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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-03
DIR YOUNG mES.

Bishop Kahn, of tho Roman Catholic
Church, preached in LewIsburg on Sun
day morning and evening last, to large
and attentive audiences. The Bishop Is
au able and iorciDle speaker, and is the
Youngest and most talented Bishop In
the United States. West Virginia has
tho Youngest Catholic Bishop, the
Youngest Governor, the youngest Con-
gresham and the youngest Grand Mas
ter Mason in the United Ststes-and they
are all handsome and hne-lOoking men.
-GrecHJricr Independent.
We believe West Virginia can justly
lay clam TO the honor Of having the
youngest college President in the person
of Prof. j. K. THOMPSON, the brilliant
and scholarly executive head Of the State
University; and, since the conservation
Of Bishop PETERKIN, we have heard it
said that West Virginia now has the
youngest Bishop connected with this
powerful church also. These examples
ought TO be sufficient to convince the
young men of this State that they have
no occasion to wander from home in
order to gain honorable promotion.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-03

IN Mississippi, in 1872, the Presidcr-
tisl vote stood;
Grant KEEP
Greeley Diem. and Ind)
Rep. MAJ
In 1876 the vote Was:
TilGeu (Dem.l q 10
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Dem. ma ''''''''
The bull-dozer was abroad in 1876, but
the Potter Committee does not propose 10
look into the way he got IN his work.
Cl.ssiaaa HerGtd.
Yes, and in 1860 the Democratic vote
was 69I2O, while there are no records OF
single vote for LINCOLN in any Of
the Republican hsnd-books.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-03
CONVERSATIONAL CONVENTION

We have been addressed by several
members of the Congressional Committee
as to the best mode Of getting that body
together. The committee is composed Of!
fifteen members, one representing each
county of the District. Such large COM
mittces, so widely scattered over territory
much of which is not convenient to liEes
of public travel, are hard to get together,
snd, from the very nsture of the situation,
necessarily inefficient for al purposes Of
organization or vigorous warfare.
In another column we print COM
munication from member of the COM
mittee, giving list OF the names OF the
members, with the postottice address Of
the majority of them. The suggestion Is
made that the committee hold meeting
at an early day, for the purpose OF or
canizing and fixing the time and place
for holding tire Convention for the selcc-
ton of our next Congressman. The sug-
gestion is proper one, and some mem
Der should take the responsibility of
naming a time and plsce for such meet
inc and it is fair to presume the remalr-
inc members will scquiesce. How would
Wheeling, and the 25th day Of June do?
viii each member of the committee re-
spond te this suggestion, pro or con
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-03

at comes, the merry summer month OF
beauty, song and flowers
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-03
a CARD

-A- - 49, - N-A-~s
UNO ALL WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM
l the errors and indisCreCious OF youth,
nervous weakness, early decay, loss O;
manhood, &C, l will send a recipe that
Will cure you, Free of Charge. This great
remedy was discovered ny a missionary in
South America. Send self-adGreSSed
envelope 10 the Rev, Joseph T. Inmau.
Station ID, Bible House, New York CITY.
Ocl6egc
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
NumerOuSIy Married.

\ couple, recently married in st.
Louis, had the knot tied three sew
eral times to satisfy the denomina-
tional views of friends. First Il
Baptist clergyman tied them afterthe
old Roger Williams simple style,
then Il Catholic priest Joined them
once more with an ultramOntOne
knot, and last of all an Episcopal
clergyman administered to them the
anglican rivet.
This is all very well for the cler-
gymen and for the friends, but how
is it with the much married couple?
Suppose-to use current language
which we don't pretend to under
INSTRUMENTATION should arise
to disgruntle and disillusiOnize them
with each other, how are they to be
separated? How can this new "tri-
partite alliance" be broken? Or
suppose, on the other hand, they
live happily together, but still I'M
der the influence of their pertina-
ciously piOus friends, how is the
denominational status of possible
offspring to be arranged? How is
each child to be got inside of three
churches? BY three modes of bap-
tism? Or must they take the three
churches in regularsequence? With
tFiplets the matter might be ar
ranged. Failing this solution of the
connnbial conudrum, e'retheOlogi-
cally gravelled.
Should any of our young readers,
intending marriage, be troubled
with Pharisaic friends of differing
religious prOclivities, we would adj
wise them to cut them all, march
with the essential document, before
Esquire Caldwell ; and unto them
he will say, in something like the
] language of the Nebraska magis-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
Resisting the Police.

