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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22
LETTER FROM MEANWHILE.

EDITORS CHRONICLE We are hav-
ing soft spring weather in mid winter
up here in Warren county. In the
first part OF the present month, | saw
peach blossoms nearly full blown.
There are many of the earlier spring
flowers already out in fine gay colors.
But for the last four or FIVE days, there
has been considerable change in the
temperature. According to Prof. Tees
prediction, we have had a few cold and
chilly days. The morning frosts look
ed like young SHOWS, and the winds
were bleak and piercing; but at this
time it is quite warm, cloudy and driz-
ziing rain. Large quantities of pork
have spoiled all over the country. Still
Notwithstanding their fearful appre-
tensions there will doubtless be enough
hog meat to meet the crying necessities
OF the people. The Industrious and
frugal, though poor and hard run, need
not fear starvation, or even serious suf-
terlng yet. Those who do nothing but
sit around and complain of tight times
in money matters, and great scareness
in provisions alone of all our teeming
millions of population are in much
danger of poverty or prisons.
Surely the sun in all his travels
shines not upon a land blessed with a
greater abundance of all things con-
ducive to human health, wealth, and
happiness than our own powerful and
prosperous North America. If all
men cannot grow vastly rich by Guilt
waiting the fair and fertile fields of this
highly favored cline, they can beyond
all question with ordinary skill and
moderate toll put themselves entirely
above want. The great misfortune IS
that far too few among us are found
cultivating the soil, while the different
boards of trade and traffic, and all the
learned professions are crowded and
overwhelmed; "and the cry is still they
come" And what 40 you think
Only a short time ago, ! saw red hot
Granger busily engaged fixing up his
eighteen wear old boy with much care
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22
Frightful Destruction by RIM.

There are in the United States more
than 100000 drunkards. Suppose
they were all to die to day, and were
buried side by side in one continual
line, allowing three feet for each grave
and three feet between them. the limo
of graves would extend 3,4O9 miles.
We're they to be buried in one grave
yard. they would cover over an area
of $50 acres and a fence to enclose it
wouldsbe more than four miles in cir
cult War has its horrors, famine has
its horrors, pestilence has its horrors,
but the horrors of intemperance con-
centrate and exceed them all. In ten
years time the whole procession will
have passed. and the grave yard will
be filled. How long will it be? Will
an end ever Gomez
Who has any bowels of pity? Who
has any sentiments of compassion p
Who has any tender concern for his
fellow creature Let him show it by
warning every man and beseeching
every man to dash the intoxicating cup
from his lips, and resolve, God help
ing him, never, never more to touch,
taste, or handle the accursed thing.
| -ECcHUnge.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22


We chronicle new departure in the
scholastic world. The Patrons of
Husbandry of East Tennessee have
established two important institutions
of learning, one at Mouse Creek, Me-
MINI county, and the other at Madi-
sonville, Monroe county. We are
glad to make note of this new de-
parture in our educational advance
ment. 1t now begins to look like the
farmers intended to take the work OF
educating their sens into their own
hands-just what we have advised
them to do for sometime past. The
two schoolsallude to are the first ofthe
kind established In the State, so far
as we know, and We are proud of the
fact that East Tennessee has the dis
tinguished honor of introducing and
establishing them.-KnorciUe Herald
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22
VARIA.
Jan. II, 1876.

