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The New York herald., 1877-10-19

The money market to-day showed signs OF tight
ness, money on call lending at per cent, with
casional loans at actionally higher 1gures The fol-
loving were the rates OF exchange New
York at the undermcntioned cities to-day
Savannah, buying ~. selling "a; ST. Louis,
discount; Cincinnati, buying so discount
par. selling so a 100 prsmium; Chicago, par to rs
discount; Charleston easier, Il a 5-16 discount, u
discount; New Orleans, commercial a a 7-16 bank 4
discount and Milwaukee SO cents discount. Foreign
exchange quot at 4so AsOtz for bankers sixty
days. storiing bills and L. s5 4 So 4 for demand.
THE GOLD MARKET
Gold opened and closed at 1o2x, with sales in the
interim at 1925 The carrying rates were 1 10 por
cent and tho borrowing rates fiat to per cont
GOLD cLEARiyGs NATIONAL BANK OF THg STATE
The New York herald., 1877-10-19
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109ls $4,000 Us SIS. 1O.40r... lO7
, ll0k 10000 y : SIS. 81 r. lO6h
1o51 2000 U $ AVS. C, 81. lu4N
1854 10000 U 5 SIS, 9, 'SI.. \. I07%
lO7.s 10000 do. :. be 1872
l0IH 2ooU Y 4's r. 1907. loo
lo7ss 10000 U 5 6's, cur...... l2oh
The New York herald., 1877-10-19

$1,000 Del 4 Hud, r.'S4 90
5000 Del 4 Hud, r. nj lU
2uWO Z Il NV C cg BIDS y.
2oOo NJ 4 StP LIST LC D l0s
1000 Ma tP,IkDds2o 81
1000 NE st r. g 4 NJ q 81
1000 N 4 st r. con ST 81
2CDO Nor h lis rs. II ~
1000 Alb 4 SusQ I'd N 9s
2OOO l. Sh con I'd cou. 81
1000 n Missouri LIST IN lol
1000 Tol 4 Wa c. con. 81
5000 Can sou LIST III C. 81
100 shs Del 4 Iiud. be 4.
100 do ........... Al
5 Mar La NJ Cal pf. be /:
The New York herald., 1877-10-19


running quality not moro than haf grade above or be-
low the grade luotcd.-- ~,
Nero Cotton. Uprnds. ditnnn ~ OTieins Teas
Ordinary ~ lt-lb ~ " ~ l-o ~ Ilo
Strict ordinary. 10 5-l6 ~ o-lo ~ Ilb 10 7l6
Good ordinary 10 9lb ~ blo ~ Il.lU 10 l16
Strict 70 ID ordinary 1OZ l0si 1Os 1O76
Low middling IL ii liza liza
Strict low middling. Il1G Ia ia II "a
Middling IL ol6 ~ o-lo !! I-lo IL I-lo
Good middling. 1la - IN llS liz
Strict good middling IL lilo III lllo IL 1915 III 1916
Middling fair....... 1875 l2ss ia l2A
FAtr. ........t........ lZs4 la iSN la
Stained Good ordinary IL l6c strict good ordinary
10 5.iec low mdding 10 o-l6c. middling, 10 l5i6c
The SPOT sales foows.-
To-day Last Erc,ing. Total
Consum ption .,................. 5i6 102 6iS
Included in go bales to arrive. Delivered
300 bales FOR future delivery the sales
as follows :Yesterday, after two r. MOctooer, 100 at
1l.3ic 700 at H. 32c 100 at 33c November 100
llo5c Hose, 700 at IL 07c 500 at lose. De-
cember 100 At 1ic 200 AZ ll0lc. January 1000 at
IIU5c, 800 At oec: 400 at O7c February. 200 at
II 2Oc March, 800 113Ic 600 at 11.32c April, 300
45c 100 at II. acc. Total $500 bales To-day up
two r. M-October 400 at sc 800 ut III 3sc 100
l4Uc.. 100 at 40c ono notice this week 800 at l9c,
800 at l3sc 100 nc 1l4Oc mo notice this week) 100
IdOc October 10Us at ll.30c.no notice this week,
leo ut 1l4Ocno notice this week; November. 20 at
The New York herald., 1877-10-19

standard Of classification and cotton In
running quality than half grade above be
low the grade quoted -
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17
Politics vs.. Appetite.

