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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23

A COLoRED preacher in North
Carolina once referred to the words
of the Messiah, ''Lo, come" with
the comment. "Hear dat, BREEDER
in, low / come; not high come.
De Lord Jesus comes to de poor an
de lowly." There was truth, if not
fitness, in that comment. And now
the home missionary reports a Wis
consin Sunday school teacher as
giving to her class this explanation
of tho poor widows two mites cast
into the Lords treasury: Nov,
girls, want you to understand this.
You see she was d poor woman. 1t
makes me think how my dear old
mother used to work late into the
night before the old fireplace. And
there is no doubt i'm my mind, girls,
but this good woman knit those
mitts herself to sell at the store the
next day for something to eat; but
she cast the new mitts-all that she
had-into the treasury from love to
her dear Lord" ssH-e
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23

THE Nashville American says
The Government has laid its heavy
hand upon the great interests of the
West and South, tobacco and whis-
ky, and it is just strong enough to
maintain its grippe. The East resists
every movement for relief of those
sections and every effort to extend
some of the blessings of taxation to
the East, and too many sustain
them in it who ought to oppose
their narrow, selfish policy. On the
principle that they are luXuries, or
that they are evils entitled to no
consideration, and that it is tax on
the consumer, by one or the other
or all these arguments they manage
to maintain these onerous and I'M
just taxes. They are commercial
interests which the Government is
bound to treat as interests ON the
same footing as any other, without
sentimentality or moral moonshine,
with which the Government has
nothing to do.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23

THE first silver dollar of the
United States was authorized by the
act of 1892, and contained 416 grains.
In 1887 the weight was changed to
4l23 grains. The diagrams dollar
prevailed from 1892 to 1887, and the
4l2!-grains dollar from 1887 to the
present time.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23

REFERRING to the Bank of Eng
lands having last month reduced
its rate of discount to two per cent?
the London Economist says that
nothing can more completely illus
trate the complete stagpatiOn of
business, more especially when it
is considered that this is the fourth
time during four consecutive years
"a circumstance unprecedented in
the banks history-that the rate
has stood at this, the minimum figure.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23

Com and currency are in the vul-
gar fractions. The gap between
greenbacks and gold was, yesterday,
but / of one per cent. In other
words there was a decline of J..
United States bonds advanced in
London and New York /. So much
for breaking the gold ring and Civ
ing the country the old specie basis
to resume Cincinnati CONNER
ciOI
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23

ONCE criminal, always a crimi-
nal, seems to be the rule. When
the new King of Italy came to the
throne he magnanimOusly allowed
most of the prisoners in Rome to 90
free. The ungraceful miscreanfs
made Rome howl when they rot
out, and nearly all of them are now
back in the lookup charged with
new Offenses.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
DENTISTRY !!
Il. E. BEACH, D. D. S.

Has secured the services OF a No. Afechani-
cal Dentist, fresh from the best advantages
that Philadelphia can afford, with ali the
latest improvements in the art Artificial
teeth inserted in twenty minutes after the
natural ones are extracted III desirable. All
the Office work, such as operations on the
natural teeth, treatment of diseases of the
oral cavities, correction of Irregularities,
extracting, taking impressis ons, and fitting
teeth will be done by DIR. Beach in person.
The Laboratory work viii he done by his as
sistant. Office next door TO NJ. +. Church
south side Franklin St., CIf rksyile Tenn.
Feb o 1S7S-4t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
LOCAL PAPER

it will devote a large portion of its space
towards furnishing to its readers the latest
items of interest. Its market reports Will
be greatly improved by renewed eXertions
of the publishers. The mechanical interests
of the city shall receive its heartiest support,
and the laboring man its warmest sympa-
thy. Its highest aim shall be to build up
the city of GAINESVILLE by stimulating the
citizens and encouraging an influx OF popu-
lation. AS a County Paper il viii lend Its
ablest endeavors towards battling for the
best interests of the people. The
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
CORRESPONDENTS

will be Increased by new additions and
strengthened by looping off the weak and
uninteresting for the purpose of giving place
only to such communications as are reada-
BILE either for their aptness of wit, brilliancy
of fancy, items OF newss force of observation,
or yigor of thought. In short it shall be the
sole purpose of the publishers to make the
CHRONICLE in the future what IL has ever
been in the pasta high-toned newspaper
for the amusement and the instruction of
the people. AS an
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23

