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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-09-12

"a glory, which the old one was not.
Lyceums. reading clubs. and Libraries,
are Just as natural an outgrowth of a
public spirit ,ngendered by these socie-
ties. and public culture nourished by
them, Us they are, themselves, the ont
growth OF public necessity.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-09-12
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Fot rHE oNFoEp DEMOCRAT.
so LITTLE.
IN WILLIAM Bs MON.

- "l'e comes At last IRON this our toll.
- H''le saio from al our az Siou, thouybt
- male ~hsH - much We sinly sought
. .''ue wheat from this hand culturei soil.
~ i'.iie have wc as our port, ued spoil.
- li,tle from the tssk In VI len y,, wro,,,t,
- '"ie f'0u the prile We dearly bought.
80 i'iiie-"hy then iset aud fe " aud wall.
h''le fame. a little grave that ends
That euo, The sum We lltle thougbt % ,.,,,
lhAt h'iie 20 the grave IN grief ,escends.
'u1te good can b 10 NOR als teach.
10 iii1le 10 We learn wehn fact. appear.
20 lisilc a. stIu roll the yeArs ,,nd year.f
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-09-12

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.,l,. .ua Neatly Executed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27
LETTER FROM CHARLOTTE.

EDITORS CHRONICLE In this -four
ishing little town everything is quiet
at present, this being busy season of
the year with the farmers, and the
weather being very favorable for their
labors. Notwithstanding business is
little dull, a representative from
your town is disposing of some of his
tinware this morning. Your cores
pondent wishes Mr.. Hamlet success
in Charlotte.
The citizens of this place, and sur
rounding country, gave the Sunday
school and students of Tracy Academy
a nice picnic last Saturday. Notwith-
standing the gloomy aspect of the
morning, about 81 o'clock, wagons la
den with precious cargoes of life and
beauty might have beed seen steering
for Jones creek, where it had been
agreed that the pleasure-seekers
should repair to while away the ROSY
bosomed hours amid the beauties of
its lovely vallies. The first thing that
occurred of interest, after reaching the
grounds, was the upsetting of canoe
containing a large stock of good
clothes, together with about six or
eight young Americas, who had the
exquisite pleasure of stalking out of
the creek after the fashion of so many
blue herrings, amid the loud cheers
of the ladies and gentlemen on terra
trina. One of the unfortunate party,
having charge of a portion of the
aforementioned stock of clothing, and
wishing to preserve it pure and unfair
nished, summoned all his faith, and
like Peter, stepped upon the water,
but ali poor, weak mortal, like Peter
his faith failed him, and like Peter he
began to sink, and not like Peter, he
found bottom, aud waded to the far
Their side of the creek, which was two
thirds ofthe way across. Well, shortly |
after this shower Of rain drove the
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27
Sunday as a Savings Bank.

Sunday is Gods special present to
the workingman, and one of his chief
objects is to prolong his life, and pre-
serve efficient his working tone. In
the vital system it works like com
pensation pond; it replenishes the
spirit, the elasticity and vigor, which
the last six days have drained away,
and supplies the force which is to fill
the six days succeeding; and in the
economy of existence it answers the
same purpose as in the economy of in
come is answered by the savings bank.
The frugal man who puts away pound
to-day, and another pound next month,
and who in quiet way is putting by
his stated pound from time to time,
when he gets old and frail gets not
only the same pound back again, but
a good many pounds besides. And
the conscientious man, who husbands
one day of his existence every week
who instead of allowing Sunday to
be trampled and torn in the hurry and
scramble of life, treasures up-the
Lord of Sunday keeps it for him, and
in length of days the halo of age gives
it back with usury. The savings
bank of human existence is weekly
Sunday.-North British ReUies0.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27
The FIXTURE Of New orleans.

