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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
IN OHIO.

The Democrats of Ohio held their
convention at Columbus, on July
25th, for the purpose of adopting
platform and nominating candi-
dates for their State election next
autumn. We give below their plat
form and list of nominees. We will
not discuss the financial questions
involved in the platform at present:
practically we are with them in de-
manding the repeal of the resump-
ton act and the RECOMMENDATION of
silver, but most of these questions
will be considered by US next week
when we discuss the remOter causes
which led to the terrible commissions
which have afflicted the country
during the last two weeks:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04

Col. II. w. JACKSON, who Of late
years has been a lawyer in Chicago,
has secured a position in the Turk
ish army, after trying in vain to get
one from the Russians. A letter
from Gen. Sheridan was his recon-
mendatiOn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04

Mr.. HAwN, a jeweler in Pensa-
cola, Fla, has fallen heir to $75, 900,
from the estate of uncle i'm England.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
Pocket Book Lost.

On the 3lst of July, between st. Bethlehem
and Hadensville, "a Pocket Book containing
money and valuable papers. The finder
will be literally rewarded by returning
same to this office, or to II. Lester, Hadens-
vile, Ky.
August 4, 1877.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
GAINESVILLE
Female Academy
The 32d Annual Session of this fiourishing
institution will begin
MONDAY, SEPT, Sd,

will, exnerienced teachers in every depart
Inent Grateful for the liberal patronage OF
the past session, we ask continuance Of
the same We are building up a school in
vour midst whose reputation for thorough
work and as a finishing school of high grade
is drawing pupils from afar. We ask every
friend of the Academy 10 help us. For
catalogues call at the business houses Of the
city or on the President,
j. II. PLUMMER.
July q, lS77-tf
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
FuIl Telegraphic Intelligence

from all parts, carefully prepared market
reports, editorials on current topics, and q
choice and ample variety of selected matter.
1t is, par excellence, the paper for those who
wish to keep up with the times. Its cheap
ness comments it to all, and its value as a
news medium renders it almost indispensa-
bic TO the family circle.
Specimen copies sent free on application.
Address, THE BANNER, Nashville.
Or apply to your Postmaster or the nearest
agent Of the Banner.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
Without a Rival.

TINE NASHVILLE WEEKLY BANNER,
l. published at the low figure of
One Dollar and Fifty Cents per Year,
should be taken by every farmer in the
State 1t contains
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04
Executors Sale
OF
Real and Personal
PROPERTY.

AS61 anu 4 SESUn6l
PROPERTY.
On Saturday, Sept. 18th, 1877,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, 1 will sell to the highest
bidder, at the residence of a. b. Harrison,
deceased the following described real and
personal property
One House and Lot.
now occupied by ]. s. woodson, ON the
North side of Main street, between Fourth
and Elder streets, in GAINESVILLE, Tenn; lot
fronting about 50 feet on Main street and
running back 20S feet, more or less, TO an
alley. The house is of brick, contains eight
rooms, and is in good repair There are ON
the lot good Cistern, O Flower Pit, stable,
Coal House, and other out buildings.
One House and Lot on Union Street,
in rear of A. B. Harrison's residence, lot
fronting l33 feet on said street, running
back about 100 feet to the residence lot back
line I24 feet. The house is framed and con-
tains four rooms. There is a Cistern on the
premises.
One Vacant Lot ON Madison Street,
adjoining the Baptist Church property,
fronting on said street 50 feet and running
back 200 feet to an alley.
ALI the Household Furniture,
consisting of Parlor, Dining Room and Bed
Room Furniture, Piano, &c, &c. One Buggy
and Harness.
Also Al Shares Of Stock
in the ClarksvilIe & Port Royal Turnpike
Company.
HNERMS-For the Real Estate: One-third
i Cash, the remainder on "a credit of six
and twelve months; notes bearing interest
from day of sale required, and lien retained
for the payment of the same. The purchaser
of the house and lot ON Main street will be
required to keep the building insured for
the benefit of the vendor until payment of
the notes. The personal property will be
sold for Cash.
JAS. l.. GLENN,
Executor of 4. 3. Harrison, deed.
T. II. HYMAN, Auctionecr.
August 4, lS77-4w
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04

