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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
TO be entirely harmonious and almost entirely
unanimous. The Southern Democrats are st
last noTriIatad
DEATH OF LIEUT.. BENNER.
A Sharp Criticism of the Relief Boat
Management.

[Dr. Frank W. Reilly. In the Chicago TimesJ S
A management which sent forty-one souls,
only two OF whom were acclimated into o.
fever-infected district, where the merest casual
chances were just thirty-three In q hundred
Lagainst one Of the thirty-nine unaeeIimated
| ever returning alive.
A management which put these forty-one
| people on an old hulk unfit for q cattle.boat,
| Of structure SO frail and worn that there was
| little choice between being under her cabin
| roof or out upon her fragile guards The
bunk In which Lieut. Benner was treated and
| died was Shelf, access to which could be- had
| only from one side, while it was so short that
his head or his feet, In his agonized toss
ing, were constantly In contact with one
wall or the other. The mercury stood Ii bis
room, at 8 30 o. m. Of the morning before he
died at 48 degrees; at o'clock In the after
noon personally saw it at 80 degrees, and
| was told that it reached Sc degrees. Good
| cohdltlon5 these, under which to treat o.
disease the very first record OF which treat
conditions would undoubtedly have been
much improved, in the estimate of those who
tele9graphed speremptory orders" to Lieut..
ball TO move the Chambers up to St. Louis
quarantine" Her racking and grooming, tha
rattle and crash of her old engines the escape
| pipe and steam whistle, the noisy tramp Of
the roustabou5 and the cabin-boy, would have
been so soothing and refreshing to the sick
onel
| am sorry to have been compelled to enter
upon this feature Of the expedition. | would
have preferred to leave it, with much else
concerning the inner history Of the trip. to
fade out and be forgotten. But justice to the
| memory Of the dead and the reputation OF the
living alike demand g. refutation OF these mis-
statements.
| Poor Benner died on Thursday morning at
O'Clock, conscious until within about fifteen
minutes before he breathed his last The de-
tails OF his funeral have already been pub
llshed; but the adoption Of his widow and
| orphans by the city Of Vicksburg has not yet
been ehroncled. On the day following his
death | had the melancholy satisfaction of
penning an address, at the request OF some
OF the leading citizens, in which this purpose
was announced. Subscription lists were
| opened. nite-boxes put up in public places,
and before left last Sunday o big stride had
start with.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
THE GETTY HAIL,

Two OF the officers of the Mexican man-of-
war; after applying to Collector Smith and OBJ
tanning from him the permission to go into
dock at this port for repairs. waited ON the
Mayor yesterday to obtain his permission to re-
move the ammunition from the vessel to the
powder magazine. which permission was also
very naturally granted.
THE INSANE
Mayor pilsbury. Ia conformity with the action
Of the Council addressed q communication to
the authorities of the Louisiana Retreat. ask:
ing for an official proposition to take charge OF
the insane now In the city asylum.
THE MARKET REVENUES.
It has been frequent excuse on the part of
the market farmers that the reason Why they
did not bid higher for the revenues IF the va
rious markets was that the, sale, ms heretofore.
being made for one month only. they had no
opportunities Of obtaining u fair estimate of
their value. which they, could do on lease Of
say that the opportunity, bsing offer ing to
the farmers. they are curious to see what the
bids will be under the resolution to sell the
revenues for twelve months.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
The Ohio Man i'm Washingt ton.

correspondence CulchRo llHlSS,j
This week there is q crowd every night to
listen to the opera company now here. Wash
ington is one Of the best opera towns in the
country, 1t is fashionable, and draws all the
people who crowd the receptions and ger
mans later in the season. A pleasant story is
related of an incident that occurred at the
box office the opening night. 4 seedy- looking
man in trailing duster and sloueh hat ap-
peared at the window IS he said:
els this the place where the opera is gath
cred in %
Eyes"
"Give me the best seat you have"
"We have no seats. All sold"
"What! Give me an admission ticket"
"Sorry! Can't do that even. Standing
room all gone"
"Well, I declare, that is too bad. I never
saw the opera in my life. I have walked
"Ohio! Did you say you were from Ohio p
eyes"
walk right in, please and take the man
ager box he people F551e fEern Ohio have the
choice of everything in this town.
That is the story that is going the rounds
this week.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
BODLEY BROTHERS