EDITORS CHRoNIcLE:-Your atten-
ton was called some time since to
Arkansas-that portion of it lying be-
tween Crowley's ridge and l. Anquille
river Its the best compromise coun-
ty that I ever saw, and is moderately
healthy. Cotton is relied upon prin-
cipally for money, but all kinds of
grain can be raised in great abundance.
Another notable portion of Eastern
Arkansas lies between the Mississip-
pi and st. Francis rivers, and is called
the bottom. You may emphasize
this as strongly as your types will
admit of, as there is not hill in
all that region. Formerly the most
Of it overfowed, but now it is largely
protected from inundation by the en-
bankments of the Belmont and Iron
Mt railroad. The depth and rich
ness of the soil cannot be surpassed,
and uninproved lands adjacent to St.
Francis river, and twelve hours travel
from GAINESVILLE can be purchased at
very low figures. Forrest City would
be the point to start off at, where land
agents and horses could be found
Some portions of "the bottom" are ex-
tremely soft in wet weather. Emf
grants who formerly travelled the old
Military road were wont to get fire
from the camp they left in the morn
ing to kindle with at night. Under
such circumstances many gave way to
unholy passions and language, dispen-
sing with the restraints of religion.
So many have backslid in going around
Shell lake that the particular locality
is reported to be the most holy of all
ground.
Your Springfield correspondent, the
noblest of all men, expresses desire
to know what is going on in this ia
vored region, and the Sanhedrinite
who gave me that celebrated piece of
cutlery which he purchased from the
firm of Fox & Smith, fattered me by
Gliding me for ceasing my scribbling,
stating also, that l had been the means
of securing several subscribers for the
CHRONICLE. How then can l help
dropping you one more line from
Southside ?
Arrangements have been made for
completing Martha's Chapel at once,
that it may be ready for the accom-
mediation of the District Conference,
and also for dedication, The Spring
field man shall have good place, and
in Oct. 1877 he can take charge of the
entire premises-and not till then
He will walk into the best parsonage
in the Tennessee Conference, all things
considered, and serve the best people
that he ever met with.
This is leap year, and for the ac-
comodation of the ladies, a club of
bachelors has been organized on Bar
tons Greek. Any lady desiring a
member of the club will file her ap-
phcation with the secretary.
The Barlow is the finest piece Of
metal that | ever Whitfield with.
Jan. Is, 1876. SoUTHsIDER.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22
Tennessee in Congress,

Bills for the following purposes were
introduced by the Tennessee delega-
ton, in the House last week;
By Mr.. Caldwell-to provide for the
appointment of additional Circuit
Court commissioners, and to prevent
oppression.
By Mr.. Brighton the relief of Jo-
seph Anderson. of Nashville for the
relief of Ann Z. James, of Tennessee;
for the relief of John Z. Beauman, of
Nashville; for the relief of Robertson
Topp and William l.. Vance; for the
relief of sundry persons therein named.
BY Mr.. Riddle-To ammend an act
restricting the jurisdiction OF the court
of claims, and for other purposes, ap-
proved July 4, 1864; granting pension
to Torrance Kinley, of Sumner county.
By Mr.. McFarland-To authorize
the Southern Claims Commission, es-
tablished by the act of I'd March, 1871,
to grant hearing in certain cases on
certain conditions.
By Mr.. Dibrell-To compensate
State and county officers for carrying
prisoners under writs of habeas cor
pus. Making it misdemeanOr for
any person in the employ of the
United States to demand or contrib
ute election funds. For the relief of
J. M. Bragg and others in Tennessee.
For the relief j oseph j. Cumming, of
White county.
By Mr.. House-For the relief of
Mrs. James X. Polk, of Nashville.
For the relief of James A. Charlton,
of Davidson County.
By Mr.. Thornburg-Making appro-
priation TO improve the navigation of
tributary streams of the Tennessee
river. For the relief of William Rule,
Postmaster at Knoxville. For the re-
lief of Andrew Morrison, of Davidson
county. For the relief OF Georgette
z. Wilkinson, of Nashville. For the
relief of the county of Davidson. For
the relief of NJ. II. Howard, of David
son county. For the relief of Shelby
Medical College, of Nashville. For
the relief of st Cecilia's Academy, of
Nashville. For the relief of Randall
Brown, of Nashville. For the relief
of the estate of C. B. Cluskey deceased.
BY Mr.. Young-To amend the bank
rupt law. For the relief of Reeder B.
Of Memphis. For the re-
lief of John T. StrattoD, of Memphis. |
For the relief of Joseph Tagg, of
Memphis. For the relief of Ann E.
Connell, executrix of the estate of
Hiram d. Connell, deceased Of Mem
mis-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

