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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-12-11
DIVIDEND NOTICE

nPPicE OF THE CALIFORNIA MINING
~ Company, San Francisco. California. Dec.
It'll. tsT1.--Ats meeting Of the Bard IL ID.
rcctors Of the shove manned Company. held
this day. Q dividend mo. 1ol Of Two polian per
share was declared. payable on Friday. Dec
18th Tnnsier books ciosed until the ifih
Instant.
dell q. y. 00RDON. aesfstary
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-12-11
DIVIDEND NOTICE.

NvPIcx OF CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA
~ Minirg Company. San Francisco. Dec. Z,
isII.-At . meeting Of the Boayd Of Trustees OF
the above named Company. held this day. .
divideod mo. t0I Of Two IN dollars per share
WA declared. payable on Friday. Dec. u,
slant A. w. HAWKINS.
dell SecretsY.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-12-11

An English countess has been robbed
Of her jewels during her honeymoon.
Lady A~berdsen's dressing.room at Hal
stead Place. near sennoaks. wal entered
by thieves one evening a fortnight ago.
and her jewels aud wedding presents,
worth 81. 900. wess stolen. About o
o'clock in the afternoon her maid went
to the drsssing-room. but finding the
door locked and hearing somebody
moving about inside. supposed that
Lady Aberdeen did not wish to be dis
turbed. An hour aIterward she again
went up stairs and entered an adjoining
room. which she found in great disorder.
drawers being open and their contents
scattered about the door. She then
FASTENED to the dressiug.room. and. find
ing the door still locked. gave nm alarm.
when 1t was ascertained that the drawers
and jewel cases hal been ransacked and
emptied. One box containing jewels
worth $1,000 had escaped the notice OF
the thieves. A ladder had been placed
against the balcony and au entrance
effected through a window above iuto a
spare room. whence the robbers gained
access To the dressing-room.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-12-11

LsoS's KArnAnoH makss bsassiful. siossy.
luxuriant hair; prevents its Milling out 90 turn.
ing sray. ID has stnod the test OF forty yeafs.
IL eharmlnaiy psnumsd, and has no rival.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-12-11
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With the fall Of Pisvns on Sunday.
and the surrender OF 0sman Pasha. the
Russo Turkish war practically came to
an end. Turkey will now have to sus
for peace, and 1t is only a question Of
the best terms. It Is the old story I;
might makes right. Russia had the
might. and she has triumphsd over her
weaker nsighbor. and-God save the
mark lin To name Of religion! The
wavering Powers who have thus far
kept aioof from the contest, will o he
fsrcsd to step in. of course the Rus
SLAMS will not be allowed to enter Con-
staniinople. but they will probably alb
sorb Bulgaria and n portion Of Turkey
in Asia. Then will come . renewal Of
the Polish outrases, in the name Of re-
ligion. And then-well. Europe Is
making her own bed, and we OF America
cand afford to allow her to lie In II.
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-12-11

The Gold Hill Daily News has
now the largest and best
circulation Of any evening
newspaper published in the
State Of Nevada. It is
therefore the very best and
most efficient medium for
business, mining and all
other advertising.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
THELOUIsVILLE CONVENTION.

A convention of the people q6r the
lucky assembled atrdg the threatening
purpose public affairs.
We are at present only in possession
of the preliminary proceedings, but
the following extract from Mr.. Win
chester's remarks gives the keynote
of the affair.
Many thousands from all parts of
Kentucky were present.
No compromise is the watchword.
The question should be settled on its
merits and not on the casting of die
Do not imagine that the conspirators
will stop unless you call halt They
are desperate and audacious, and by
the aid of troops in the Capitol they
hope to steal the rights of the people
away. Grant, who has disrupted State
Legislatures by the bayonet, would
not hesitate to try the same remedy
with Congress.
They have the army and navy be-
hind them bold and defiant. But the
people love liberty and the system of
self-government, and they will take
council of their duty and honor and
not of danger The majority must
govern, and no army of spectators must
be permitted to stifie the public will.
Backed by the Constitution, if we can
not install our candidates free cleo
lions are dead in this country. The
boards that would steal our rights are
conspirators, and if we submit to them
we are unworthy to be descended from
the men of 1776.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
THE ELECTORAL COUNT.

