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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06
The San Francisco excitement.

The San Francisco Chronicle, pub
lished by the DeYoung brothers,
one of whom shot I. 5. Kalloch, has
the following in its Sundays issue:
We do not propose to comment in
detail upon the deplorable event of
Sunday morning. The time has not
come yet for calm and candid dis
cussion of the case, but if there is i'm
this great city one human being in
the shape of a man, or pretending
to the dignity of manhood, who
could tamely have heard the mother
that bore him assailed in language
too vile to be repeated without Of
fense to modest ears, let that despi-
cable creature throw the first stone
at the avenger of the greatest insult
that was ever offered to a woman
venerable in years and irreproacha-
BILE in character. When men pre-
sent themselves before the people as
candidates for office they become
fair and proper subjects for criticism.
If their antecedents and their record
are ventilated, they have no right
to complain. From the moment In
w iilNll AiGJ OlCA lllCtu0NlN Ntlo t17 ttiil-
didates, they become public prop
erty, but their households and homes
should be sacred. Whatever may
be the blots on their records, their
mothers. wives, sisters and daught-
ers should not be brought into the
fight. No manly or chivalrous an
tagonist would resort to so despica-
bic a system Of warfare, and no
human being with the natural in
stinets which belong TO us all as
sons, and brothers, and husbands,
can be expected without special
grace from on high to hear those
who are nearest and dearest to him
coarsely aspersed and villified before
the public without feeling an over
whelming impulse to resent the out
rage. Let those who are disposed
to indulge in harsh judgment In this
case make # their own. ei them
consider what they would them
selves have been impelled to do had
their own mothers and sisters been
subjected to brutal insult before Il
public assemblage."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06

There is an estate worth over
100000 awaiting Rosa Dietche or
Rosa NolI, and the OsWegO Times
is authority for the statement that a
reward of 81 900 is offered for in
formation that will lead to her dis
covery by Mr.. Dietche, who is
making an industrious search for
the lost heiress. The story is quite
romantic and interesting. About
twenty-five years ago the Dietche
family, from Baden, Germany, ar
rived in New York. The family
scattered, and one of the girls, Rosa,
soon afterWard married Henry NOll
in Syracuse. After becoming the
father of one child, Catharine, Noll
deserted his wife and went to Chi
cago from Weedsport, where the
family then lived. Mrs. Noll three
years afterward, returned to SYRIA
cuse and found employment in the
family of DR., blanchard Fisgate.
This is as far as she has been traced,
1t has been ascertained that after
the hesepaFation Henry Noll proceeded
to Chicago, and by hard labor and
frugal habits amassed a large for
tune. Ten or twenty years since he
was taken sick, and after lingering
illness died. On his death-bed he
rnnented of his unfaithful conduct
toward his young spouse, and wiiled
her his vast estate, amounting to
$50, 900. This will was admitted to
probate, and during this long period
or time has never been claimed by
the legatee. The interest accruing
has sweIled the amount until It has
reached the handsome sum of $780,
900 and upward. The gentleman
who was in search of Mrs. NOll is
an own brother. He says his sister
is now over forty-tive years of age,
and the daughter aged about
twenty-four, Mrs, Nolls personal
appearance is described a. follows;
Tall in stature, blue eyes, dark
brown hair and prepossessing coun-
tenance.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06
Tennessee,s XVorrt Inrlio,lon.

Speaking Of the recent election in
this State, which resulted in the de-
feat of the proposition to ppmpro-
mise the debt of Tennessee, the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch, one Of the
ablest papers in the west, says
The people Of Tennessee have
voluntarily incurred a worse inflic-
tion than the yellow fever i'm the
practical reputation Of the State
debt by the recent vote. The con-
sequences of so fearful a mistake
cannot be contemplated without
pain by the best friends of the State,
and generation may grow up and
pass away before the State can re-
cover from the perniciOus results.
If the people of Tennessee are too
poor to pay their debts, they are too
poor not to pay them. If they cam
not endure the burden of interest,
they cannot endure the poverty
which is bound to result from an
avOwal that they are dishonest as
well as poor. Moreover, they have
put in the hands of their political
enemies a weapon which will be
used with good will against them,
and to their lasting detriment.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06
WHOLE NO. p, ,2S5.
Al Aneeaote o. Queen vIelorla.