Have the most com pete stock OF Cane Wagons.
three and four mule Cane Darts, Ok Carts. Log
GWhself at Go Cotton Wseons Bagasse Carts Farm
for delivering goods, spnkes, Felloes. Shafts.
Hounds, Wagon Material. Axle Grease, Cart
B0Xes. etc. We especially call attention to our
Boxes and extra ironing of all our CARTS and
Wagons. Manufactured In Our own factories at
Wheeling. w. Va, from the best material and by
skilled mechanics. We can give reliable
guarantee, meet any competition and supply
the largest demand.
EeHee H1H Hgsh a,e,rn m nEa sfraat
FanJ J-yh h1y
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
SWEET SIXTEEN.

as Peter sat at Heavens gate,
A maiden sought permission,
And begged Of him. II not too late,
TO give her free admission.
what claim hast thou TO enter berepn
He cried with sternest mien
'Please, sir" said she. '!wixt hope and fear
I'm only Just sixteen
"EnouRhl' The bonry guardian said.
And tue gate Wide open threw;
THAT is the age when every maid
Is girl and angel TOOL"
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
THE LADY PIE ABODYS.

This association began yesterday the work OF
distributing the clothing contributed for the
moor from all sections of the country. closing
5xheir first days work at o'clock In the after
noon.
There was no erowding around the head
quarters, owing probably to the fact that very
few tickets, comparatively, have as yet reached
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
he Florida Plan.
New York Times.1

The South Carolina plan has been discarded
in Florida, because Of the prominence given
to the violence by which it Is marked. In its
intended results the Florida plan will be as
effectuaI in excluding Republicans from par
ii ipation in the November election as the
shotgun policy in Mississippi or the red shirt
policy in South Carolina. As in the other
Gulf States, the election In Florida promises
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
TINE PARISH COMMITTEE.

Immediately upon assembling last evening
the Democratic Conservative Parish Commit
tee went into executive session, and transacted
only business Of an entirely private character.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
Registration office open I'm each ward.

ZEPHYR WoRsTED OF the very best quality can
be had at Mme Rosa Reynoir's. the well known
miiner No. 9 Chsrtres street. for the very
small sum of 10 cents per ouncs. The Madame
has one of the largest and most varied assort-
ments of worsted ever brought to this city.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
sTATE-EBOUsE NOTES.

J. L. Baltz, first lieutenant battery E. Regi-
ment Orleans Artillery. and Henry Schwartz
first lieutenant Gunior). same battery. were
commissioned b. The Gov-rnor yesterday.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31

,WA-BE ME-SHE- WA-Our friend y. e. Nor
phy, tells. us, that Wa, Be- Me- She Wa means
white elk in the Indian tongue. We will have
to take his word Tor 1t. At any rate the large
vine company of thu White, Elk Vineyard, il
Of this graceful animal for labla and all the
bottles containing their delicious unadulterated
wine have said head and antlers, upon which
grnpas. from which this wine is manufactured
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
Pleasing, If Backward.

It was late In coming, but none the less
pleasjne-the Endorsement by the administra-
tfon OF the Democratic policy OF economy
and retrenchment.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31

For families visiting Phiadelphia. no more
cozy home-Iike quarters. combined with excel
rate prices can be found than at the Colonnade
Hotel on Chestnut street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31

resident Of Grand Rapids Mich, Invested
$4,000 with q Chicago broker, being desirous
OF accumulating 8 fortune with rapidity. He
lost 1t all, and was sued for S3 75 Of q balance
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
SECOND DasTgaCr COURT.

SUGGESTIONS OPENED.
Charles Knobleck, q. Toromanovich and Apol-
lima Moitrier, deceased wife Of Jos. Leblanc,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
THE FEVER RECORD.
YESTERDAYS M0H4Ls

OFFICE BOARD or HEALTH. 1
New Orleans, October 30. 1873. !
al statement of cases OF yellow fever re"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09
THE TEXAS PACucJU RAILROAD.

