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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
A High Compliment.
Houston County Review


A well deserved compliment is
paid Hon. j. f. Rice in the follow
ing resolutions adopted by the
Grand Jury just before adjournment
and presented in open court. Judge
Rice returned his thanks in a few
expressive and we'll chosen re-
marks:
We the Grand Jurors for the
county of Houston, for the April
Term, 1873, being aware of the fact
that an election for Circuit Judge is to
take place on the 1st of August, 1878,
and that there are various candi-
dates for said office, and believing
that long acquaintance with Judge
Rice, the present incumbent, both
in his official and private life, de-
mands of us some expression of our
views and sentiments therefore,
ReSOlred, That we recognize in
Judge Rice a capable and efficient
Officer-One who has, and, we be-
lieve, will, execute the law without
favor or affection.
ResOlUed, That we recognize in
Judge Rice's private character a
pure Christian gentleman, the very
highest type of manhood, one whose
integrity no man of prudence will
question and no one of investigation
can.
NJ. HoLLIsTER, Foreman.
ED. SCHREIBER,
j. w. PARCHMAN,
l.. O. BREEDEN,
NJ. V. PATTERSON,
w. III. ORGAN,
J. r. MCLAIN,
G.. Il. COoKsEY,
w. B. NICHOLS,
4. CATHEY,
B. BRowN,
III. r. ATKINSON,
ID. c.. WILSON.
w. Fl. THOMPSON, Officer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
oollonel E. Polk John4on.
ILouisville Evening News, April 81

Louisville Evening News, April s.
Tt Twas great pleasure to a num-
Der of Col. e. Polk Johnson's friends
in this city to take him by the
hand this morning and give. him
cordial greetinng. To many who
saw him few weeks ago it was like
welcomingFa dear friend back from
the grave, for at that time no one
supposed Colonel johnson would
survive his severe illness. A good
Providence has dealt kindly to-
ward him, however; and, although
exceedingly feeble from weakness
brought on by his long and Sc
we're sufferings, he has ventured out
once more, though his friends think
imprudently. But the memorable de-
mands of business compel him to go
to Frankfort, for which city he
leaves this afternoon, and though
too weak to resume his labors as
Assistant Clerk of the House he will
beswarmly welcomed by the mem-
bers of the Legislature and citizens
of Frankfort, none of whom ex-
pected, when he left here few
weeks ago, to see him again in this
life.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
EUROPE.

We hoped that by this time we
could have given our readers some
more decisive indications for conjec-
turing whether peace or war is the
result to be anticipated, when con-
templating the tangled web of Euro
pean affairs, than we could venture
upon last week. We are disap-
pointed; the Marquis of Salisbury
has stated his objections to the treaty
of San Stefano and Prince Gortcha-
koff has replied. The English states
man had objected to New Bulgaria
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13

Mr.. J. C. Brooks, Superintend-
ent of the city schools, has our
thanks for a copy of "Monteith's
Independent Course of Comprehens-
i've Geography" w ehave examined
this work with much interest and
think it in advance of any other we
have seen. One of the features is
that the publishers furnish with each
copy a finished map of the State in
which the book is to be used, print
ing a separate edition for every
State in the Union. This copy con-
tains large map of Tennessee, with
a careful description Of the political
and physical features Of the State.
We know of no better map of the
State, and will say that, for the
simultaneous study of political and
physical geography, no other such
work as this exists. We are glad
to learn that Prof. Brooks purposes
very soon to make it a text book
for the schools in this city.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
Cincinnati Con

THE Cincinnati Commercial,
in the course of a leading editorial
article on the bell-punch, says:
There is no doubt whatever that
the Moffet register will presently
come into general use: Five legis-
lative bodies have the matter under
consideration at this time, and it is
thought of and talked of by the en-
tire press of the country as one of
the best means of making the liquor
traffic a source of revenue bearing
alike on the retailer and consumer,
and for the general good.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
AN OPEN LETTER.

