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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

WE are pleased to know that there
is a decided movement on the part
of New Orleans to regain the trade
temporarily lost to her in the hand
ling of the tobacco destined for the
European markets. We have re-
Gently met Mr.. H. c. Caulkin, rep
rcsenting the house of Howard &
Preston, of New Orleans, who for
the past two years have made a
struggle with the East to turn the
immense crops of grain grown in
the West through her legitimate
channel, viz: the Mississippi river,
and who now are bending their en-
ergies toward the handling of the
tobacco crop. With the success of
the jetties at the mouth of the river
they are bound to win in the long
run, and largely to the benefit of the
shipper.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

Under the auspices of our County
Superintendent, NJ. G. Carney, Esq,
the meeting of public school teachers
was conducted last Friday and Sat
nrday in manner which cannot
but be advantageous to both the
! teachers and The schools which they
! teach. Questions bearing practically
on methods of teaching and discip-
line were ably discussed by gentle
men who brought their experience
straight from the school-room, and
found this a good opportunity of
both learning and teaching the art
of education.
The discussions were carried on
with admirable order and good
temper, Superintendent Carney pre-
siding, WIN frof. " w. Iss;iT- r:s.. 8:
Secretary.
On Friday night extempore adj
dresses were delivered by the Hon.
G. G.. Smith, A. V. Goodpasture,
Esq, and the editors of the Tobacco
Leaf and CHRONICLE. Professor
Brooks, our active City Superintend-
ent, acted generally as host, and
was fully equal to the responsibili-
ties of the occasion. Perhaps the
most instructive part of the proceed
ings was the visit paid by the teach
ers to the city schools while in ope-
ration, the admirable discipline and
order in which were lesson worth
any teachers study.
During the second day the Hon.
Leon Trousdale, State Superintend-
ent, arrived and took an active part
in the proceedings. Arrangements
were made for him to address the
teachers and the public at Melodeon
Hall on Saturday night, but the an
nouncement was made too late for
anybody to know anything about
it, so there was no audience and no
address. The Tobacco Leaf, how
ever, seems to have, by some magic,
heard the speech which was not de-
livered and says it was very fine,
which we do not doubt. The old
fairy tale speaks of the magician
Fine-ear, who could hear the grass
growing before the blades appeared
above ground. Our neighbor beats
he heard the splendid
thoughts and brilliant sentences of
Mr.. Trousdale while they were con-
fined to the inner consciousness of
the gentleman. Riley, give us a
verbatim report of that speech.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

AN interesting meeting has been
going on at the Methodist Church
during the past week. Rev. r. X.
Brown has been assisted this week
by Revs. j. B. McFerrin, Mooney
and J. w. Hammer, Jr., and we learn
that Rev. d. G. Kelley, of Nashville,
was to have preached last night and
will remain several days. A good
deal of interest is being manifested
and several have asked the prayers
of the Church. The meeting will
probably continue next week and
we hope much good will be accom-
plished before its close.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30
Van Amburg's 1Ienagerie and
Circus

The following from the Charleston
Journal of Commerce speaks very
fiatteringly of the Great Van Am
burgh Combination, which will give
two gland performances in Clarks-
vile, on Friday, April 9TH, at the
extremely low price of 80 and %
cents admission. This company
deserves great credit in being the
first to reduce the amusement fee,
and we consider it an act that will
insure them full tents. The show is
good, and has won golden laurels in
the South. Read the following:
The second days exhibition of this mann
moth show was offered at the Citadel Green
yesterday afternoon and evening. At noon
a street pageant furnished sport for the pen
niless boy and ragged urchin. A fine open
air street parade and exhibition would
be all that this class would behold. They
missed a rare OppOrtunity-One that, per-
hapS they will never again have the pleasure
packed beneath tile cOmmodiOuS tents can
testify to this. They do not regret having
gOne-having seen and been pleased. At the
matinee show the school children, with
books in hand, turned out nobly, and moth
erS with their little ones were plentiful,
fathers, too, were there. At night another
large audience was attracted, and they were
all fully paid for the trouble. 1t would be
useless to attempt to enumerate the hum
dredS of attractions, and to record the many
pleasing episodes of the performance. SabaS-
tian, the italian bareback rider, in his mar
VelcuS featS transported the audience. Miss
Lowanda, in her riding, her skill and grace,
was received with the most flattering APP
plause. Little Charlie WatsOn-the boy of
ten yearS-Of wonderful skill, power and
preservation of mind, in his daring bare
back featS, is deserving of special mention.
Foster, the humorous clown, he who
keeps the boys in a constant roar of laughter,
will long be initiated by the urchinS-we
could go on and enumeTate many more who
deserve praiSe-but the menagerie is still
more attractive; there is the immense ele-
ment, who deVOurs 500 pounds of hay, three
bushels of corn and seven bushels of oats
daily; the three healthy lions, who are fed
before the audience with the large cuts of
beef, the rhinoceroS, who eats his daily
Tub of rice and milk the Australian tram
bat, the only one in America, is fed on nuts.
The peculiarly of this animal is, that when
vexed, he coils himself up like an adder,
and looks like huge foot ball.
The rhinOcerOs has taken great fancy to
the artisan water on the green, and he can't
be given enough. The alligator fancieS, also,
are captured by the water and she drinks and
washes freely. The agent states that of all
the animals under his care, with but a few
exceptions. corn is devOured freely. The eX-
penSe drumming the show is 81 200 day.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30
New Advertisements.