y negro, named Alex Kirby, has
frequently been before the Record
er's Court for drunken and disorder
ly conduct ; he is very turbulent
when drunk and is often in that
condition. On Sunday morning he
had been carOusing in one of the
low saloons on the public square and,
becoming noisy, was taken in hand
by policeman Mcneil. BY a sud-
den movement he Wrested the club
from McNeil'S hand and was pro-
ceeding to attack him with it when
Mcneil fired on him with his pistol
wounding him in the arm and face.
The wound was dressed by DIR.
Beaumont and is not considered
dangerous. Kirby is habitually de-
faint to the police and is said to
have uttered frequent threats against
Mr.. Mcneil individually.
1t ought to be especially noticed
that this trouble originated in a
drinking saloon on Sunday morning
in violation of the law. Among
decent people the sentiment is be-
coming universal that the habitual
defiance of this law, by the saloons,
is an abuse which must be firmly
grappled with. 1t is certainly some
body's duty to initiate such action,
and the public will loudly demand
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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
The Izsofnnck River.

From the Hickman Pioneer we
find that these venerable birds,
which have long been the undis-
puted possessors of the winding
stream named after them, have been
rudely disturbed in their possession
of it., which has been undisturbed
for thirty years.
The steamboat Mary Clees, under
the command of Capt. +. F. Bel
lows, made its way to Centreville,
on Duck river, last week, producing
intense excitement among the in
habitants of the country along its
banks. Thirty years ago this stream
was regularly navigated, as was our
Red river, but the era of railroads
came OF, and all other avenues of
traffic We're abandoned, among them
Duck river in Hickman county and
Red river in Montgomery. Neigh
borhOOd roads were equally neg
lected, and whole communities
threw themselves helplessly into
the hands of the railroad companies
to do with them according to their
pleasure. For heavy freight the
availability of water carriage will
never be surpassed by any mode of
land carriage, and we have only to
add that Duck river is not deeper
and is much more tOrtuous in its
course than Red. A word to the wise.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
Public SDeaking,

Col. A. S. Colyar is to speak in
GAINESVILLE on Saturday, the 10th
inst, on the subject of the State
debt. Col. Colyar's position is not
one of those which denies the valid
ity of the debt, like Col. Savage; he
admits that it is all lawful debt,
but adopts the pauper and bankrupt
theory, maintaining that Tennessee
has not the means of paying. He
will be answered by the Hon. G. G..
Smith, who will divide time with
him. This is highly gratifying to
us, as nothing has ever been so de-
moralizing to people as the persis-
tent preaching of this pauper gospel.
1t paralyzes industry, energy and
enterprise, and teaches men to sit
still, groaning under their troubles
when a bold and strenuous effort
would extricate them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
Farming Notes.