Recently Republican, at Allan
ia, who is also preacher, tackled
old Uncle Bemus on the subject of
politics.
81 understand old man." said he
.'that you are a Democrat"
81 dunno bout dat, boss"
"Well, it comes pretty straight" +"
81 know dey got two sides, one
what dey calls demmycrat, an de
udder what dey call radikel, but
/ don't bodder wild 'em Wen de
wedder gifts this stiff"
"Rut / hear you vote the Demo-
cratic ticket every time"
81 vote wild my young marster
what l nussed wen he want no big
ger dan a buck rabbit"
"Now, don't you know that this
is going back ON your race ?"
"But hit amt gwine hack on my
belly, an ef don't tend ter dat, de
fust cole rain dat come long mOut
wash de color right outen me. /
amt takin' no chances in dis busi-
ness, boss. Pm getting ole, am de
Oler / gets de hongrier gits-I duz
for fac"
"LOok at me. ! vote the Repub-
lican ticket and Pm not losing my
flesh"
"You sorter breaches round like,
don't you ?"
"Sometimes. Yes. Why ?"
"Caze, dat's war de fun comes in.
/ don't git no chance for to feed out
en- no beaver hat, and / don't eat
often no plates what dey takes up
church kleckshupka IN. Pm a
mighty lonesome niggar, an / has
ter scuff1e long de bes' / kin, widout
any congergashun at my back"
Tht preacher looked at his watch,
and said that he would talk some
more another time, while Uncle
Bemus, with a serene smile upon
his venerable face, went down the
street, singing:
"oh, whar shall we go wen lie great day
comes,
Wild de BLOWN NV trumpets an de banging
nv drums?
How menny POI sinners will be cotched out
late,
An find no latch to de garden gateS"
Atlanta Constitution.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17

An Interesting Spectacle tm the
southern Sky.

!
If any one viii look southwark al
the sky, at about eight o'clock In
the evening, during the next few
DAYS, to a point about half way be-
tween the zenith and the horizon,
he will see two stars, distinguishable
by their brightness and opposition
of color from any, Others in that
part of the heavens. One is a fiery
red star that glows as If red hot !:
this is Mars; the other is of pale
greenish tint, nearly white: this Is
Saturn. They are now about two
diameters of the moon apart, and
are rapidly approaching each other,
and will come together in q few
days. The calculations by which
the Occulation Of Saturn was pre-
dicted are Of course too complicated
to be understood by any except
mathematicians who have made as
tr0nomy an especial pursuit; but
some idea Of the difficulties may be
formed by considering that I'm addi-
tion to the true motions of the PLAN
cts in space there is their apparent
motion due to the motion of the
earth. When we look from the
window of an express train, all the
trees seem to be in motion, and their
apparent motions varies according
to their distance from the railroad.
Those that are near whisk rapidly
by; those that are far off swim by
with a steady calm. IL Is easy to
conceive our car as standing still,
and all the rest of the world in mo-
ton; sometimes we do so uncon-
sciously. Now all the inhabitants
of earth are on an express train of
incOnceivabie swiftneSs; for our
planet is swinging in its orbit; maxi /
ing all the stars seem in motion. |
The fixed stars are too distant to be |
by our orbital motion, but |
the planets, which are near us, thus |
become endowed with apparent mo-
tions, which are much more rapid |
than their real ones. This causes
them to describe strange paths |
among the consultations, full of
and even loops. Mars Is at
present very near TO us, and though
he is very small, compared with
Saturn, he looks much larger. Six
weeks ago he and Saturn stood quite
far apart, and were widening the
gap; but recently Mars has made a
loop and doubled back over his for
mer track, and Is now approaching
and will pass between him
and the earth, thus hiding Saturn
for while in his larger light. 1t is
not often that nature gives treat
like this and reveals to ordinary
eyes the motions of the planets. 1t
is therefore worth casting the eyes
up to look at, for before similar
event occurs most of us will have
ceased to be residents of this planet.
It will be many years before Mars
viii be so large in appearance, or
Saturn in position to be eclipsed by
Baltimore Gazette.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17

A man with a long overcoat and a
hOrsewhip in his hand entered "a
bank near the pOst-offiee yesterday
and presented check calling for $40
which he received from n commits
sion house.
"Please endorse IT," said the
cashier as he handed Il back.
"I'll endorse IL, of course" re-
piled he holding up his right hand
as If ready to swear.
"Write your endorsement there"
explained the clerk, pointing 10 a
desk outside.
"Oh-oh-that'sit, eh ?" And he
went to the desk and slowly and
carefully wrote upon the back Of
the check, "This is awl rite.n
When the cashier entered into a
clearer explanation the man drew
down his hat, got red In the face and
growled : "Darn 'em They Just
hate to let a cent slip out % here,
and don't you forgit It,"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17
WHOLE NO. 2,312.


