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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28
Look Your Sidewalks.

We feel called upon to make an
earnest appeal to our city authori-
ties in regard to the sidewalks which
will be soon completed along the
burnt out and now nearly restored
portions of Franklin street between
First and second cross streets. 1t is
the duty of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen to determine by authority
a uniform grade for the level and
slant of the sidewalks OH both sides.
If this matter is left to the individ-
ual discretion of each property
holder for the pavement in front OF
his own door, as has already been
done in one instance, we shall have
the most important tharpfare in the
city all hills and hOllows and dis
grace to GAINESVILLE. The city sur
veyor ought at once to be put to
work and the grade settled for the
whole length of the buildings on
both sides of the street; the oppor-
tunity now offering if once lost can
never be regained. The property
holders are more than willing, pro-
vided a rule is adopted that works
equitably Tor all. Should the au-
thorities fail to regulate the matter
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28

To the people of Stewart and
Montgomery counties: Since my
nomination as a candidate for float
er by the Indian Mound convention,
l have learned that my name had
been before the Stewart county
caucus, and that each delegate and
candidate had been pledget to abide
by the result of that caucus, and
that another had been chosen as
the choice of Stewart county.
Under these circumstances could
not and would not do otherwise
than decline an acceptance.
TO preserve the organization in
tact, and to keep the lines unbroken
of the Democracy, is of far more i'm
portance, than my candidacy fol
any Office thatsis in the gift of the
people.
In declining an acceptance of the
nomination, rest assured l shall not
lie idly on my oars, but as private
in the ranks of my party will dc
all can for the success of all reg
ular Democratic candidates from
Governor down to members of the
Legislature.
Fellow citizens, of Montgomery
and Stewart counties, permit me t.
} avail myself of this opportunity o
returning to you my sincere thanks
for your generous support in tn,
past-and the kindness and conf
dence you manifested for me in tn,
} Indian Mound convention will eve
: be gratefully remembered.
w. A. WEST.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28


the judicial District, who had ever
treated me SO kindly and by whom
l had been so highly honored, to
purge the ballot-box of both the
supposed frauds and illegality. l
then promptly filed my bill. Since
that date l have more fully investi-
gated these matters, and find that
the excess of votes in Cheatham was
in fact an error, but a clerical one.
The irregularities referred to though
clearly violating the law, were not
made designedly or with any fraud
ulent or corrupt motive, though
they so seriously violate the election
laws of the State as probably would
vitiate the election; still, the re-
turns, though so illegally made,
in fact gave a true and honest ex-
preston of the will of the people in
those districts. Arriving at these
conclusions, as promptly dismiss
my bill and submit to the will OF
the people.
With profound thanks for youl
uniform kindness and high consid
GRAFTON in the past, return to the
practice of my profession, and ask
as a last favor of one and all of my
friends to join with me in giving tt
my successor that support in thu
administration of public justic'
which they gave to me and which
is SO necessary and so grateful t.
the Judge toiling sometimes unde
the most perpleXing and PERSONAL!
disagreeable circumstances in tn
discharge of his duty.
Respectfully your friend and ODE
dent servant, J. +. RICE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28

Three districts withdrew from the
caucus and did not vote. Mr.. BO-
gard then withdrew and made the
usual complimentary motion that
denomination of Mr.. Atkins should
be made unanimous.
Now followed the joint cOnven-
ton of Stewart and Montgomery
counties, at which it may be briefly
stated that MeSsrs. Atkins and west
were placed in nomination and the
result Ofthe first ballot was, West, 295;
Atkins, 14l, which of course gave
the FlOaterial nomination to DIR.
West, whose nomination was then
made unanimous. And this Is the
ground of the Courier's angry de-
nunciation of the Montgomery
county delegates. They put in NOM
inatiOn no Montgomery man, they
took up no Stewart man who had
not been before the Stewart caucus,
! but reserved to themselves the sole
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28
STEWART AND MONTGOMERY

