"The gospel is the power of God" to
save man from error, and when that
fails. human institutions need not es-
say the task. Neither is he of opinion
that the will ofmau should be fortified
with an oath to restrain him from vice
This is the province of the grace Of
God, obtained Ly means indicated in
the Word of Truth.
SoUTHsIDER.
April %. 1875.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01
Adjournment Of the Louisiana Legis.
Iotura

NEW ORLEANS, April 24.-Botl
houses adjourned sine die to-day
In the Senate a resolution suspending
Clinton from Office was postponed, Is
to 16. But few, if any, of the reform
measures were passed. The bill ap-
propriating sl740O0 for the expenses
of the extra session, etc., was passed
Bills were passed by the Legislature
reducing expenses of the metropolitan
police from 5000, 900 to $4,000 pc,
annum; restricting the publioa ion Of
the laws to the official journal of the
State, heretofore published in several
parish papers. This bill saves the
State 100000 per annum. & ~
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01

IT is a singular. but no less true re.
mark, in late work, that Jefferson
was born just eight years after his pre-.
decessor, Adams; Madison eight years
after Jefferson; Monroe eight years af-
ter Madison. and John Quincy Adams
eight years after Monroe, Another
curious fact to be observed is, that AID
ANS was just sixty-six years old when
he retired Jefferson was sixty-six
Madison was sixty-six ; Monroe was
sixty-six, and John Quincy Adams,
had he been elected to a second term,
would have been sixty-six. Adams,
Jefferson and Monroe all died on the
fourth of July.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01

JUDGE PIERREPONT, of New York,
has accepted the Office of Attorney
General. Though he was fool enough
to bestow, in charity, $4,000 upon
Grant, yet he is SO superior to Williams
in all respects, that We feel like con-
graduating the country upon his ap-
pointment. There is such . thing as a
choice of the evils and this case is in
point.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01

THIS is the report brought back
home by Ex-Governor English, of Con-
necticut. from the far Southwest:
The people in Texas have seemingly
forgotten that there ever was war,
and, from every act and expression, |
CLEAN the information that they well
come anybody who will come here to
better their condition, regardless of
any political association. 1t i: "A very
rare thing for them TO refer to a mans
politics not halfso much as we in
New England do"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01
The New State Warrant Currency.

The new State warrant currency will
be ready in a short time. They are
very handsomely engraved, being en-
helfished with a green back, and bear
ing slight resemblance to our Nation
al currency. The So dollar warrau ut
bears the likeness ofex- President Polk,
and the $40 the likeness of ex-Presi-
dent Andrew Jackson, both being much
better than the average currency por-
traits. The other denominations-S1,
81, $50 and $40, have various scenes
from Tennessee life.-Nash. Bonner.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01
JERSEY BULL.
Captain Jacki

Calved August 10. 1872, bred by George M
Beauford, of Bourbon County. KY, color
dark squirrel gray, sired by r. A. Alexan.
der's celebrated Bull, Woodburn: dan,
Buttercup. by Blaze oaks, IL. H.; I'd dam,
Mrs. Williams, II. R., imported from Con-
necticut in 1866. and sold at Company's sale
for $40; Blaze Oaks was by McCIelIand's
5th, The by imported McCieIland. dam i'm.
ported Pansy;) "a dam a splendid COW,
serve cows at A. Wells stable at IS, paid
when service IN rendered, If proved not
with calf money refunded. He Is in Wig
orous condition and fine habits, he Is OF
the most fashionable family of cattle ~
the Blue Grass region OF Kentucky; viii
&c al A. Wells, in Ciarksgilje, Tenn, from
May list, 1915. TO June 10th. 1875 .
W. C. GARTH,
May l, lS75-2wI 81 Trenton, KY.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01

THE Millerites are represented as
being terribly distressed at the failure
Of their prophecies and the non advent
of the Millennium at the time appoint.
ed. Centuries hence, the account of
the incident may be read and laughed
at as an evidence of the folly into
which fanaticism will lead, otherwise,
rational beings.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01

THE great outrage broker, Attorney
General Williams has resigned his Of
fee, and will become a candidate for
the u. S. Senate from Oregon. His
exit from Office would have reflected
more honor upon the government, if
it had been Effected by the boot of
some honest man, but as there is none
such among the official associates of
Grant, he has sueaked of in search of
an Office in which his infamy will be
shared by n multitude and obscured
by divided responsibility.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01
Death Of an Old Citizen.

