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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-07-27
FOR SALE.

On MONDAY, SEPT ?, 1878, we WI sell
to the highest bidder, for division of the
same, the We'll property on Strawberry
street, now occupied by Louis Michel.
TERMs-Onc-third cash, balance on 9. u,
Is and q months credit, and lien retained.
No personal security required.
WINFIELD, ROACH & co.
July p, lS7S-6t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-07-27
Brick for Sale.

We have $50 thousand good Brick which
we offer on the market at the lowest market
price. Call and examine them before pur-
chasing. Apply mt yard on Franklin street,
near toll gate.
CHAS. ARBEGUST & co.
July q, lS7S-lt@
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-07-27

Remaining at the GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Post
Office, Saturday, July 81, 1878. Ifnot called
for in thirty days, will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-07-27

Persons calling for any of the above letters
will please say advertised.
SAM'L REXINGER, p. NJ.
, 1878-05-03
The Pope as Il RefOrmer.

His Holiness Leo NH. has reform
ing character. The spirit of reform thus
far shows itself in the business of the in
terror of the Vatican Court, in cutting
down expenses and abolishing old Gus
toms that require large sums of money.
His Holiness says, very wisely, he does
dot know what the contributions Of the
faithful may amount to in the future,
therefore it behOoves them all to be pru-
dent. Cardinal Catarini, who announced
the election to the people, was entitled
by old custom to handsome fee for that
act, but he will not be allowed to receive
any. The Guardia Mobile and certain
other officials of the Vatican received
in past times, when Pope died and n
new one elected, so many pounds OF wax
according TO their rank. AS large guam
titles of wax are used in the various re-
ligious ceremonies, it is very valuable,
and this gift is equivalent to money.
This old custom is discontinued by order
of His Holiness. The officials and clerks
of the Dateria, from the Cardinal at its
head down to the lowest employe, have
always been entitled to double years
salary at the coronation of a new Pope.
Thislalso is forbidden. The Chapter OF
St. Peter sent in an account Of round
sum of 100000 francs, which, it said, was
intended to pay all bills for the papal
funeral. The Pope pushed the paper
aside and requested that all the bills with
the items should be brought to him and
he would pay them.
The first Protestant blessed by the Pope
was Mr.. John Il. How, of Boston.
1t is well known that Plus TX. OBJ
iected to the kissing of the muia, or shoe,
and preferred to have the ring kissed.
The present Pope extended the muld
more willingly than the hand, not at the
private audience, but at public one.
This extention of the mula is an old
custom, older than the kissing of the
ring, but is an ungraceful one. The
Pope is tall, slender man. His white
soutane is much too large for him, thus
when he held it up, stood on one foot
and extended the other, on which was
the red mul0 or cross EN- broidered pOntiH-
cal slipper, to be kissed, he looked very
awkward, and the PROSTATE pilgrims
were most unpleasant to the eyes. He is
very thin and pale; the white soutane
makes him still paler. 1t is said he suf
fers from an affection of the heart, but
he looks wiry and energetic. His eyes
are very light, they have no sparkle in
them, and his features are hard. There
are heavy lines in his face, but he has a
kind smile and a thoughtful expression
that is attractive.-Anne BrcwSter, in tie
N. Y. World.
, 1878-05-03
Traits Of the Artist Turner