Now the government are already
in possession of this property and
the cars will in all probability be
running on it in a short time, and
we only quote the above bOmbast to
show that the government had no
other alternative but to accept this
challenge and take possession ofthe
property in question or to abdicate
its function of ruling the United
States in favor of the insurgents.
Fortunately Mr.. Annum's followers
were not as blOOdy-minded, as he
and they have been dislOdged from
their vantage point without blood
shed.
Our point is sufficiently demon
strated that war was originated by
the insurgents, who alone are re-
sponsible for the fatal results of it.
The field is now open for settling
the affair the way it should have
been first taken in hand, namely, by
conference and mutual concession.
That many of the railroad employees
had real grievances to complain OF
we do not doubt; they will now be
thoroughly scrutinized and there Is
a fair prospect of justice being done
to all parties without further Vlo-
ence.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04

II regular troops attempt to come over
the road they will be treated the same as
militia. They shall not come in. We will
fight until we are all killed, and the city will
be again given over to confusion. The men
will obey me to the end. We have not rs
good wages even as the employees upon other
Western roads get, and we are going to have
such wages. l have received no notification
from the officers Of the road of an accession
10 my terms, but the news that a change of
management is likely would indicate that
they are weakening. Anyhow, the road will
never be surrendered without a terrible
fight, until what We ask has been done for
Us.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-08-04

Il. +. COULTER.
July q, lS77-tf
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16
rhsRellance ON Grand.

1t may be well for US to keep before
rs the precire ground Of the lega
formal claim Of the Republicans, that
although President may be chosen
iy open fraud. yet if it be covered b.,
legal form il is wrong without "a rem
,dy. The following is Mr.. Stoughton',
statement of his position before the
Commission
The statute Of Florida created p
Returning Board. having capacity t.
certify the number of votes east for
Electors. and to certify who were elec
led. and if that Board however clouded
with error. however (if you please
tainted by fraud, aud did ascertain
and did declare how many votes fa,
parricular sets of Electors had been
east. aud did certify aud declare wha
we're the persons who we're elected
Electors, that euds all inquiry here.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16
A Baby Bride.

The Alton Telegraph of Monday
contained the following account of an
event which was certainly most novel.
The office of the county clerk va,
invaded on Saturday by a wedding
party in search OF marriage iiceuse
The affa bic clerk proceeded to fiji our
the necessary document AID inquired
the ages of the candidates for matri
mouy. The groGh's was given as thir
ty-fUur, while that OF the bride wa,
stated to be only fourteen. This state
ment caused stay OF proceedings, anG
the clerk informed the paities that il
was against the Law to issue i license
to a woman under eighteen, without
the consent oil her parents There
upon, the father Of the b.ide, who wa:
one of the party, stepped forward and
said the bride had his full and free
conseut; that she had already been
married once, aud had buried her frs
husband. The astUnished clerk, right
ly thinking that u would be bride Of
such ripe experience didn't need any
legal protection, hesitated no louger
but made out the necessary document
and the bridal party went on their way
rejoicing. Maid, vile, widow, aud
married again, all within fourteen briei
years, seems to be crowding things .
little. What history that woman will
have by the time she is fifty - 81
Louis Republican.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16
The Frauds Admitted.

It is an impressive fact that every
one of The learned advocates who have
addressed the Electoral Commission in
Washington on the Republican side OF
he Florida case, have substantially
admitted the Democratic allegation
that the Hayes electors were declared
10 be appointed through fraudulent
md false counting Of the votes cast by
the people. Not one of these gentle
men has stood up in his place and af-
lirmed that the action Of the State
BOARD of Canvassers wns fair, honest,
shove board and justified by facts. In
his way they all admit that IL was a
dishonest, fraudulent, and cheating ac-
ion.
The only answer which these Repub-
lean gentlemen undertake TO set mp is
hat the thing was done in accordance
With forms of law, and that it must
stand for that reason. The State being
heated out Of its electoral vote through
forms of law. and the people of the
United States being cheated ont of
their Presidential election through the
forms of law, the cheat must stand
aud we must submit to the iuaugura
ZION of n President elected by fraud
only
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16