Shelby, Scott & Co. have an advertisement
in another column. Read it.
RID. Read, J. p, has an attachment notice
in another column.
s56 a week See HaIlet & Co.'S. advertise
ment.
Stinson & Co, Portland Maine, have an
advertisement in this issue of our paper.
The Centau Liniment, for man and beast,
is advertised in another column. Read it.
Peter Oneal, Clerk and Commissioner, adj
vertises five lots of land of the Marable es-
tate, situated on the waters of Yellow creek.
DIR. H. NJ. AGREE, dentist has a,card in this
issue. His mechanical dentist, DIR. Sharp,
has returned to the city and they are now
prepared to execute work in their line at
low figures Read the card.
Dr.. c. L. Wilcox, well known to our oiti-
zens, is announced as a candidate for Trustee.
He is a man of energy and intelligence and
would no doubt nil the Office with satisfac-
tion to his many friends.
Mr. Ed. Hewitt, of District No. Is, is an
nouneed, in another column, as a candidate
for Trustee. Mr.. Hewitt is well known to
nearly everybody in the county as an hon
orable and upright man, and, should he be
elected, will fill the Office with fidelity.
Bloch Bros. have several special notices in
another column. Mr.. Robert Mainhardt,
who purchased their Spring stock, displayed
good taste in his selections, and you can
find almost anything you want at this pop
ular house.
Mr.V L. Williams, the boot and shoe man,
is now receiving his large stock of boots,
shoes, hats, caps, etc. Mr.. Williams buys
from the manufacturers direct and will sci
another column.
Mr.. John p. Manson is announced in to-
days paper as candidate for county Trustee
Mr.. 81. has been acting as deputy sheriff
and has given entire satisfaction as a pub
lie officer II elelected we have no doubt
he will nil the office to the satisfaction of the
public.
Mr.. r. $. BrOaddus, of the firm of Rice
Broaddus & Co.. has just returnd from his
Eastern trip where he has purchased, and is
now receiving, their large and elegant stock
of Spring and Summer goods. The ladies are
especially invited to call and examine their
new goods. See advertisement in another
column.
IL will he seen from an ad yertisement, in
another column, that w. r. Bringhurst, ST.,
has opened a carriage and buggy shop on
First street, near Commerce. He will give
special attention to repairing, painting and
trimming buggieS, etc. Mr.. BringhurSt is an
honest, competent workman, and all who
favor him with their work may rest assured
that il will be done in workman like man.
ner.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

L. w. WATSON, ESQ.,, living in
District No. 10, of this county, had
the misfortune to lose his dwelling,
kitchen and smoke-house by fire
last Wednesday night. He lost all
his bacon, lard, and in fact all the
provisions he had. OF the house
hold furniture nothing was saved
but three beds; all the clothing of
the family was burned, and it was
with difficulty that Mr.. Watson
saved his six little children. He is
a worthy and deserving man and
any contributions from his friends
would be thankfully received.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