1t is said that once Turner had ;ru;.,
a gentleman to dine with him nWu r".
occurrence indeed. Now it happenoS
that the same day nobleman was tp r,tJeu n;ua
a dinner, at which he desired th. ooa S"e
pany OF both Turner and his friena
Hearing of Turner's previous epoacamon.
he concluded it would be polite to Cai,
and explain matters and tender bis !"
vitation to the artist in person, the otbo. w.
gentleman having already occon,e5 orae5
conditlonally. Turner accordingly W..
waited upon, and accepted the ipyito,;on'
after little demur. "Well, if Imnst 7
s'pose | must; but" Before he baa
time to complete the sentence, his fathas
who had been listening while preparino,
canvas for the son, perhaps dreaiino loo.
any hesitation should necessitate the din '
ncr at home, thrust open the door, and
without any disguise of his own FEELINGS
exclaimed, $50, Billy, 60! The mutton
needn't be cooked, Billyw A dinner
cooked in Queen Anne street would bavo
caused an alarm in the neiyhborbood.
for to have seen anything beyond tbs
feeblest curl Of smoke attempting ~
straggle and escape from Turner's chin,
neys would have raised cry of "Firen
The old man used to strain and yarni,h
his sons canvases, and Turner would ssv
laughingly, "Father begins and finishes
all my pictures" He was little, thin
old man, very short, and endowed with
uncommon loquacity. He had funpv
habit of jumping up and down on hiss
toes, which caused many visitor at the
gallery in Queen Anne street, of which
the old man took charge, to pause in
amazement. Soon after Turner went to
live at Twickenham, friend met the old
man, very disconsolate, in Queen Anne
street. The cost Of riding up daiy TO
open the gal cry was weighing on bis
heart, and life was embittered to him bv
thought of the expenditure. The same
friend met him week after. He was
very happy, and jumping up and down
on his toes with his usual vivacity. "Wby,
look e here" said he, II have found a
way at last of coming up cheap from
Twickenham. | found out where the
market gardeners baited their horses;I
maui Pilchus Win onc on clll, anu now,
for glass O. gin day, he brings me up
in his cart on top Of the vegetables.h
One can imagine the father of the now
wealthy painter riding astride of heap
Of cabbages, and the grim amusement of
the son thereat. There was great af.
fection between the two, and one of the
reasons Turner gave for selling the place
at Twickenham was, that dad" was
always working in the garden and catch.
ing cold. The old man died in 1880, and
Turner mourned his loss with so much
feeling that he was depressed in spirit and
unable to paint for some months. He
was buried in Covent Garden Church, and
the son erected n monument there to the
memory Of both father and MOTHER
Hdrper's Magazine.
, 1878-05-03
European Ignorance.

One of the foremost monthlies, which
we'll represents the literature and learning
of Germany, in an article on railways,
written by university professor, at
tributed to "a speech of President In
coln in the Senate of the United States"
the astounding statement, that Sin build
ing railway, it was better to finish the
road rapidly, because, though such i'm
mature work would cost more lives, it
would hasten the development of the
country l wrote to the editor that Mr..
Lincoln never was in the Senate; that,
excepting in the case of the Pacific road
the Senate had nothing to do with rail-
ways; and though Mr.. LiDcolp had once
urged the rapid and vigorous prosecution
of the aoar, on the ground that the saliva.
ton of the Union would infinitely over
balance all present cost and loss, he was
utterly incapable of thus stalking human
life against the gains of railroad. The
editor promised to make the correction
but Just then an American newspaper at
Berlin made a squib upon his article, to
the effect that, on the occasion referred
to alexander Hamilton, Senator from
Toronto, had replied to Mr.. Lincoln with
grea, eloquenCe and power" The be-
wildered German GeIehrte hereupou sent
me the paragraph, which he took to be
serious, and said Though | have much
confidence in your knowledge, suspect
that my allusion to Mr.. Lincola was cor
rect, since the accompanying paragraph,
which gives evidence of minute accuracy,
confirms my statement" l was obliged
to answer, "My dear sir, don't you see
that this paragraph is making a fool of
you2 Don't you know that Toronto is in
Canada? that Hamilton was never in the
SenateS and that he was killed five years
before Lincoln was born? rn?"-Thompson' s
United States as q Nation.
, 1878-05-03

croNning act IF the performance WA, to
pound up some ga,, very fine and put it
in his nosriIs. When they arrived at
this stage the animal felt that he had
reached point at which forbearancc
ceased to bc virtue. An clement of in.
dignaton mingled with his mystifcation
lie gave one bound and off he started
Brwildcred and annoyed by the swathings
around him, be fled faster and faster
clearing fences and bitches As he went
while the simple ruNtiCs on his path
stopped work to gaze at the strange spec.
tacIe OF u horse 81 aCCoutered. He rOamed
wild through the country several days,
spreading astonishment and amusement
wherever he went. At the end of that
time he returned home, with bits of the
carpet and Counterpane hanging about
him. He never developed any further
symptoms Of epizootic, nor did the young
ladies ever develop any further taste for
treating that disease.
, 1878-05-03