EDITOR OF CHRONICLE: Do not
be afraid we are going to bore you.
We want information. We wish to
ask a you few questions, notmany,
and so framed that a yes or no will
almost answer them. We have just
re-read the Constitution of the
United States. We feel disposed to
say something on several of those
ten amendments of 1871, but are
afraid to do so until assured that we
have a correct understanding of
them.
Article Congress shall make no
law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free ex-
ercise thereof; or abridge the freed
ON of speech, or of the press.
Are we to understand that the
press has the same freedom" to
publish a lie as the truth? Ifso,
and if that lie has injured a party,
where is the remedy?
CITIZEN.
The remedy is a prosecution for
libel; but as our friend apparently
alludes to some recent transaction,
we would tell him that the two
GAINESVILLE papers are edited by
gentlemen, and if he or any friend
of his has been misrepresented, it is
unintentional, and will be promptly
corrected if he calls attention to it
in becoming terms.-ED. CHBoNI-
Gle.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13

FOUND, in the Presbyterian
Church, pair of steel-framed spec
tacles. The owner can have them
by calling at this office and paying
for the advertisement.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13

WE are glad to learn that Mrs.
Real, who met with so sad an ac-
cident at the golden wedding of DIR.
Sears, is improving, and it is now
thought that she will almost entirely
recover from her injuries.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
Fox & SMITH.
Iu ChanceFy at CIarksVIlIe-State
OF Tennessee.
CLERK AND MASTERS OFFICE, !

= CLERK AND MASTERS OFFICE,
April 10, 1873. +
w. d, Taylor ct al, Complainants, VS.. Eliza
beth PoindeXter's heirs, Defendants.
1t appearing from the Sherift7s return of
process issued in this cause that the Defend-
ants, Mary G.. Poindexter and Bette POin-
dexter are non residents Of the State of Ten
nessee:
II is therefore ordered that they enter
their appearance, herein, before or within
the first three days of the next term of the
Chance. Court, TO be held at GAINESVILLE,
on the first Monday in July next, 1873
and plead, answer or demur to Complain
ants Bill, or the same will be taken for
confessed as TO them and set forfhearing ex
parte; and that copy of this order be pub
lished for four consecutive weeks in the
GAINESVILLE CHRONICLE. - s
POLK G.. JOHNSON,
Clerk and Master.
c. G. SMITH & w. NJ. DANIEL, Sol'rs for
Comp'ts.
April IL, IS7S-4tprfs5 90
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
Calico, Linen, Batist, White SHIFTS,
In Chancery at ClarksviiIe- State of
Tennessee.

CLERK AND MASTERS OFFICE,
April 10, 1873.
Elizabeth Hester, Complainant, VS.. j. j. G.
Mcknight, Defendant.
1t appearing from the Sheriff7s return OF
the process issued in this cause that the
Defendant, J. j. G. Mcknight, is n nom
resident of the State of Tennessee:
1t is therefore ordered that he enter his
appearance, herein, before or within the first
three days of the next term of the Chancery
Court, to be held at GAINESVILLE, on the first
Monday in July next, 1873, and plead, answer
or demur to Compliments Bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to him and set
for hearing ex parte and that n copy OF this
order be published for four consecutive
weeks in the ClarksYille CHRONICLE.
POLK g. JOHNSON,
Clerk and Master.
A. q. GooDLETT, Sol'r for Comp't
April %, lS7S-4tprfS5 90.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
In Chancery at CIarksViIle-State of
Tennessee.
CLERK AND MASTERS OPTICS,

CLERK AND MASTERS OFFICE,
April 10, 1873.
James Rust, Complainant, vs. Eliza Rust,
Defendant
1t appearing from affidavit hled in this
cause. that tue Defendant, Eliza Rust, is a
nonresident of the State of Tennessee:
If il therefore ordered that she enter her
appearance, herein, before or within the
firsf three days of the next term Of the
cshancerv Court, 10 be held at Clarksville,
on the first Monday in July next, 1875 and
nIead answer or demuF to Complainanf's
kin or the sanae viii be taken for confessed
rs 10 her and set for hearing ex parte and
that n copy of this order be published for
fonr consecutive weeks in the GAINESVILLE
POLK q. JOHNSON,
Anil ID. ls7s-4tprfs5 90 -
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
In Circuit Court at Clarksville- State
of Tennessee.