The Queen was not 20 years Of age
when she ascended the throne. Com
ing into possession of power with a
heart fresh, tender and pure, and
with all her instincts inclined to
mercy, we may be sure that she
found many things that tried her
strength of resolution to the utmost.
On a bright, beautiful morning, the
young Queen was waited upon at
her palace in Windsor by the Duke
of Wellington. He had brought
from London various papers requir-
ing her signature to make them OPP
erative. One of them was a SEN
tence or court-martial pronounced
against soldier of the line, that
sentence that he be shot dead. The
Queen booked upon the paper, and
then looked upon tine wondrous
beauties that nature had spread 10 |
her view. "Nhat has this man
done ?r she asked. The Duke /
looked at the paper, and replied
"Ah, my royal mistress, that man,
| fear, is incorrigible. He has de-
serted three times.n "And can you
not say anything in his behalf, my
Lord ," Wellington shook his head.
'Oh, think again, l pray you !"
Seeing that her Majesty was SO deep
" moved and feeling sure she would
not have the man shot i'm any event,
ne finally confessed that the man
vas brave and gallant and really
good soldier. "But,p he added,
think of the influence "Infiu-
.nce ~ the Queen cried, her eyes
and her bosom heaving
With strong emotion. "Let it be
'urs to yield influence. / will try
mercy in this mans case, and / =
harge you, your GRANGE, to let me 4
,now the result. A good soldier, !
1ou said. Oh, / thank you for that. !
And you may tell him that your !
ood word saved him." Then she
Ook the paper and wrote, with /
old, firm hand, across the dark 4
age, the bright, saving word, spar I
oned !" The Duke was fond Of :
cling the story, and he was willing I
lso to confess that the giving Of y
nat paper to the pardoned soldier Fl
ave him far more joy than he could n
ave experienced from the taking d
a city.-LOndon Journal. n
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06
Important Decision for tho Ger
mans.

Carl Gerhard Bersseller, a native
of Germany, became citizen of the
United States by naturalization in
1S48, and subsequently, while re-
siding in St. Louis, had two sons,
one born in 1852 and the other in
1854. While these boys were mi
nors the father returned to Germany,
taking them with him, but before
they became of age thesOns returned
to St. Louis, where they have ever
since continued to live. For the
last three years the father has been
subjected to various annoyanceS by
the local authorities of Germany
because of the refusal of the young
men to report themselves for enroll
ment in the German army, which
annoyances assumed the shape of
threats of prosecution, and the inn
position of penalties under the Ger
man military law and their enforce
ment against the property of the
elder Bersselier in Germany. These
proceedings finally eliminated in a
process. Mr.. Evarts promptly in
structed our Minister at Berlin to
bring this subject to the attention of
the imperial Government, and to
express in strong terms the earnest
desire of the American Government
that any proceeding which might be
pending or which might be con-
fenplated in regard to the property
of the two brothers RersSelier, based
upon their refusal to submit to the
demand for military service, might
of onca ha mt an end To The result
of the emphatic and decisive action
taken by Mr.. Evarts was a decision
in favor of the Bersseliers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06
Chicago TrlDline.