During the dry weather of last
week the smoke assembled from a
thousand plant beds, the burning
being followed as usual by a heavy
rain. The ground was in fine order,
and perhaps enough seed was sown
to plant the crop; yet there is always
use for late beds; more need often
than for the earlier ones. We have
heard of the burning of plant beds
during the wet weather. We have
some young farmers, and fast farm
ers, and impatient farmers, who
will burn plant beds if it will only
stop raining while they are at it.
The ground is too wet to pillow, so
they burn plant bed, dig up the
wet soil and mix it with the hoes,
sow the seed and tramp them in.
But labor has its own reward.
During the merry month of May
the farmer will watch this bed more
than all the rest. His pensive step
will often turn in that direction.
Deep and strong, and astonishing
will be his interest in that bed. He
will visit with his wife on his arm,
to look for the plants, but they will
"return no answering stare" Then
silently will they walk back to
their dwelling, full of piOus reiec-
tiOns on the uncertainties of vege-
table life and termination. So
mote it be, until he discovers that
there is no reorganization, for de-
termination, and that President
Natures veto cannot be overcome
by large majority.
We wonld also warn our friends,
who still have beds to burn, not to
use any stable or hen-house dust or
foreign fertilizer. We have known
farmers to do this, and the result
was that the plants were ready be-
fore the hills were made. 1t will |
never do to take such risk as that,
unless you are sure you can have |
hills ready for planting by the mid
die of the month of May.
To those planters who are pre-
pairing the present crop for sale, a
word in and on season. If you
prize your crops in dry keeping or
der you will have the entire tobacco |
board of buyers bidding on every
hogshead. Such rivalry is often
to the bidders, to say
of the auctioneer, who will
often have several bidders winking
at him at the same moment. If |
you desire to avoid this, prize your
tobacco in soft order. If they wont |
buy water at your price you can
still have "a soft thing" for your
self. You can "take it in" A great |
many men are taken in by this
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
LYNCH LAW.
A Dastardly Outrage TragicaIIy
Avenged.

A negro named Winston Ander-
son approached the residence of a
highly respectable farmer, ON We'd
nesday February %, who lives some
miles out on the Nashville road.
He professed to have business with
the head of the family and inquired
for him of his daughter, a young
girl fourteen years old. He was
told that thefolks wereabsentin the
field and, in answer to further in
quiries, that all the members of the
family were absent from the house
except some little children. He
then made insulting proposals to
her and, being repulsed, attempted
to violate her person. A struggle
ensued which must have been very
violent as most of the clothing was
torn from her. The negro, however,
took alarm at her cries and retreat
ed, without effecting his purpose,
and the alarm being soon given
pursuit was commenced and the
miscreant arrested, near Adams
Station on the S. E. r. r. He was
lodged in the GAINESVILLE Jail which
was visited the night after by an
armed body of men who OverpOwer-
ed the iailor, took the prisoner from
his cell and hung him in a small
grove about a mile and a half out
on the Nashville road. Guard was
left over the jailor for half an hour
after the abstraction of the prisoner
to prevent his giving the alarm.
The body was found in the morning
and an inquest held upon it by Mr..
Rawles the Coroner and jury who |
a verdict according to the |
above facts.
1t is not in us to condemn this |
stern act of justice. The practice of
visiting crimes like this with sum-
mary Vengeance is so universal in
all parts of the United States that it |
has become almost portion of the
law of the country. We
could wish that the demands of JUS
tice could be satisfied by due
course of law, but this does not
seem possible as the law now stands.
So long as that is the case summary
will be inflicted and public
opinion will sustain it.
We have been officially informed,
since writing the above, that Judge
Tyler has convened the grand jury
to investigate the whole transaction.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
Sheep and Dogs.

Mr.. Miner Anderson visited our
Office this week in a very bad hui
NOR. Miner is always genial and
always a welcome visitor, even in
the days of his wrath. Our friends
evaporation is amply justified; the
miserable cur dogs with which he
is surrounded have killed eighteen
of his blOoded CotswOld sheep in a
week. We sympathize sincerely
with him, but see no remedy. The
law makes the owner of the dog re-
sponsible, but the owners of these
sheep-killing ours are never respon-
sible men you can't make the worth
of a chicken snake off them. Miner
thinks that on the strychnine and
shot gun platform he can legislate
better on this subject than half a
dozen General Assemblies. That's
right; shoot them down, and if the
owner raises a fuss, shoot him too.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

We are glad to learn that the
General has procured many sub
scribers to this good work in our
sister city of Nashville, and that the
list is already assuming handsome
dimensions in GAINESVILLE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

We notice that the st. l.. & S. E.
r. r. has made some reduction on
freights from points on that road to
Guthrie in the case of freight des-
tined for GAINESVILLE, and has, in
addition, changed its classification
of freight in our favor, reducing to-
bacco to its normal place as fourth
class freight. We accept the conces-
sion with due Acknowledgements,
and congratulate the road and the
Tobacco Board on having arrived at
a better understanding with one an
other. 1t is now in order for the L.
& n. r. r. to say what it will doin
reference to its freight rates from
points beyond Guthrie to that place.
The l.. q n. has the floor.
We suhjoin the new freight sched-
ule of the st. l.. & S. E. r. R., as
relates to tobacco consignments to
this market:
RATES OF TRANSPORTATION TAKING EFFECT
FEBRUARY 2Sth, 1873.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
RED RIVER.