Sum4EteHs
A Bible commentator says: sThe
sermons OF ministers should not be
mere exhortations addressed to the
| passions of men, but should con-
tain sound argument and conclusive
/ reasoning-not merely asserting, but
i proving the great doctries and duties
of the Gospel, and enforcing them
upon the conscienees and hearts of
men," The London Recorder says
"UndOctrinal preaching is the fore
runner of sentimentalism, fanticism
superstition, and the practical re-
lection of Christ. Leave one age
withoutdoctrinal preaching, and the
next will be entirely at the mercy of
any new heresy which may arise.
To break down the great principles
of Christianity is to prepare the way
for the destruction of the religious
life which it supplies. There never
has been religious movement of
any lasting spiritual advantage to
mankind that has not derived its
life and warmth from the kindling
influences of a great doctrinal be-
lief" And yet the multitudes
throng those so called divines who
appeal only to their emotional
natures, and who measure the sue
cess of their efforts by the amount
of rOuSenae1lt which they may create.
Under the influence of momentary
excitement people are brought into
the Church whose highest concep-
ception of Christianity is a big SEN
sation-' yelling happy" once
year is the sum total CT their re-
ligious life. AS to being subject to
the discipline of the Church, attend
ing upon its ordinances, and sup
porting its institutions, which they
have solemnly promised to do, they
are entirely wanting. This is the
legitimate result of substituting ex-
hortation for preaching, and the
chilling and cooling" process for
heaithful discipline. In some places
the Church is so loaded down with
these hypocritical pretenders that it
has almost lost its influence for
good, and the life is well nigh
crushed out of it. It's mission will
not soon be accomplished unless
these scamp followers" are made to
fall into the line of duty, or con-
signed to the more congeniai
company of heathens and publicans.
A pharisaical Yankee has recently
written book against tobacco,
coupling its use with whisky drink
ing, Sabbath breaking, &c. I read |
in moral reform paper, not a great |
while ago that tobacco, whisky and |
coffee constituted the trinity of |
devils. Well, whatever may be
said against the use of the weed, it /
is certain that the raising of it is
good thing to make people indus
triOus. They do not have enough
leisure time to get lazy in. I have
not found such busy people any
where as are the inhabitants of this
tobacco district.
If you want to hear some good
music get DIR. Aleck Smith to in
vite the singers to his house, with
VIM. Smith as leader; then go
there and stay all night. If you
are not well pleased it will be be-
cause you have no ear for sweet
DIR. McCauley has a worthy sue
cessor at Fredonia, in the person of
DIR. Charlie Crouch. Having grad
uated in medicine, and provided
with an ornamental and
useful companion, he has entered
upon the practice of his profession
quite propitiously. AsBURY.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30
Call with subscriptions.

Last time there was a meeting of
the Temperance Union a subscrip-
ton was made of more than funds
enough to pay the association out of
debt. Some of those who gave their
names are no doubt expecting to be
called upon and ready to pay when
approached. We have now to say
that nobody can be found to carry
round the subscription papers, but
donors will oblige by calling with
their contributions at the store of
Fox & Smith and handing them in
to Capt. Smith, the Treasurer of the
Union.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

WE are receiving and storing To
bacco in our new warehouse, OPP
posite to Gracey warehouse, corner
of Commerce and Second streets.
All Tobacco stored in said House,
that we have advanced upon, will
be insured against fire at owners
expense, those not advanced upon
at owners risk, unless otherwise
instructed.
SHE1RY. SCOTT & Co,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

One yearago 1 reduced the PricA
Oi al t siiicciia;.ll soc ard SIS
to $40 and $l5 per set. 1t was
thought at that tine by some that
the material used by me was not
good, but time has satisfied all who
have tried me that such was not the
case. When L proposed to insert
teeth in ten or fifteen minutes after
the natural teeth were extracted, or
when / would say will mend your
broken rubber plate and make it as
good as new, an incredulOus smile
would show what they thought, but
time and work have proved to the
satisfaction of all that there was no
humbug in anything / proposed to
do. There are numbers of persons
in this city and county who are to-
day wearing teeth, with perfect
satisfaction, that were. put in by me
twelve months ago, before the gums
were done bleeding. If there are
any skeptics now, say come to me
and be convinced. DIR. Sharpe, my
mechanical dentist, has returned
and am now prepared to insert ar
tificial teeth as cheap as ever. Those
who wish gold plate work can have
it put up in the best style known to
the profession. Taking impressions
and fitting the teeth to the mouth
will be done by me in person. /
will continue to devote my time to
the operative department of my
profession. Preservation of the nat
ural teeth a speciality. Very re-
spectfully, III. NJ. AGREE,
dentist 90
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30
SHELBY, ScoTT & Co.
The Centaur Imminent.

The Centaur Liniments are of two
kinds. The White is for the human
family; the Yellow is for horses,
sheep and other animals. Testimo.
malls of the effects produced by
these remarkable Preparations are
wrapped around every bottle, and
may be procured of any druggists,
or by mail from the Office of The
Centaur Company, 46 Dey street
New York City.
March 80, 1878-1y.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30
For Tobacco Port.

