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ton with the consent of both contestants.
What is thought in circles irGucntcd by Ny.
Potter Of a man who olt,.rS 10 submit to arbi-
tration and rcpudlatcs the decision, if it hap
pens TO be against him, or of a card-pIaycf
who .,natches the stakes when he lc'cS
During the debate on the CREATION OF the
Commission of Fifteen. the point that they
were to decide whether Congress had any
power 10 ego behind the returns came np
again and again, and it explained Iii til"
clcarcst possible manner. by Democrats like
Mr.. Thurman. as well a, by Republicans like
Mr. Frrlinghuyscn and Mr. EGmunds. that this
was one of the very first ISSUES tie C0lnihs-
SION WIS intended To settle. The late senator
Morton made il an objection to ihc Eicct0ra!
Commission Bill that this question was sub
mittcd 10 its arbitration. Senator Thurman
declared that he hoped and believed the Com
mission would decide 10 go behind the re-
turns but ne was content to leave
the question of authority to do 80 to
their decision. And when the bill was at
length passed, the fifteen commissioners were
invested with 1.-the same powers u any.
possessed by Congress- to inquire INT" the
honesty of the returns presented by the rec
ognizcd officers of the States. Thus then the
very essence OF ;hc dispute. the very contro-
ycrsy which Mr. Potter now raises was sub
miticd IL arbitration by general agreement,
and the arbItratGrs, after long Discussion.
decided tha, the action of the state auth0r-
ties was final. and that Congress could not
authorize the Commission to " 90 behind the
"rcturn>," since Congress had no such power
itself.
If the decision had been the other way. the
Republicans would have submitted without
question We do not believe that an honest
investigation Of the election III Louisiana,
Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi, Oregon
etc, could have overthrow Mr.. llaycSs cleo
ton bat an invcstigaton-as the ID moclats
well knew-woUld have been prolonged so a.
to prevent the declaration of any result, and
To throw the choice of President
into the House of Representatives. The
publican party. thoroughly honest and
conservative in its respect Tor law.
would have submitted to that wrong
if the committee of arbitration had decided
against it, Now we should like to know from
Mr. Potter with what face he can act other
wise when the decision chances 10 have been
against him Was the Democratic party sin
ccrc when it promised to leave this question
70 the Electoral Commission or was II only
lying To gain time "Scnd this question to the
Commissions" the rcyolutioni>,s seem To have
said "if it decide, for IA, all right; if il de
cidcS against us. we will refuse 10 pay That
is the conduct Of bullcs and sWndlyrs.
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NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY, MAY '' ioeo

and thc measure rs it stands il not one OF
much practical importance. IL resumption Il
accommodated at all the Treasury VIII DE COM
n,ljrd tn keen in balance, and ont OF acflve CIR
cpI,tiop. rs large an amount Of leyaI-tenders
~ may be necessary to hold the rest ut par.
Dcing this. il will virtually render the Dill
imperative. Unless ihc President makes hlS'e
to sign the bill tomorrow, 1t cannot take erect
during the month of May, and the retirement
of about 81 100000 in lc%a-tendcrS, re-
duircd by existing laws, will be the duty Of
the Secretary of thc Treasury. If he judges
that retirement undesirable, he should advise
the President to give the bill effect by sigh
inc it before Che close Of the month.
The return, of foreign and domestic trade
continue peculiarly favorable. During the
month of April merchandise exports eX-
cardrd imports by 81 81 l,OTl, against only
&l.13S.116 in Apni last year, and tie I'M
norts exceeded the exports of specie by Tl,96?,-
33J, whereas in April last year the exports
exceeded the imports of specie by $685.
95l. Thus the favorable change amounts TO
$26. 800, 900 on the business OF single
month. During the ten months endln&
AuIil 30, the excess of merchandise cN-
ports was 1927, 625,4il, against only
SIjG.5tl,1GS last year. This remarkable
baaucc III favor OF tins country goes far to
explain the decline OF gold 1t appears, also,
that the movement during the month OF May
has been nearly as remarkable, though full
returns are not yet made. The unprecedented
shipments of grain from Chicago and Mil
waukcc show that there is no reason as yet
t. expect turn of foreign trade against tins
country. The large purchases OF vessels and
arms 10y Russia viii also have a considerable
effect upon oar foreign balance during this
month and June
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-31