II Is stated, we don't know upon
what authority, that Judges Dead
rick, Mcfarland, Turney, Sneed and
Freeman will all be candidates for
reelection next August. IT Is also
suggested that Col. John w. Bur-
ton, of Rutherford county, and Jas.
j. Turner, Esq, of Sumner county,
will also be candidates. There are
five to elect, and we presume all
will agree with us that the very best
qualifications in the State ought TO
be secured for these positions with
out particular respect to locality.
A wild and improbable rtimOr has
attained circulation of c0ntempla-
ted movement to give East Tennes-
see one Supreme Judge and the can
didacy for Governor. We hope
there is not the least foundation for
this rumor. We do not think II all
important whether East Tennessee
has one or more of the Supreme
Judges. We would not support any
man for the place unless we believed
he was amply qualified, no matter
In which grand division of the State
he might happen TO have his home.
But we do most seriously object to
mingling and mixing the Judiciary
and political offices, or making the
candidacy for the one In any way
contingent upon the other, and pre-
sumo nine-tenths Of our readers will
agree with us In this respect. The
work of reforming the politics Of
the country has been wisely and au-
begun; yet while this Is
so, we want to see the judiciary
kept as far away from political alli-
ances and ENHANCEMENT as possible.
We repeat the hope, however, that
there Is no foundation for the report
alluded to, as we should re-
gard any movement of the kind as
unfortunate IL not posi-
lively hurtful. But II there should
be any political aspirant looking to
such combination, we trust that
the people will spit upon his pre-
and whistle him down the
wind without hesitation or COM
punction.-Atheas Post.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17
SITTING-BULL WEPT.
His Speech to the War
to the Death With
the Americans.

A Fort Walsh letter, dated Nov.
1, says Sitting=Rull's future home
is to be on Red Deer river. He and
his band will be securely guarded
by police, but the most efficient
watch over him will be that of his
neighhors, the Blaek-feet and Plain.
creeks, Red Deer river Is much fa-
yored by buffalo and smaller game,
and Sitting-Bull will find a good
market for skins at the Hudson Bay
Company. Three days ago he
was told by Col. Mcleod hold
himself in readiness to move to
his new quarters, that the Queen
had, through her servant at Ottawa,
provided agOod home for him, where
he could live in peace,
sITTING=BULL's SPEECH.
Sitting=Bull made an eloquent re-
ply, saying;
"I come to you, In the first place,
because / was being hard driven by
the Americans. They broke their
treaties with my people and when /
rose up and fought, not against
them, but for our rights as the
first people in this part of the
earth, they pursued me like dog,
and would have hung me to tree.
They are not just. They drive US
for fighting. This Ia not honest.
The Queen would not do that"
After thanking the Queen, he
said:
''Tell her that / will be a good
man, and that my people will be
good. will take my people to the
Red Deer country, and now ] declare
before you that l will not make any
trouble, or annoy you, or give pain
to the Queen. | will never fight on
your soil unless you ask me to help
you, Then l Will fight, Place me
where you like, l will be at peace
in Canada, but you who are brave
soldiers and not treaty breakers,
thieves and murderers-yOu would
think me q coward if / did not die
fighting the Americans. Therefore,
while / go to Red Deer now to live
at peace, (there the speaker almost
shrieked), and will come back when
my braves are strong, or If they will
not come alone with me, / will come
alone and fight the Americans until
death. You, / love and respect;
them, l hate, and you, the Queens
soldiers, would despise me if / did
not hate them. That is all. ] am
ready to go with you to the Red
Deer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17
Humble origin ln PolItIc..


The late Senator Morton Of Ind
lana, the greatest man Of the Re
publican party, was apprenticed To
a halter at the age Of fifteen, and
followed the business for four years.
Andrew Johnson was tailor.
Grant, though not a statesman, was
a tanner. Abraham Lincoln was a
rail splitter. Millard Fillmore,
when fifteen years Of age, was APP
prenticed as woOl-carder and
clOth-dresser. Webster and how
many Others were farmer boys ?
Numbers of the most noted Of our
public men have risen from like
stations to eminence, many of them
having been mechanics, and Others
descendants Of mechanics. Roger
Sherman, Of revolutionary fame,
was shoemaker. and the Shermans
Of to-day and MIR. Evarts are his
descendants. Mr.. Hayes said In one
Of his speeches that his grandfather
was mechanic. IL did not require
any labor parties or labor Organiza
tions to bring these men 70 the
front. Nothing obstructs the way
of the mechanic or other laborers
In this country 10 the highest posi-
tiOns If he has the capacity, the in
tegrity and industry requisite TO the
performance of the duties involved.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17
Chancellor Lurron.

