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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
The Purchase of Bullion.

The following circular relative tC
the purchase of silver bullion has
been issued:
Treasury Department, Office Of the
Director Of tie Ji11t, Washington,
NGrch 6.ENotice is hereby given
that the Treasury Department is
prepared to receive at all times OFF
ers in writing or by telegraph for
( the sale of silver bullion in quanti-
/ ties of not less than ten thousand
ounces, deliverable at the mints of
the United States at Philadelphia,
San Francisco and Carson. All off
ers will be addressed to the Director
of the Mint, at Washington, ID. c.,
and will state the quantity, price
per ounce, one thousand fine, and
when the delivery will be made i'll
the offer is accepted. The value of
the silver purchased will be deter
mined by the mint assay, and until |
further notice, payment will be
made in gold or silver coin of full
legal tender. Where bullion is off I
cred and purchased which is of a /
character requiring parting or re-
filming, the seller will pay the usual I
mint charges.
(Signed,) III. r.. ZIMMERMAN,
director of the Mint.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
THE SILVER BILL.

This measure was vetoed by the
President last Thursday week, and
Immediately passed over the veto
by a majority largely over two
thirds in both houses. If we are to
believe the rumOrs of both friends
and enemies to the measure, Secre-
tary Sherman is eXerting his inge-
nuity to defeat the purposes for
which it was framed by executive
manipulation. Happily the nation
will probably be quit of Sherman
before enough silver is coined to
make much difference. Only repeal
the resumption bill and he can't do
much harm. If we had really a
Republican government he would
not now be Secretary of the Treas
uFV
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
sun dries.

house but my better half and the
owls out-voted me. Finding our
new home destitute, in this impor-
tant particular, / persuaded the
"powers that be- Cat home) that
fowls were much healthier by roost-
ing in the open air, and that they
would lay and hatch much better if
nests were made for them under the
caves of the smoke house, in the hay
loft, &c. This theory was regarded
as perfectly orthodox until the owls
INDUCED in a nocturnal interview
with our domestic birds; then [
suspicioned that my doctrine might
not, after all, be considered alto
gether sound. The emergency must
be met quickly, or was "dOne for"
A newspaper was tied on the end of
a pole and set up near the roOst but
the rain soon spOilt that scarecroW.
A large tin whirligig was then
placed in a good position, but that
did not protect the fowls. An open
steel trap was then placed on the
top Of high pole, with the view of
catching the owls, but they preferred
not to light at that particular place.
l then remembered that Mr.. Irly
used to shoot off his gun just before
going bed to alarm the owls, but /
soon discovered that the ammunition
would cost more than the chickens
were worth, if this thing was kept
up long. Then l decided to get up
and shoot when 1 heard the chick
ems fiuttering, but the excitement
attending this ungraceful perfor-
mence got me so wide awake that
l could not go to sleep again. The
bottom dropped out of my theory
and a magnificent hen house, built
of mulberry posts, that never decay,
and covered with clabbOards, now
protect the fowls from owls. Close
by / have also erected a martin box,
the denizens of which will protect
the spring chickens against the
hawks. We are all delighted, and
expect to have these edifices ded-
icated when the boards are paid for.
We now have a mail route pass
ing by our door twice week-MOn-
day and Friday-and the accommo-
datiOn carrier, Billy Link, deposits
my letters and papers in the post
box at the gate. Billy magnifies
his office, and has procured a tin
bugle with which he notifies post
masters, and people generally, of his
approach. The bugIe is endorsed
by every one except Milton FOlts.
He heard in coming up the road,
not long since, and thinking it was
marketer approaching, ran himself
breathless to intercept him to send
to GAINESVILLE for some mutton.
| find, to my surprise, that part of
the GAINESVILLE road is almost i'm
passible for vehicles, except very
strong ones, during most of the
winter. That portion of it adjacent
to Woodford has been so miry that
l dread to pass over it on horseback.
It gives me especial pleasure to
state that our new Presiding Elder
is a worthy successor Of the beloved
Burr. Ashbury Circuit, from the
pastor up, endorses him in toto.
There is not a more heightened
Christian gentleman to be found
any where, and he possesses every
other qualification necessary for a
good Elder.
Burning plant beds and sowing
oats are the order of the day among
the farmers. y. L. GOODLOE.
MARCH /, 1878.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

BISHOP MARvIN's Ito the East
by Way of the West" Marvin's
Lectures on the " Errors of the Pa
pacy," and Rev. Eugene r. Hen
drix's "Around the World" with
introduction by Bishop Marvin /;
price of each book $500. agents
e0anted everywhere. Send amount
named to Logan ID. Cameron, Agent
of the Advocate Publishing House,
St. Louis, and get sample copies of
either, or all three, with terms to
agents. The books are selling rap
idley. Some agents have sold 50
copies in single day.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
nudge of The Supreme Court.

