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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-29
HIS MAN FOR GOVERNOR.
Stakes His Pile On
the Franklin County Statesman.
Nashville American.

Hon. John r.. BeasIey-Dear Sir:
/ have seen your letter in the Frank
lin Review and Journal, and l am
| for you for Governor. i see in that
letter that you have "gone back"
on old man Savage and will not
support him for Governor, because
he said i'm the Jasmine conventiOn:o
ave don't owe a cent-the Govern
ment has no power to issue bonds;
| there is no law, human or divine,
for it, but am willing to gire the
boudholders 33A cents on the dollar.
as O. aft" You are correct. Ten
nesseans amt got anything to give
away. If we owe nothing, bet can
give 334 cents, how much could we
give il we owed the debt? Where
does this leave Wilson and Tolley
Try your mathematics on this prob
lem. And you tell the boys that
Tennessee amt throwing money
away nOw--except on "lawyers"-
if she knows herself. But always
thought that you would "show up
at the e1ld' in the Gubernatorial
race. And have reached my con-
cIusion logically. You know you
used to be a preacher, then an edi-
tor, then lawyer, then politician,
then "no-nothing" in religion.
(Lordl how you have Darwin-ated
backwards), and don't you see that
the very next step ought to make
YOU Governor of repudiating
State? Why, it looks to me like
fate had decreed it. You don't be-
lieve in hell. Well, ] have just
been thinking that ii we could nom /
mate you for Governor, and put a
plank in the platform repudiating
"hell" and the "debt' at the same
time, it would take. Don't you
think so? Because hell is really
distasteful to Il good many of our
folks. And when we repudiate the
debt, we want a Governor with /
nerve enough TO repudiate ''hell'' /
too, and produce a kind Of settled /
and eomfOrt-like feeling among our /
people. But, TO tell you the truth,
l have never been right well satis-
fed about that hell question since i /
Joined the party, but / am openly |
opposed to It, and willing to "piank"
ii in the platform. But you must |
agree to submit the whole question
to the people before we settle II |
finally, But, OH how ] would |
love TO see you on the stump in one |
of your most fiery, untamed moods,
when the lightnings played myste-
Tious pranks around your eyes and |
the thunder rolled in sombrest mel
ancholy from your lips, and the
rain fell in rushing torrents from /
the eyes of your bewildered audi
ence, holding up "repudlailon" and !
"hell," with sublime eloquenee up
holding the first, and in unmeasured
wrath denouncing the last. What
Il monumental, Janus-faced speeta-
Gle. 1t seems to me like i would be
willing to be the frizzled end OF a
dirty rope in q one-horse circus the
balance of my life If / could just see
that sight. DO you raise any cons
stitaItfoadL questions In opposition to
hell? Or iust the same old argu-
ment against the debt2 Where do
railroads go 10 when their charters
expire?
/ see In your Franklin letter you
"went for" the railroads, and said
they ought to pay that bonded debt.
The State, you know, borrowed the !
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-29
Union City, Nov. II, 1879.

WE are glad to learn, as we do,
from the Brownsville Bee that Cap
tain John Deering and Captain 2.
G. Montgomery, a Hatchie river
captain in the early days of naviga-
tion on that stream, are making a
tour of the country contiguous to
the river engaging cotton for the
large boat which they will soon
place in the trade ON that river.
They report the people very enthu-
siastic in regard to the enterprise,
and are encouraged with prospects
of support far beyond their most
sanguine expectations. On the first
rise, which is generally about the
first of December, they will go up
with a large boat with capacity for
carrying out fourteen hundred bales,
and with first-class passenger ar
rangements. In regard to the bridge
obstruction, they sought very relia-
bic information while in Browns
vile, and were definitely assured
that work has already been COM
menced, and that a draw will soon
Eeplare the present bridge. The
railroad company Is acting in good
faith.-Nemphis Appeal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-29
The olde.t Postmaster.
washington Natlonel Repuhliean.