There has hitherto existed the
most cordial and harmonious under
standing between these two coun-
ties, and we believe that it will con-
tinue to exist, though, if we were to
take the view of county affairs
which our neighbOr the editor OF
the Dover Courier adopts, we should
be seriously apprehensive of its
speedy dissolution. We do not take
his view we believe that he
thoroughly misunderstands the po-
liticaI feeling of the Stewart county
Democracy. We give them credit
for a sounder judgment in political
matters than the Courier attributes
to them, and believe that they will
act in a very different way from
what he anticipates.
And now, what is it all about :?
Simply this: Stewart county, not
having the population required by
the Constitution to entitle her to a
representative, has been assigned
her share in the election of a
FIOater concurrently with Mont
gomery county. Now, Montgomery
having very nearly double the
effective Democratic vote of Stew
art, of course if the Montgomery
Democracy united upon it they
| could always elect a Floater of their
own choice. They have never,
however, acted in this way, but
have, we believe, uniformly elected
a Stewart county man, put in NOM
ination by the Stewart county peo-
pie, thus giving to that County a
concession far beyond what the
Constitution would secure to them.
In the same way her inferiority in
numbers has been compensated by
the courtesy which gives her every
third election the nomination of the
Senator elected by the three counties
of Robertson, Montgomery and
Stewart.
We now proceed to relate the
proceedings at Indian Mound on
the l4th inst. a separate caucus OF
the Stewart county delegates was
first held, at which Messrs. w. j.
Atkins, w. y. West and f. T. b.
gard were nominated. The vote
was as follows.
District Votes
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28

sonally aggrieved. He objects to
being spoken of as having made a
mistake in his diagnosis, and he de-
clines the responsibility of saying
whether the cases at st. Bethlehem
were yellow fever or not. We can
only say that we have not accused
him of making a mistake. Wegave
reasons (whether sufficient or not
need not here be discussed) why
there might be heart disease in the
case without his detecting the phys
ical signs of it, and these reasons
were not such as to throw imputa-
tons on his powers of diagnosis,
which purpose was carefully dis
claimed and his ability duly recog-
nized. Neither did we throw any
responsibility on him one way or
anotheras to the yellow fever theory;
his name was not mentioned in
connection with it, and he is at
liberty to take his own position or
no pOSIlIOu III Tile iAAstbtCA ~ AdA 1o
anything we have said about him.
With regard to our opinion ex-
pressed in last weeks paper, we
adhere to it, not as a diagnosis on
which we would ground the treat
ment of patient or which we would
swear to in court of justice, but
simply as the most probable hypoth-
esis we could attain to after hearing
all we could about the case; making,
however, this correction We said
that the patient was reported to
have had heart disease for SeCerdt
gears. This was an error we were
led into by a few words in the To.
bacco Leaf, which we supposed tc
express DIR. Sypert's opinion, but
which we find on enquiry not t.
have done so.
} The alarm both here and in st
: Bethlehem has now entirely sub
= sided, and as it was with view tt
allaying that that we wrote the arti
5 Gle in question, we for many reasons
= refrain from any further discussion
S of the matter.
f Ed. CHRONICLE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28

I remember there were not more
than two or three deaths in town.
] had the cholera, was collapsed it
is needless to say survived. I now
call attention to two important
facts: In 1885 the population of the
town was but a few hundreds, the
cholera very fatal. The deaths were
thirty-four in town and immediate
suburbs, and not a ciSte17a in the
town or country. In 1919 the chol-
era was generally of a mild type
and easily combatted. In the SUBJ
urbs, generally fatal. There must
have been a powerful ally to the
disease in 1885 and as powerful an
antagonist in 1949. / solve the
problem by saying that spring water
was the ally of the disease in 1885
and promoted its fatality. In 1919
its antagonist was ciSte17s water,
leaving out the suburbs, where
spring water ruled the hour.
So far as l know, GAINESVILLE has
not since been visited by fatal cpl
denies. I neglected to state that
my own case of cholera in 1849 was
contracted in a neighboring city,
where 1 spent two days in the midst
of the disease, and, returning home
under the influence of heat and
thirst, necessity compelled me to
drink spring water in immoderate
quantities.
In 1897 a bona tide case of yellow
fever from New Orleans was carried
to the hotel here, and put into a
small and badly ventilated room.
/ accidentally heard the doctor say
to the landlord that if he did moi
remove the patient to better ven
tilate1 room and procure white
man to nurse, that the patient would
certainly die. 1 replied that ht
should not die for want of a nurse
and volunteered my services; wa
duly installed, and sat by the bed
side night and day until the feve
i left him and he could walk tn,
room. never charged a cent 70
my arduous duties, and although
the doctor told him that it was tn
faithful nursing he received (ant
not his needjciae) that saved his life
yet l did not even receive his thanks
> 1 state this to show that as / di
not contract the fever, and no on
else did, therefore 1 believe tina
= transient cases brought into pur
atmosphere are not contagious.
believe that there has never been
case of yellow fever in Clarksvill
since the above case in 1927, an
for the last thirty years Clarksvil
has had no peer, as regards gener'
:. good health, in the South or Yves
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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28
Louisville & Nashville R.R.
OFFICE GEN'L SUPT. TRANSPORTATION,
Louisville, KY. Sept. &c. 1878.