THE Mobile Board of Trade is
considering the Subject of steam
ship line from Mobile to Aspinwall,
the mouth of Magdalena river,
Barbados, Demara and Trinidad.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
Notice to Magistrates.

All the Justices of the county are required
to attend the quarterly Court on the first
Monday in April, for the purpose of electing
Assessors and other officers required to be
elected by the Court
BY order of C. w. Tyler, Judge.
PETER ONEAL, Clerk
March I6. lxT3-2w.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23

AN English clergyman relates
that two English sisters had an
audience with the late Pope Plus
TX, and as they We're Withdrawing
one of them fingered. The Pope
asked her what she wished, and she,
being a convert to the Roman
Catholic faith, answered: "The
prayers of your Holiness that my
sister may be converted from PrOtes-
tantism, so that we may not be
separated after DEATH" The Pope,
placing his hand upon her clasped
hands as she knelt, answered i:
Daughter, those who love God
will not be separated in the next
world"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
TOBACCO MARKET

will receive its closest attention in order
that the planter may be fully posted as re-
CARDS the price, supply and demand of this,
our greatest staple, not only in this market
but in the leading maTts throughout the
world. The workers of the soil shall in the
columns of the CHRONICLE see from week
week to week the prices of produce through
out the country, in order that they may at
any time find the best market for their pro-
auctions. The list of
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23

WE are glad to see that Mr.. Ste
phens, of Georgia, proposes to get
rid of the three-cent pieces, both
nickel and silver; also, of the silver
five-cent piece, These coins are not
at all needed, and the whole country
would be delighted to get rid of
them. We can get along admirably
with the nickel five-cent piece.
The copper cent will do for smaller
change, and we shall get rid of a
great annoyance Richmond Dis
patch.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
OF Vine-street G Conversations


Church, told our reporter he had
only been in this city about two
months, and had hardly had time
to become acquainted with his con-
gregatiOn. Generally, however, he
had observed that Church people in
the West INDUCED in dancing to a
much greater degree than they did
in the East, where he came from.
There the Puritan element still pre-
dominated and exercised its ortho-
dOX influence over the Churches.
The Congregational Church had
nothing in its laws of government,
however, prohibiting dancing by
it's members. How the Church
would look upon indulgence of that
kind in the West Mr.. Daniels was
not prepared to say, but he knew
those of the East would not encOur-
age it.
A number of other ministers were
approached by our reporter and
asked to give their views in the
premises, but they would not so
much as open their mouths to an
swer. After his hard days labor
among the ministers of Cincinnati,
trying to pump them on this deli
cate subject, the interviewer drew
the conclusion that dancing is one
of the knOtty places in their profess
sional teachings, and they steer
clear of it as the mariner avoids the
shoals and breakers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
NONRESIDENT Notice.
Montgomery County Court.

Jesse Gilbert ct ais. VS.. jeff. ID. John son ct
als.-petition to sell land for divis Ion-
1t appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court that JEFF. ID. Johnson and Forrest H
Johnson are nOn-residentS of the State of
Tennessee, so that the ordinary process OF
iered that publication be made for four sue
cessive weeks in the GAINESVILLE Chronicle, IL
newspaper published in the city of Clarks-
vile, Tennessee, notifying said nonresident
defendants to appear before the County
Court of said county at the May term, to be
held at the Court House, in Clarksvllle, on
the first Monday in May, 1873, and plead
answer or demur to compliments petition,
or the same will be taken for confessed and
set for hearing eX parte.
A true copy attest:
PETER ONEAIA Clerk.
QUARLEs & DANIEL, Sol'rs. for C0Enp'tS-
March Is, lS7S-4w.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
A Paper for the Farmer,
A Paper for the Mechanic,
APaper for the Business Man,
A Paper for the Home Circle.
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT

will be under the charge of DIR. DANIEL +.
WRIGHT, an erudite scholar who in his
short editorial career has won encomiums
from the best critics ofthe State. The editor
being perfectly cOnveTsant with the leading
points in State and National politics, will
furnish such articles for the CHRONICLE as
will, each week, make it of particular in
terest to its readers. As q
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23

'sThen you have called in vain.
But take a seat, sir, and make your
self comfortable.
Thanks But why have i called
in vain ?"
tBecause I make ii a point never
to interview"
"And why ?"
because my experience with you
newspaper men is that you never
fully and exactly report a mans
words; and it is better for the inter
viewed sometimes that he should
say nothing rather than be misrep-
resented or misconstrued."
sob, Doctor, you wrong us ~
FsNO,I don't. j speak from ex-
perience, = AMI the hearty laugh of
the goOd-natured, jovial, compan-
iOnaOle gentlemen showed that he
was not offended in what he said.
t'The Enquirer's readers would
like to hear what you have to say
about dancing.
"Then tell them to go to my
church and hear me PREACH
"But many of them do notfive in
the city and can't come. Really,
now, Doctor, can't you talk to a
man about your opinion Of such
things?"
"My opinion would not amount
to much"
sDoes the Presbyterian Church
/ prohibit its members from dancing?''
1.-THE Presbyterian Church differs
from the Episcopal Church in this
That whereas the latter has creed
which defines and particulariZeS sin
and exercises a judiciary power over
its members, the Presbyterian
Church has no discipline but the
Bible itself. We pattern our lives
from the precepts of the Holy Book
and hold it up to our members as g
guide to their Christianity. The rest
must he left to their conScience-tC
their ideas of right and wrong"
"Then does the Church discipline
of the Presbyterian people frowI
upon dancing?"
al told you we have no formal
code of discipline. The only dane
ing our members are warned against
comes under the head of laSciviou.
dancing, or dancing which may leaC
to evil results, directly or by pre-
cept. / have been approached Otter
by people who wanted me to say
whether they would do harm il
dancing, playing cards or games
going TO theatres or operas. Inevel
like to answer such questions, be
cause if il gets them into scrapes
must stand by them. As for my
self, l can easily draw the line.
should never enter theater."
The reporter reminded Doctor
Skinner that he had seen him in the
Burnet House billiard-roOm fire
quently watching billiard-players al
their amusements. tt
eyes, sir, like to look on at /
game of billiards, which cOnsidel
an innocent source of amusement
l board at the Burnet, and when
can go into a place like their bill
liard-room, where no liquor is sold
and no cursing and profanity j:
heard, I do no harm in watching
the players.
"Have you heard of an instance
in the Presbyterian Church where
a member has been suspended Of
expelled FOR dancing in a parlOr?
81 don't remember of such a case.
DIR. Skinner, in showing the re
porter out, said he did not intenC
anything he said to be used as al
interview, but only as friendly
chat. He said:
Remember, refuse to be inter
viewed"
A. We are sure, however, that HI
cannot feel offended in laying be
fore our readers so much of the con
versation as is above narrated.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
VICIx's
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT TEN
NESSEE CONFERENCE.
ga Rouna of Quarterly Meetings.