Friday morning, upon opening
his court, Chancellor Lurton replied
to the petition which had been pre-
sented to him by the bar, asking
him to reconsider his determina-
ton to resign. He expressed him-
self as greatly gratified and touched
by the evidences Of confidence and
kind feeling contained In the petit
tiOn, and deeply regretted that he
could not accede 10 the request. He
said that circumstances were Of such
nature that his private interests and
his duty TO his family made his
resignation imperative, and that
consequently the present would be
his last appearance upon the bench.
Judge Lurton's announcement
was received with regret by the bar,
as 1t will be the people OF the entire
division, all Of whom recognize the
fact that we lose the best Chancellor
we have ever had, and that the va
cancy thus created will be- very diff
hcult, If not impossible, TO ILL.,
Lebanon Herald, NOU. Sth.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1877.

from certain that his would be a
name to conjure with, even as it
regards the troops. when the choice
came to be submitted, by his own
wrong-headedness, too, between 10y
atty to him as a military chief and
obedience to the laws of the coun-
try. 1t is questionable how far the
French Army would implicitly fol-
low him. AS NJ. Thiers predicted
in his Testamentary Address, there
lection of the voice of France in the
matter of self-government would
land the Executive in Civil war.
We will not, however, contemplate
such a lamentable catastrophe. We
believe that many of the Coalition
lists would stop short of this issue.
But, whatever may be the ultimate
resolution of the De Broglie Cabi-
net in face of the defeat inflicted
upon them by the General Election,
it is to be earnestly hoped that the
Republicans will continue to stand
upon the ground of moderation and
forbearance to which they have kept
hitherto with such admirable pa
tience. The destinies of France are
in their hands. They have only "in
quietness to possess their souls" to
ensure victory for their principles.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17

Given all the comforts and many
of the Iuxuries of life, how many
people are discontented solely from
the habit of comparing their lots
with those of more fortunate &C.
quaintances They do not specially
object to walking-they like exercise
but, whenever their next door
neighhor's carriage dashes by them,
they grow suddenly tired about the
knees and feel a weakness in the
back which with pedestrianism does
not agree. WOolen gowns would be
perfectly comfortable If silken ones
never rustled in front of them. John
Smiths brick house is better than
he ever expected to own, and he
would be content enough with it II
Tom Jones, who went to school
with him when he was a boy, had
not moved into a stone-fronted
mansion with a handsome pOrtico.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17
4 New Hl.toricaI Ineiaent.

"What, no, there ~ said Queen
Elizabeth to the yeoman of the
guard. "What, no, there withOutv'
"There Is no hoe there, your Majes-
ty," observed Sir Walter Raleigh,
bowling with an exquisite courtly
grace. "Beshrew thine insolence,
saucy knave, +" responded the Virgin
Queen; "and yet / do bethink me
thou saidst truly. No hoe, indeed,
but sad rake, fear me-" And
she graciously extended her royal
hand to the knight, In token that
she had not taken his jest amiss.
This little circumstance is not men,
toned in some Of the histories.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17

The eleventh plague Of Egypt is
upon us. Trlmps are the curse and
scourge of our land and rigorous
measures should be adopted by the
authorities to defend the citizens
from their depredations. People
residing in the suburbs, when they
retire at night, have no assurance
that they will not be robbed or muir
dered in their sleep, and 10 persons
living In the centre Of the city they
have by begging and pilfering be-
come an lntOlerable nuisance. Let
our police be more on the alert 10
arrest and punish these lazy incor-
rigible savages and thus lessen the
wall of complaint that Is daily aris-
ing from our tramp-afiiicted city
West 7tHRessee Wing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17

Charlotte IN. CO. Observer: It
was thought worthy of note when,
about two years ago, the wife Of Mr..
Thos. j. Suggs, formerly of this
city, but now Of CASTOR county, gave
birth to three children at one time;
but last week she went herself one
better, giving birth to four. None
got away, and the whole quartette
are living and doing well. Further
than this; the triplets, Mrs. Suggs'
former achievement, are all living,
and here we have the case of seven
children from one mother and none
more than two years of age. 1t is
the most remarkable case of its kind
we ever heard of, and we doubt If 1t
had its parallel in the United States.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17

Mr.. HORACE MAYNARD, the
American Minister to Turkey, rec
entity got the worst of it in a diplom-
attic correspondence with the Porte,
in which he called attention to the
violent assaults Of La Turquie, a
ConstantinOple journal, on himself
and Mr.. Schuyler. Savfet Pasha
saw the weak point, and addressed
himself to it. He sent back a shot
reminding Mr.. Maynard that the
Government could not control its
liberty of action, and rounding off
with some innuendOes about the
representative of a free country as
sailing free press. Here hostilities
ceased.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17
save the Bows.

