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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26
To SOuthSideF,

Mr.. EDITOR :-Southsider' imagi-
nation was in lively exercise when
he wrote to you not long ago.
Now, as he is temperate man in most
things, l must believe that the color
ing he gave to little affair about a
friend of his, arose from the climate
in which he lives. 1T is mighty warm
on the Southside, you know. and his
Imagination got heated up. How he
could get up so much, just to tell
about the mishaps of fellow at the
table, l can't see. But as he is a warm
friend of mine, / might say to him in
the language of another. Read more
and write less" for l like him much
and his writing very we'll. l will give
him some advice, however. Don't try,
Mr., Southsider, to play Bishop. How
do you know that J. w. c. wants your
place? He is nearly as old man as
you are, and has been a sort of Bishop
himself Well, well, I won t complain;
it isjust your Imagination. Why don't
you write poetry? 1t seems to me
that one who could heat up so on "a
little choking spell" could write verses.
Suppose you try your hand.
Squire q. is one of the most liberal
and accommodating men on the North
side Of the river" is he? Now that
was kind in you to say that, but you
remind me of the fellow that killed
the fly on his friends forehead with a
keen Ratchet, You spoilt it all by that
country swallow" story, Well leE it
all pass. and come over to the North
side some time, we are always glad to
see you if you are little hard head
ed" and have a fine Imagination.
The Chronicle will be glad to see
youi the Squire viii be glad to see you
the map that has the rheumatism"
will be glad to see you; and then if
there ever should be any need you can
write more in the papers about us. If
your Imagination does not cool down
here, we will send you over to Provi-
dence, a little further North, and a
friend over there ear teagh you the
folly of writing over fictitious name.
Come and see us, Southsider, we will
always be glad to see you.
Yours,
& A G.1
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26
iuFss
s. A. CALDWELL.
A COmmunity's Duty Toward its Press.

A COmmunity's Duty Toward its Press.
In looking over Freedley's ''Practi-
cal Treatise ON Business" we find the
very valuable EXTRACT which Is given
below. 1t is from very high source
and is we'll worthy attention. The
views therein set forth, are commend
ed to the business men of this city,
Jackson SIN.
"ThE true merchant will be liber-
al Lut discriminating supporter of the
press in his locality. He will not feel
an obligation to patronize any aud ev-
erything that wears the form ola news
paper, but will sean carefully the in
tellectual ability and moral fitness of
those who assume the lofty response
bility of public teaching through the
press. He will not encourage the dis
semination nor continuance of jour
nails edited by the incompetent or I'M
worthy; but if there be none other
than these already in existence in his
county, he will combine with men like
himself to procure the establishment
of such journal as is needed, or the
transfer Of one already existing into
the hands of some one qualified to
guide opinion and dispel mental dark
ness. Such journal ne will literally
and steadily encourage and support by
advertising in its columns at good pri-
ces, by urging upon other business
men the duty of doing likewise and by
soliciting his customers and neighbors
to give it at least their subscriptions,
regularly continued and uniformity
paid in advance. By pursuing this
course, the merchant may do very
much toward the diffusion of intelli-
gence, the prominence of sound prin-
ciples and the publication of morals.
He need not DE political hrawIer nor
habitual agitator on any subject
there is n more excellent way lie
may give an approved and influential
journal in his county from two to five
hundred dollars worth of advertising
per annum, and procure from others by
the power of his solicitations aud ex-
pmple five times as much more; while
each name added to the list Gifts sub
scribers extends the publicity of his
announcement and their potency in
enlarglng his business.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
How Purchasers can Avoid Enormous
LOses-A Warming that Should be
Heeaad.