|
| EDITORS CHRONICLE: Your arti
cles on the navigation of Red
River have created considerable
interest along the river and in the
country contiguous to Port Royal.
The question, "Is the stream navi-
gables" has been asked so many
times since our last trip to Burnt
Island that / have determined, on
the first leisure day my boat has
from her regular trade, to test the
matter thoroughly. 1t can hardly
be expected that steamer ninety
three feet long could enter the mouth
of Red river and sail without inter-
ruption to Port Royal. This river,
for commercial use, has had no at
tentiOn; fish-damS have been con-
structed, drift logs accumulated and
hanging timber permitted to stand
until their combined influences have
made it difficult, if not impossible,
for streamer to reach Port Royal.
1 know of but one impossible OBJ
struction-the fallen trees at the
head Of Burnt Island. 1t will not
require a days labor to remove
them, yet the boat cannot pass that
point until they are removed. 1t is
more than probable that other OBJ
structions of similar character will
be found. Messrs. Warfeld and
Rudolph have volunteered to re-
move the trees al Burnt Island. If
the owners of land along the river
will follow their example we will
certainly go to Port Royal before
many days. 1t is not expected for
the land owners to go into an elabo-
rate cutting of overhanging trees,
but to remove only the impossible
distractions, like those at Burnt
Island. After we have demonstrated
the feasibility of Red river naviga-
ton we can ON a larger scale COM
mence the improvement of the
stream.
The day we made the trip to
Burnt Island there was only seven
feet of water on Harpeth shoals; on
the shoals above Mr.. Warfield's res
idence we found six and half feet,
and 1 don't think we would have
found less than five feet to Port
Royal. There are but few places
that the Matt Gracey could not turn
about with ease. The current is
about the same as that of Cumber-
land river. and, with the fish-dams
removed (Which cannot be done I'M
til summer), l am satisfied regular
trade could be established between |
GAINESVILLE and Port Royal. AS |
soon as / am informed of the re-
mOval of the distractions at Burnt |
Island / will invite the press and |
business men of GAINESVILLE to make
the trip with me. Yours respect
fully. F. P. GRACEY.
GAINESVILLE, March 18th, 1873.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

THE residence of the late w. NJ.
Stewart, about three miles from
this city, was destroyed by fire on
Tuesday evening last, together with
ten other buildings. Mr.. J. c. Will
COX had rented the place for the
present year, and was cleaning up
the back yards and burning the
brush and trash when a spark
caught on top of the kitchen, and in
a few minutes the dwelling was in
flames. The dwelling was insured
for 81, 900, in the London Assurance
Corporation, but this will not near
cover the loss. Mr.. WilcOx's loss,
in furniture, clothing, &C., will
amount to between two and three
hundred dollars.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

WE very much regret one of the
transactions of the City BOARD this
week. A motion was made to put
in force the law against Sunday tip
pling, which was negativcd. 1t was
opposed, not because the Board was
in favor of countenancing the viola
ton of the law, but because it was
believed that convictions could not
be had in it and the city would have
to pay costs on its prosecutions.
With the aid of a friend, of high le-
gal attainments, we propose, next
week, to state the exact status of the
law on this subject, both State and
Municipal, together with decisions
under it in the courts. Our an
nalysis will be given next week.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

OS Tuesday, the 5th inst, a fire
occurred at Hot Springs, Aarkansas,
which came near destroying the en-
tire town. One hundred and fifty
buildings, including hotels, printing
offices, telegraph Office, bath houses,
business houses and residences were
DESTROYED.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

WE call attention to the adver-
1isement of the Anchor Publishing
Company. They want agents for
1.-The Great Awakening" a new
and handsomely illustrated book,
containing a history of the Murphy
movement, and other interesting
reading. Agents should secure ter
g.itory Immediately.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
COUNTY ELECTION
ArGrST BID. 1873.