In their Commercial circular of the
18th inst. which has just come to
hand, Messrs. Miller. Dolhonde & Co.,
of New Orleans, say
I'VE have some interesting and val
liable news to impart to our friends
and correspondents and which will
benefit also the general interest of this
city and those of the Mississippi VAL
ley. Captain Eads jetties are improv-
ing daily, and this week a large steam
ship drawing l44 feet came through
them (the South Pass without meet
ing any impediments, and before win
ter, from present indications, that
route will be the favorite and shortest
one to and from the ocean for the
port of New Orleans, and will give
all the water necessary for the largest
vessels-the public news from Wash
ington to-day is that parties from
New York represent the feeling there
regarding the jetties as entirely conf
dent Commodore Garrison, who has
been watching their progress with a
view OF placing line of steamships
between New Orleans and Brazil, has
made no halt In his preparations
Dom Pedro has been approached and
there are assurances that his govern
ment will pay half of what may be
necessary to carry the mails, and
movements are a-foot to secure con-
tingent contract from our government
for carrying the mail. At present
there is ample tonnage here for cotton
but on account of insufficient water
yet at the mouth of the river, vessels
cannot take all the freight they car
carry to load deep with such as grain
and provisions, but in few month:
our Western friends will have nc
cause to complain.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27
Tennessee Press Association.

The annual meeting of the Tennes-
see Press Association will be held at
Columbia, commencing on Thursday,
June Is.
Business matters of unusual inter-
est and Importance to the newspaper
profession will be considered.
The literary entertainment will en-
brace an grafton by Major T. Polk, of
Bolivar, an address by Colonel Thorn
as Boyers, of the Gallatin Examiner,
and a poem by Mrs. Adelia c. Graves,
of Mary Sharp College, Winchester.
1t is hoped that the attendance of
representative Tennessee journalists
will be worthy, both in number and
character, of the genef Gus hospitality
of the people of Columbia. Accred-
tied delegates from any regular period
zeal of the State will be cordially well
coined by the Association.
By order of the President.
r. J.. c. WHITE, Secretary.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27
The Bonds.

Much has been said by the advo-
Gates of reputation about the uncon-
stitutionality of the acts authorizing
the issuance of the State bonds, and of
the fraudulent disposal of the bonds
when issued. Upon this assumption
of illegality, they make their main ar
gument for overthrowing the credit of
the State. Indeed this is the only ar
gument they make that can be called
an argument, for if the debt is legal
and just, there is absolutely no escape
from the legal and moral obligation to
pay, except in the payment of the
debt, or the surrender of the property
of the State as bankrupt.
We do not, however, propose 70 dis
cuss the cnnStitutionslily Of the debt
in this article, but desire to call atten-
ton to point, which we think is wor-
thy Of consideration.
Suppose, for sake Of argument. that
the bonds have been illegally issued,
and that the acts were unconstitutional,
would it be fair, would it be just for
the State to refuse to pay her creditors
upon that ground, and deny them at
the same time the right to test the ques-
ton in the proper tribunals? Shall
the State, an interested party, decide
the question in her own favor? Shall
her representatives assemble in her
magnificent capitol purchased with
some of these very bonds, and say to
her creditors, you have no voice in
this matter, you have no recourse, you
cannot help yourselves, therefore you
shall not be maid 2'
The State can do this by overthrow
ing every sacred principle of equity
and fair dealing, and by trampling JUS
tice under her foot but will an en-
lightened and fair minded people be
guilty of such tyranny and injustice
We think not.
If there are doubts about the legality
of the bonds-(we have none what
ever, )-let that question first be set
tied before the proper tribunal, before
people begin to talk about reputation.
Let them treat the boDdholders as if
they we're entitled to at least notice.
Let us not be prosecutor, advocate,
Judge, jury and sheriff, and deny the
bondholder a voice even in his own
ehalf.-Mufreesboro Nelos.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27

TIE Pulaski Citizen wants reform
in the criminal laws, and suggests tina
following, based on public sentiment
in Giles county:
The more we talk with the masses.
the more we are convinced that there
is reform needed in our criminal
laws. They want petty offences tried
before magistrates in the districts
where they are committed, and speedy
punishment melted out TO the offend
ers by assigning them to work upon
the public roads. They think the
road law might be amended too, and
instead of requiring every man to work
the road, put a small per capita tax,
say -. on each, and if they fail to pay,
subject them to work house rules. In
less than ten years our counties could
be piked from one end to the other.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27
DIED.