HOW EHFcnaSeTS can AtO1N EH0fHlOttS
L0ses-A Warming that Should be
Needed.
The following highly important let
ter of instructions was sent out yester-
day by the Comptroller
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE, NASH
WILLIE, TENN, Feb. IL, 1S76.-To
County Court Clerks and County
Registers: Your attention is respect
fully called to Sections 8 and 8, of the
act of March p, 1875, Och. 81, PIP. ITO
and III 7. A. In regard to the trans
fer of real estate and the entry of the
same on the assessment roll of your
county
Sec. s requires of the County Clerk
to enter on the main assessment roll
all transfers of real estate. BY See. 8
the Register shall register no convey
ance of real estate of any character
until it shall have been presented to
the County Court Clerk and marked
as having been changed on the main
assessment roll +; land, it shall be the
duty of the Register to have any con-
veyance sent unto his office for regis
tration acknowledged before any other
person than the County Court Clerk of
his county, so marked"
Without rigid enforcement of the
provisions of these sections, it will be
impossible to carry out the require
ments of that act, and enormous dam
age may result to purchasers Of land,
as it is very probable that the pro-
hibited notation and registration, if
made, will be Intellectual and void. To
say the least, it must expose the pur-
chaser to serious litigation.
With Il view to protect purchasers il
will be well for you in all cases to call
attention of purchasers to the import
ance of having the taxes paid up to
date, in view of the following declara
ton contained in Section 8: Until
all the taxes upon any real estate are
paid, there shall be lien for the same
first to the State; second to the
county; third to the city; fourth to the
railroad--enforceable as other liens. =
The attention of sellers of real estate
should, in every instance, be called to
the following provisions ANY per-
son conveying any real estate, who does
not see that the same is charged upon
the main assessment roll to the con,
veyee. the same should therefore b
charged to him, and he shall be liable
upon listringas, for the taxes there
on, unless he shows to the Collector
that the taxes have been paid"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26
STATE GRANGE.
The Election of Officers.

JAgKs9N, Tenn, Feb. 19.-The
State Grange of Tennessee, p. of H.,
elected the following officers to-day, to
serve for two years
Hon. A. B. Haynes, Shelby county,
Master.
Henry B. Clay, Hawkins county,
Overseer.
John w. Hughes, Wayne county,
John Lytle, Rutherford county,
Steward.
W. a. Simpson, Lopdon county,
A. ..
Rev. J. K Haucher, Sullivan coun-
ty, Chaplain.
A. II. Sharp, Davidson county,
Treasurer j. H. Currey, Davidson
county, Secretary.
G.. W. Wynne, Upton county. J. K.
Mrs. NJ. E. Currey, Davidson coun-
Mrs. i. B. CLAY, Hawkins county,
Mrs. Mary Clark, White county,
Flora.
Mrs. NJ. V, Rice, Lauderdale coun-
ty, /. A. 8,
A resolution favorlng the repeal of
the ten per cent interest law was
adopted also one favoring the repeal
Of the law declaring the Hatohee river
unnavigable; one advising Patrons to
plant less cotton and diversity their
crops, and one fostering the interest of
wool growers, and protesting against
the repeal of the dog law.
4 telegram of greeting was read from
the Ohio State Grange now in session
at Cleveland. which was heartily re-
sponded to by this Grange; and greet
ing was sent to the State Grange of
North Carolina, in session at Greens
boro.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

GRANT. Blaine and others of that
stripe, effect holy horror lest the Pope
may overthrow our government, crush
protestant christianity and break up
cur common school system. Now we
venture to assert that, even if the
Catholics are intent upon doing these
terrible things, they can not in fifty
years do as much-to overthrow the
Republic, destroy Professionalism and
lower the standard of public virtue, as
Radical Puritanism has accomplished
in the last ten years of its corrupt and
baleful influence.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

No more subsidies is the cry of
northern Radicals. after having built
their Pacific roads at the cost of the
eatire people. But whilst the cry is
being uttered, Radical States are pour
ing ia their petitions for more subsid-
les for other internal improvements.
They fail to see that the South has any
other position in the Union than that
at foraging grounds for hordes of car
netbaggers
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