The tendencies favorable to an early
and healthy revival OF business have
been INSTRUCTED for some time by po-
itical uncertainties aud the violence
of party contention. We are happily
. at last on a sure and easy road out OF
our political omplcatiuus. Whoever
may be installed as President We are
to h9ve a period of tranquility and
probably an era Of good feeling All
the natural causes which teBd TO in.
dustrial rehabilitation will soon have
tree play, aud it may not be out of
place to consider at this time VIII
some of these causes are.
We suppose few business men will
dissent wien We assign the first rank
among these causes to the low prices
of property and commodities. Our
reasoning Oh this head rests, indeed,
on the idea that the lowest point OF
depression has Geen reached; for If
there were reasons to expect still
further decline in general prices there
would be DO immediate ground of
hope Men do not manuiac. ure large
ly without a prospect of buyers, Tor
buy largely IN what i called IA falling
market Ever since the panic of 1873,
now more than three years, prices have
been tending dowuward, 10 the utter
Encouragement OF enterprise and the
prevention of new undertakings Bat
the lowest point has been touched aud
the downward tendency arrested, ex
l,..r..b Of
aud within the ensuing two months
the losseot point will also have been
reached in that: We here refer to real
estate, or, more strictly speaking, to
rents, which determine the value OF
real estate Rents have been reduced
every spring since the great panic and
they are now about to receive their
fourth and fnal reduction in the APP
preaching annual reudiustment be
tween owners and tenants with short
leases \ reduction Of rents, accom-
pauyiug the general reduction OF com
mOditirs. will euabie he labUriuL
classes to be comfortable, even at the
present low rates Of wages. Is soon a.
they can fiud full aud steady employ
meut. On the opening of spring the
country will be III possession OF every
element Of cheap productiou-nameIy,
low wages, cheap raw materials, low'
rents uad Abundance Of money at
moderate rates Of interest An eoer
gelic, enterpri~inE people ike ours,
who have 50 long piueI or freited in
staguati0n, will be eager to avail hem
selves Of these favorable conditions in
the certainty which now dawus upon
then that the country is not again to
be cohyulsed BY civil troubles
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16
AIeSed Programme of the
Democrats

If Judge Bradley to the end votes
with the Republicans. the Democrats
will SO OK it that Ruth,rford B. Hayes
can never be President. They hold
the whip hand, and mean to use it
The Electoral bill provides that obec-
ion can be made TO the vote of any
State, and the houses shall separate.
and two hours debate be allowed; but
1t also provides that either house NAV
take recess to the following day at
+ 10 O'Clock, but 10 longer If Louisi
ana is given 10 Hayes in spite Of all
The damning frauds surrounding it.
the evidence will be sufficient that the
Tribunal has Up judicial but only par
'isan rulings to make Louisiana is
the fourteenth State, aud there will be
twenty four States to count after it
shall have leen decided. 1t will take
a week al least for the tribunals iudg
ment upon it. If the State is sent to
tribunal to morrow, and the arguments
begin on Monday, it will be Friday
the 10th, probably, before the decision
is reached If it is unlavorable to
Tilden, the way is open to get at least
new election aud in this wise: From
the 10th of February to the b of
March is seventeen days Within that
time twenty four States must be count
ed. 1t is within the power of the
Hou-e, under the Electoral bill, to Jake
4 receSs each day until the succeeding
day, and then have two hours for de
bate additional. Objection can be iu-
terposed to each State, aud seventeen
days can thus be exhausted, with seven
5 ates remaining uucounted, on the 4th
OF March Uuder the Constitution.
il there is no election by the 4th of
March, the President Of the Senate
becomes the President and under the
act of 1892 the Secretary of State is
sues his proclamation for new elec-
ton. Of course, until the following
December, the Republicans would have
the Administration, but Tilden would
then have the opportunity to appeal
to the people for his rights In thus
Directing, the Democrats, of course,
to gain the necessary time. would have
to object even TO States that voted Tor
their candidate These could; however.
be Withdrawn after the days delay had
been aceomplished-Cincinnati En-
ouirpr
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16
Che Jevish Restoration.
London Spectator