In this county, on the l4th inst. Mr.. JNo.
II. MCCALL, of Inflammation of the brain,
aged about 50 years.
At Adams Station, Robertson county, on
the Goth inst, Miss VIRGINIA BOYD NOR
FLEET, daughter of the late DIR. p. +. Nor
fleet, of Port Royal.
Suddenly of congestion. May 18th, 1876,
at the residence of her father, Capt. j r.
Whitlock, Christian county, Ky, Mrs.
EMMA GARNET, wife of Joseph +. Garnett.
Young, beautiful, self-sacrificing and gen.
erous to a fault, she has passed away, leav-
ing the memory Of her character and kind
ness most vivid with those who mourn her
loss. To her husband and three little
motherless ones, We tender our deepest
Sympathies, and with her aged and be-
reaved parents, whose comfort and solaoe
she was, in their declining years, we weep.
Theirs is indeed, the house of mourning
May the consciousness of her well-spent
life, youthful christianity and spiritual
presence now lowering over home, hus-
band, little ones and fond parents, tend to
console, in some degree, in this hour OF
terrible bereavement.
"Great God how could thy vengeance
light
So bitterly on one so bright?
bow could the hand, that gave such charms
Blast them again ?"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27

crowd to shelter, which was fortunately
near at hand. The rain, however, was
soon over, and your correspondent had
the honor of participating in game
Of croquet with the bellies Of Charlotte.
About this time the sun burst forth
in unobscured brightness, infusing
new life into the already gay seekers
of pleasure.
By and by dinner was announced !;
amusements we're for the time sus-
pended, and all repaired to the spot
where fair hands had spread viands to
suit the taste of the most fastidious,
and plenty to satisfy all. The best
and most amusing feature of the re-
past was a six -gallon Jar of splendid
buttermilk, and Mr.. Jake Leech sit
ting over it with dipper, crying in
his stentorean voice, 'Buttermilk for
all t amt had none, and at the same
time swallowing large quantities him
self. All seemed to do justice to the
dainty viands set before them, and es-
pecially to the buttermilk.
Nothing occurred to mar the pleas
antness of the occasion, but all was
quiet, peaceful and harmonious, ex-
cept an occasional heated argument
over some disputed point in our game
of eroquet. The worst feature of the
affair was. some of the older heads got
the. idea into them thati was going to
rain in the evening, and broke up the
assembly too early by the announce.
ment
There is good school in this place
conducted by Professor j. q. Arm.
strong, whom we think to be an ex
cellent scholar, good instructor and 1
worthy gentleman, who deserves lib
eral share of patronage.
SCRIPToR.
May II, 76.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27
Cumberland Warehouse
GAINESVILLE WHOLESALE MARKET.
CORRECTED BY J.J.CRUsMAN.

New Orleans sugar in good supply at IA
to 8, for fair to choice brown.
SUGAR.-Clarifled, 81 q 1917 Crushed,
Powdered and Granulated. lIZ@l3c.
New Orleans Molasses, 40, q 55.
SYRUPS.-45cal %.
COFFEE We quote Rio 20 to
SALT.-Kanawh Z buShel bbls, 50 % /;
by the Car load 81 on.
FLoUR-Superfine IS 90; Extra, So so to
g.; Gh :, s or Fancy 9y 50 SOs7 80.
WHIsKEY.ACommon country, 81 00@ 20;
best brands Robertson county, 81 30 70 rs.
CHEESE-Prime factory IL to l5c.
RICE-Carolina. 7 &c.
SoAP-Bar 6@i0.
OII.s-Coal oil, I6a2Oc lard oil, 81 Is cts
Iinseed oil, raw Csc boiled7 %.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-53.
VARNIsH-Copal, 81 rs; Japan, 90.
PUTTY--5c.
wINDow GLAss-SxlO 50 50 D box, lOxI2
2 10: I2xl4, 3 %.
PowDER1Ride, 5000 . keg; lead, 10 % 10.
SHoT-S2 35,
CAPs-40350c - 1000.
OYSTERS and ID cans COAL 90.
SARDINES-l62s.
MAcKEREL-No. 8, per Dbl, $40 so kits,
No. l, 81 1892 90.
BLAcKIS e q per dozen.
IRoN-Kentucky. 3; Tennessee, ~.
RoPE-l4@20c.
PIrTsBURG Coal 80 cts. ST. BERNARD,
TRACBs-S9 90 TO u 50 per. doz.
CoLLARs-SS0 90 to "a per. doz.
HAMEs-S4 to 10per doz.
AxEs-S9 80 to IL 90. per. doz.
The following are the prices paid here at
this date for country produce.
BACoN-Buying, l3c,
LARD-l4c.
TALLOW-6c,
PEA NuTS-G59sl 90 per bushel
G4NsENG- 80 to SOC.
HEESWAX-20c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WHITE BEANS-Sl 90 to 81 Is,
PEAS-75c to 81 90.
TIMOTHY SEED-S2 rs.
HERDS GRASS-$l 10. ~
ORCHARD GRASs-S2 so, $50
BLUE GRASS-Sl 20,
RYE-Sl 10.
CLOVER SEED
OATS-G255 to SIS,
PoRK-01%@T gross.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27
THE FOURTH OF JULY..ITS Hun
DRETH CELEBRATION.