THE work of curtailing expenses by
the majority in the Lower House of
Congress il still going on, and the wis
dom of the policy is illustrated by the
determined opposition of the Radical
minority. The ground of this opposi-
ton is the fact that the enormous APP
preparations, heretofore made for the
different branches of the public SER
vice, was an adroit trick to furnish the
Radical leaders with a fund for cor
rupting the people and thus keeping
that party in power. Deprive it of this
means of corruption and the party
saust die of iuauition-henee its effort
to uphold rings and monopolies which
concentrated capital for the purpose of
buying votes and covering all manner
of frauds upon the ballot box. There
jsnO departments of the government and
no subordinate branch ofthe public ser
vice from which the stencil of corrup-
tien does not arise, yet the people not
emily submit, butgiye aid and comfort to
the conspirators against their rights
and liberties, their prosperity aud hap
piness.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

WoN'T it read well in history that
Grant exerted all his authority and in
fuence to rescue thief from the hands
of justice, and forced out of his Cabi-
net the only man honest enough to
prosecute the depredators upon the
peoples Treasury I'D be he" who
would transmit to posterity so foul a
blot upon the honor of the government
and its highest office.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

Elk Secretary McCulloch says, in a
letter to the editor of the Independ-
eut: Wv hen | entered into the Treas
Vry Department at its head there seemr
ed to be but one course which could be
pursued with honor and safety, and
that was to withdraw the legal slender
notes, which were. in fact, only forced
war loan, az rapidly as they could be
withdrawn within without preo;pitat-
ing upon the country financial crisis;
and | am quite sure that if Congress
had not been influenced by the sense
less cry against contraction, and had
permitted me to go on with the work
which had been auspiciously COM
menoed, the specie standard would
long before this have been restored
without serious interruption of busi-
ness, and The people of the United
States would have escaped the great
disasters which have oYertaken them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26
BEECHER.
A Savage and salty Epistle from
M0uItOn.
Also Another as severe from Bowen

New YoRK, Feb. 2l.-The Plym-
9th Church Advisory Council met in
Council in secret session at 2 P. NJ
Nearly all the delegates who left for
their homes on Saturday, have return
ed to Brooklyn.
ASALTY LETTET.
Mr.. Moulton this afternoon, sent to
DIR. Bacon, ID. d., as Moderator of
Plymoth Council the following letter
BROOKLYN, Feb. 21.-Rev. Leon
ard Bacon, Moderator, etc-Rev Sir
From the terms Of letters missive, [
had not supposed your reverend body
was competent to consider or deter
mine the question ofthe guilt or inno-
cence of Henry Ward Beechcr. The
proceedings of the council show, how
ever, that may possibly be mistaken
In my construction of the charater of
your authority since Mr.. Beecher was
allowed to produce his own protesta-
tions of innocence and some corrobo-
rative declarations by his adherents.
Mr.. Beecher invoked Deity and chal-
lenged mankind to deny or disproye
his innocence. which defiant declara-
ton the council received with ap-
plause. | send this letter to the coun-
Gil simply to say | am prepared to
prove Henry Ward Beecher guilty of
adultery and perjury by evidence both
oral and documentary, and if, when
allowed opportunity of producing such
proof before the council, [ fail to
make good this assurance, then | am
willing to be discredted by mankind
as wretch devoid of truth and honor
and unworthy of human association.
Respectfully your eb't servant,
(Signed) FRANCIS ID. MOULIN
Henry Z. Bowen to-day addressed a
letter to Rev. l.. d. Bacon, Modera-
tor, contradieting the statements made
to the Council Saturday. He says
first that Mr.. Beecher i reported as
saying, Mr.. Bowen is a man of cour'
age, but he has not courage enough t.
look me in the face, and never had
and intimate any moral impurlty II
me, and he never did.
BOWEN SAYS IT is FALSE,
that he ne never dared to meet him il
this way, and in proof Of his assertion
cites the case of an attempt to bring
about private interview between him
self and Beecher, in reference to tn,
charges of moral impurity said tt
have been made by the former agains
the latter, and that Beecher said
There is not force enough In Brook
Ign to draw me into private interview
with Henry G. Bowen"
Bowen continues | was no more
afraid then to meet Mr.. Beecher anC
intimate moral impurity than | was il
your presence last Friday night Of
than | would have been before tn.
| Examining Committee of plymouth
Church, of which he is chairman, haC
he seen fit to be represented.
The secret session of the Advisor.
Council this afternoon lasted three
hours.
No information could be cleaned il
regard to Mr.. Bowen's communica
ton, and members of the Council pro
fessed to be in ignorance of Franz
Moulton's letter. If they were re
ceived by the Moderator it is proba
BILE that he gave them into the hands
of the Business Committee withou
presenting them to the Council &C
cording to the rule adopted in oper
session.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