In the heat of election affairs we
trust that our readers will not fail to
read and carefully consider eX-Gov.
Browns mastery argument for the
Texas and Pacific Railway. No
question of the day is paramount in
interest to this. Should this meas
ure fail to pass, trade, commerce,
political influence will all flow apart
from us and leave the channels in
which all these should run as Il re-
viving influence stagnant and OBJ
structed, a source of mephitic eXhal-
atoms where they should be fertiliz-
ing streams freighted with health
and wealth and life-giying activity.
Our hOnored Representative, John
f. House, is now certain of his
return to those legislative halls in
which he has already eXerted so
vigorous an influence for good, and
no more Jealous or able advocate of
our Southern highway to the Pacific
has ever yet worked for it in conn
mittee or pleaded for it on the floor
of the House as he has. None of
the constitutional means of REIN
forcing his efforts should be neg
lected. Our people should petition,
our speakers should agitate, our
press should insist, and in every
way it should be known that the
Texas Pacific is the paramount de-
mand of the South.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09
MARKS and House, in the Sixth
District, beat the aggregate of their
opponents by large majOrities.
concert a. Antioch Church.

The second concert at Antioch
Church, South side Cumberland
river, came off last Wednesday
night. Pleasant weather is requi-
site to anything of the kind in the
country, and we were peculiarly IA
vored in this respect that evening,
having warm, balmy atmosphere
and a full moon. The managers,
you see, who are discreet persons,
had previously consulted the al
manac on the weather question for
that evening.
When we arrived we found a
large and gOod-humored audience
assembled, and among them several
from your city, both ladies and gen
tlemen. Shortly after us came the
GAINESVILLE musicians. The curtain
rose at s, and we were entertained
most agreeably from then until y
O'Clock by a series of tableauX,
dramas, dialogues, quartettes and
duets. The ladies who took part in
the concert were the Misses Lyle,
Ussery, Edmondson, Heggie and
Channel, and they all acquitted
themselves with credit, and in some
of the tableaux they formed indeed
bouquet of female lOveliness. The
gentlemen were Messrs. Steele, Or
gain, GhOlson, Billingsley and Hunt.
and they acted their parts well. Mr.,
Ed. Dunlavy was manager, having
! been selected for that position on
account of his good looks and his
business qualities. Messrs. Dick
Jackson, VIM. Forbes, Charlie Bar.
ker, George McCurdy and Mr.
Franklin favored us with some OF
the finest vocal music that we have
listened to for a long while. They
held the rapt attention of the audi
! ence, aud at the close of each per-
formance were loudly applauded
| We were with our sweetheart, a.
were most of the other young mer
present, and she seemed entirely Il
forget us during the time these gen
tlemen sang. We got even by tell
ing her that they were all married
There was music between each o
the acts by the full GAINESVILLE band
led by Dick jackson. Ladies anc
gentlemen of the concert company
the gentlemen who made the music
and the gentlemen of the quartette
we are indebted to you for one o
the most pleasant evenings that i
has been in our province to spenC
for some time, and the sad though
haunts us still that it is a thing o
the past.
The object of the concert was t.
raise money to build cistern foI
the use of the church. r. w. c.
| GAINESVILLE, Nov. 7, 1878.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09
rHE enEAr ELECTION WEEK.

Elections took place in thirty-one
States this week, the aggregate
results of which cannot fail to de
termine the political action of the
country for years. One circumstance
alone demonstrates the importance
of these transactions, which is that
I'm case the next Presidential cleo
ton should fnil to give a majority
to one candidate over the aggregate
of the rest, the election will be
thrown into the House of Represen-
tatives, and the majority of the
states in that body will determine
the choice; moreover, there has
never been a greater likelihood than
Mt present of this result, the present
confusion and Reorganization OF
parties rendering a number of can
didates certain, and, of course, di-
minishing the chances of any one OF
them getting a majority. The Rep
resentatives in Congress elected,
then, are the most important feature
of the election. The number o.
these to be elected are as follows:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09