1t is known TO few persons that on
the last Fourth of July Gen. VIM. A.
Quarles was selected to deliver the
centennial Grafton. We heartily
approve the selection, for Gen. Quarles
is well read and Is accustomed to pub
lie speaking aud brim full of patriot
ism, and no one therefore would be
better qualified for entertaining and
instructing the public.
We heartily approve the policy of
celebrating the National Anniversary.
Patriotism has been considered noble
virtue in all ages, and as this day is
the Centennial Anniversary of our
National birth it should be celebrated
with such spirit as to make the State
ring with hilarity.
SUBSCRIBER.
The above has been handed to US
for publication by well known citizen
who is strongly disposed to have the
4th of July honored this Centennial
year with more public demonstra-
tion than has been customary for many
years. We think it a much more
serious matter than mere question OF
days frolic, and desire to call atten-
ton to the principle truly involved.
Is it not time for the State of Tennes-
see to step forward from the isolation
to which she has long confined herself
and declare herselfon in feeling with
the other the States of the Union :?
She is a member of that Union wheth-
she desires it or not, and which is bet
ter, to be dragged along as an unwilling
captive in it's train, or to step forward
as a sister State among sisters. triumph
ant in the recognition of their common
origin as sovereign States in federal
combination We admit and deplore
the origin of this isolated feeling which
consisted in the apparent absence of
any generous sympathy which the
victors should have shown to the
vanquished in the days of our defeat
and disaster but we believe that even
then such sympathy existed though it
was so carefully suppressed and kept
down by men who foresaw the loss Of
political power to themselves whenever
reunion should be cordial and com
plete and now looking at their people
rather than their politicians, yearn-
ing for the universal brotherhood SC
desirable among States under one gov
eminent is to us plainly discernible in
the North-ought it to be rejected In
the South? Would it be just or gen,
erous, would it be wise to reject it
Let us then have good old fashioned
4th of July. Let meeting of oul
citizens be called at an early date tC
take into consideration the best way Of
celebrating the day, let all attend il
and let every one be there prepared tc
do mans part towards making the
thing go as it should go.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27

The big new consolidated paper at
St. Paul and Minneapolis, the Pioneer
Press and Tribune, says: IF there is
Anything the country is more sincerely
sick and tired of than anything else,
it is the bloody shirt. One chief rea-
son why Morton is not a popular can
didate for president, is because he is
always waving the bloody shirt. And
there appears to have been something
like general resolve among the better
elements of the Republican party to
get rid of the bloody shirt and bury it
out of sight with all other pretexts for
interfering by military coercion or in
other arbitrary ways with the local
governments of the South, and devote
themselves to the practical work of
roofing out corruption and reforming
the administration of the Government
within its own legitimate sphere"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27
COL. HOUSES SPEECH.

We publish asupplement to-day, for
the purpose of presenting our readers
with as early an opportunity as posi-
BILE of reading Col. Houses magnif-
cent grafton in the House of Represen-
tatives. The power and elOquence of
this appeal need no comment of ours
to commend them to our readers, they
are well competent to speak for them
selves. But we will take occasion
here, to say of Col. House what we
have often said before of the great
Athenian orator, Demosthenes, that
great as his eloquence is, his ability as
statesman is yet greater; the Grafton
is exactly such demonstration as the
South needed to have made, and such
as had not before been made for her.
Mr.. Hill in his reply to Blaine was
perfect in matter but unnecessarily
irritating in manner, and Mr., Keys
effort was somewhat too self-abasing,
and so calculated to encourage the
Northern statesmen to treat us as pol
itical interiors.
Mr.. Houses effort was at once calm
and dignifed, forcible and self-res-
trained respectful to others without
the forfeiture of self-respect or the
respect due to his constituents, and
that it did meet a want long felt is
evidenced from the fact that a large
number of copies were instantly
bought up by the Democratic mem
bers north to send to their constitu-
ents, Ga circumstance which very near
prevented us getting our copy soon
enough to print)
Col. House has patiently waited the
opportunity which his constituents
have been impatiently anticipating
Early in the session he was assigned
by his party to the drudgery in COM
mittees which is always the lot of new
members, and removes them in great
degree from the arena of debate, con-
scious though he must have been of
the ability to do higher things he did
not rebel against this necessary party
discipline, but, conscientiously as al
ways, he did his duty biding his time.
He has now his reward and we the ad-
vantage. He advances at one step to
a level with the great orators of the
day when there were giants in the
land, the day of Webster, Calhoun and
Clay.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27