THE Springfield Mass Republican
thinks that good may result from the
amnesty debate, as in much as it has
developed the fact that there are two
sides to question which the North
thought had but one. IF truth can
effect good in sectional controversy,
the Republican is right. The South
heretofore has had no showing. The
North has asserted what it pleased,
and contradiction by the South has
been treated as impudence-evidence
of rebellious spirit; but B. II. Hill
has opened up new view and proven
by iueontrovertible facts that cruelty
to prisoners was anything but section
al inhumanity.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

and some expense. I asked the honest
man what he was going to do with the.
newly-clad lad and after some embar-
rassment and hesitation he said II am
going to carry him over to Nashville
to see if cannot get him into clerk
ship" Well" continued I, what
kind of wages can you get for him9
"Oh nothing atall, replied he, hut
if they will board him, I'll clothe him
till he can learn the business, for he
never will make farmer, he has no
taste for that tall. Why sir, be-
lieve that he would starve to death on
the best farm in the State" More than
likely, thought I. But poor boy, per-
haps he will make princely merchant
and grow immensely rich. His is only
one case among vast miserable multi
tudes of the same kind. Ourpeople have
too long been accustomed to look upon
manual labor as degrading. And this
is just the reason why, we find SO many
strong, muscular, brave young men de-
liberately writing their names down on
the long and distinguished capsa NOR
tstuna list. But still let us fondly hope
that the sovereign Changers of this
land of freedom and joy will at last
succeed in removing this false and hurt
full impression from the public mind
and in convincing the rising generation
of the important fact that husbandry
is both honorable and profitable, and
thata life of toll and virtue is prefer
able to one of incidence and vice. Sc
far as my personal comfort is concern
ed, it is great. Like the lark that
scars above the cloud and pours mu.
sic upon the Storm, my exultant hear
rises from the disappointments anc
SORROWS of earth to the brighter re
gions of untold rapture.
Yours truly,
GREEN z. JACKSON.
Jan. II, 1876.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

THE Amnesty bill passed by the
Radical House two years ago and which
died of neglect in the Senate, is the
same in al respects, except the precise
words employed, with that which was
defeated few days since by the Radi-
cal vote on the same floor. The
strangest part of the story is that
Blaine and Garfield were on the con-
mittee which unanimously reported it.
This of itself convicts Blaine ofa stud
led purpose to base his chances for the
Presidency upon his success in rekind-
ling the fires of sectional hate. Such
an effort deserves the execration of
all good men.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

DALLs (Texas) Herald: John H
Reagan, congressman from the First
District, was born in Tennessee, Oct
8 1918, and is 81 years of age. David
B. Culberson, congressman from the
Second district, was born 10 Georgia
Sept. 20, 1880, and is forty-five years
of age. James w. Throckmorton
congressman from the Third district
was born in Tennessee Feb. l, 1926
and is nearly fifty years of age. John
Hancock, congressman from the Fifth
district, was born in Alabama Oct. 20
1924, and is fifty-one years of age
Gustave Schleicher was born in
Darmstadt, Germany Nov. 10, 1923
and is fortytwo years ofage.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22
Loss Of Pork.

The loss of pork in Weakley couu-
ty has been fearful Tn the range Of
our inquiry we have failed to find a
single farmer who has not sustained a
loss on pork, some going to the extent
of every joint and bone of the hog; in
deed this is the rule, and those who
have saved any of the joints or bones
is the exception. The great loss upon
our farming interest at this time is
hard to calculate. Our advice to those
who have small hogs is to house and
feed them closely for 80 or 40 days and
make meat of them. 1t may be small
and not desirable, but much better
than pay 20 cents per pound for bacon
during the summer West Tennessee
Democrat
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

The painful rumor" that is going
the rounds of the Tennessee papers in
regard to Judge Nicholson is not only
painful but as false as it is painful
Judge Nicholson is at home, prostra-
ted on bed of sickness, caused no
doubt by excessive labor on the Su-
preae Court Bench. 1t is shameful
to start such rumors about man that
has rendered the State and the people
such invaluable and distinguished SER
yices.-Columbia Herald and MaiI.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