We find in the Columbia Journal,
of February ODD the following call
upon the Hon. Thomas NJ. Jones of
Pulaski to become a candidate for
Judge of the State Supreme court:
EDITOR OF JOURNAL As the
time is near at hand when a Con-
VentiOn will be called to select cam
didates for the Supreme Judges of
the State, the many friends of Hon.
ThOs. M. Jones of Giles would like
to know if he will be q candidate.
Tennessee has no man better quail
fed in all respects to represent her,
and there is no one whose legal abil-
ities'and high moral character is bet
ter known than Judge Thos. NJ.
Jones. Wherever / hear the COM
ing convention spoken of the hope
is expressed he will represent us
on the Bench. Middle Tennessee
should see that he does.
This article though compliment
airy does not give one-half of the
reasons why this gentleman should
be elected to this high position. he
has been actively and constantly en- |
gagged in the practice of law Tor |
thirty-eight years, during when |
time he has taken a part in the us
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

PROCTOR KNOTT is Iecturing on
practical Patriotism,n and here is
his account of the practical patriot
thrown off in the heat of a "succas-
tic' impulse, as Artemus Ward
would express it.
{" 1t is for the public good that he
lives and moves and has his being.
1t is for the public good that he
stretches his weary form upon sofa
of damask and cOntemplates his
majestic features in ten thousand
dollar mirror. CandOr cOmpels us
to say that there is one thing which
the practical patriot has never
been known to do, even for the pub
lie goOd-he has never been known
to resign a lucrative office for which
he is totally untitled in every par
ticular. There is scarcely anything
in the entire range of human affec-
ton which may not, under some
circumstances, be surrounded with
cheerfulness. Even life itself is fire.
quently resigned with alacrity, but
an incompetent official, once in pos
session of a good paying position,
hangs on to it with a firm determi-
nation and a deathless cOnstancy
which would have added brighter
lustre to the crown Of a Christian
martyr. Actuated, as he invariably
processes to be, by a pure and I'M
selfish devotion to the public good,
it is but natural that in a Govern
ment organized like our own the
practical patriot should constantly
manifest the highest possible regard
for the people. You accordingly
find him selling every occasion not
only to exhibit his heartfelt solicit
tude for their individual prosperity,
but to express the Hottest admiration
for their wisdom, virtue and intelli-
gence, as well as the prOfoundest de-
ference for their infallible judgment
upon every conceivable question of
public policy"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

BISHOPS OF THE VI. f. CHURCH,
SOUTH. "a Steel engraving OF
Bishops Paine, Pierce, Wightman,
Kavanaugh, Doggett, McTyiere,
Marvin and Keener; size for fra
ming 1920 inches, price 81; also
separate engraving of Bishop Mar
vim for framing, 11X14 inches, price
30 cents. agents acGHted everywhere
to sell these splendid portraits. Send
price named for sample copy of
either, or both, with terms to agents.
Address The Advocate Publishing
House, St. Louis, Mo.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
DEATH OF BENZ. TIL. WADE.

The old truculent magnates of the
Radical party are rapidly passing
away, together with the political
ideas which they so vigorously as
serted-Thad Stephens, Brownlow,
Morton, Wade. These men, with
all their differences, had traits of
character in common sufficient to
constitute them a class that can be
described by n hasty sketch of its
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

Our report of the proceedings OF
the City Council will be found to
include the reading and confirma-
ton of the election of Mr.. T. III.
Hyman as chief of the Fire Depart
ment for the current year. The
Department, as well as the commu-
nifty at large, are cordially congrat-
ulated on the election. Mr.. Hy-
man has been an active member
of the Department ever since it has
been organized, and no better guar
antee for its efficiency could be
given than his accession to its head
shin.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
EUROPE.