good sign that no business is con-
Quoted on remunerative profits in I
other words, that a profound de- I
preston ofall departments of busl- /
ness, of trade, commencement manu-
features, which is a condition
lamentably manifest at this day.
The Government which mas reduced
the interest on its bonds from ten
per cent. to four, has done SO by
annihilating commerce, suffocating
manufactures with over-production
and a restricted market and virtu-
ally saying to the people, you shall
lend me your money at four per
cent, or you shall make no profton
it at all. ! have cut down all other
profits till my bonds are the only
investment which will pay even
four per cent. 1t is four per cent.
with me or nothing : any other
investment; take your choice and
pay your money.
The rest of the speech was Occu-
pied with the State debt. In all he
said on this head we are entirely
with him. He demonstrated with
considerable ability the ruin to the
credit of the State and Of all citizens
which must arise from repudiating
the debt or from failing to provide
for its interest, and he spoke well on
the subject, but to no effect, and
why? His audience consisted OF
about dozen white men, who We're
going to vote for Col. House and
did not need to be convinced of all
that, and some fifty cOlOred voters
who are hopeless regulators. Col
Prosser possibly induced some OF
them to vote for him, but that was
J for old acquaintance sake. Not 8
negro of the lot will ever vote fol-
paying the debt; reputation is in
grained in them, and Col. ProsseI
j and his party are responsible for the
1 fact.
f Col. Prosser would like now t.
1 forget the coalition of 1876; he would
like the people to forget it, but /
will not be forgotten. Wheneve
he speaks on State credit (and h,
speaks we'll for it, its ghost arise
and says, 81 am the murdered Stat
/. credit and thou art the murderer.
Those simple cOlored men to whom
he was preaching State credit OIL
Saturday We're urged, entreated
commanded two years ago to vot
for the low tax party and its nomi
nees, whose leading purpose was t
? prevent money being raised to pa,
1 interest on the debt. He and hi
friends could then, had they $
chosen, have indOctrinated the col
, ored voter with State credit princl
pies, for he had their confidence
Z He did the reverse. Vote for FREQ
= erick, ms said, vote for the low tn
Il party, vote against the public debt
; and so they voted, and Col. PROSE-
may now speak to them ever 5
: wisely, ever so elOquently, but the
( are fixed in the opinions they the
Z learned; they will not hear tn
e voice of the charmer, charm h
never so wisely.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09

We were shown through the
mammoth jewelry establishment of
the Cooke Brothers few days since,
and our eyes were dazzled at the
bewildering array of magnificent
and glittering goods that fill the
immense room. Th9 store is 1873 by
81 feet ceiling Is feet. Besides
this there is a huge cellar and sub
cellar, both filled to overlooking
with goods in their line. The trim
mings of the room are in black wal
nut and ash, and it is altogether one
of the handsOmest in the city. 1t
has more than a hundred feet of
side cases, besides several show
cases, which, together with their
contents, have to be seen to be adj
mired properly. You can find here
everything to please the eye or
tempt the pocket. 1t is one of the
most complete stocks, in all its
branches, in the South. We were
shown dinner sets worth $3.50, Bo-
hemian vases, mantel and toilet sets,
real japanese majolica, Bombay and
lava goods of every conceivable
style. We saw whole loads OF
Christmas tree ornaments, dolls and
TOYS, beautiful inlaid writing desks
and japanese glove boxes inlaid
with pear and German silver, and Of
endless variety, including some
most elegant specimens in satin
wood. There were bamboo goods
and everything in the house-furnish
ing goods, from five-cent CRATER tt
a japanese tea-tray; fire utensils
parlor coal vases table, fancy anC
domestic glass ware in profusion
from the c. c. delf to French china
good gOblets at 35 cents per set, anC
goblets Of imported ware, worth
more baskets, lamps, tin sets, batl
tubs, table and pocket cutler, from
80 cents per set, up; fancy work
baskets, and papeterie in move
styles; an immense stock of clocks
watches, diamonds, rings, pins, etc,
etc; solid and plated silver ware c
every description in fact, everything
kept in first class jewelry establish
ment.
This house offers special induce
ments to country merchants, an
will gladly duplicate any bill mad
in Louisville, Cincinnati or NeN
York. The handsome and polit
Holly Hendricks is with the firm
l and will take pleasure in accomm'
| dating you. Give them call.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09

THE comparison of the two cleo
tions of members Of Congress in 1876
and 1878 may be stated as follows:
1S76-Republicans, 1877 Democrats,
1866. Republicans, 1Sl Dem
ocrats, 1879; Independents, 8. From
which it will be observed that the
Republicans have elected fewer
members by than they did in 1876,
and the Democrats fewer by IL than
they did in 1876; the balance being
made up by the s Independents
elected this time and by the post
ponement OF the election in Califor-
MIA till September, 1879, and eleven
members not yet determined.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09
Misplaced Ccmsure.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: Whereas
complaint has been made by certain
parties that Mr.. n. o. LOvelace
has made himself unduly OfficiOus
in publishing a speech that he would
have made at the barbecue at Roll
lows Shop had not the rain pre-
vented, the committee that inaugu-
rated the said barbecue take pleas
ure in stating that Mr.. Lovelace was
invited to make the speech, as it
was believed that few remarks by
a sensible man of our own neighbor-
hood, on the issues Of the present
canvass, would do our cause some
good. Very respectfully,
NJ. f. WILCOX,
+. ID. BOURNE,
G. n. WHITFIELD,
JAS. G. ROLLOW,
c.. w. STATION.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09
Nom Resident Notice.
Montgomery County Court
II. c. Merritt, Admir- of John Underwood
vs. Alice Underwood.