I
A gentleman attired in clothes
which had seen better days called at
the Tribune Office on Saturday with
a slip cut from the paper, and asked
to see the editor. When his request
had been complied with, In q meas
nre, he said, witha whitening sneers
"WOt are ye givin' us, young
Teller, hey? Don't you see what
you're printing in the paper? Look
herew and he rendered the re-
porter a printed scrap, which the
reporter took between the points OF
pair of scissors, and scrutinized at
a respectful distance.
"This, my friendn said the re-
porter to the representative OF the
Hendrick B. Wright interest, "this,
my friend, seems TO be an interest
ing item about an impecuDious gen
tleman in Winona, Mimi, who
weeded cucumber bed for his din
ner and sawed cord or wood Tor
his supper, and whose demeanOF SO
impressed the woman OF tho house
that she at once wrOteEsii account of
the affair to the Winona Republi-
can. Are you the industrious gem
tleman referred to? DO you want
to correct the report ,"
"Na-aw," said the visitor, indig-
nantly. "Do i look like q man
that would weed bed Of cOwcum-
bers of the ground for a small plate
Of hash? Do you think ! could so
lar forgit myself as to split menial
wood for the cold buckwheat cakes
that fall from the rich mans table,"
"Well, what do you want ?''
"Want? This is what / want,
md speak as the representative Of
about 800, 600 American citizens. /
want you to stop publishing items
Ike that. If the impression once
sets abroad that us fellows are i'm
he habit of wedding the cowcum-
'ers upon a thousand beds and
making saw-mills of ourselves for
he sake of our board, Wen be
uined. That's what's the matter.
( you want to find reading that
will interest your readers and bene-
Z the struggling poor, Just you give
hem some Stories about disguised
ukes and italian marquises and
ramps, who were given a square
eed of roast chicken and ice cream,
nth fitteen-cent cigars and a nip OF
ood whiskey as grace after meat,
nd who, fifteen weeks afterward,
,ft their generous benefactors $780,
DO. That's the sort of literature
on fellows want to print. Your
saders cry for il, and the farmers
[ ,l 9a the fenees, for bours waiting
The reporter thanked his visitor
# this communication OF his views
4 journalism, and the visitor left.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06

ELECTIONS will be held this year
in thirteen States. In four of them
important elections will take place.
California will lead off in Septem-
Der, voting on the Sd for State and
Judicial officers, four Congressman
and members of the Legislature.
Maine will vote on September 8th,
for officers and members of the Leg
islature. Iowa and Ohio, October
l4th, for State officers and members
of the Legislature. Maryland, Mas
sachusetts, New York and WiseOn-
sin, on November 4th, for State Off
GERS and members of the Legisla-
ture. Mississippi and New Jersey,
on November 4th, for members of
the Legislature. Pennsylvania, on
November 4th, for State Treasurer,
and Louisiana, on December I'd, for
the adoption or rejection of the pro-
posed Constitution. A member of
Congress, to fill a vacancy, will also
he elected In Iowa on October 14th.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06

THE people Of Kentucky have
been disturbed lately by the an
nouncement that the State would be
unable to pay the ordinary claims
against it. 1t seems that the Legis-
lature of that State in 1876 reduced
the tax five cents on the $100 worth
of property, and got the available
revenue below the amount neces-
sary to pay current expenses. Ken
lucky owes only $180,000, but the
people are nightly concerned about
it. Tennessee owes, or is said to
owe, $24, 900, 600, but the failure to
pay any part of the interest now no
more disturbs the tranquility of our
people than would the bankruptcy
of peanut vender in TimbuckToO.
We seem to be concerned more
about what we ought not to pay
than what we ought to pay.-HlT-
freeSbO1'0 NeiCS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06
MEMPHIS,
The yellow Fever.



Those who built hope upon the
small number of persons reported
stricken with the fever Thursday
will find their hopes again blasted
on perusing the official record Of the
plaques work i'm our midst yestcr-
day, Estimating from official and
unofficial sources, the number OF
yesterdays victims Is nearly as
great as the maximum reports of
the present epidemic; and the in
creased proportion of deaths shows
that the disease is growing more
malignant. AS long as there are
victims within its reach the fever
will remain with US, and the unac-
climated people may as well make
up their minds to this fact. Official
reports to the Board of Health for
the twenty-fOur hours ending at six
O'Clock last evening show twenty
two new cases, of which six are
whites and sixteen cOlored. The
total new cases to that hour is eight
hundred and eight, and of deaths
two hundred and thirty-nine.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06
CHAs. N. GIBBS, Sec'y of State
CoMMIssARY DEPARTMENT,