We cut from the Louisville Courier
Journal the account given by its
Washington correspondent of the
scheme for counting the electoral vote
on which, as he says, the two commit
tees appointed by the Senate and House
agreed. He says that it is generally
approved Of in both Houses.
The statements furnished by this
correspondent have so far turned out
to be singularly correct, and we have
great confidence in them, but we defer
any comment upon them till the re-
ports have been formally presented to
the two Houses of Congress.
1.-The president of the Senate is con-
fined to the mere ministerial duty of
opening all the certificates and laying
them before the two Houses. He is
not to suppress any of them. All the
disputed electoral votes which will be
a cause of contesting the returns, dis
qualifications, ETC., are to be referred
to the tribunal of arbitration, along
with the papers and evidence in each
case. The tribunal is to examine the
whole subject, dispose of the contests,
and render a decision to the two
Houses, stating which candidate has
majority and is elected President, or
that no candidate has received ma
jority of all the votes. Their decision
is to be final unless reversed by both
Houses. If they decide that nobody
Is elected President, then the House
shall Immediately proceed to ballot
for President, according to the Con-
stitution. The tribunal is to be COM
posed of five Senators, three Republi-
cans and two Democrats, to be chosen
UiUd UOce five members of the House
Of Representatives, three Democrats
and two Republicans, also selected ~
"a Uoce, and five justices of the Su-
preme Court. Justices Field, Clifford,
Miller and Strong, are chosen by the
bill as members, and these four are to
select a fifth justice. The justices
from the States in which the candi-
dates reside are excluded, thus mar
rowing the choice to Judge Davis or
Judge Bradley. The bill only ap-
plies to the pending Presidential cleo
ton"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
THE SOUTH MUST SPEAK.

We have, fors some time, been satisfied
that the period has come for the South
to abandon the passive position which
she has for a long time occupied in
national affairs.
We desire our readers to peruse the
speech of Mr.. Pulitzer, given on our
first page, to remember the stern and
peremptory resolutions of the Indiana
and Ohio conventions and then to ask
themselves whether it becomes US to
witness the resolute determination
of our Northern friends not to submit
to wrong whatever resistance may cost
them, and while we witness this, to
tell them, or even let them think that
they can have no cooperation from
us. And yet several of the leaders
who have hitherto spoken for US have
expressed themselves so as to neoessa-
riIy lead men TO exactly this conclu-
sion, and it is Necessary that the people
shall speak and the press shall declare
itself and men shall be made to know
that no such pusillanimous counselS as
these are really influencing the South
ern people. With these thoughts in
our mind We hailed with joyous well
come the following cheering paragraph
from the New Orleans Picaqune:
The heart of the Northern Democ-
racy is fixed in its purpose; its voice
has gone forth with no uncertain
sound. 1t remains for the South to
declare itself with equal. frmness and
emphasis. Our leaders in Congress
must rise to the height of the argu-
ment, and brace their nerves to meet
the exigencies of the situation. They
must understand that they are the SER
wants of a people who will not consent
to see their dearest rights bartered away
by time-serving politicians, and who
are prepared for anything rather than
a compromise with usurpati0n."
We well know that the people in the
South is as fixed in Its determination
as the Sons of the Great West, and, if
their present representatives in Con-
gress misrepresent them, the peoples
will remains fixed and leaders will be
found who will speak that will in
trumpet tones,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
INFRINGEMENT.