Arrangements have been made
with the steamer T. T. Hillman to
convey delegates and visitors to the
District Conference which is to be
held at Tobacco Port April lila.
The Hillman will leave Ashland
City at - o'clock Wednesday night,
April 10, and GAINESVILLE at I O'Clock
Thursday morning, April II. The
same boat will return Monday night.
Round trip 50, or half fare rates.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30
Boys save your dimes-menag-
cry and circus next Friday.
STODDART COMEDY COMPAN,
Two Comedies-Our Boys-Lemons.


Next Wednesday and Thursday
night MelOdeon Hall is to be open
for the performance of legitimate
comedy. The pieces announced
above have both triumphantly
passed tlfe ordeal of first class thea
etrical criticism in the leading cities
of Europe and America. "Our
Boys" has, perhaps, held astronger
hold on the London boards than any
work of the kind since Bulwer's
"Money was produced, when the
old men of the present day were
young play goers; and it has since
beeen produced with equal success
in New York, Boston, Philadelphia
and our great Western cities. We
anticipate with interest a hearing
of work which has been so univer-
sally popular
Miss Louise Dillon, the lady star
of the company, has turned the
heads of our contemporaries where
ever she has appeared. Young men
take care of your hearts, you have
only one chance of escape; take
your own lady love with you and
you are safe-Otherwise you are
gone up, there is no chance for you.
Seats are on sale at the book and
drug store of Owen & Moore. Re-
served seats rs cents; general adj
mission 80 cents.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30
CIaTksViNs Wholesale Market,
CORRECTED BY ]. j. CRUsMAN.


sUGAR-Cut Loaf, Crushed, Powdered and
Granulated, 1o14@121zc; Clarified, 9@lO1sc;
.MOLAssEsI New Orleans, 30 to soc.
SYRUP-40c to 81 %.
C0FFEE-We quote Rio, 1917 to 2lc; Java,
35 to SIC.
SALT Kanawha, bushel bbls., 81 IS; by
FIOUR-$nperfine 81 so; Extra, S. 90 to
80; Choice or Fancy, So Is to 80.
STAR CANDLES-l4 to Ice.
best brands Robertson county, 81 % to 90.
CHEESE-Prime factory, l4@l6c.
RICE-Carolina, TO 714c.
TIMOTHY SEED-Sl 80 TO 20.
CLOVER SEED-S4 IS to TO-
RED TOP-50 10 65c.
BLUE GRASS-S5c to 81 90.
ORCHARD GRASS-S5e 81 lO
oILs-Coal oil, zoe; lard oil, Csc; linseed
oil, raw, zoe; boiled, 75c,
TURPENTINE-Spir SOC.
VARNISH-Copal 81 D; Japan, 80.
GIAss-Wffndow, sxIO, 50 so per box; 1Ox
I PowDER1Rifie, So 25 per keg; lead, Toe
sH0jT-s225.
CAPS-iO@5Oc per 1000 .5
OYSTERS-l and 2 ID. cans, 81 O092 90.
ARDINESI6z%c. fta
MACKEREL-No. per Dbl, $40 90; kits,
Nos /, 2 and 3, 81 %, / 50 and IS.
BLACKING-85@55c per dozen.
NAIIS@S2 Z5(G3 90.
IRON-Kentncky, Be; Tennessee, 454c.'
ROPE-l4@20c.
ACBS-S7 50 to u 50 per dozen.
COLA S-S8 90 to "a 90 per dozen.
HAME+S4 90 to 10 90 per dozen.
AXES-sS 80 to 10 90 per dozen.
The following are the prices paid here at
this date for country produce
BACON-Buying, s TO 61zc. 1fi# 4
IARD-71zc.
TALLOW-6c.
PEANUTS-40fg5Oc per bushel.
GINSENG-90c to ST 90.
BEESWA s.tS 1851
FEATHERS-new, 35 TO 4Oc.
ANS-White, 81 90.
PEAS-75c to 81 90. as~o "a
PORK-Gross, &c; net, sc.
EGGS--6c per iozen.ltg 81 Oh
POTATOES 55c to 500; Irish, 40 TO
soc, Northern Early Rose, per hbl., Sis to
81 90.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

Mr.. FL. T. LYLE, merchant al
Searcy's Ferry, has just returned
from Nashville, where he has bought
his spring stock of dry goods, etc.
He says he has bought his goods at
low figures and is determined to sell
them the same way. His patrons
are invited to call and examine his
new stock.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