IT is somewhat trite axiom that
empty workshops make full prisons, "
aud contraction and hard money are
infallible Radical recipes for illustrat-
ing its truth In Massachusetts,. the
grand eeutre ofchristian philanthropy,
the fails can not accommodate the nu-
merous applicants from the emptied
workshops.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

For those who would rather starve
than steal our charities will be taxed
to the utmost" This is the utterance
of the New York Tribune, whose char
tiles are equally taxed for those of his
party, who would rather steal than
do anything honest. This latter
form of charity is characteristic of his
party, from the President to the soul
lion.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

IMITATION of the currency means
the issue of more of it than trade de-
mands. Who advocates any such fol-
ly? Not the opponents of contraction
and hard money. Then initiation is
simply one of the pet names, by the
use of which Radicalism hopes to
damage the Democratic party.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

THE Congregational Council, now
in session IS not to try Beecher upon
the Tilton and Bowen charges, but to
decide whether or not Plymouth
Church transcribed its authority in
dropping the name of Mrs. Moulton
from the role of its Membership.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

THE notorious Gen. Williams, in de-
tense of Babcock, argued that he ought
to be acquitted because his conviction
will degrade the President. This ar
gument, besides implying Babcock' S
guilt, raises the question of what sort
of President is he who can be de-
graded by the conviction of thief?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

1t will not be surprising at any time
to hear of frightful massacres among
the adventarers who are aocking into
the Black Hills country in search of
gold. The territory they are intrud-
ingupon the United States Government
has solenmly covenanted to protect
from invasion by the whites, and the
owners-for there is no question that
the Indian ownership of the land has
been formally recognized by our Gov
ernment-are naturally enranged at
what they regard as great violation of
faith. These Indians are on the war;
path. and the prospect is decidedly
threatening.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

YEARS ago Reverdy johnson lost
the sight Of one of bis eyes while train
ing Edward Stanley to fight Henry A.
Wise, after row about racing. Stan
ley was practicing for the duel when
his bullet, striking tree, glanced back
and lodged in his instructors eye
The meeting" was. thereupon, pre-
vented, and nothing but Johnson's
iron frame saved his life.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

BABCoCK's lawyers rely upon his
previous good character for his acquit-
tai. The devil might have put in the
same plea against his expulsion from
Heaven. Beecher may urge the same
plea, but prefers to escape by lodging
a trial altogether.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

RABCoCK ought to sue that letter
carrier for intercepting the letter with
the five hundred dollars inclosed-an
installmeat due for services rendered
the whisky ring.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

IT is rumorad that Jack Chandler
will take Bristow's place whenever the
latter resigns or is kicked out. Grant
thinks lack can be trusted now that
the crooked is running short.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26
III Chancery at charlottesville
of Tennessee.

CLERK AND MASTERS OFFICE,
February p, 1876.
O'Bryan 4 Washington, Compiainants, VS..
A. Mcdaniel, ct ais, Defendant.
It appearing from affidavit filed in this
cause, that the Defendant, j. w. McDanlel
is a nonresident of the state Of Tennesse.
1t is therefore ordered that ne enter
his appearance, herein before or Wikt1 ~,
the first three days OF the third week u sI w
next term of the Chancery Court, 70 pc held
at Clarksville,o n the 4th Monday IN ApIll
next, 1876 and plead, answer or . 1snl Ut
- Com plainant's Bill, or the SAINT VIII ~, ~ -
hearing ex parte and that copy OF TINS
order Ia nf7hIfshed for four sconseeutive
weeks in the Ciarksville Cnfonicie.
AN0ps-- phIK Il. JOHNSON. G. & NJ
Bailey & Smith, Solrs Tor ConPlt
Feb, %, 1876 4w prfs's
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