price with labor during the last two years
the most important items of meat, bread and
butter retain very nearly the same rate which
they held during the war.
Now what is to be done? 1t is not only
the liborng man in the city who is thrown
out Of work, or works on halt-time, but that
vast class who made their living by catering
TO the luxurious tastes OF the rich. The rich
M rule, have cut OFF One-half their
Injuries, and there is not u trade to which
this economy has not given staggering blow.
Here is a man, then, who i'm 1874 earned say
81 600 and kept his wife and three or four
children on it comfortably. Now he earns
800. The children need more clothes, more
food his wife is breaking down under
hard work. The fiat which they rent costs
S1GO, fuel $40, clothes. furniture, sundries.
etc, cost $3.50, which leaves So weekly to feed
seven people, all except the mother as yet
hearty and hungry. Any practical hOusekeeper
knOws that, if the seven people have ordinary
appatites, il cannot be done in NewYOrk. 1t
will be simply a long hand-to-hand fight with
starvation, the worst Of The struggle falling
upon the women. Look at the thin, hunger
bitten faces of the thousands of wives and
mothers of this class whom you meet on the
Bowcry or in the cheap shops every day, if
you want to know who is fighting the wolf
the hardest. What is the man to do ,
We answer, leave NewYOrk ; go where he
can get bread, and plenty OF it, for his children
But he is a lawyer, clerk, tradcsman-he
knows nothing about farming He can learn
and if trade or profession refuses to yield him
a living, let HIM go back to the earth. which
will. No need for him TO go West or even
to the South, though that in the end would
be the wiSest course. The $3.50 which ho
pays for his four rooms in a wretchcd locality
would rent a house on some quiet Jersey or
Penn fylyania river, and acres enough to feed
and clothe his family abunhlntly. In the city the
educated man is selling now his intelligence.
his bone and muscle at the lowest price, and
playing game with death for every meal in
the country, bone muscle and intelligence are
at par always. As tor labOring men, in Della
ware and Pennsylvania through the whole of
last Summer farmers were IN need of steady
workmcn aud could not get them. Now is the
time to make this change. A month later 1t
will not be successful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-31
POLITICAL NOTES.

Mr.. Key may be failure rs a Southern adviser,
but he will prove to be a iirst-class prophet.
Truth "squashed TO earth will get up again and
even Il secret fraud committee can't stop her,
Darkness cannot give the quckencd conscience
witnesses an appearance OF respectablhty. Dark
Hess does not conceal smell.
Ben Hill SAYS Mr.. Key has simply landed himself
high AID dry in the Republican camp THIS would
seem to indicate that the Postmaster-Gencral has
got in ont of the wet.
The Iowa Democrats are as pugnacious rs tho
party always ~ in State which is hopce. sly
against them. They are always willing TO dccarca
war Tor some other fellow 10 fight.
Ii pleases the Northern Democratic editor TO
speak contemptuously of Mr.. Key as an "errins
brother" because he once had the courage 70 say 40
thought the Rebellion mistake. The Northern
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-31
YONOR IN POLIiICS.

Mr.. Potter personally is an honorable gentle
man, and because he is incapable Of any sort
of rascaity in his private transactions, we are
asked to believe that every political move
ment to which he lends bIs support must also
he honest and reputable. Let us see.
He tells Us in his published letter that the
purpose Of the investigation which he has just
set on foot is to inquire into the regularity Of
the election in two of the Southern Statcs,-to
"g 20 behind the returns" presented by Louis
lana and Florida to the Electoral Commission,
and il evidence of fraud is found, to prepare
the way for action by Congress to remedy the
wrong conmlttcd; off there be no such legal
"rcmedy existing" then it is proposed that
Congress shall provide one, and make "a legal
determination thereafter" of the vcxcd qucs-
ton of the Presidential title In other words,
what the Democratic party wished Congress to
do in the Spring Of 1877, and what tribunal
specially created by both parties in Congress
to decide the case solemny judged that Con-
gress had no authority to do, Mr. Potter In
tends that 1t shall do now. He means not
only to reopen the question of the Presidents
title, which has been settled beyond any posi-
bility of lawful disturbance by the regular and
unOppOsed Inauguration, and the acquiescence
of every department of the Government and
all parties among the people; but he under
takes to revive the chief issue In the electoral
controversy which was disposed Of by arbitra-
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Leaving all other considerations out OF the
question. his venerable years, spOtless character
and high station make him what The EreHing
Post was right in calling him" New lork's
" first citizen" and Ncw-YOrk could i'll spare
him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-31