Every member four General Assem-
bly, now about to commence the work
of State legislation, whatever his par
ty affiliations, goes to Nashvillep pledged
to the most rigid economy in admins
tering the government ; wide as the
poles asunder in all other matters, all
are agreed on this one point. And we
expect to hold our legislators rigidly
to their pledges on this head.
But even on point so thoroughly
agreed upon as this, some discrimina-
ton is necessary.
For example we see on the list of
measures announced for consideration,
one for not only diminishing the num-
Der Of courts and Judiciary officers
(Which we believe can very advantage
ously be done), but also for diminish
ing the already penurious salary of
judges. To this we are unalterably
opposed.
1t is a matter of strict economy, that
the best legal talent, the profoundest
learning, the acknowledgements which
the profession can furnish shall be en-
trusted with judicial functions, and
this can only be secured by making
the bench as lucrative as the best
grade of bar practice is to our lead
ing lawyers. 1t is mere trifing to of
fer salary of $1,000, to a man as
Judge who can make $4,000 at the bar;
and the result Of such trifing is that
men acquire their experience on the
bench and then use it at the bar. tbs
notorious that the standard of legal
attainment throughout this State is
very much higher at the bar than on
the bench, and the result is an enor-
nous increase in the expenses of liti-
CATION both to the public and the lit
giants through the number of new trials
applied for and of reversed decisions
on account of errors in ruling; but
this must be the clse so long as our
pieaders instruct the judge instead of
being instructed by him.
We admit that our judges are much
better than the system would at first
lead men to expect; they are indeed
young and of scanty experience but
they are generally young men of
talent; they gradually obtain expert
ence and then step down from the
bench and begin to practice at the
bar, making room for another raw
youth to learn his business at the ex-
pense of suitors.
But make the pay less than it is
now, and we shall not even obtain
young men Of talent for the bench;
the present system fails to give us the
the choice of the bar, the new one
proposed would only leave US its re-
fuse.
Diminish the number ofjudges then
if, as we believe, a consolidation of
courts can enable us to dispense with
many of them; make those who are
left work for their money, but forbear,
oh legislators, to offer so penurious
pittance as will only give US the scrubs
who will make the bench laughing
stock, and its judgments mockery in
the eyes of those who have studied
their profession.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20

altogether to the taxation ofrailroads?
We are not. We would tax every one
whether, individual OF institution ex-
actly according to the profits derived
from their labor and capital employed
within the State; proportion to these
all interests paying alike and none in
any other proportion, and we say the
same of banks, the same of privileges
one rule for all; but assuredlp II 81
pose excessive taxes pr>--~s'i'S VI '"eSe
o. ali &c Am order to release the
t,Ioperty of the State from it's share of
the public expenses would be unjust
in the first place and very soon would
be found ruinous as all injustice is in
the long run.
As regards the bank taxation we
are not competent without further in
vestigation to pronounce the existing
rates excessive or the reverse. There
is however one reason alleged why the
banks ought to bear a pretty heavy
IdAhblOh MuiCA We Will DIl6ily OlSCuos.
1t appears that they have special priv
ileges as to the rate of interest at
which they can legally loan money, so
that while an Individual cannot charge
more than 10 per cent. for his money
land it is proposed to reduce this to
6per cent? a bank can loan at II per
cent month which is Is per cent. per
annum.
We believe it to be a mistaken prin-
ciple in legislature to impose any limi-
tations on individuals which are not
also imposed on institutions, and in
stead of diminishing the privileges of
banks we are in favor Of enlarging
those of individuals-but it seems
rather roundabout way of getting at
results, to grant these exclusive priv
ileges to the banks first and then vote
the State into partnership in the prof
fits by taxing them to an equivalent
amount.
Again we say, let all pay alike ac-
cording to the profits of their bust
ness, any other principle is quackery
and in the long run injurious to all.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
Gov. Hayes on Returning Boards.

In his annual message to the Ohio
Legislature in 1869 Gov. Hayes wrote
as follows, which is as true of Louisi-
ana in 1876 as Of Ohio at the time it
was written:
There is much opposition to the
enactment of registry law. Without
yielding my OWn settled convictions in
favor of such a law, ( content myself
in this communication with urging up
on your attention measure of reform
in the manner of conducting elections,
the importance and justice of which
no one ventures to deny. The con-
duct of the officers whose duty at cleo
tons is to receive and count the ball
lots and to make returns of the result
ought to be above suspicion. This
can rarely be the case when they all
belong to the same political party. A
fair representation of the minority will
go far not only to prevent fraud, but,
what is almost of equal importance, to
remove the suspicion of fraud"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
Cbeatham and Wilder -.