Terms of peace have been agreed
upon between Russia and Turkey,
in which the conditions most often
sive to England have been with
drawn. We spare our readers the
details of them, as, after all, they
are only "preliminaries" of peace,
and have not yet been signed or
even published in detail.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

THE first public meeting of the
GAINESVILLE Christian Temperance
Union will take place in Melodeon
Hall OH Tuesday night, March 18th.
DIR. d. f. Wright, the President,
will give the opening address, ex-
planning the mode of operation as
agreed upon at meeting of the
Executive Board. The attendance
of the public is solicited, and speci-
ally that Of heads of families.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

OLD J. Madison Wells still wants
to know whether he is "vassal or
peer" We can relieve the tOrtUr-
ing anxiety of his mind. He was
peer of the inmates when he entered
the New Orleans Jail, but he never
was a "vassal." He is-as the shep-
herd called our old friend, Tony
Weller-a "wesseI"-Of wrath, pre-
served against the day of wrath of
the Democracy! No vassal, but a
stMeSseI. y
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

ANY Of our subscribers who may
wish to take the Rural Sun, one
OF the best agricultural papers in the
South, can save twenty-five cents
by taking it in connection with the
CHRONICLE. We evil furnish both
papers for s3 70, in advance. Now
IS the time to subscribe,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

X. ,. Broaddus, w. F. Coulter
Ed. III. Lewis and Robert Main
hardt are in the Eastern cities buy
ing their Spring and Summer goods.
These gentlemen are all good mer-
chants and we expect soon to see
their stores crowded with the latest
styles, dc.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

FARMERS who have tobacco to
sell, and all who are interested in
the tobacco market at this place,
should remember that we publish
the very latest sales. Our sales are
made up for the week ending Thurs
day night, and published in full.
lfyou are not taking the CHROME
Gle subscribe at once!
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

WE are indebted to Mrs. j. N.
Scott. of this county, for the largest
Goose egg we have ever seen. 1t
measures nine inches one way and
aleven and a half the other. Now
if anybody has larger one let them
send it along.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09
Tennesseans i'm the California Leg
iSIafure.

Tennessee has three Representa-
tives in the present California Leg
islature-J. B. Holloway, j. H.
Miller and r. c. Halle. The latter
is a brother of Col. Thos. j. Halle,
of this city. He removed from this
State to California in 1849, served in
the Legislature in 1856 and 1S69-z0 ;
has been a Supervisor Of Napa
county and a School Trustee for
about twenty-four years, and was
the Chairman Of the Democratic
caucus of the members composing
the present observation-disclosures
Americ0R.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

THE crown given by the King of
Spain to Queen Mercedes on their
wedding day was made in Madrid
and cost 100000. A pearl neck
lace cost 10000, and a few soIitiares
Sl0.000.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

Miss SUE AGREE, of this city, is
visiting friends in Memphis. We
hope she will have a pleasant visit.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

THE Legislature of Louisiana has
adjourned and Anderson has not
been pardOned.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

Remaining at the GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Pos
Office, Saturday, March 9, 1873. If not called
for in thirty days, win be sent to the Dead
T a+4ar
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-09

JUN W lLDEEa.os
Chm'n State Democratic EXecu.
tive Committee.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17
Maine Dental Society.

The annual session of the Maine Dental
Society was held yesterday at the Common
Council rooms, the meeting being called to
order at o'clock by the President, DR.. G. P.
Lombard of Belfast
After the balloting for members, which re-
suited in the election of Drs E. c. Bryant of
Pittsfield, Emery Bailey and E. w. Meader of
Lewiston, and D. w. Fellows of Portland, the
Society proceeded to elect officers for the en-
suing year:
President-Dr. G. W. Stoddard
Vice President-Dr. Isaac Goddard.
Secretary-Dr. ID. W. Fellows
Tfeasurer-Dr. j. W. Curtis.
Librarian-Dr. Thos. Fillebrown.
A paper was read by DIR. Isaac Goddard OF
Lewiston on NEURALGIA" also one by DIR.
d. w. Fellows of Portland on "The Fifth
Pair of Nerves.
Discussion of these papers followed by DIR.
Fillebrown and others.
The next semi-annual meeting of the Society
will be held IN Auburn, and the next annual
meeting at Belfast.
Drs. J. w. Curtis, M. B. treble and Thos.
Filebrown were elected delegates to the Ameri-
can Dental Association.
EVENING SESSION.
The meeting was called to order by DR.. God
dard, Vice President.
DR.. Thos. Fillebrown gave very interesting
and instructive lecture, illustrated by diagrams,
on the Development of Teeth Discussion
followed by DR.. Bacon aud others.
A paper was then read by DR.. j. W. Curtis
on defective Dentine." The discussion which
followed was in regard to the different foods
and their influence on the formation Of the
teeth, and was participated in by nearly all the
members present. Adjourned to s. 80.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17
Fairfield.