Do American boys learn trades
any more? One would think not,
if the multitude of purposeless,
aimless young men out of employ
ment is any Indication. There was
a time when the master mechanic
had his house filled with hearty
young apprentices, and when his
iOurneymen went from under his
roof to set up in life for themselves.
To men in middle life the recollec-
tions of those far off times when the
master, his men and boys, formed
strong, industrial, productive group,
seem like the memory of a primi-
tive age. Sons of rich and educa-
ted men did not think it beneath
them to swing the brOad-axe in the
ship-yard, or the sledge-hammer at
the anvil. Or they went to sea be-
fore the mast, and climbed from the
quarterback to the forecastle. In
large family of boys one would be
sent to college, one might perhaps
go into mercantile pursuits, and the
other would choose their trades, af-
ter many anxious but CHEEKY family
councils. Nowadays the young
1dUS SHTIIlk lTOuI tic lEhSOIuO COLI
finement of the mechanics shop.
If they cannot get to college, and
so while away their youth, "they
must go into store"- anything but
work. We do not belittle the vO-
cation of clerk or salesman when
we say that to be in either one or
the other of these callings appears
to most young men the most COM
Portable thing. OF all the pursuits
men follow, this seems to require
the least preparation. At any rate,
the men who are willing to make
themselves generally useful more
naturally turn to the shop of the re-
tail dealer than to any other source
of employment. They have never
learned a trade. They like to wear
good clothes and keep their hands
soft and white. If they cannot
stand behind a counter, or desk, or
secure political influence sufficient
to push them into an Office of some
sort, they drift aimlessly about,
looking for employment which new
er comes.-5Sdn Francisco Wasp.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17

THE Louisville Courier-Journal
upon the subject of "business activ-
ity" gets off the following:
"Don't sit down and say "Damn
the Dutch :" Dolike they do. Get
up and go to work. If things ain't
lively enough put your shoulder to
the wheels Of commerce and trade
and aid In getting the road wagon
of old fogyism out OF the mire.
Hitch the mule OF energy In the
shafts, take the whip Of enterprise
In your hand, and make dust fiy
along the road of progress. Get up,
dod blast your lazy hides, advertise
your business, let people throughout
the country know who you arc and
what you have got to sell, and our
word for it, you'll have something
else to do and think about this fail
than to sit around and wait for busi-
ness to come to you and cuss the
Dutch,n
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17
Gov. WILLIAMS, of Indiana, has

Gov. WILLIAMS, of Indiana, has
appointed Hon. d. w. VOORHEES, as
successor to the late Senator Morton.
The following is the speech deliv-
cred by Mr.. VOORHEES, upon his ac=
ceptance of the commission
Mr.. East and Gentleman: Your
presence here at my own home this
evening attests friendship. You are
most cordially welcome. The COM
mission which you tender me from
Gov. Williams has far higher val
ue in my estimation than as mere
title to official position, however eX-
allied. 1t is an evidence of the con-
fidence rested in me by wise and
honest man, who one year ago WAS
made Chief Executive of this, the
fifth State of the Union, by major
ity of her citizens. venture to per-
suade myself also that in this act he
reflects the will of those who placed
him in power. If 1 thought other
wise, / would return to him the
commission with which he has so
highly honored me, ] accept it,
HOWSNSl, SIdpCIuA W HlnIy W yOu1
and to the people of Indiana for this
signal mark of confidence and re-
spect. With humble reliance on
God for his aid, l promise you, and
through you the people of the whole
State, that unceasing vigilance, con-
slant industry and rigid adherence
to the interests of the working, pro-
Yiding and business classes, shall
characterize my career in the Senate
of the United States, and shall seek
to secure the prosperity of the people
of our beloved State, irrespective of
party, we'll assured that the pros
perity of one will be the prosperity
of all. You have been pleased to
refer to the late Senator Morton,
whose melancholy and untimely
death has caused the vacancy / am
called to fill. He was man of COM
manding ability, of immense exec
utive capacity and ranks as one of
the greatest party leaders in Ameri-
can history. His loss to his party is
beyond the reach of stimate, and to
his family and friends it is irrepara-
BILE. To those who are bereaved and
stricken by his death my warmest
and deepest sympathy is extended.
For the terms in which your partial
has prompted you to
speak of me l can only renew my
grateful appreciation Of your pres
ence tonight, and again bid you
warm and sincere welcome.