EDITOR CHRONICLE 81 have
seen several comments on Judge
Tyler's charge to the Grand Jury,
but no one has seemed to view the
matter in the light in which it pre-
sents itself most strongly to me.
Judge Tyler is a personal friend OF
mine, and one whom I regard with
the very highest consideration,
4 professionally and socially, but I
think he is unduly alarmed a8Sht
the danger to society, aDd-1 siso
think that he fails to look inf the
matter deeply enough to.See ,ety
the citizens, under exasperating
circumstances, take the law IN their
own hands. Innocent and unso-
I phistieited cirlzens, not VeloeIt ii
the traits and habits of the legal
fraternity, hold the idea that it is a
lawyers duty to his client to see
that he gets .fttX justice. Whereas
the actual practice is this, as soon
as lawyer is secured by a criminal,
that lawyer, in consideration of a
fee or hope for reputation, becomes
the champion of the criminal, and,
instead of endeavoring to procure
the exact measure of justice that his
client is entitled to, he commences
trying to procure his clients acquit-
tai by means of every little bubble
and legal technicality that he can
avail himself of, and the more no.
torious a scoundrel the client may
be, or the more outrageous the
crime he may be accused of, and
the stronger the evidence against
him and the more generally he may
be believed to be guilty, the greater
the feather in the cap of the lawyer,
who, by some peculiar and sinuous
process, gets him off UNPUBLISHED.
The victim of the late lynching
was heard to allude to certain
distinguished memberof the Clarks-
vile bar, and further remarked that
he wasn't at all uneasy, that he had
property enough to to pay that law
yer to get him off. Now as long as
lawyers-in consideration of a fee
or in pursuit of reputation-use
their most earnest endeavors, and
exercise their best skill and talents,
and their greatest dexterity and in
genuity to defeat the ends Of justice,
just SO long negro, who attempts
a rape on a lady, will almost GER
tainly be lynched in this cOmmu-
nifty, and do not think that the
safety of society is endangered
thereby.
Let Judge Tyler look a little
beyond the actual lynchers, and he
will see who is responsible for this
great danger to society which looms
with so much terror before his
mind. LYNCH.
CLARKsvILLE March &c, 1878.
Apart from our high estimation
of the writer of the above, weshould
deem it worthy of insertion as pre-
senting the other side of a question
which undoubtedly has two sides to |
it. Allowing full force, however,
to the considerations it presents, we
do not see that Judge Tyler, holding
the position he does, could adopt |
any other course than he did, con-
sistently with the duties which he |
is sworn to carry out. ED. CHRON.] |
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

THE order of the Knights of
Pythias, in this city, is increasing
rapidly. New petitions and mi
tiations at every meeting. We pre-
sumo one reason of this increase is
the endowment rank of insurance
which we believe is more than
any other benevolent order in this
country.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

WE had call from Judge III. C.
Caulkins, of New Orleans, a few
days ago. Some of our citizens will
remember him as one of the passen-
gers who suffered from the Budd's
creek disaster a few years ago. He
is representing the house of How
ard Il Preston, general agents for
forwarding European tobacco and
grain, at New Orleans, and is an
intelligent and social gentleman.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30
rOKZNTY TRUSTEE.

DR. G. L. wIBCOX-We are authorized
y 10 announce Dr. Q. l.. WILCOX as q
candidate for Trustee at the ensuing August
election.
TOHN p. MANSON-We are authorized
81 to announce JOHN p. MANSON. OF Dis
trict No. ?, as candidate for County Trustee
at the ensuing August election.
I'D. HEWITr-We are authorized 70 an
IL nounce ED. HEWITT, of District No. To-
as a candidate for Trustee of Montgomery
county at the ensuing August election.
DOBERT A. WILSON-We are author
III lied to announce r. A. WILSON as a
candidate for Trustee of Montgomery county
at the August election.
TAMES t. ATKINs-We are authorized
~ to announce j. Il. ATKINS as a candidate
for County Trustee at the ensuing August
election.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

WE learn from several sources
that the fly is eating up the young
tobacco plants in this section. The
recent cold weather has been very
favorable for the work of this
destructive pest. If our farmers
would plant less, cultivate better
and handle neater, they would
realize better prices.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

Mr.. GEO. SNAUDEN is having a
store room erected on First street,
near the Tobacco Exchange, for
Fox & Smith. They will use it for
a store room for their reapers and
mowers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

SHELBY, SCoTT & Co. have finish
ed their new warehouse for storing
tobacco. They are now prepared to
handle all tobacco that may be sent
10 them. They are live energetic