An extraordinary Outrage upon the grave is
reported from Indiana. The body of the late
President Illliison's son va, stolen from the
resting-j lace in which il had just been iaid
and was unexpectedly discovered by the dead
mans son in q dissectingroom under most
shocking circumstances. \ jail yawns for
some of these robbers of the tomb.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-31

No pains should be spared to bring to JUS
tice the m.cr,ants who placed Instructions
on the Prospect Park and Coney Island Rail-
road, and thereby wrecked a train, killing
five or six persons The train was not run to
carry passengers, and had only laboling men
on board. Hence the crime could scarcely
have been committed for the sake of plumber !;
its motive has probably been malice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-31

Even the heavy rains of yesterday did not
interfere to any great extent with the exer-
cises of Decoration Day, though they took
something from their beauty and i'm
pressiveness. The parade in this city
was exceptionally fine, in spite Of
the Indictment weather, and reports from all
parts of the Union show that, though the
same unfricndy sky covered almost the whole
North, there was a marked growth, as here, in
the popular observance of this beautiful cere-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-31

The controversy over the condition of the
streets, which may before il is concluded
disquafy some of our Aldermen from again
holding public Office, has drawn attention TO
the extent of the distractions which block up
business thorOughfarcs. An article, printed
elsewhere, shows how between the store
keepers, who think the public has no rights
and the squatters, who look upon all sidewalks
az their private property, the pedestrian is
left with scarcely place to put his feet, UNI
less il he IN the already oycrcrOwded street
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-10-26
why "A Boston Girl Painted.
Rockland Courier.

A Boston man and his esthetic
daughter are spending the summer
in this city. Last evening they
were sitting on the front piazza
when the father requested the
daughter to read him the evening
paper:
queried the Boston girl, as she
opened the paper.
"Read the European news" re-
sponded the father.
The Boston girl began: "It was
rumOred that BeacOnstield would
not accept the decoration of the''-
and then she blushed adeep red and
stopped.
Proceed" said the father, after
a pause.
AZ cannot" returned the Boston
girl, blushing still deeper.
"Why nOt?" inquired the father,
in some surprise.
because I do not like to-" re-
piled the Boston girl, painfully.
"Nonsense ~ exclaimed the faith
er, sternly; read the item, I tell
you"
The Boston girl caught up the
paper in desperation, stared at it in
stony manner, attempted to speak
and tainted dead away.
When she had been restored and
the excitement had subsidized, the
father took the paper out behind
the house, turned to the dreadful
item and read:
at is rumored that Beaconsfield
will not accept the decoration of
the garter"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-10-26
Inlpertinence nebnked.

Shortly after his retirement from
the Presidential chair, John Tyler
was elected rOad-master of the Vir-
ginia village in which he resided.
The election, secured by political
opponents, was intended to annoy
the eX-President. He, however, ac-
cepted the Office, and so vigorously
discharged its duties-making the
farmers work out or pay their road
taX-that he was requested to re-
sign. "Gentlemen," said the ex-
President, in substance, to his perSe-
cutOrs, 81 never refuse an office and
l never resign" The anecdote was
recalled by the following incident {:
AT town meeting in Vermont a
clergyman was nominated, by way
of a joke, by some of the boys, to
the position of "hog constable"
He accepted the nomination with
the following little telling speech /:
"My friends, / came here as a
shepherd to his sheep, but if you
have all become hogs, it is highly
proper that | should accept the posi-
ton of hog constable"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-10-26
Monday, November IL, 1878,