h@VHSVh ofcCthtOE
4 curious rumOr is ahoat, for which
we do not voueh, hat the Porte, in
his eagerness for money has offered to
sell the Hereditary PAshalic of the
Holy Land to any candidate accepted
by the Jews 10 return Ter IA loan. The
transaction would be one OF the most
singular in history, but it is not be-
you'd the range OF possibility Pales
line ueeSs nothing out irrigation aud
trees, aud, though the jews, dislike
agriculture, felaheen sufficient might
be attracted from Egypt. The re,to
ration OF The Jews. with Lord Beacons
field for the first king, would be au ac
cident romantic enough to satisfy even
the imagination OF the author oi al
roy ="
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16
4 ss,b,e EnigIna-SiODied from
:an Oiu Scrapb book.

"The Lord made Adam out of dust,
But thought it hes; to make me first
So was made before the man,
To answer God ) most holy plan.
living being 1 became.
Twas Adam thar gave me my Names
Thence from his presence | Withdrew,
Nor more of Adam ever knew.
| did my Makers laws obey,
From thence I never went astray
Thousands of miles | go with fear
Aud seldom on the earth appear.
My body God did make complete,
But without legs. or arms. or feeti
! My ways and actions did control,
And in ME put living soul.
/ For ne did fitness in me see,
/ And put living soul in me;
/ \ soul of me my Col did claim,
And took from me that soul again.
And when from me that soul was fled,
! | was the same as when first made;
/ And without haIds, or feet, or soul,
! travel new from pole to pole.
labor hard both day aud night.
70 fallen man give great lgh
Thousands of people, young and Old,
Viii by my death great light behold.
No fear of death doth trouble me,
1 True happiness | can never see,
To heaven can never 20,
Nor sink in death to hell below.
The Scriptures I can not believe,
Ii right, or wrong, | cant conceive;
( Although my name therein is found,
TAey are to me an empty sound.
And now, my friends, these lines you Il
read,
And search the Scriptures with all speed;
And if my name you don't find there,
III think il strange 1 DO declare
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16
THE SUN.
NEW YORK


The different editions Of TnE Srx du.
ring the next year viii be the same a.
during the year that has just passed. The
daily edition viii on week DAYS he u
sheet of four pages, and on Sundays 9
sheet Of eighf pages or So broad columns:
while the weekly edition will he a sheet
of eight poges Of The same dimensions
and character that are already familiar
to our friends
TuE SyN viii continue TO be the siren
nous advocate Of reform AMI r"trench
mcnt. AMI of the substitution &C states
man hip, wisdom aud integrity for boil
low pretencf. imhecilify, AMI fraud in ,he
Administered ion Of public affairs. II wiz
contend for the government of the PEG
pie by he people and for the people as
opposed TO government by frauds in The
ballot hox AMI in the counting of votes
enforced by military violence 1t win
ondeavor to supply iis readers bod,
now not far from million Of souls witt
the most careful, complete, and trust
worthy accounts of current events, aud
viii employ for This purpose numerous
md carefully selected staT of reporter
and correspondents. Its reports from
Washington. especially, Will b fu,l "a.
cUrate. aud fearless; and IL will doubt
less continue Ia deserve an ;rnioy the
hatred Of those who thrive by p.unIeriue
the treasury or ny usurpiug what rho
law does not give them. whilr il vii, en-
deavor to merit the conf lence of tia.
public by defending the rights Of ID,
people against the encroachments Of un-
justified power.
The price of the daily Sun will be %
cents "a month or So 80 year. post
paid, or with the Sunday edetion - 20
a year.
The SuSD,Y edetion alone, eight pages,
So 20 year, post paid.
The WEEKLY SIN eight pages OF IS
broad columns, will be furnished during
1877 at tha rate of 81 year, post paid
The benefit of this large re lucti on from
the previous rate for the WEEKLY can be
enjoyed by individual subscribers with
out the necessity of making mp clubs At
the same time. if any of our friends
choose 10 aid in extending our circulation,
shall he grateful to them and every
such person who sends as ten or more
subscribers from one place will be emit
tied to one copy of the paper for himself
without charge At oHe dollar year.
postage paid, the expenses of paper and
printing are barely repai !; and, consid-
ering the size of the sheet aud the quail
ty of its contents are confident the
people viii consider SHE WEEKLY Sun
the cheapest newspaper published in the
world, aud We trust also one of t.e very
hest. Address
THE sun, New York City. Y. Y.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16
How Is This?