OFFICE GEN'L SUPT. TRANSPORTATION,
Louisville, KY. Sept. %, 1878.
Stockholders of the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad Co. who desire
to attend the annual meeting in
Louisville, on the second of October,
will be passed over the road to
Louisville on the first and second,
and returning until the sixth, in
elusive, upon the presentation to
conductors of certificate OF stock
registered in their names on the
books of the company. By order
of the President.
d. w. G. ROWLAND,
Gen'l Supt. transportation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28
ID. w. G. ROWLAND,
Gen'l Supt. transportation.
Public Meeting and Barbecue at
Port Royal.

On Saturday, the 9Th of October,
there will. be a public meeting and
barbecue at Port Royal for the pur-
pose of raising means for removing
distractions in Red river, so that il
can be navigated by steamboats,.
Capt. Gracey, of GAINESVILLE, and
others will be present and address
the people on the subject. All
persons feeling an interest in this
matter, and willing to aid in the
enterprise are cordially invited to
attend.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28
Friday, January 3rd, 1879.

One-half of said land is in cultivation, and
the balance in timber, consisting principally
of black jack, red and white oak. This land
will be sold at great bargain as whole
ar. III desirable, may be divided into two OF
three parts. There are two improvements
on the place, consisting of double and single
log houses five tobacco barns, stables, cribs
etc; two wells and clstern, and a deep,
a Young apple orchard in full bearing, also
peaches. Terms easy, say one-third cash,
balance in one and two years at six per cent
interest. If not sold privately before Friday
january 30, 1879, we will sell said lands pub
HcIy on that day; and II not sold, viii be
rented for the year $50. Reason for selling
deeiintng health aud old age. Col. Ii, g.
nayis. al Woodlawn, or myself, will take
pleasure in showing the place at any time
T. d. LEONARD. Real Estate Agent.
August "a, lS1S-tds
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28
SO Farms, Containing from 30 to 26o Acres Each.
Morgan & Co. vs. Jackson, McKernol & Co

Morgan & Co. VS. Jackson, McKernol & Co
In pursuance of decree of the Chancery Court at
GAINESVILLE, at the July Term 1878 will sell at public
auction at Mount Vernon Furnace
Saturday, October Il, 1879
he Mount Vernon Furnace Lands purchased by Secher
Mccullough & Co. in this from W. T. Shackelford,
c. & NJ The same has been subdivded into FORTY
SIX TRACTS plat of which can be at my Office,
and will be posted soon in hand bills
will also, same day. sell all the MACHINERY
old houses, which be removed without injury to the
property.
TERMS OF SALE-On the land, 10 per cent. cash,
balance credit Of l. and years. with interest On
the Machinery Houses etc. months credit, with
interest Notes with personal security ard lien retained
No redemption.
I'd n R ID IL @ III a.
Free Barbecue will be given All are invited.
POLK G. JOHNSON,
Sept z, 1878. O. a. M. and Commissioner
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28
LAND FOR SALE.