VIM. Overton's life interest in the following
tracts of land:
said Overton's home tract, bounded as
follows: Beginning at a black jack with
black jack and post pointers in n. l.. Merri-
wether's north boundary line, running
thence north with Hector r. Vests line 224
poles to a post oak sapling; thence west
with the line of the tract purchased by said
OveTton of b. wilkins 1856 poles to a red oak
with red oak pointers thence south l27 poles
to post oak and black oak and black oak
pointers; thence west 80 poles to an ash
and while hickory thence south So poles to
a red oak; thence west III poles to a black
jack thence south I26 poles to a black jack
thence east 297 poles 10 two sweet gums
thence north % poles to a double white
oak thence east 1856 poles to a black oak
thence east 2O6 poles to the beginning; con-
tanning by estimation S63 acres.
Also the tract purchased by said OVertOn
of b. Wilkins, and bounded as follows:
Beginning at Shadrack Trammell'S south
poles south OF Barker and Child'S southwest
corner, running thence with Vests boun-
dairy line ll21% poles to the north boundary
line of said VIM. OVerton'S first mentioned
tract thence west with his line as poles to
a stake, passing said Overton's corner AZ
poles; thence north ll21a poles to black
oak, the southwest corner ofsaid Trammells
tract thence east 42S poles to the beginning;
containing 800 acres by estimation, De the
same more or less.
Levied on as the property OF VIM. Oyerton
to satisfy a judgment in favor OF VIM. H.
JAMES E. MOSELEY, Sheriff.
Oct. 49, 1S7S-tdsprfSl2 co.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-10-26

her head rested easily and lightly
upon my breast, when all Of a sud-
den Jared Banks sprang into the
room, uttering fearful Oaths, and
denouncing me as a vile hypocriti-
cal scoundrel, unworthy longer of
his esteem and friendship, and
drew back his arm with clenched
fist, as though he intended to deal
the death blow. Lou in the mean
time shielded me with her arms,
and said to Jared, "Jared, strike
me, if you think it will add dignity
to the time-honOred name of a
Banks, or even. assuage the pent up
anger of imaginary wrong, but
spare, oh, spare, him, who is your
invited guest, him who is guiltless
of any wrong, and who is now, APP
parently lying near the threshold
of eternity"
At this juncture, in came MIR.
Banks and my mother, and forced
Jared unwillingly from the room.
After peace was seemingly re-
stored, / had long talk with my
mother, or rather we had a council
of war, and after mature delibera-
ton, we, that is, my step-mother
and myself, came TO the unanimous
conclusion, that discretion, in some
cases, is the better part of valor,
and this really seemed to be one of
| the cases, hence we determined to
retreat early next morning in as
good order as we could under the
/ circumstances.
Early next morning my mother
informed Mr.. Mr.. B. of our inten-
ton of returning home. The kind
hearted old gentleman shed tears OF
regreat at the unmanly conduct OF
his sou, and said in view of the
surroundings, he attached no blame
to Us for our hasty departure. Jared
was not present when we took Oul
leave. Old Mr.. Banks looked the
picture of humiliation and wound
ed pride, while Mrs. Banks chatted
as gaily as though our stay had
been of the most pleasant character
| met Lou in the hall, and OF
what sad changes had been effected
in one short nigh. Lou, nay Lou
though care-worn and pale, looked
sweet in her melancholy detection
and purity of heart. | can only
think of her now as the delicate
rose, torn and shredded by the win
try blast, bowling to misery and &C
cumulated wrong like the slende
reed to the gathering tempest.
But I will not dwell longer upOI
this part of my story, yet the sad
deSt part is yet to tell.
When we returned home my all
mar Is assumed "A tVDhO-malaria
form, and for three months l wa
: PROSTATE and for the most part de
Iirious and unconscious. Upon m!
cOnvaIescence L inquired of m!
mother about Lou. But before sh
answered l knew it all, Lou, M!
Lou, had been called up Higher b,
the ever living Father, where n
tears are shed on account of man.
inhumanity to man.
New Providence, Tenn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-10-26
Friendship.