Nashville, Aug. %, 1879.
Having been charged with the
duties of Commissary-G General, I'M
der the appointment of his Excel
lency, Gov. Marks, | desire to or
ganize the department as rapidly as
possible, for the purpose of atfording
the relief contemplated in his proc
lamation, and in the accomplish
ment of that object, respectfully
request the assistance of the people
generally, and specially the chari-
table associations of the State, and
earnestly suggest that prompt and
cordial cooperation is necessary to
relieve present wants and prevent
great distress and suffering in the
near future. Therefore every city,
town, village and community in
the State is solicited to put in use
the organizations they now have, or
perfect such other as will at once
collect and deliver to the railroads
the supplies ready to be contributed
by humane and generous people.
To secure without confusion or
loss, the speedy movement of con-
tributions, it will be necessary that
there should be some one at every
point authorized to receive, receipt
for and ship the supplies, and that
these appointments may be wisely
and quickly made, the citizens of
each place are requested to select
and forward the names of such suit
able person or firm, so recommend
ed, will be duly authorized by this
to act in that position,
EXCEPT in cases where appointments
have already been made. AS the
demands of the situation are urgent
and delay will paralyze and defeat
our best efforts, it is of the greatest |
that everyone receiving
an appointment should instantly |
and earnestly begin the discharge |
of its duties.
Suffering humanity is appealing
to you for help, and public benetac-
ton should be equal to the emer-
gencies of human calamity.
Let our .Qpen-handed, generous
hearted people respond nobly, and |
a merciful and approving PrOyi-
dence will reward them abundantly.
Let ali give as literally as they
ran, but none should hesitate be-
1alSse their contributions may be
small,
Everything in the way of provis-
ions, breadstuffs and groceries or
(that will not perish in
transit) will be gratefully received.
The Nashville, Chattanooga d st.
Louis and the Louisville 4 Nash
Vile and Great Southern Railroads
have generously offered to transport
supplies free of charge, and the road
rom Knoxville 10 Memphis will be
fully as liberal.
Special and particular instructions
will be issued in circular form in
regard to receiving and forwarding
In the meantime it
IS to be hoped the work of collecting
supplies will be pushed forward in
alf parts of the State. Respectfully,
JOHN +. WIRELESS,
Commissary-General.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06
TnE RELIEr oF MEMPHEs.
proclamation Of the Governor.


EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 27 1879.
10 the People OF Tennessee:
The plague still aff1icts Memphis.
| Her authorities have employed
every agency to arrest its progress
without avail. The emplOyments
of her citizens are entirely suspend
ed. They have no opportunity to
supply themselves with the neeeS-
used the utmost economy in the
application of the resources in their
control. These resources are nearly
exhausted. Want threatens to unite
with pestilence in affecting Mem
phis. The State Government, as
suming that local calamity would
be relieved by private charity, has
withheld the power to afford relief
out of the Public Treasury. The
executive authorities of the State
would be justifiabIe in assuming
such responsibility only as last
resort.
While the citizens of Memphis
are suffering under uncommon
affiiction, the people of the State at
large are blessed with unusual health
and extraordinary abundance. The
claims of humanity and the obliga-
tiols of common citizenship make
an appeal to the charity of the peo-
pie OF Tennessee, in behalf of Mem
phis, which cannot be disregarded.
Ministers of religion, the Mayors of
towns and cities, the officers of
charitable bodies and the press of
the State are requested to call atten-
ton to the melancholy situation
and pressing wants of Memphis.
John F. Wbeless, of Nashville, |
has been appointed Cemmissary-
General of the State, and charged
with the direction and appointment |
of the necessary agencies for the
and transportation of /
such supplies as may be donated to
the authorities at Memphis. All
of money may be made
to the authorities at Mem
phis.
In testimony whereof, L have
hereunto set my official signature,
and caused the Seal of the State of
Tennessee to be affixed, at the EX-
9cutive Department, in Nashville,
On the 9th day of August, 1879.
ALBERT S. MARKS,
Governor of Tennessee.
CHAs. N. GIBBS, Sec'y of State.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06

THE prayers of the best saints are
shaped by the language and science
and customs around them. In an
ignorant age he prays for miracles /;
in an era of learning he prays more
humbiy amid the eternal laws, and
says, ''Thy will be DONE" Each
altar Is influenced by the light and
liberty and education and poetry,
as well as by the beam of light
divine. When man bows in prayer,
all the world repairs with him to
the holy place. The poetry Of q
great era helps him to see heavens
beauty; the learning of great age
helps him measure heavens worth.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06
Rev. De La HEatyr Refused Admis-
sion 90 the Pulpit.
Cincinnati Gazette washington Special