The Col. H. G. Davis farm, containing 40
acres as fine tobacco, wheat and corn land
as any in Tennessee, located upon the edge
of Stewart county, one-half mile from the
Montgomery and one mile from the Christ
ian county line, eighteen miles from New
Providence and ten miles from the old Cum
berland Rolling Mill, will be offered for sale
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28
To Hunters & Tres
DaSSerS.

All of the above are hereby warned that
my farm is posted against hunting and tres
passing, and any one violating IL Will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Sept. q, IS7S-4t" W. II. ELLIOTT.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28
Seed Wheat for Sale.

/ have 275 bushels of first-rate Red May
Wheat for sale. 1t is of very early variety
and yields largely. | sowcd ID bushels and
harvested over 800. Price 81 20 per Oushel.
Sample can be seen at Walter McComb &
Co. where orders can be left.
L. T. COOKE,
Pleasant Mound, Tenn.
Sept. q, lS78-4t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as the Administrator o.
Mrs. NJ. f. A. Wheatley, with the will an
nexed, all creditors are requested to file
their claims against said estate with me as
soon as convenient.
POLK G.. JOHNSON,
Admir-, with will annexed.
Sept. q, IS7S-4t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28
Election Notice.

The Mechanics and Laborers' CO-Opera-
tive Building Association, q GAINESVILLE,
Tenn, will meet at House Il Merritt's office
to elect officers, at ~ O'Clock, Il, NJ, October
7, 1873. A prompt and full attendance is Te-
quested. J. Z. Y. WHITFIELD, Pres.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28

BLANKS of every description for
sale at this Office.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28

THE Commissioner of Agriculture
estimates the yield of wheat in Ken
tucy this year at IS, 100000 bushels,
against G, 100000 last year..
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28
For Rent.

The house on the Square adjoining the
Northern Bank, recently occupied by the
Franklin Bank. Apply TO
q. f. L. MCCAULEY.
Sept. 81 1S7S-4t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28

while they can, they will bring upon
themselves severe and righteous
criticism.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28
Strayed or Stolen.

From my stable in GAINESVILLE, on Thurs
day night, Sept. 18th, a Chestnut-SOrrel
Mare, nine years old, Is hands high, bob-tail.
A liberal reward will be paid for her return
and no questions asked.
Sept. Il, 1887 S. OPPENHEIMER.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-28
EpaDEm1Cs IN GAINESVILLE.

ED. CHRONICLE.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-14
Magnitude of the Tobacco Tax.

Magnitude OF the Tobacco Tax.
New York Evening Exprsss,l
Few have more than a vague idea Of
the magnitude Of the consumption Of to-
bacco 10 this country, or the immense
sum of money involved in the trade.
Last year a tax on tobacco of $4l, 1866
546 was paid to the government through
the internal revenue department; this,
Of co5rss, does not include the duties on
foreign tabAcco paid at our custom.
houses. The sun mentioned vas by
81, 800, 900 the largest ever collected from
this source Of revenue. 1t will be seen
that if tobacco is not now q legal tender,
as it was at one time in our history. it is
a commodity that amounts to pretty
much the same thing. OF the SAL.
900, 900 already mentioned, $40. 939,S36
was net income to tho government,
derived from liz, 722, 054 pounds Of chew
ing and smoking tobacco, l,799,4l2,920
cigars aud cheroots, las. 069, 257 cigar
cites aud 3,424,04 pounds of snuff,
which entered into consumption last
year, and also included the special taxes
paid by Is, l35 manufacturers Of cigars,
$50 manufacturers Of chewing and
smoking tobacco, All dealers in leaf
tobacco, 29,l4l dsAlers in manufac-
tured tobacco, and l847 soldiers of tho
weed. The net internal revenue re-
ceipts last year we're SIP. 226, 047, about
oue.third Of which, it will be seen, was
derived from tobacco. AS stated, the
revenue from tobacco last year was the
largest ever collected, aud yet the re-
ceipts this year promise to materially ex.
coed those OF last year. The consump
ton showed an increase last year Of
5,658, 500 pouHds over the previous year,
and the present lev prices, it is calcu.
lated, will still farther increase the con.
sumption this year. SINGS 1862 the al.
most fabulous sun Of 1892 829,626 has
been paid to the government in
internal taxes on liquors, tobacco,
banks and bankers aud other matters.
This tax, which the people have paid
during the last fifteen years, mainly on
liquors aud cigars, is larger than the
principal OF the public d%ebt-which on
December l, 1871, was $2,O47, O27 ,O65-
by over S275 .00o, 900. During these years
the receipts from tobacco were about one
fourth of the entire internal revenue, or
in all, during that period, about $780,
0OG. 900. This sun would have paid the
debt of 80 Of our cities in lS66-when
it was S22l, 3l2. OOO-twice over, and
would 60 very far toward paying it now,
when it is 1914, 00O, 900. Since 1862 the
government has paid revenue officials
Sl4 O29 S26 in salaries, OF which about
$500, 600 has been spent il collecting
the tobacco tax.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-14