OUR readers may remember that
it was our intention to close our article
on the general subject ofimpeachment
by an analysis of the proceedings
in the United States Senate on the
Belknap impeachment. We hoped that
the proceedings would by this time be
complete, at least as far as regards the
question of jurisdiction, but the Sen
ate went into secret session and no
more has been heard from them on the
subject. We prefer to reserve our far
Their treatment of the subject until we
learn farther particulars.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27

tunities to display a high order OF ex-
eeutive ability he having been Gov
ernor of Maryland. twice Mayor of
Baltimore, and several years in Con-
gress, besides having been for nearly
forty years either director or president
of some important railroad company
or other corporation. No single in
terest. public or private has failed.
thus far. to prosper under his manage
ment. Mr.. Swami is a distinguished
member of the present Congress, and
is Chairman of the Committee charged
with the investigation Of Mr.. Schenck' s
Irregularities in London.
AKNoTTY QUESTION
is that of jurisdiction in the Belknap
impeachment case now before the
House: This is the first case in the
history of the government where this
important point has come up for de-
cision, and the Senators have evidently
made up their minds to fully discuss
the subject before finally disposing oil
it. 1t would be unsafe to predict the
result of their deliberations. Had
Babcock been out of Office before his
malfeasance had been discovered. the
Senate would undoubtedly have deci.
ped at once that it possessed no juris'
diction; but resigning as he did, fol
the sole purpose of escaping impeach
ment, it is thought that body will In
sist upon trying him. All of the SEES
sions of the Senate are in secret, anc
consequently, it is impossible at pres
ent to know the views taken by differ
ent Senators.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27

We read in the Tobacco Leaf that
R. D. Read, Jr., U. S. corps of cadets,
invites Doak to the graduating hop.
Dodd, you rascal, you invite Doak and
not invite this editor; amt you asham-
ed? Knowing what dancing man your
old friend is, you offer him no oppor-
tunity of shaking a foot at your fan
dango. You had better hurry up that
invitation, or you'll be disinherited ::
you'll never have the opportunity of
paying our debts after we are dead.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27
Tobacco Sales.

Our sales this week were between
500 and 600 hogsheads. The market
remains strong and active for all grades
of useful Tugs and leaf, though there
was little easing in prices for COM
mon nondescript and rotten tobaccos.
We hope that our planters are contin-
uing to sow seed, as we hear of crops
sold in 1875 which were planted in
August 1874
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27

We believe now that success is i'm
possible without New York, and are
going to get New York by nomina ting
Tilden. We don't like him as we'll as
a Western man, but that is not the
thing. We fear a Western man can
not carry New York or any other
Eastern State, so we drop the West
and go for Tilden.-See Cincinnati
Commercial.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27

The kellogg government will ex-
pire with the current year; and with
its decease, whatever may be the poll
ties or the personnel of that admins
tration which succeeds to the inheri-
lance of misery, the obligation of the
United States to uphold by main force
government distrusted by the people
of the whole country, and hateful to a
majority of the people of Louisiana,
will come to an end.-BOston AdUerti-
ser. Rep.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27

WE desire to remind our readers of
Prot. Dinwiddie's invitation to attend
the anniversary exercises of his colored
Sunday school next Sunday afternoon
at Franklin Hall. We consider it an
important movement and hope to see
many of our friends there at 81 p. m.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27

MUCH editorial matter is crowded
out by the quantity of type required
for Mr.. Houses speech, among the
rest our County dialogues, No. l, in
which political questions are discussed
from the point of view of our county
friends.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-27
MARRIED.

At the franklin House, in this city, on
the 9th inst, by Rev. r. X. Brown, Mr.. ].
w. GORDON to Miss RTE KELLEY, all of
Todd county, Ky.
In Centerville, Tenn, on the 23d inst, by
Rev. w. -. Cherry. Mr.. A. III. CUNNINGHAM
and Miss LAURA L. CLAGETT.