FAIRFIELD, July Is.
Our farmers are now busily engaged closing
up their haying and express themselves Salts
fed with the crop and the condition in which
it has been secured. The yield has been con-
siderably above the average and the entire
crop has been harvested without getting wet.
We doubt if there has ever been as much hay
put into the barns of Fairfield in the same time
as this year. Crops of all kinds are looking
well, and though some fields are getting dry,
yet there is every evidence of good crops this
fall.
The potato bug has made its appearance, but
not in SO large numbers as last year.
The proprietors of the Fairfield Chronicle,
not content with nice power press, have this
week put in new five horse power engine to
supply power for their job and paper presses
This evidence Of success and of energy is very
satisfactory to all who enjoy their local paper.
We are informed also that it is the intention
of the proprietors to enlarge the Chronicle,
January l, 1879, to thu size of the Portland
Transcript We hope that in all their endeavors
to meet and please the public they may be
abundantly rewarded. The paper has large
local and general subscription list, which has
been secured by hard labor and constant effort
Our saw mills are running on full time, in
order to take care of the logs, but a large
amount of the lumber sawed is being hauled to
the yards.
Politics are dull here. Greenbackers appe ar
to be scarce in this vicinity, and since the dis
trics convention at Belfast there is less said
than before. SETH
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17
CARD TO THE PUBLIC.

The un 1ersigned, having for the past three sea-
sons, endeavorel to the best Of his ability to serve
the public in the best possible Manner in water ex-
cursions, and having opened up some delightful re-
takes this occasion to return them his cordial thanks
for the generous patronage heretofore accorded him.
and to inform them that he has, at considerable
trouble and expense, been able to procure the best
excursion boat that piled in this harbor, the
META, of Boston, and is now ready to make daily
excursions to the principal Islands in the harbor.
The boat at any time be chartered for excursions,
by societies and others. The Meta will make ex-
cursions in the harbor every afternoon. Having one
of the most competent pilots in eastern waters the
trips will not be confined to one particular route,
but will include all the pleasant places to be found
in the Bay and the excursionists will not be taken
out so far to produce sea sickness. as is usually
the case in down the bay excursions.
The Meta is boat of about three hundred tons,
with new boiler, staunch in every particular, in
thorough repair, and capable of accommodating nine
hundred passengers with perfect ease and comfort.
The new born zeal which has prompted the
Peaks Island Steamboat Company to be so anxious
to serve the public, was forced upon them by me,
but they are entirely unable to cope with me in the
facilities which offer the public which tnust will
respond as heretofore.
CAPT. CHAS. c. CHASE.
jy1e DIT
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17
of Mrs. jackson who stood with him beside it.