OFFICE OF CIRCUIT CoUUT CLERK,
April 18th, 1878.
Samuel Davis, Compl't, VS.. Francis Davis,
Deft.
1t appearing from affidavit filed in this
cause, that the defendant, Francis DAVIS, is
a nonresident of the State of Tennessee:
1t is therefore ordered that she enter her
appearance, herein, before or within the first
three days of the next term of the Circuit
Court, to be held at GAINESVILLE, on the LIST
Monday in May next, 1878, and plead, answer
or demur to Complainant's Bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to her and set
for hearing ex parte; and that copy of this
order be published for four consecutive weeks
in the GAINESVILLE Chronicle.
G. d. BAILEY, Clerk,
By c. H. Bailey, D. c.
H. c. BATS, SOl'r for Comp"t.
April IL. 1S7S-lt
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
In Circuit Court at GAINESVILLE State
of Tennessee.
OFFICE OF CIRCUIT CouEr CLERK

OFFICE OF CIRCUIT CoUET CLERK,
April u, 1878.
Edmond Gritty, Compl't., VS.. Harriet Gritty,
Deft.
1t appearing from affidavit filed in this
cause, that the Defendant, Harriet Griffey,
is a nonresident of the State of Tennessee :
1t is therefore ordered that she enter her
appearance, herein, before or within the
first three days of the next term of the Cir
cult Court, TO be held at ClaTksVille, on the
first Monday in May next, 1873, and plead,
answer or demur TO Compartments Bill, or
the same viii be taken for confessed as to
her and set for hearing ex parte; and that a
COPY OF this order be published for four con-
seeutive weeks in the GAINESVILLE CHROME
Gle. G. ID. BAILEY, Clerk,
By C. H. Bailey, d. c.
II. c. BATS, Sol'r for Complt.
A pril IL, lS7S-4t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13

WE learn that the new Presbyte-
rian Church will be dedicated by
Rev. DR.. Palmer, of New Orleans,
ON the Goth day of May. r.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13

Mr.. JOHN L. DUFF, of the Hous-
ton County Review paid us a visit
on Monday last. He is always
welcome to our sanctum.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13

REV. JOHN w. HAMMER, Jr.,
will preach atthe Methodist Church,
in this city, tomorrow Sunday
at the usual hour for service.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13

Two couples of runaway colored
people have recently been married
at Jordan Barksdale's boarding
house on Strawberry alley.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
A Good Chance for a Poor
Man to Buy and Pay
for a Farm,

A tract of land in Humphreys county,
Tennessee, containing $50 acres, is offered
for sale on a credit of eight years. There is
no better farming land in the State of Ten
nessee. Here is a chance for poor man to
buy and pay for Alarm. No cash payment Is
required. Call on or address
A. G. GOODLETT,
Office in Franklin Bank, Clarksville, Tenn
April ID, 1S78-4t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

ED. c. CAMPBELL, Esq, has gone
to Nashville on business, where he
will remain several days.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT-T
NESSEE CONF ERENCE.
Sd Round of Quarterly HTeetina

Sd Round of Quarterly Meetings.
Saline circuit, at Pleasant Hill, April IS, 10,
%, 81.
Montgomery circuit, at Williams Chapel,
April 10, 20, 81.
New Providence and Bethel station, at
New Providence, April 20, q.
Palmyra circuit, at Locust Grove, April p,
Is.
June /, 2.
Cheatham circuit, at Clifton's, June z, 8, @.
Antioch circuit, at Mt. Zion, June 3, o.
Red River circuit at Palestine, Jriste Is, l6.
Cedar Hill circuit, at TurnersvilIe, June
p, %, Is.
GAINESVILLE station, June D, %.
Asbury circuit, at Williams Chapel, June
| 20, 30. ~r
District Conference at Tobacco Port, on the
Cum berland river, in Stewart county, Tenn,
! April IL, II. Bishop Kavanaugh will pre-
side. Opening sermon by John w. Hammer,
Jr.i Preachers and people invited.
WELBORN MOONEY. p. E.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13

a - a a week in your own town. So out
VHEft free No risk. Reader, if you
SMHkNwant business at which persons
w. ~Of either sex can make great pay
all the time they work, write for particulars
| to H. HALLETT 4 Co., Portland, Maine.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
The Tobacco Crop.
Nashville American.