TIE SOCIETY OF WoMEN.-It is better,
wrote Thackeray,for you to pass an even
ing once or twice week in lady's
drawing-room, even though the convcr-
sation is slow, and you know the girls
song by heart, than in club or tavern,
or pit Of a theatre. All amusements of
youth to which virtuous women are not
admitted, rely on it, are deleterious in
their nature. All men who avoid female
society have dull perceptions, and are
stupid, or have gross tastes, and revolt
against what is pure. Your club swag-
gerers, who are sucking the butt of bill
lard cues all night, call female society in
sipid. Poetry is uninspiring to a Jockey I;
beauty has no charms for blind man !;
music does not please poor beast who
does not know one tune from another
but as a pure epicure is scarcely tired of
watersauCes and brown bread and butter,
| protest can sit for a whole night talk.
ing with well-regulated, kindly woman
about her girl Fanny or her boy Frank,
and like the evenings entertainment.
One of the great benefits a man may de-
rive from woman's society, is that he is
bound to be respectful to her. The habit
is OF great good to your moral men, de.
pend upon it. Our education makes us the
most eminently selfish men in the world.
, 1878-05-03

KEEPING UP APPEARANCEs.-A mem
Der Of the sanitary police force came
across boy the other day who was
wheeling home load Of oyster cans anu
bottles, and curious to know what use
the lad could put them to, he MADE
direct inquiry.
"Going to throw them over INTO our
back yard" replied the boy. u TOOK
two loads home yesterday"
"But what do you use 'em fort"
"It's trick of the family, grinneu
the lad.
GLOW trick2n
I'D Just as lief tell" continued inc
boy, as he spit on his hands to resume MS
hold of the barrow. "We're gong W
have some reIashuns come in from Tue
country. We may not have much to ea'i
but if they see these cans and bottles anu
boxes they'll think we've had lS'el',
champagne, figs and nuts till we've g 60;
tired of em and are living on bread anu
taters for healthy change"
The officer scratched his ear Ikea lnuu
who had received new idea.-De''0''
Free Press.
, 1878-05-03

The WoRKINGwoMEN' HOTEL The
wishes of the great Irish merchant, A. Il.
Stewart, are being faithfully carried out
by his widow and Judge Hilton. The
"Women's Hotel, on the corner of Fourth
avenue and Thirty-second and Thirty
Ihird streets, founded by the late Alexan-
der L. Stewart, is now almost completed,
and will soon be formally opened by IL
grand reception. Everything about the
vast ediiice is finished, with the exception
of the painting in fifty Of the rooms and
part of the last coating on the exterior.
The ground covered by the building com
prises sixteen lots formerly occupied by
the locomotive shops of the Hudson River
Railroad. 1t is little more than 200
feet square, and is seven stories in height.
1t is almost perfect cube of immense
proportions. Some idea of the magni-
tude of the building may be gained from
the fact that the flagstaff upon its top
front, and which is accurately proper
toned to the size Of the edtice, is 73 feet
high. The structure is absolutely fire.
proof. 1t contains 502 private rooms Its
library already contains $500 volumes,
and the parlors have several pianofortes.
The cost of the building so far has been
$2,000,O00, and yet Judge Hilton pro-
poses to give the very best board and &C
commodations to bona fde working wom-
en- for $3.50 a weekly. Y. Suaddy
Dem Cydt.
, 1878-05-03

LIFE IN CoNsTANTlNoPLE.-T The peo-
pie of Constantinople are not yet re-
lieved from their tension. Wild rumoH
gain best growth at nightfalI, and every.
body retires in the most excited condition
to be calmed in the morning by new ex-
plantations. The city is now held in check
by firm hand, which may be that Of
Ahmed Vefik Pasha, but which bears a
strong resemblance to that of the
irTepressible Mahmoud Damad, who is
again attaining favor in high places.
The Government is in constant agony
Of fear lest some of the fiery patriots of
the city should take up bushwhacking
Russian soldiers, and so precipitate that
seizure Of the city which would force the
Sultan TO leave. There are plenty Of
Turks who openly denounce the Sultan
as Russian Giaour, and although there
is no reason to apprehend an outbreak,
one cannot help feeling that each day OF
quiet is more than we could expect
There are fiery bigots here who believe
and publicly declare that the holy stand
ard ought to be brought out; that the
Sultan should give all Islam chance OF
getting to heaven by a short cut, with
the alternative of hell in case of disobedl'
ence to the summons of the llhad (holy
war;. These men are the only really hope
full men one sees. Their only hope is that
after peace with Russia they will be able
to throw overheard all European inven,,
tions and return to the Koran pure ana
simple as the rule Of government In
fact, their hope is to wage successful war
against the nineteenth century.-Cor' o.
the NeD York. Tribune
, 1878-05-03

The Chicago Journal says the subject
Of color blindness is causing quite stir
among railway officials in that city at
present, and it is probable that series
of tests will take place at an early day
of the eyes of the engineers of the vari.
Gus railroads. An electric apparatus has
been arranged for the purpose Of testing
the accuracy of engineers optics regard.
ing signals by night or day. The subject
will undoubtedly also interest vessel men
and the travelling public. 1t is claimed
that not few railroad accidents a'e the
result Of color blindness.
, 1878-05-03

PIrTsBURe has 10 glass factories. 90
iron rolling mills, 8 steel rolling mli,s oo
7 white lead factories, and 20 oil rehnetiss;3, .s;.
and the coal mines tributary to tni'
market number 1853.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01
Romance OF n LslnatIC.