Cincinnati Gazette Washington Special
A story come from Maine I'm ref
erence to the Rev. Mr.. DE La Ma.
tyr, the great Indiana apostle Of the
greenbaok dlspensation, On Sun.
day last he attended the Chestnut
street Methodist church in Portland,
and some of the prominent mem
bers expressed a desire to hear him
preach in the evening The ques-
tion caused considerable discussion,
however, and a council of trustees
and other officials was held in the
afternoon, and while a few were In
favor of inviting him into the pul.
pit, the majority expressed the opin-
ion that if he had been correctly re-
ported in the Congressional Record,
his presence in their pulpit would
be very likely 10 exert bad infig-
ence, and on this ground it was do.
cided not to invite him. Mr.. De
La Matyr expressed equal surprise
at the result, and said that, while
he had been minister for thirty
years, this was the first time he had
ever been refused the opportunity
OF entering Methodist pulpit.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06

IN the Tilden-Hayes contest of
1876 the vote of Tennessee was, Til
den, 1873, 1866; Hayes, 50, ,566-shOw-
ing an aggregate vote Of ID, 1872.
The vote against the compromise i'm
the late election will foot up in the
neighborhood OF $4,000, or about
one-third the voting strength Of the
State. The reader can analyze these
figures and draw whatever comfort
he can from them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06
THE Democratic party Of Tennes-

THE Democratic party of Tennes-
see cannot afford to be suspected OF
reputation tendencies. The largest
portion of the debt now out-stand.
ing was contracted during Demo
cratic administrations, and was
authorized by Democratic Legisla-
lures. The Constitutional Conven-
ton which met in 1870, and the
Legislature of 1S69-70, both largely
Democratic, recognized the entire
outstanding debt, and we can not
if we would, get clear of that res
possibility. This denial of the JUS
tice and validity of the debt is a
new-fangled notion of only a year
or mOre's standing, and is almost
unworthy the serious notice of any
respectable or intelligent man. The
Democratic party can not favor or
tolerate a repudiatiOn, except by
abandoning all its time-hOnored
principles, and whenever it does
this, it is no longer the Democratic
party. we do not mean that the
vote for or against the 50-4 PROPOSE
tion is to be fhe test, but what we
do mean is, that no Democrat can
deny the validity of the debt and
advocate its nOn-payment without
abandoning all the doctrines we
have heretofore advocated. We had
better be defeated advocating sound
principles than to be successful fol-
lowing false teachings. -KrOGUitIe
Tribune.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06

A national banker told a News
reporter this morning the reason
the banks do not pay out moro
paper money 10 their customers.
Said he: "We are meeting with "a
great deal Of unjust criticism re-
garding the payment Of currency to
our customers. They complain that
we do not give them enough paper
money; that we load them down
with small silver coins; that we
seldom give them any more paper
in 81 and 81 bills. The reasons are
these: We receive so much silver
that we must pay IL out in some
way. We try not TO give too much
to one man, but we must pay il out
some way. The Treasury Depart
ment Is retiring the circulation Of$ls
and SIS. The smallest bills now
issued are SIS. The Secretary, Il
eeams. Is assisting the circulation OF
silver by this means. We requested
the last remittance we ordered to be
In small bills, but received word
that no more Of them would be
issued. .'-bIoii0ndpOiis NelCs.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06
A GOOD colored man once said in

A GOOD coiored man once said in
Il class meeting: "Bredren, when
/ was a boy / took a hatchet and
went into de woods. When | found
a tree dat was straight and big and
solid | didn't touch dat tree, but
when | found "Se leaning a little
and hollow inside | soon had him
down. So, when de debil gets after
Christians he don't touch dem dat's
straight and true but dem dat lean
q little and are hollow inside"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06

"FANNIE, don't you think that
Mr.. Bond Is a handsome man ?''
Oh, no! / can't endure his looks.
lie Is homely enough" "Well, he
is fortunate, at all events, for an
aunt has just died and left him fifty
thousand dollars. Indeed! h Il
true? Well, now since I come to
recollect, there Is a certain noble afr
about him, and he has a fiDe evct
that can't be denied"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06

NATCHEz, Miss, has built cot
ton factory in the past two years,
every dollar of the stock being
owned at home, and Ii Is said that
the return on the investmen Is
now nearly 20 per cent.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-06

THE POstoffice Department sold
22I, zoe, 900 postal cards last year, an
increase of 10 per cent. as compared
with the previous year.