Springfield STA, Jan. 26, n.
Port Royal and Salem station, nj Salem,
Jan. %, q.
Ashland city station, al Ashland City,
Feb. 2, 3.
New Providence and Bethel station, a.
Bethel, Feb. 3, Q. 10.
Montgomery circuit, at StaInper's Chapel,
Feb. ., 10.
Palmyra circuit. at Ebenezar, Feb. l6, ~.
Blooming Grove circuit, at lakewood,
Feb. p, ., "a
Saline circuit, at Hopewell, Feb. o, "a.
Cedar Hill circuit, at Cedar Hin, Mch. 2, B.
Antioch circuit, at COliinsyille, March s.
o, 10.
Cheatham circuit, at walton's Chapel,
March 3, 10
Red River circuit, at Wartrace, Mch. 10. II.
Asbury circuit, at Grants Chapel, March
%, ~
Clarksvsile station, March %, "a.
WELBORN MOONEY, p. r.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
Saturday, April 6, 1878,

q tract of land in Civil District No 10 of
Montgomery county, containing about 30
acres, and being what is known as the
:" Palmyra Island :" being an island in Cum
myra.
TERMs-Sl00 cash, balance on 6, II, I8 and
"a months time with interest. Notes with
good surety required and a lien retained
No REDEEM ption. POLK q. JOHNSON,
c. & NJ and Commissioner.
March l6, lS7S-tdsprfS7 80
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
Saturday, March 6, 1873,
! w. ID. Russell VS.. James w. Powers
eft al,

Pursuant TO decree in this cause, at the
February term, 1878, / will sell publicly to
the highest bidder, at the Court House in
Cla -ksville, ON
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
DIR. DUNCAN,

Pastor of Ninth-street Baptist
Church, had nothing definite to say,
and wanted not to be interviewed.
He said it was a delicate subject,
and should be handled with care.
He gave the reporter to understand
that, while he did not approve of
dancing, the Church did not posi-
lively prohibit it, nor was the mere
act of dancing in itself an offense to
merit open reprOof from the Church
He Sald he intends ere long to
preach sermon on popular amuse-
ments, when he would be better
able to express himself than through
the medium of an interview.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
DIR. RIDGAWAY,

Pastor of st. Paul NJ. +. Church,
corner of Seventh and Smith streets,
said he would rather not have any
thing to say on the subject.
az can, however, say that the laws
of our Church strictly prohibit dane
ing among our members, and the
whole ministry of the NJ. Z. Church
will unite as unit in carrying out
the laws"
"When you take a member into
your congregation, do you ever re-
quest promise from him or her
that he or she will never dane"
mot in general terms. We re-
quest a promise that they will live
up to the Church discipline. 1t is a
rather serious matter sometimes to
remedy the evil of dancing among
the young members, because the
parents will come between them
andthe Church"
"DO you think there is much
dancing donein your cOngregation?"
"There is none that l am aware
Of"
DIR. Ridgaway said it was a SUBJ
ject upon which he would prefer
not to be quoted.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23

the Mari Farm, lying on the north side of
Red river, being same purchased by Mrs.
Greenfield of d. MARI on Dec. 20, 1873.
Note with good surety will be required ,
payable January !, 1879.
POLK q. JOHNSON,
March I6 lS7S-2tprfS3 90. Receiver.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
STUDEBAEER FARM WAGON,
For Rent.

The STOREHOUSE ON Franklin street,
lately occupied by G. NJ. Barker, Is for rent
for the wear 1878. Possession given imme-
diately Apply to S. b. STEWART,
January z, lS77-tf Executor
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
WICK -
Illustrated Priced CataIougu e

Seventy-five peges-SO0 Illustrations, with
descriptions of thousands OF the best Flow
ers and Vegetables i'm the world, and the
way to grow them-all for n 2-cent postage
stamp. Printed in German and English.
Vick's illustrated Monthly Magazine-i2
pages, fine illustrations, and cOlOred plate In
copies, S. 90.
Weeks Flower ana Vegetable Garden-5o
cents in paper covers; in elegant cloth COW
efs 81 co. Address,
JAMES WICK, Rochester, n. Y.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
DIR. SKINNER

The reporter found DIR. Skinner,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, in his coy study.
doctor, ] have called to inter-
view YOU"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-23
For Rent.
Bryce Stewart VS.. C. w. Greenfield
ct al.
Tuesday. March rs, ISIS,