confer with the military committee on
the draft of the bill and report the result
at q future caucus.
The heaviest storm ever experienced
in West Virginia passed over Jefferson
county Monday night. Hail-stones larger
than eggs fell for half an hour, unroof'
ing houses, breaking glass and killing
cattle, hogs aud sheep. Tbs heavy rain
which followed washed out the growing
wheat, ~inficting heavy loss. The dam.
age is estimated from $4,000 to $780,
900.
The conviction prevails OF St. Peters
burg that the British ornaments reveal
England's intenlion to occupy some
port in the Lsvant, possibly Mitylene.
Russia would then have to consider the
safety OF her Block Sea coast, which is
only four hours sail from Mitylene. I'm.
mediately after General Ignatief and
Raouff Pasha arrive in st. Petersburg
the conditions of peace will be commu
nicated to the powers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-14
q York HteIms.

New York, March %l4.-Jehial, Read
d Co, Wholesale dealers in hats and
straw goods, have suspended. Liabilities
about 5000, 900. The firm has business
connection in St. Louis.
Joseph H. Marks, Southern commits.
sion merchant, has suspended, with La
bilities amounting to $40, 900.
Shipmasters in Baltimore think, con-
corning the attempted theft Of the Brit.
ish brig Alice AID cargo, the cireum-
stances Of which were made public yes
terday, that the conspirators have prob.
ably murdered Captain Campbell, of the
Alice, who sailed with her from Porto
Cabello, and the authorities have tele'
graphed the owners Of the Alice at New
Brunswick for a description Of Captain
Campbell.
The Pennsylvania Colonization Soci-
ETY. has authorized the American Coloni-
cation Society to send at its expense
fifty emigrsnts to Liberia. They will
leave the lst of May, and will locate at
the f%ouriShiDg settlement of Brewerville,
ten miles from Monrovia. 1t was named
in honor Of the late Charles Brewer, OF
Pittsburg, by whose generosity many
e%migrsnts have been enabled TO reach
Liberia.
Robert Hamilton, ex.member Of con.
gresS, died this morning of paralysis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-14
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

RoNE, March 1.-The government
action touching the bishopric Of Salerno
must lead to a conflict with the Vatican.
The royal procurator maintains that
seven areSbishoprics and seventeen bish,
oprics in the former kingdom Of Naples
are under the crown patronage, by virtue
Of a concession of Clement VII To
Charles V.
VIENNA, March l4.-Russia has init
mated her desire that the congress meet
the 3Oth Of March, the 22d anniversary
Of the signature Of the treaty of Paris.
The Austrian government firmly antici'
pates that the congress will assemble
that day.
BERLIN, March 1.-THE Asglo.Aus.
trian demand hat the whole of the Rus
so-Turkish agreement shall be submitted
to congress arises from the belief that
special and secret arrangements have
been entered into independent of the
principal treaty.
LoNDoY, March l4,-The Wivern tur.
ret. a ship built for the Southern Con-
iederacy, but detained by the government
and ever since moored 10 the harbor, has
been brought to the Davenport dock-yard
to be prepared for the commission.
BELFAST, March IA THE damage by
Ere in Deenvlle's distillery last night is
q half million dollars.
BREsT, March l4.-Thirty-six persons
attending the fair here were drowned to.
day by the capsizing Of a barge.