Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-07-06
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EDITORS CHRONICLE:-As the CHRONICLE
is the medium through which the most of
our county news is ventilated 1 concluded
to drop you a few short notes in regard to
the conditions of crops and candidates in
the 18th District, as they are the all absorbing
local topics of the day.
The wheat crop has all been partially
secured by being well shocked and stacked;
but as our threshermen are rather tardy in
their movements this season scarcely any
has been threshed. The crop is generally
light and inferior, with few exceptions. l..
T. Cooke is said to have the best crop in the
18th District. Although the acreage was
much larger than usual, l fear the usual
amount of Lincoln skins will not be realized
The tobacco crop has nearly all been set,
the acreage is not so large as last year,
owing to the ravages of the fly and a dispo-
sition on the part of our farmers to plant less
and manage better. This disposition has
been prompted from the fact that the weed
seems to have sold nearer upon its own mer-
its than usual. The agents who buy loose
tobacco have demoralized the tobacco in
terest of this section to some extent. As the
bulk of tobacco grown here is generally
sold loose and Dick, Tom and Harry all get
about the same money for their tobacco,
regardless of quality, the man who had the
quantity generally getting the premium.
There will be more fertilizers used on the
crop this year than usual.
The corn crop along the river border of our
District is very promising, while upon the
hills it is generally small but if well Guilt
waited, and a good season we may expect a
fine corn crop. Oats are as promising as
they could possibly be, acreage small.
On last Saturday evening, while coming
from GAINESVILLE, about one mile north of
this place, the team of Mr, VIM. Durham
ran away with his son Jacob, threw him
from the wagon and broke both bones of his
left leg. He seemed TO suffer considerably
but we all hope TO see him out again soon,
for Jacobs one of our best boys and every
one likes him.
Our candidates are very generally cOnce-
ded to be a clever set of self sacrificing boys.
The little excitement occasiOned by the
publication of several circulars by Gen. b.
d. johnson caused the people to lose sight
of all minor circulars TO some extent. But
as that question is now about disposed of in
the minds of the people we only ask the
permission of the court to allow us to reserve
our verdict until August, when we will show
son has injured himself, and that we will
bury every candidate opposed to Judge
Tyler beneath the ponderous weight of one
hundred votes. As an evidence of the pop
ularity Of Tyler heard of little gathering
on Hurricane Creek, composed of about 10
voters, when the vote was taken they all
marched out for Tyler, except one Johnson
man. have an opportunity Of seeing the
people from nearly all over the district, as
am very centrally located, and never heard
a man express any opposition for Tyler. l
also learn that the good people ofDistriet No.
20 want to nominate Tyler for President.
The 18th District would second the motion
but we want him for our financial agent,
| although he has made no financial record
according to Mr.. Johnson'S idea of financier-
ing. Please consider the 18th District heard
from. No. Il.