Pursuant to decree in this cause, 1 will sell
publicly 10 the highest bidder, at the Court
HonSs IN ClarksVille, on
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-11

HE Pioncer-Press is wordy and menda-
cious as usual in censuring the Council Com
mittee because it did not agree with the late
grand jury relative to tampering with poll
lists. That oracular sheet thus discoures:
''The public are expected to believe that
these fraudulent poll lists, under the cover of
which it is notorious that hundreds of fraudu-
lent votes have been polled at nearly every
election when the prize was worth the trouble
are harmless little amusements after ALL
Spoken by the card History records
that at no very ancient period the Republi-
cans we're very anxious to elect their
treasurer and some other candidates
in Ramsey county. History goes even
further and records that a number
of choice Republicans, including one of the
editors of the Pioneer, Press, agreed with
susceptible judge of election to lift mort
gage from his home if the'poll lists could be
duly manipulated. This judge sought to
earn the money, and lest there should be
inquisitive people about, he carried the poll
list books to his home and concealed them
under carpet. The game was discovered
and frustrated, and of course the noble edi-
tor is shocked at the very hint of fraudulent
poll lists.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-11

The President and the Republican Opposi-
ton.
Don Piatt, who has been long on most
Intimate terms with the President, and who
has given up his private residence to Hayes
secretary, Rogers, is out in column attack
upon the policy of the administration. He
says that ''the civil service now Is in worse
condition than ever. This defect is owing
to lack of force in the personnel of the ad-
mlnlstratlon, that is distressing to its
trends, of whom we number ourselves.
One IS forced to contrast this condition
with that which marked the former
executive. Senator Conkling, for example,
who sneers at and openly opposes the Presi-
dent, spoke with bated breath in the presence
OF Gen. Grant, while Morton, the boldest
leader OF his party, hobbled into the white
house and apologized for his intrusion. Men
who felt faint when Grant frowned are now
lnsolent and outspoken in their revolt
In speaking of the pusillanimous course
OF the President, in relation to the New
York custom house, he says: "Hayes sub
united when he had the game in his own
hands. He should have responded to the
insult by sending in appointments made up
OF Democrats and Republicans, and the
Democrats would have seen that thew
were confirmed. The Democrats of
the Senate no more want an honest
civil service than the Republicans,
but they would have aided the Presi-
dent in torturing the common enemy.
Messrs. Conkling & Co. would have said,
This man is dangerous; let us conciliate .
and they would have taken hacks and hur-
RED to the White House to assure the Presi
dent that of all things they most believed in
civil service reform. Senator Conkling is a
buffalo bull, a lion before and COW behind.
In this he does not differ from any other
politician in congress. So long as one
takes refuge in tree, he lowers his horns,
lifts his tail, paws up the dirt and roars. At
any show of resistance he turns his tail and
the COW appears
He then counsels the President to swing
free from his spoils-seeking cabinet and act
occasionally for himself. He openly advises
the President to use the clubs of patronage
to knock down all congressional opposition.
or else give up and become recorded as
complete and utter failure.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-11

by foreign capital to swindle the people Of
the United States. Every one knows this
now. Every one knows that millions Of
money were made in Wall street by this ma
tional speculation and fraud. Every
one knows too, that money was used to lob
by that bill through Congress, and for a
bare faced piece of villainy, it
has not its equal in the his
tory of legislation on the earth. And yet,
strange to say, not Congressman has so far
been found, during all the late heated dis
cussion, who was then in 1873 member,
and now knows or remembers the
meaning or purport of the bill.
They all deny, and make excuses
with one accord, and say that they were en-
tirely ignorant that there was any intention
to demonetize silver. All of which leads Us
to remark, that the average Republican
congressman is either profound ass or a
profound knave, and that the average Re-
publican congressman's honesty and the
average Republican congressman's brains
are about on par, and further deponent
saith not.