THE Philadelphia Times has been
sued by the ghost of Katie King. As
sample Of spirit Undertaking. this
is the most remarkable sfactory tbatwe
have met with in all our reading.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

We suppose the estimate that the
State is worth five hundred millions of
dollars is based upon tho assessment
returns. But Is there sufficient proof
that the assessments show more than
halfthe value Of the property assessed?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

KEELY's Motor exhibited its powers
the other day by blowing up the house
in which its machinery was placed. As
a power it seems to have established its
claim, its practical application, as a
locomotive power, has yet to be tested
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

GRANT, as witness, is as signal a
failure, as he is as a President. He
swore that Babcock explained those
dispatches to his entire satisfaction,
but when asked what the explanation
was, couldn't remember word of it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

THE Radicals, after a close canvass
of their chances in the Presidential
election, seem to have concluded that
it is best to admit New BIexico as
State.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

A COLoRED member of the Virginia
Legislature was expelled, last week,
for robbing the cash-book of the Ser
geant-at-Arms. The poor devil ought
to be excused for followingin the foot
steps of the white Radical officials.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

WHITE and Bliss are about to
reyivalize ST. Louis. They put it off
entirely too long The only revival they
want there is that of the whisky ring.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

A subscriber to a Southwestern
newspaper died recently, leaving four
years subscription unpaid. The edi-
tor appeared at the grave and deposit
ted in the coffin a palm leaf fan, lin
en- coat, and thermometer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26
The Miles r. iIriffeY Farms.

Vim. Griffey, ct ais VS.. A. g. Goodlett, Guar
dian, ct ais.
The fine farming lands of Miles r. Grit
fey, deceased. lying in Stewart county.
Tennessee. They will be rented in two
tracts, and each has a good residence on it:
These Ia nds will be sold in the fall, and
the renter must contract TO allow Durcha-
ser to sow wheat and make any improve
ments he may desire after sale.
Feb 19-2w-pr fee SO 90
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

ABOUT 1900 original bills have been
introduced in the House, during this
session. How many of them will be
finally disposed of it were not easy to
guess.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

THE Democratic Executive Commit
tee have fixed the 9th of June as the
day, and st. Louis as the place for
holding its national convention.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

THE best bid for Immigration south
ward is made blythe State whose fnan-
ees are wisely regulated. aud whose
honor is untarnished by even the sas-
piei0G of desire to repudiate its debt
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

THE Radical Indiana Convention
nominated Orth for Governor, and
Morton for President, and committed
both to greenback curreSey.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

The Chicago Times thus predicts a
general disintegration about the White
House: This week will probably wit
ness the termination of the official
status of Mr.. Bristow, as secretary of
the treasury. The Babcock case will
be given to the jury to-day or to-mor-
row; the jury will return a verdict of
not guilty; the whisky-ring thieves,
both in and out of States prison, will
send up shout of joy which will be
re-echoed from the White House by
the announcement of the retirement
from the Cabinet of the only man who,
since the whisky ring was first formed
in the reign of A. johnson, has shown
sufficient energy and persistence to
break up that giant combination of
swindling and punish the swindlers.
Bluford Wilson will also be retired /;
perhaps also Elmer Washburne and
so will be fulfilled the prophecy of
Wilson upon the dismissal Of Hender.
son for revealing the crookedness of
Be bcock, that I'VE. shall all fall to-
gether." The hour of victory for the
thieves approaches. And Grant STANDS
waiting to hug the scoundrels once
more to his corrupt bosom. y
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

It is said an effort will be made in
Congress to coin full silver dollar, to
be equal TO gold as a legal tender-one
step towards paper currency.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

The most economic measure that
Congress can adopt is to curtail the
number of thieves. But as this can
not be done SO long as the Executive
Department upholds and haroors that
class of officials. the President and
Senate must be deposed before there
will be any show of honesty in the adj
ministration of the government.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-26

GRANT smuggles his wine because
he does not want the ring to know that
any other beverage save the crooked"
is found in the White House.