Mr.. John Bell died in Sumner coun.
ty Sunday morning at the advanced
age of eighty-six years. He was un-
married, was over fifty years Mason,
being chartered member of King
Solomon Lodge. One of his last acts
was to give his residence and nearly
200 acres of land to the Masonic fra
ternlty for the Mason Orphans Home.
Nashville Banner.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01
The Tobacco PrOspeet.

The Evansville Courier makes this
statement upon the strength of per-
sonal Investigation Ly its reporters
The tobacco crop in Southwestern
Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois, will
be something more than an average,
provided there is a good season. The
counties of Webster aud Union, in
Kentucky, have suffered very material
loss in plants By the recent irosts, but
will have plenty left to make a large
stand. Henderson. Christian, Daviess,
and Mclean, in the same State, al
though in some neighborhoods the
plants have been frozen out, will prob
ably raise something over an average
crop. Planters, stimulated by the
high prices which have been paid DUR
ing the year just past, have made unu-
sual preparations, and the total acreage
made ready for planting will far ex-
coed that of any other year within the
memory of the oldest inbabltant. In
fact, the number of acres which have
been upturned for the purpose of to-
bacco planting, is about one-third
greater than ever before.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01

THE town of HopkinsYille, KY, is
in ferment about local option-they
vote to-day. whether or not, the liquor
traffic shall go on, within the limits of
the city. We wish success to the
cause of temperance, but doubt the eff
fcacy of law, 10 its promotion. Like
all trangressions of moral law, the
remedy must be found in the virtuous
convictions of the people.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01

THE Mexican raiders are at last, at
tracing the attention of Grant, though
it will be with reluctance that he gives
it serious consideration, because of its
probable interference with his bayonet
rule in the South.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01

In all the Centennial celebrations,
Mr.. Lincoln was as completely ignored
rs though he had never lived. Such
must be the fate of ali men who are
put forward by the fell spirit of a
wicked fanaticism to transcend the
bounds Of law and justice for the con-
summation of a purpose which finds
no sanction in the laws of the country,
or the laws of God. The work done,
the sooner he is forgotten, the better
for the consciences of his instigators.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01

THERE is rumor that beast Butler
stands a chance to succeed Williams,
as Attorney-General. If so, the
outrage committee may be dispensed
with for the beast can invent more
outrages in a day than the COM
mittee can in a week, and not half try.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01

SOME papers are beginning to raise
a row, as TO what locality shall furnish
the next candidate for the Presidency.
This is all bosh. Give us the right
sort of man, and the people will not
care whence he comes.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01
commissioners Sale OF Valua.
BILE Lots,

Howard's Heirs VS.. Towards Heirs.
In obedience TO decree Of the County
Court OF Montgomery County, made In the
above cause, at the April Term. 1875, I will
0iier Tor sale TO the highest bidder, at the
Court House in GAINESVILLE. on
Saturday, May 9Th, 1875,
Lots No. and 10 of the division of the
Howard lands. situated near the Mouth Of
West Fork Creek, on Red River. Lot No
Is contains q OF AN acre. Lot No. z con-
tains acres. and will be sold as u whole or
divided 10 suit purchasers.
TERMS-One-fourth Cash. balance ON n
Credit off, II. Is and ~ months
Notes with good security required, bear
ing interest from date, aud lien retained
to secure purchase money - -.
PETER ONEAL.. TX & Com'r.
April ~. 1875, adv. * bills So
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01

NEW York, April 24.-James LAT.
ferty of Rockville, Allegheny county
killed his grandmother and robbed her
house. Subsequently he shot Miss
Vannery, who had refused to marry
him, and her mother, and then killed
himself.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-01

LOUISVILLE. April A.-Informa-
ton from Lexington, KY, the home of
Hon. Jno. C.. Breckenridge, reports
his condition as not so favorable as
was hoped with the approach ofwarm-
err weather. He has been confined to
his room through the winter, and his
friends have at times been anxious as
to the result of his disease. No imme-
diately serious consequences are feared,
but the recent severe weather has had
a very unfavorable effect upon his al
ready enfeebled constitution.