New YORK, July s1;-The Stars special
from Albany says: The narrowing tale OF ab-
duction and outrage published by one Of the
New York Journals, last Sunday now turns out
to be q baseless fabrication, elaborated and
palmed off by some clever Bohemian. It ap-
pears that the heroine or victim of the alleged
outrage is Miss Losura, who has been in the
northern part of this State, and in whose
family there is hereditary traits Of insanity.
In her case these traits have also been devel-
oped, and made themselves apparent In nu-
merous escapades and high-fown adventures,
in which she always figured rather equlvo-
cally.
She has for several years travelled good
deal on the different railroads in the State,
and by some means or other contrives to
place herself in some peculiarly dramatic
situation on almost every journey she takes. takes
times in another, but she is careful never to
select the same point twice for her operations.
1t is only lately that the people Of Jersey City,
in fact the whole country, were shocked by a
tale Of horror she disclosed to {; policeman:
The Utica yarn is Identical with the one told
at Trenton short time since. These stories
are as baseless as the veriest romance.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01
ruse xyaIy street Ferrnemt,

NEW YORK, July 3t.-~The SUMS local ar
tiele on the Wall street fernent says The os-
tensibln reason for the decline In Western
stocks is the damage to crops along the line OF
these roads. 1t is estimated that these crops
would not reach within 30 per cent OF the pre-
vious estimates on which the rise was par-
TALLY based. The real reason, however. goes
further back; since d year ago, Gould has
slowly but surely been losing that prestige In
the stock market SO essential to success
While he has occasionally made some bril-
liant strikes he has had to counterbalance
these by some tremendous losses. Not
able among these have been bis Pacific Mail
operations his loss on Michigan Central and
New York Central last fall and Union Pacific
Virtually holding all the Union Pacific stock
he is unable to get rid OF q share OF 1t, and
Boston and New York capitalists want a re-
turn Of their money lent, with Union Pacific
for collateral. No considerable amount OF II
can be sold without breaking stock to twenty
five, and as Gould has little else in his cash
box his alleged failure to effect a loan yester-
day is explained
Pandenonium reigned in the bucket shops.
Three after heavy losses, shut down and re-
fused to do business. In two others the bust
ness transacted was enormous. In one place
in Broad street the ground floors OF no less
than three buildings were occupied by one
concern. in addition to their private office In
another building.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01
WASHINGTON.


WAsH1NeToN, July 31l.-General Superin-
tendent Kimball has just returned from So
lecting sites for the new life-saving stations
on the lakes authorized by Congress. The
sites were selected as follows: On Lake Mich
igan Mt Muskegon, Ludington and Kenosha
on Lake Huron at Sand Beach, aud 81 station
near Port Austin. Superintendent kirnball
was fortunate enough to secure title to the
land seectedssfree OF cost to the government,
except at I4ddington, where the owner Of the
land WAS absent. Otherwise 1t Is not doubted
but he would have donated as literally as the
others.
There Is great interest felt in the service In
the lake region, and o disposition is shown by
the people to render all assistance In their
power. At Chicago arrangements have been
made to render the station more efficient by
the payment Of O regular crew, who will be
on hhnd ut all times during the season OF nav
igation.
Bids were opened to-day for the construc-
tion Of thirteen complete life-saving stations
on the coast Of North Carolina and Virginia
Ten Of these stations are TO be erected ut in
termediate points between existing stations
and three between Little Kinnacutt. N. c., and
Hnttnrns Inlet,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01

The Four Per Gent Loan.

has attended the opening Of the four per cent
loan to popular subscription has been very
gratifying to the Secretary Of the Treasury.
At the close Of business to-day the following
exhibit was made Of the amounts subscribed
for the past four months: April, $4,97g,150;
May $3.50, 800; June, $S,o52, 100; July, S19,-
272 200; total, $50, 1892, 900.
The steady increase indicated is far beyond
the highest estimates that were made at the
time the loan was thrown open to the public
and there are indications that for the next
four months there will be little, If any, falling
off. The Secretary considers the success
which has attended his efforts with these
bonds as one Of the strongest elements in hie
plan for resumption.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01
Election Returns.