Commissioner Killebrew states
that the tobacco crop will be consid-
erably decreased from that of last
year, the low prices and the fact of
a large acreage of the tobacco land
having been sOwn in wheat conduc-
ing to that result. The upper Cum
berland people have turned their
attention to stock raising and will
not hereafter devote so much land
to the cultivation of tobacco The
fly has made its appearance in many
of the tobacco counties. For these
reasons it is thought there will not
be more than an average crop.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13
STEAMER
MATT GRACEY

~~~. = win leave for Ashland City
and Mouth Of Harper every
Monday and Thursday at A.
wBs4MS.<@&1M. For Cumberland Iron
wolxs and North X Creek every Tuesday
an Friday at ~ Nj. GRACEl 4 BRO,
Februar 3, 1878. Agents.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13

THE total Scholastic population Of
the State is 442, AS, and the total
amount Of school money is $75, 1876.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-13

THE outlook in the sugar districts
of Louisiana is promising. The
planters are. making preparations
for more extensive culture, labor
troubles have ceased, and every
thing is encouraging.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-10
Whittier,s BIRTHPLACE.

The house is very old, and was built by
his ancestor, Thomas Whittier, in the prim-
tive forests. Ii is two or three miles from
the city Of llaverhill, and about as far from
tile banks of the river. II is on lonely
and obscure road, and no other house seems
to DE III slgnt Ills ancestors were luakers,
and in the time of the Indian wars lived se-
curely in their clearing, and had the good
will of the savages, who confded in their
well-known principles of forbearance, kind.
ness and peace. 1t is said that while other
families were protected by soldiers, Friend
Whittier left the doors of his house un-
fastened day and night, and the Indians
came and went as they pleased. In Snow
Bound the poet describes the scenes OF the
old farmhouse as they appeared in his boy
hood. The room where he wash and
the room where he wrote are still pointed
out to the visitor, as well as the old kitchen
hearth and the large, old-fashioned fireplace
where the family spent their winter even
ings, and must be full of interest to those
who are familiar with his poems. In his
prose writings, when describing the beggars
who sought its charity, he thus speaks of
his birth-spot: "The old farmhouse nes-
thing in its valley, hills stretching off to the
south, and green meadows in the east, the
Suidll StIedlu WHICH came uOlSlly uOWn Int
ravine, washing the old garden wall and
softly tapping on fallen stones, and woods
of beeches and hemlocks; the tall sentinel
poplars at the gateway, the oak forest
sweeping unbroken to the northern horizon,
the grass-grown carriage-path, with its rude
and crazy bridge-the dear old landscape of
my boyhood lies outstretched before me like
a daguerreotype from that picture within,
which have borne with me in all my wan
derings. A neighbor of the family, who
lives opposite the Whittier elm, and remem-
bers the poet as friend and schoolmate
told me where the old school-house stood
There is now no mark of the building left
while the wild shrub and rude stone-wall
seem to obliterate every trace of the scene
Of his school-days described in one of his
sweetest poems. The house and ground;
have sadly changed, and no longer show the
order, neatness and thrift of Quaker home
but the little brook, falling over the step
ping-stones of the wooden ravine, seems a,
full of poetry as when it flowed in harmony
with the voices of the children that played
on its banks.--Cor. Boston AdUertiser.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-10
A Little Parable.

There was country town containing
about two thousand inhabitants, employed
in great variety of pursuits, farmers and
gardeners, raisers of stock mechanics of all
sorts. They were all gaining a modest but
comfortable living by their various labors.
One day there moved into the town a man,
believed to possess enormous wealth. He
bought large place, built a splendid man
sion, and said to the people: g. have come
TO spend my money among you, according
to my peculiar tastes. / wish to employ
five hundred men in marching to and fro on
my grounds every day, and | wish also to
have fireworks every night, and will pay the
highest prices for rockets and Roman can
dies. ! wish to have three or four hundred
little children dressed in white, with blue
and red ribbons in their hair, to sit about
the grounds in groups, or dance in the hall
every day, and | will pay each of them
dollar a day for doing it, and will buy the
clothes and ribbons for them to wear |
shall wish to buy four suits of clothes year
for each of the men, and propose to give
supper every night, with plenty of ice-cream,
to all the inhabitants of the town. Could
anything be more attractive than this pro-
gramme Half the people gave up their
usual occupations and devoted themselves to
iHdrCnlnB rOunu JHe hWn, anu lne ObIer Htill
to making fireworks, clothing and ice-ceeam
for these festivities. The people and town
prospered wonderfully; the men got their
three dollars, the children their dollar day,
and great profits were also made on the fire