The Hayes organs have discovered
that he witnesses, Maddox, and Lit
tlefeId. who have givea such damaging
testimony in regard to corrupt and
fraudulent practices Of the Louisiana
Returning Board, are both men Of
VIGOROUSLY disreputab'e character but
it is a curious fact that she FIRST Of
these disreputabIe individuals was con
,idered by the Republican authorities
re, pectable enough to occupy an i'm
important and responsible post in the
Treasury Department, while the other
was selected as a confidential clerk 10
Kellogg Returning Board. / seems
that none of the Hayes organs or con
spirators ever suspected the unworthi
ness of these persons, until they con
fessed thei1 share in the doiugs Of
Wells & Co. Bus, fortunately. their
testimony does not rest upon their
former association pith such unprinci-
pied fellows as those composing the
Returning Board would naturally east
suspicion upon it. All that they have
told is eorrob orated by documentary
evidence. some of it in the handwriting
of Wells himself, affording uuques
tionable proof that their stories are
true.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16
Life sn>mramee s,vIna,,ng.

The bogus life insurance COMPANIES
Of New York city are being vigorous
y shaken up by the papers The
rotten Institutions are being laid bare
aud the solid companies are coming to
he front The New York Sun say:
"The recent developments of mi.
management and fraud in life insur
auce companies are causing great un
easiness, not only among policy hold
ers who find that they have been swim
died out Of the money they had paid
in premiums, but also among many OF
those who are insured in solvent in
stitutions. Tie fact that concerns
generally supposed to rank as first
class have been found unsnunA, natur
ally causes doubts aS TO the tru-tworrh
mess, especially among the large class
OF people who have no means OF form
ing an Intelligent judgment for them
selves as TO the relative strength of
such Institutions. There are thou
sands of heads of families who have
for loug years practiced great self
denial in order to make provision, 10
case of death, for those who are de.
pendent upon them; aud, in view of
this fact, all life Insurance companies
that are able to present proofs Of their
stability should take the earliest op
portuuity to relieve the natural ankle
~ of policy holders by aiding in every
available way the efforts of the an
thorities to give the public authentic
information as to their actual eondi,
ton"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16

There is an aver ge of eight suicides
per week III the Udired States, aud it =,
better 10 reduce the population that
way than 10 go TO war
Senator Conklin is now one Of the
foremost men of the country His
speech in the Senate recently on the
Compromise bill ground into dust the
Infamous preteniions of Morton aud
Sherman that the Vice President is d
returning board.
1t is stated hv a Geogia journal
hat farms in Thomas county. in that
State, which produce fifty bushels OF
corn TO the acre can he bought tor 81
an acre. Many farmers there would
be glsd to sell off portions of their
'arge plantations, but can not find
purchasers.
Me<srs Moody ard Sankey. the
regivali<ts. have already received upon
the book Gospel Songs" a sum OF
ahont s6On60 \ considerable part
Of the $1,000 rai-ed for the support
Of the two children of the Rev. Mr.
Bliss was derived from the roy atty on
the work
Tie sharp flash Of lightning, fol
lowed by terrible peal of thunder, a
lew days siuce, called forth the fol
lowing impromptu praying from lit
tie fellow in E,s! Boston. whose
father lay stretched npou sick bed
20 God please be little more careful,
and don't hurt papa
The speech of Mr.. Carr in the
House, denouncing the Electoral bill,
was violent and bitter No Democrat
who voted for it escaped his great cen
sure. and each one, under the rule laid
down, is either fool or knave. Ii was
fair sample of that kind OF Il told
you>so" foresight after the fact.