LONDON July 31.-A dispatch from Berlin
says in the general election yesterday for
members of the German Parliament the Ma
tional Liberals were successful in Hamburg,
Leipsic and Oupburg.
Socialists were signalIy defeated at Berlin,
losing all the seats in Parliament which they
had gained at the last election.
A dispatch from Berlin states that there is
great anxiety in government circles in conse-
quence of the result Of the general elections
Yesterday, but another dispatch - says Us
and Progressists will be found to
be ilusory, and coalition between Conser-
vatives and Catholics in consideration, OF the
practical repeal Of the Falk laws, will give
Prince Bismarck strong working majority.
The rejection by the electors Of DR.. h Falk K
and Gen. Won Moltke has produced profound
impression. The Social Democrats appear to
have increased their vote in every portion Of
is so divided that supplementary elections
will be necessary. It Is said that votes
for the Social Democratic candidates were
cast by men hitherto unsuspected OF affilia-
tion with that party.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01
BEARS AND BULLS,
TFe wheat Corner I'm Chicaso-Excfte-
meut ON Change.


CHICAGO, July 31.-rhe impression was
s,uite general this morning before the open
ing OF the Board Of Trade, that those who
had been short as q general thing settled
their IDEALS" so that they would come out
even McHenry, of Cooley Il McHenry, said
This was the case with his house, and such
was the statement of others. Mr.. HickOk, OF
A. M. Wright Il Co., believed, however, that
the market had gone up higher than good
many could stand, and that the committee OF
arbitration would be called upon to settle the
differences.
4. The fact of there being such committee
as this has it would seem, exercised whole
some restraint on the wheat spectators OF
Chicago, for at any tine that prices are car
rIed 10 too high, the members have the priv,
ilege Of refusing to settle themselves and
allow the committee to fix a price for them
The result has been that the bulls have
feared to throw the bears back on this alter,
native, and July wheat, while at 81 OF and
81 os in Chicago, yesterday reached even as
+ high as 81 20 in Milwaukee, whose board has
no such rule as this in force.
AT the opening at 8 80 a. m. the same rush
Z ing rabble that usually holds sway took pos.
session Of the room set apart for their specla!
antics, but the noise and excitement was nc
more than ordinary. The opening price this
morning was ST 09. The report from Liver
pool that wheat was very quiet produced, l. nc
more effect than it has in days before. Inc
Milwaukee corner is still forcing. wheat up
opening this morning at 81 20. This was en-
eouraging to the bulls.
The weather report to-day, however, was
favorable to the bears, as it promised the
# farmers better prospect of a good CROP but
these exterior influences appeared to produce
no affect.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01

SOUTHWEST PASS, July 81, 6 p. m.--Barorn-
eter $3.50. Wind southeast, light. Weather
cloudy.
Arrived: American schooner Geo. Peabody
Demetrio master, 10 days from Tuxpan, with
cargo Of cedar, to Fatjo u Go.
Sailed United States steam launch Survey
Port EADs, July 81, s p. m.-Wind east
southeast, fresh. Weather clear.
Arrived: American schooner Jacob NJ. Has
keIl, Robins master, 30 days from Bath, Me-,
with d cargo Of ice. to A. K. Miller Il co.
Sailed: Steamship New Orleans,
NEW YORK, July 31<~Sailed: Algeria, LiV-
erpool; Denmark and Elyssia, London
Labrador, Havre; Acapulco, Aspinwall. Ar
rived: Utopia, London; Canada, London
State of Nevada, Glasgow; Niagara, Havana
Caledonia, Glasgow.
BOSTON, July 31.-Arrived: Atlas. Liver
pool.
BALTIMORE, July 5f-Sailed: Caspian,
Liverpool, Golden Grove, Antwerp.
QUEENSTOWN, July 31.--Saiied: Nederland,
| for New York.
GLASGOW, July 31.-Arrived: CybeIe, from
| Montreal Bolivia from New York.
LIVERPOOL, July 31.-Arrived: Spain, from
New York
/ LONDON, July 31.-Arrived: Italy, from
New York.
| SOUTHAMPTON, July 31-Arrived: Oder
| from New York for Bremen.