THE Virginia Legislature proposes
tax of thirty cents on every gallon of
ardent spirits consumed in the State.
As Tennessee is in about the same
financial condition, we would say "go
thou and do likewise" As a source
of revenue it is far less Objectionable
than an additional tax upon real estate
ard, as a curse to those who consume
it, such a tax would be protective of
the general welfare rather than OPP
pressive TO any important interest
Those vino use it as a luxury can af-
ford to pay the tax, and those who
make of it terrible curse ought to be
thankful to have it removed as far as
possible beyond their reach. We have
no idea of the amount of revenue such
4 tax will yield, but it will be clear
gain TO the State and a relief TO the
property that must pay the State debt
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

Virginia will not be represented at
the Centennial, and the result is dis
tinctly traced to Blaine Andersonville
speech. 1t is wonderful what power
for mischief is possessed by mere dem
agogues. One in the House of Repre-
sentatives gave the cue to pair in the
Virginia House of Delegates, and they
had power to defeat the Centennial APP
preparation. So the world is often
moved by its baser emotions evoked by
the smallest of men. - Neao York
Herald.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22
A Good SUGGESTION.

Gov. Dix, in his lecture on Our So
cial and Political Defects. favors a
forfeiture of the elective franchise for
neglecting for two years, without good
cause, to exercise the franchise. He
says
tits we'll known that, for many years,
thousands of the best citizens of the
State absented themselves from the
polls and allowed the Government to
go into the hands of ignorant and I'M
scrupulous rulers, and we may trace to
the influence of bad legislation, pro-
cured by mercenary appliances, much
of the decentralization into which we
have fallen.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

THE Virginia Legislature rejected
the bill to appropriate $l0,OO0for Cen
tennlal purposes. As question of
mere policy much may be said on both
sides of this question, but consulting
our own sense of propriety, we encline
to the belief that the South has long
enough licked the hand that dealt the
blow, and that its experience has been
that submission invites aggression from
those who lack the elements of magma
nimity and Justice.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

The South is not much concerned
about the amnesty business, as an es-
sential centennial feature, if the
Blaines of the Northeast do not pre-
fer universal amnesty. 1t will answer
as we'll for the second centennial. Ii
ten years of peace are not sufficient to
obliterate sectional acrimony, hun
dred and ten will answer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

The failures in Tennessee. for the
past year, are one hundred and thirty
six, with liabilities amounting to ST.
121, S39. The failures in the United
States, during the same period. amount
to $20l ,060, 1853. Still the cry of the
money rings and monopolies is con-
traction and hard money!
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

A WASHINGTON correspondent of a
Northern paper says that Southern
Democrats severly censure B. Fl. Hill
for his reply to Blaine. We do not be-
lieve word of it, nor do we believe
any one so censuring is Southern
Democrat ito hurt" That speech is
bound TO do good even among moder-
ate Republicans, or truth is no longer
mighty.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

THE loyal Radicals who stood afar
from the battle fields of the war are
those who alone tremble at the name
of Jefferson Davis and dare not break
the francis which hate and fear have
woven about him.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

THERE il to be a meeting of the
Democratic Executive Committee in
Washington on the I'D of February.
If the party is to be controlled by Wall
street in its nominations and platform,
we shall not be sanguine ofsucees. be-
cause the affinity between that money
center and Radicalism is too close for
the coed Of the country.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

THE Tredegar Iron Works of Rich
mond, Va, has suspended, throwing
FIVE or six hundred laborers out of en-
ployment This, we suppose, will be
accepted as another indication of the
worthlessness of rag money.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

IT is gratifying to have the assur-
ance that Hon. j. B. Beck will be the
Senator from Kentucky. We would
not detract from the fame of his rival,
but the broad reputation which Mr..
Beck has acquired indicates him as the
man for the times.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

The proposed amendment of the
Constitution in relation to the Presi-
Dental term of Office is fixed by the
Judiciary committee at four years, with
subsequent ineligibility. The term is
of little consequence compared with
tbe clause denying a reelection
though the frequency of elections is a
curse to the country.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