of Mrs. Jackson who stood with him beside it,
but the face of deceased was covered.
The physicians who saw the body before bur-
ial did not examine the wounds, accepting the
story that they had resulted from the kick of a
horse. An examination after the body was
disinterred showed pretty conclusively that
they could not have been caused by kick, but
must have been inflicted with some weapon
like an axe Besides, special examination
was made of the horse to learn if he was VIC
ious and he was found tame and gentle. One
of the jurymen experimental by lifting its
hiod feet, first one and then the other, over his
head as he stopped behind it, and placing them
upon the ground, bat the horse was perfectly
pleasant and showed no signs of kicking
jackson had four axes, but one of them has
disappeared.
Previous to his death Jackson had made a
confidant of his troubles OF one Wilbur,
neighbor living quarter of mile away.
Ii was the neighbor whom Benson did not call
on the night of the tragedy. Wilbur says that
few weeks before his death jackson said to
him that he was afraid for his life; that there
were damnable works at his house, and that he
would send Benson off were it not for making
trouble, and that he presumed if he should send
him away his wife would not speak to him for
three weeks, and asked Wilbur if he supposed
they would make way with him. About this
time also Jackson found bottle containing
some kind OF liquid, which he feared was poi
SOD, in some hay. He showed this also to Will
bur. He complained also to Wilbur of Benson
and his wife going off to ride.
Benson, although claiming to be unwell, is
tall and strong man, full six feet in height,
and looks agile and firm, while Jackson, who
was quite deaf, wa below the medium height
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17
TIRE SOLoN MURDER CASE.
William j &C kson Probably Murdered by
His Hired Man.

Ga the II h of June, VIM. jackson of Scion,
well-to do farmer, was found dead on his stable
floor with his head stove in, supposed to have
been done by kick from a horse. The body
was buried on the 10Th and lay in the grave
four days, when suspicion was aroused that
his death was not the result of kick as given
out, but that he had been murdered. The body
was then disinterred aud coroner's jury sum.
moaed to investigate the cause of death. At
ter hearing which extended over four days
the jury rendered verdict that the deceased
came to his death by blow from an axe will
fully inflicted-in short that he had been MUIR
dered The jury charged no person with the
crime, but circumstances pointed very strongly
to Jackson's hired man. named Benson, as the
murderer, and to Mrs. jackson, deceased's
wife, as accessory.
jackson, who was man A years of age,
was worth some little property, and some time
before his death he made his will bequeatbing
it to his wife. Benson, who is % years of age,
was living in the family as hired man, and it
is stated that Mrs Jackson had conceived an
affection for him stronger than for her hus-
band. Ga the day of her husbands death she
and young Benson had been to Scion village
and returned after sun down. The horse was a
five years old gel6ing, which Mrs. Jackson and
Mr.. Benson say was so vicious that it was not
safe for Mrs. Jackson to drive. That night
Jackson went to the stable to do his chores,
and the others in the family, consisting of Ben.
son, Mrs. jackson, and her mother, went to
bed. At 1920 Mrs. Jackson says she awoke
and found Mr.. Jackson missicg. and becoming
alarmed she dressed and called Benson who
went to the stable where he found Jackson ~
ing in the stable floor near the cults feet. He
supposed him dead or very near it and started
for help There were two directions that he
might have taken. One led to the house of
one Wilbur, friend of Jackson, three humid
red and ninety PAGES as the jurymen paced it
off, or not quite quarter of mile from Jack
sons house, but ha did not take that route.
Benson's uncle, one Williams, lived in the
opposite direction about twice as far, and there
he went first, partly over hard hill, but he
did not run, as he claimed he could not do SO
from i'll health. Returning with several
| neighbors he reached the house about II D. M
but did not himself 60 into the stable but being
unwell went in and lay down. The news was
| brokensto Mrs jackson who did not go into thu
stable but lay down upon the sofa. From the
time of his first discovery till the funeral Ben
son did not see the body of Jackson save onl,
once, on Friday, and this was in the presence
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17

SUDDEN DEATH.-The community will be
shocked by the intelligence of the death yester-
day morning of Miss Bale Symonds. Her
death was instant and probably resulted from
apoplexy. Since her violent attack two
months ago she had gradually recovered
health and strength and her friends enter
tanned great confidence in her full restoration
to health. The blow thus comes upon them as
an unexpected stroke, and it is indeed
griev0us aff1iction. Miss Symonds was the
daughter of the late Joseph Symonds, Esq,
and the sister of Judge Symonds, who is now
in Aroostook county serving on the election
commission. She was born in Raymond in
this state, and graduated at the seminary at
Ipswich, Mass. Since graduation she has been
engaged in literary pursuits and has of late
been associated with her sisters in their school
on Pine street. She had the fine scholarly
qualities peculiar to her family and was
eminentIy successful in imparting Instruction
to the young. She was Of singnlarly amiable
disposition and endeared herself to all with
whom she came in contact. Her untimely
death will b generally and sincerely deplored.