Representative Tom Neal, writing
to his paper, the Dyersburg State Ga
zette, relates as folloTs:
We were present at casual meet
ing between Gen. Wilder and Gen
Frank Cheatham, few nights ago
They were In the Mexican war togeth-
er both were in the last war, but not
together. In Mexico Gen. Cheatham
had regiment of Indianians in his
command. In the last war many mem
bers of that regiment we're in General
Wilder's brigade, fighting their cid
comrade and commander. The two
Generals fought their battles over
again, and expressed sentimens of
high personal regard for each other.
We regret that those persons in Dyer
county who think the North and South
can never live together in peace and
happiness could not hear the fraternal
sentiments expressed by these two SOL
diers. But everybody knows that Gen.
Frank Cheatham never misses an OPP
portunity to say kind and patriotic
word for his whole country.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20

Much anxiety existing about tn e
ultimate action of Gen. Grant in the
Louisiana embroglio, we give. his dis
patch to Gen. Augur on the 14th in
full. To us it appaars on the face of
it that he wants to recognize and sup
port the collapsing government of
Packard, but hardly thinks it will do
at present. Nous yerrOpS.
WASHINGTON, d. G., January II.
To Gen. c. C. Aug'n-, Ye'o Orleans:
1t has been the policy of the Ad-
ministration to take DO part in the set
Element of the question of rightful
government Of the State of Louisiana,
at least not until the Congressional
committee, now there, have made their
reports, but it is not proper to sit
quietly by and see the State Govern
ment gradually taken possession of by
one of the claimants for gubernatorial
hOnOrs by illegal means. The Supreme
Court set up by Mr.. Nichols can re-
ceive no more recognition than any
other equal number of lawyers conven-
ed on the call of any other citizen of
the State.
A returning board existing in ac-
cordance with law, aud having judicial
as we'll as ministerial powers over the
count of votes, and declaring the re-
suit of the late election, have given
the certificates of election to the Leg
lslature of the State. A legal quorum
of each House holding such certif-
Gates met and declared Mr.. Packard
Governor. Should there be a necessi-
ty for the recognition for either, it
must be Packard. You may furnish
copy of this to Packard and Nichols.
Z. S. GRANT, President.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20

Ex-Governor Garland is elected
United States Senator from Arkansas
and Mr.. Blaine from Maine. Logan
has not at all clear track in Illinois :;
we give the first ballot. On joint bal
lot: Logan, 81 Palmer, 50; Davis, : !;
Anderson, Z scattering, 2.
In Massachusetts the first ballot is,
Boutwell,, 95; Hoar, l53; Abbot, 62 /;
Rice, 10, &c, necessary to choice, 139
In Michigan T. w. Ferry is re-
elected, and w. Winder in Minnesota.
In Nebraska the first ballot stands,
Hitchcock, %; Briggs, Il; Sanders,
IL: Crounz, 10; Nye, 6, and some scat
tering votes. Necessary to a choice, IS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20

We give the last ballot of the Gen.
eral Assembly of our State for Sena-
tor, which took place on Thursday,
the 18th:
Bailey
hey
Mhltthorne,.-............ 3
we go to press on Friday morning
and have therefore no expectation of
giving the vote for that day.
We will here take occasion to say
that the people of the State, who think
the business of legislation more i'm
portant than the pretensions of any
individual, desire to see an end of this
matter.
Judge Bailey has throughout this
two weeks held the largest permanent
vote of any candidate. Mr.. Key has
now added the radical vote to the
scanty quota of his own supporters, and
by that means rises temporarily above
the vote of Col Bailey. His Irritation
with Boutwell, last session on the
Mississippi question, rightfully entitled
him to the Republican vote whenever
the regular Republican candidates
should be withdrawn, but effectually
bar his election by Democratic votes;
he should withdraw. Gen. Bates vote
has dwindled down to a very small
quota, consisting Of instructed mem
bers. In the absence of any other
motive for staying, men will be apt to
attribute his doing SO to vindictive
feeling against Judge Bailey for hav-
ing beaten him; a most unworthy mo-
tive. He should withdraw, and fair
and straightforward ballot should then
take place between Messrs. Bailey and
Whitthorne, the latter gentleman not
having been sufficient long on the track
to test his relative strength. We
think that in such trial our fellow
citizen would win, but pledge our I'M
reserved adhesion to the verdict if
declared against him.
In any case the contest should ter
inmate speedily, or scandals will arise
which more than one candidate had
better avoid with a view to his future
acceptability.
LATER.
We stop the press at l o'clock Fri
day to announce that Col. J. E, Bailey
is elected, he receiving "a votes.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20