GRANT claims to have bloodied the
shirt, whilst Morton and Blaine who
never bloodied shirt, in that particu-
lar way, are quarreliing over the priv
ilege of waving it the head of the Rad
ical columns.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

A Madrid paper states that when
the Carlist war is at an end we'll
trained army will be maintained in
CUBA as precautionary measure, and
batteries of heavy guns placed on the
coast for protection against invasion.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

ARUMoR is in circulation that Grant
has written letter opposing third
term. The fact that it is a rumor is
proof that it is a lie-were it other
wise, we should have had the letter in
stead of the rumor.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

Matrimonial alliances are now re-
commended as an excellent means of
enabling persons to Withstand the in
tense cold of winters night. St.
Paul says 1T is better to marry than
to freeze" therefore choose the less of
the two evils.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

IT is rumored that Morton and
Blaine will constitute the ticket of the
extreme Radicals. We do not believe,
however, that Blaine has damned him
self for the sake of riding behind
Morton.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

CARDINAL MCCLOsKEY does not
seem to be at all ruffied by Grants
anti Catholic war cry. He, no doubt,
has faith that the intelligence of the
country will sustain no such wicked
movement.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

BLAINE has evidently lost his own
self-respect as we'll as the respect of the
better portion of his party associates.
But seeing no prospect of retrieving
the loss, he snaps and snarls like a
baited cur, ateverything within reach
making a desperate fight to build up
his political fortunes upon the sole is
sue of implacable hatred of the South.
TO this end he maneuvers the amnesty
bill so as to multiply his opportunities
for crashing his teeth and frothing at
the mouth.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22
New HOME ENTERPRISE
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN's UNDER.
VVEAn
State Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Co
J.G. Joseph VS.. Mike Colbert.

J.G. Joseph VS.. Mike Colbert.
that the defendant, Mike Colbert, "a Just
ly indebted to plaintiff, and IL IA non-resi-
dent ofthe state so that the ordinary pro-
cess of law cannot be served upon him, ana
an original attachment having BEEN served
upon his property, 10 * therefore ordered
that publication be made for foursuccessive
weeks In the Clarlksvine CHRONICLE, "A
newspaper published In the City OF Clarlgs-
VILE, commanding the said defendant
to appear before me or some other acting
Justice of the Peace at my @ flee la Clarks-
Vile, on the Goth day OF February, 1876,
and make defence TO said suit against hun
or IL will be proceeded with ex parte.
X. ID. READ, ]. p.
Jan. 10, lS76-4w.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

GRANT, in striving to shield Bah
cock from merited punishment, makes
himself equally guilty. He who will
fully condones crime, is himself a
criminal in the eye of the law.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22
Saturday, February 10, 1876,
PORTRAITURE.

To those having old pictures Of deceased
friends TO be copied to AN enlarged size, or
desiring % sit for Life Size Pictures of them
selves. would state thatfny arrangements
for such work are as complete aH any gall
lery In America. / have made a specially
of this branch of my pro iesssi on WHICH rcY
quires the greatest care and experience
every negative for enlargement II made by
myself and the finishing OF the picture.
whether in India Ink or In colOrn. NJ enc
trusted 10 none but artists OF known skill
and ability.
respectfully invite the public TO call nnd
examine the style of work done 40 this
gallery. Prices viii be M low as amy other
gallery doing AZ good work.
w. =. McCORMAC.
Gallery Opposite Court House.
Dec. IL, IS75-tf.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

Henry Farmer, the great American
fiutist, has located at Gallatin. That
city is fortunate in securing as a citi-
zen gentleman of Henry's musical
ability and reputation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

TRoops are being sent to Louisiana
IN the interest of the third term, in
sn;te Of the declaration that the army
il too small to protect the frontiers Of
Texas.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-22

TEE amnesty question i not vet
done with. Banks bill is not yet dis
posed of. and Beauregard's petition
may bring it up in the Senate. Let it
be settled, however, before the vote IS
taken on the Centennial appropriation.
If the public debt i to be increased
for the benefit of private stock COM
pany, the South ought to demand a
consideration for its share of the bur-
den.