Whatever happens never fOrsake
a friend. When enemies gather,
when sickness falls on the heart,
when the world is dark and cheer
less, is the time to try true friend
ship. They who turn from the
scenes of distress betray their hy-
pocrisy, and prove that interest
only moves them. If you have a
friend who loves you, who has
studied your interest and happiness
be sure to sustain him in adversely.
Let him see that his love was not
thrown away. Real fidelity may
be rare, but it eXists-in the heart.
They only deny its worth and pow
er who never loved a friend or la
bored to make friend happy.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-10-26


/ received your letter requesting
me to write up some "reminiscences
of GAINESVILLE. 1t is not convenient
for me to do so at present, but as
you have voracious appetite in .
that way, 1 will give you an item
by way of a lunch in advance.
Much has been said about tramps |
of late, which recalls to my memo
ry the greatest tramping expedition
that ever passred through this coun-
try. 1t occurred in the year 1927 or
'2S. sThe exodus came from the
southwest. For many weeks it was
tramp, tramp, tramp. Their gene
raj course was northwest. They
were as irresistible as an avalanche
coming down a mountain. Their
number was Legion. A mathemat-
ical calculation would have been
time lost, as it was beyond the in
telIectuaI power of man TO compute
their number. As no obstacle could
impede their progress, they contin-
ued to tramp, tramp. They pos
sessed no baggage of any sort, and
were without provisions. They did
not however, infest the towns, es-
pecially GAINESVILLE. They confin-
ed their peregrinations to the coun-
try, where they committed great
depredations, an immense loss to
the country citizens, and created
great alarm. Finally Is chivalric
young men of GAINESVILLE met to-
gether at the Jackson hotel, kept by
Capt. Lockert, and resolved to arm
and equip themselves and march
to the relief of their suffering fellow
citizens. The forces were divided
into two columns each-the cam
paign to end the second day, and
report at headquarters the result OF
the expedition, when a grand sup
per would be prepared. As scalp
ing was an art well understood in
those days, each party was required
to scalp their victims and produce
the scalps at headquarters as evil
dence and trophies of victory
which, together with a few brought
in with their scalps intact, amount
ed to eleven hundred. Yet this
defamation of the aggregate mum.
Der still in the field, seemed tOmake
no impression on the enemy, fol
they still continued TO tramp and
devastate the country to the great
terror of the inhabitants, who
knowing that, everything has al
end, became at last perfectly pass
i've, and patiently awaited the re
suit.
The above tramps were of the
= cry squirrel genius-a few fox SUR
rels, some black, others red, were
intermixed. 1t was supposed that
these were the master squirrels con
Quoting the expedition, and were
as large as half-grown cats. None
of them were indigenous to thi:
part of the country. From whence
they came, or whittier they went
has been a mystery to this day.
The above is all that | know about
them. Sometime after their exit
learned from a traveller that he met
them at the Ohio river, preparing
to cross over. The ranks were t.
tramp the waters, but the officers
who, according to custom, had pre-
cedence, We're furnished each witt
a chip. After taking their posi-
tiOns, and gracefully curving theil
narratives to the breeze, were watt
ed safely over, dry-shOd. 1t wa
supposed that myriads of the pri
Yates were drowned. They ough
to have had more sense than t.
have been in the ranks.
W. r. B.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-10-26
Monday, November II, 1878,
Administrative Notice.

Having qualified as Administrative of the
estate of y. J. Mills, deceased, all persons
having claims against said estate are hereby
notified to present them, duly authenti-
or they will be forever barred. All persons
owing said estate are requested TO Settle at
once. MRS. NJ. f. MILLS,
October 70, lS7S-itH Administrative.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-10-26
0ct,, Nov, Dec, '78.
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We promise everyone who buys from us
the value of his money. Come and see.
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Good Winter OVercOatS.....-....-.. 90 to ~ w
Good Winter Undershirts......... % to W
Good Winter Colt. F. Drawers. 60 to 0O
Good Umbrellas for Ladies and
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Substantial Jeans Pants and CheVIOtt
Shirts for Laborers, and many other things
of value to be sold very cheap for cash.