We are authorized TO announce JOHN II.
NARARI,E as a candidate for County Court
clerk at the ensuing August election. te"
We are authorized TO announce r. IL
WILLIAMS as "a candidate for County Court
Clerk at the next August election.
Sept. -, lS77-te
We are authorized to announce JOHN ii.
MASON as a candidate for SheTli OF MONT
.somery county, at the August election.
Feb q, iSTS-te.
We are authorized to announce JAMES
T. MOSELEY as candidate for re-eiecJion
for the office of sheriff Mt the ensuing august
election. Feb. D, 1S7S-te.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

THE residence of Mr.. J. p. Link,
near Nashville, who recently mar
ried Miss Lizzie Crozier, of this city,
was destroyed by fire last Saturday
night. Mr.. Link and his wife were
on visit to this city when the fire
occurred. The property was partly
covered by insurance.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

c. s. DANIEL & BRO, of the
Eclipse Livery Stable, received an
other ear load of horses and mules
the first OF this week. Among them
are some very fine saddle and har-
ness horses. Call and examine
them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

THE March number of the Ladies'
Pearl, edited and published by Rev.
s. L. Chestnut, Nashville, Tenn,
lies on our table. 1t is replete with
original stories and choice literature.
Price - 10 per annum, in advance.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

THE Cheatham County Plain
dealer SAYS 'The area of land sown
i'm wheat in Cheatham county this
year is greater than ever before, and
generally looks WELL"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

WE call attention to the meeting
of the Christian Temperance Union,
announced for next Tuesday night,
at Melodeon Hall. Matters impor-
tant to the community will be
brought into consideration and it is
hoped that the attendance will be
large. The impulse recently given
tothis community, in favor of united
opposition to all causes favOring in
temperance, must not be suffered to
bea transient one; it nearly concerns
the whole people of GAINESVILLE to
render it the means of permanent
reformation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

OK sale at Owen & MoOre's, "The
Standard dollar" a pamphlet by
Daniel f. Wright, NJ. D., Ed. of the
GAINESVILLE CHRONICLE, price p
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

IT is estimated that the city
schools of Nashville now have a
daily attendance of $500 pupils, an
increase of about /, 900 within three
wears.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

THE Teachers Institute of Mont
gomery county will be held in the
basement Of the Methodist Church,
ia this city, on Thursday and Fri
day, March 22d and 23d. Let every
teacher in the county attend.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

DoN'T fail to attend Mr.. Waiter
sons lecture at Franklin Hall on
the night of the Goth inst. 1t is sell
dom that you have an opportunity
of hearing so able a lecturer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

PERSONS wanting any thing in
the drug line would do well to read
the special notices of j. +. Warfield,
i'm another column.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

y LODGE of Knights of Pythias
was organized at Gallatin last week
with twenty-five charter members.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

Mr.. HUGH DUNIOP, highly re-
speCted citizen of our city, died at
his residence near this city last
Tuesday evening. He was for a
long while connected with the to-
bacco business here, and accumu-
Stated quite fortune.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

THE Building and Loan Associa-
zion will loan to its members on
Wednesday, the 18th inst, two
thousand dollars. All proposals to
6e in writing and handed to the
Secretary.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

When loaded bV shipper, or at his expense.
Except from Sadlersville these rates apply
only TO tobacco consigned to C7drkSriIe and
must not be applied to tobacco going to East
eTn points via Guthrie. G. II. CROSBY,
General Freight Agent.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

OUR former partner, Mr.. j. 4.
Grant, has been in the country for
the past week, during which time,
we are glad to be able to state, his
health has greatly improved. He
was able on Wednesday last to ride
horseback for a mile without much
fatigue. We trust that the improve
ment will continue until he is per-
manently cured.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

PAINTS, Oils, Varnishes and Glass
cheap at ]. F. Warfields.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

DIR. CLARK A. MINER leaves to-
morrow Saturday night for Hop
kinsville. He will return to this
city about April 1st.