works and ice-cream. But one morning the
bubble burst. The rich man had disappeared.
Then it was made known that all the money
he had been spending had been borrowed of
the town authorities at a high interest," and
that as he left no assets this was debt which
the town must pay. The people had given
up their old occupations, had lost the taste
for regular work, had acquired a love Of
luxury, bad learned to speculate, were no
longer satisfied with small returns, but
wished to obtain large incomes with little
labor and besides all this arrangement OF
their habits, they had great debt to pay
for their frolicking and waste. Now would
it not take long time for the people Of
such place to get back their old position :?
The people of the country are in the condi-
ton of this town. We took million or two
OF men from productive industry during
four years, employing them in destroying
and wasting property. The expense of this
is an accumulated debt which we have to pay.
We have acquired habits of extravaganza
and waste at the same time And now that
the excitement is over, long period of de-
preston has followed for the demoraliza-
| tion which four years of war can produce it
will take fifteen or twenty to repair.--jdmes
| Freeman Clarke.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-10
Licensed Evil.

Two poor fellows were hanged for muir
der last Friday in Chicago, and justly but
the men who sold them the maddening
liquors which crazed their brain and let
loose within them the fierce demons of bru-
tality, where are they The answer is,
they are going right on doing the same thing,
over and over again, in unutterably Grim
inal repetition, daily participants in every
sort and grade of criminality known TO the
calendars of crime-and all under the for
NAL protection of that civil authority which
one day sells them its licenses to do
these things and the next day hangs the men
who never would have committed murder
but for these licensed schools of vice and
crime The criminal courts of this and
other cities are constantly over-orowded
with cases, nine-tenths of which are directly
traceable to the temptations and opportu-
mites of the liquor traffic. Then, again,
neither of these boys knew how TO read or
write. Surely it would not be very difficult
to frame just indictment on their behalf
against /" society" almost as serious in its
charges as the writ with its fatal conse
quences Just now served upon them. What
master in the solemn art and Office of re
forming criminals will next take society il
hand 2-ETchange.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-10
Saturday Night.

Saturday night makes people more hui
man, and sets their hearts to beating softly,
as they used 10 before the world turned
them into war drums and Jared them to
pieces with tattoos. The ledger closes with
crash, the iron-doored vaults come to with
bang, up go the shutters with will, click
goes the key in the lock- 1t is Saturday
night, and business breathes free again.
Homeward, no The door that has been ajar
all the week gently closes behind him the
world is all shut out. Shut out ? Shut in
rather. Here are his treasures after all, and
not in the vault and not in the book-save
the record of the old family Bible-and not
in the bank. Maybe yon are bachelor,
frosty and forty. Then, poor fellow, Satur-
day night is nothing to you, just as you are
nothing to anybody. Get wife, blue-eyed
or black-eyed, but above all, true-eyed. Get
little home, no matter how little; sofa,
just two or two and half, and then get
two or two and a half in it of Saturday
night, and then read this paragraph by the
light of your wife's eyes, and thank God
aud take courage.-Selected
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-10
q" Come and See.0

Wiser counsel than this it would be i'm
possible to conceive If Philip had reproved
Nathaniels unbelief, he might have driven
min back for many day, and given offence,
If he had reasoned with him, he might have
failed to convince him, or might have con-
firmed him in his doubts. But by inviting
him to prove the matter for himself, he
showed his entire confidence in the truth of
his own assertion, and his willingness to
have it tested and proved. And the result
shows the wisdom of Philips word. Nathan
iel owed his early acquaintance with Christ
to that frank invitation, "Come and see."
If we call ourselves true Christians, let us
never be afraid to deal with people about
their souls as Philip dealt with Nathaniel.
Let us invite them boldly TO make proof of
our religion. Let us tell them confidently
that they cannot know its real value until
they have tried it. Let us assure them that
vital Christianity courts every possible in
quiry. 1t has no secrets. 1t has nothing to
conceal. Its faith and practice are spoken
against Just because they are not known.
Its enemies speak evil of things with which
they are not acquainted. They understand
neither what they say nor whereof they af-
firm. Philips mode Of dealing, we may be
sure, is one principal way to do good. Few
are ever moved by reasoning and argument.
Still fewer are frightened into repentance.
The man who does most good to souls is Of
ten the simple believer who says to his
friends, al have found Saviour, come and
see him" ."-Ryle.