H. G. Merritt, Admir- of John Underwood
vs. Alice Underwood
1t appearingto the satisfaction of the Clerk
from the allegations of the Petition which
is sworn to, that Alice Underwood, the
defendant in this cause, is non-reSi-
dent of the State of Tennessee, so that the
ordinary process of law cannot be served
upon her 1t is, therefore, ordered that
publication be made for four consecutive
weeks in the GAINESVILLE Chronicle, a news
paper published in the City of Clarksvtlles
Tenn, notifying said nonresident defend
ant to appear before the Hon c. w. Tyler,
Judge OF the County Court of Montgomery
County, ON the hrst Monday in December,
1878, and plead, answer or demur 10 COM
plainant's Petition or the same will be taken
for confessed as to her and set for hearing
ex parte.
A true copy attest
RID. MOSELEY, Clerk.
By C. H. Bailey, d. G..
HOUSE & MERRITT, Sol'rs.
Noy. 9, lS7S-4t.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09

In the above, reports of distant thunder
and lightning are included when given. l
will only add at this time that should the
above hypothesis be verified, electricity VIII
be our greatest reliance as a disinfectant.
And il is not an impossible superstition that
Ruhmlxorff coils may replace the carbollc
acid watering-carts, and may give forth
lth-restoring. Besides, if electricity is to
be introduced as one source OF illumination,
NAV not an alliance toe formed between the
Boards of Health and Mr.. Edison whereby
the latter may he induced to arrange II so
that when the current is not needed 10 ACT
upon carbon or some other maternal 10 pro-
duce incandeScencc, il may be discharged
free into the atmosphere OF rooms ana
houses and into the streets, and thus nave
the opportunity of ozOning the air, mat II
NAV burn up and destroy all OXydizable ma
terfalS found therein, including, OF course, All
morbific germs? l am, sir, very respect
fully, your Obedient servant.
JOHN w. CALDWELL, NJ. ID.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09

close at hand, when his deceit would
be exposed. He wanted an easy
kind of pastor who would let things
go at loose ends, and he himself be
made much of. just to think that
all such trash as this can get into the
Church! What a burden Chris
tianity has to lug along with!
AsBURY.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09

B. f. BUTLER is now the rejected
of three parties-but he feathered
his nest while he had the chance.
All he is entitled to now is decent
burial, ont of the reach of mems
offended nostrils.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09

TENNESSEE has never elected an
ADLER representation to Congress
than now. Even HOuek, the Radi-
cal, has got brains and would make
a respectable member if hew but
indifferent honest"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09

THE two things which please us
in the Tennessee election are the
bouncing of Pettibone (Rep.) by
Taylor (Dem. in the First District,
and the fact that rotation in office"
was effectually "sotten down upon"
by the election of Whitthorne over
a competing Democrat.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09

THE achievements of the third
party are very thin, except in the
way of putting in Republicans for
Democratic districts by dividing the
Democratic vote.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09

WE clip the following from the
Western Commercial, newspaper
published at Weston, Missouri. Mr..
Valiant is well known in Clarks-
VILE and has a large circle of friends
and relatives here. Success to him
in his noble calling:
Quite a number of ladies and gen
tlemen laden with many good
things and indispensibles, met and
donated Rev. 7. r. Valiant at his
home in this city last Saturday
evening. The good rector was from
home in the service of the Master,
but his good wife met the company
at the Threshold and welcomed
and thanked all for the pleasing
surprise, and made all feel at home
and happy.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-11-09

MONTGOMERY county prefers a
neat little hornets nest to a Slaught-
er pen, at the Maxwell, during the
next session of the Legislature. We
desire to call the attention Of the
reader to the fact that there is
pun or two in that sentence. But
tits not expected that all will be
able to see them.