Ex-senator Trumbull remarked the
other day that if the truth about
Louisiana ever comes out he believes
it will be found that there were more
murders, more scourgings, more whip
pings, and more abuse of colored men
by their own race for voting the Dem
ocratic ticket than of colored persons
by whites voting the Republican ticket.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.-THE libel suit
of the Rev. DIR. Stuart Robinson, of
Louisville, against Mckee, Fishback
and Houser, proprietors of the old St.
Louis Democrat, was brought to a
close to-day by the defendants confess
ing judgment in the sum Of $50, 900,
and agreeing to pay all the costs of the
suit, including the attorneys fees of
the plaintiff. The original damage
asked was $4,000
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20

committee be instructed to earnestly
solicit, in the name of this Chamber,
the cooperation of the cities of Nash
vile, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Browns
vile, jackson, Clarksville, and other
cities and towns of the State.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20

IF Radicalism succeeds. the devil
triumphs. Heneeforth perjury. Truth
succumbs: Right goes to the wall.
Freedom is myth independence a
utopian idea-a fancy, a creation of
diseased amagination-the delirium of
brain fever. Liberty has no founda-
ton in America.-LadtanapoHs Ssnti-
mel.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20

A gentleman who suffered for years from
Nervous Debility, Premature Decay, and
all the effects of youth full indiscretion Will.
for the sake of suffering humanity, send
free to all who need il, the recipe and
direction for making the simple remedy by
which he was cured. Sufferers wishing to
profit by the advertisers experience can DO
so by addressing in perfect confidence
York, janl9-Gm
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
InSOIVent Notice.

The insolvency of the estate of II. II.
PinsOn, deceased, having been suggested to
the Clerk of the County Court of Cueatham
county, all persons having claims against
said estate, are notified to appear and file
the same with the County Court Clerk au-
thentically as prescribed by law, within six
months from January list, 1877.
w. W. PINSON, Admir-.
Jan. l3, 1S77-4m. d"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
STRAYEO- $40 REWARD.

From New Providence, Dec %. mouse
colured horse Mule, 4years old next Spring,
between II and Is hands high. / will give
a reward OF $40 for his return to me or any
Information that will lead to his recovery.
jan6-iw" JESSE GILES. Beverly, Ky,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
THURSDAY, FEB. 1, 1877.
H. c. Merritt, admir-, vs.. A. J. Lyle ct Al.

II. C. Merritt, admir-. vs.. A. J. Lyle ct M.
By order of the court In this cause az the
November Term, 1915, bids VIII be received
at my office from now until February l.
1871. for the following described property,
to-wit:
A tract of2l4 acres land In Civil District
No. OF Montgomery county, on the Dover
road. being the same conveyed by John M
Neblett TO a. j. Lyle in November, 1896, as
appears in book No. A, page 40, In the
Registers office.
TERMS: Biddings TO begin az $500, and
bidders required to execute notes with Good
security, dated Novem Der 4, 1876, and due
in six and twelve months from date with
The sale will stand confirmed no
the highest bidder on February l, 1877. No
redemption.
POLK @, JOHNSON,
G. d NJ. and Commissioner.
Jan G, 1877 tds-prf 81 co
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20
PINE Pile e,

viii mail (Free) the recipe for preparing
o simple Vegetable Balm that viii remove
TAN, FRECKLES, PIMPLES and BlOtches,
leaving the skin soft, clear and beautiful !;
also instructions for producing luXuriant
growth of hair on a bald head or smooth
face. Address BEN. VANDELF & Co, Box
5I2l, No. q Wooster st., n. Y. janl3-6m
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-20

Memphis is making grand prepara
lions for mardigras.