A paragraph has been going the
rounds stating that Edward Stabler,
the Postmaster at Sandy Springs,
Md, who was commissioned by
Andrew Jackson Dec. IA, 1880, was
the oldest postmaster now in the
service, but the records of the Post
office show that Roswell Beardsley,
Postmaster at North Lansing, n.
Y, ante-dates him by nearly two
and half years, having been COM
missioned by John Quincy Adams
June 20, 1928. This does not ex-
haust the record, and there may
possibly be some one who has been
longer in the service. Next.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-29
The Largest Line Of Fall and Winter Clothing

In this market which will sell at 10 per cent less than
last year $50 Mems suits 100 Boys and Youths 3OO
of all styles and prices very large assortment
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-29

Two women at Union, Tenn, had
a duel in regular man style. They
both fired at the word, and one hit
a boy who was climbing over the
fence with a watermelon, and the
other hit a calf in a field. Both hav-
ing drawn blood, they acknowl-
edged that they had received salts
faction.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-29
Thr Ncr,Censns.

Gen. Walker, the superintendent
Of the census, has already Ia a gen
cral way disclosed his plan of opera
tions for next year. The United
States, for the purpose of classifca-
tion and enumeration, will be divid-
ed into $50 districts, each Of which
will be divided by the supervisors
in charge into appropriate enumera-
tion districts. About 10000 persons
will be employed to take the census,
which will have two distinct de-
partments. First, there viii be the
enumeration proper, including a
count of the population, with the
ordinary social and vital statistics.
The other general department Of
the work will embrace the eOllec-
tion OF statistics of manufactures,
agriculture, mining, fishing Interests
and social statistics, such as taxa
tiOn, wealth, public Indebtedness,
libraries, churchs, schools, newspa-
pers and so forth. Gen. Walker ex-
pects TO coraplete the work In the
single month OF June. Heretofore
several months have elapsed before
the census returns were all made
and classified, and the consequence
was that those returns, overlapping
to that extent the period 10 which
the census was limited, included re-
turns In the census then completed
which by right belonged to the pre-
sent decade, and will thus make im-
perfect TO a small extent the COM
parison between the figures Of the
last decade and that which Is now
coming TO a close.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-29
BE SURE

And try V. Z. WILLIAMS, the shoe man,
for Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, ETC., before
buying elsewhere. We sell the best goods,
in latest styles, and at the very lowest
prices. No. % Franklin Street.
Clarksville, Tenn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-29
PHILIP LIEBER.

P S-Cothing will be made speciality this fall, and
will be sold 10 per cent cheaper than any other house in
the city will sell them
We also have large lot of Remnants in Calico and
Worsted goods which will sell for 50 cents on the
dollar sept 2I-ly
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-29
LADIES' CLoAKS, cHAPER THAN EVER.

Our entire stock of CARPETS per cent cheaper than
Eastern cost to close out
We invite you to come and price goods, will
give you the most goods and biggest bundles for the least
money
We also will inform the public that have made ar
rangements with Eastern Buyer who will watch the
market closely and send New GooDs WEEKLY, which
will sell Is per cent cheaper than any other house IN
the city.
Our motto will be, Quick SALES SMALL PROFITS,
and we will not be under-sold by anybody.
The Trade Palace is the Place to Buy Your Goods,
And it behooves the rich man and the poor man. the farm
er and the mechanic the aborer and the rest of mankind
call and convince yourselves before you buy elsewhere
as dollar saved is dollar made.
Thanking the public and my friends for their very ber
patronage in the past and hoping continuance of the
same in the future Respectfully
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-29
Yours truly,
COUNTRYMAN.

=. S.--Say. You must drop that
evolution theory" To say that a
toe-fOoted horse will progress by
evolution into a mule-foOted horse
seems to me like IL was an attack
on our "political religion" / would
hate like the devil for some scientific
fellow to tell me that my posterity
would eventually evolve into mule
footed gentlemen. Wouldn't yOue
You must "drOp" all this and just
''go for" "hell" and the "debt."
COUNTRYMAN.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-29

A COLORADO man dropped dead
recently. The jury thought some
thing allied his heart, and were una
bic TO ascertain the name Of the
man behind the tree ut the time OF
the occurrence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15
NOTICE
u. 5. LAND OFFICE,
REED CITY, MICH.

Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has fled notice Of his intention To make
final proof i'm support OF his claim and secure fin
al entry thereof at the expiration OF thirty day'
| Of Crawford County Mich for the S-W u of M
| u and S-E "a of NV "a and II " Of S-W a OF Sec
| TO- TesNR w, and names the following a.
1 his witnesses viz: Alonzo r. Valentine ~ FrcdeT
| icville; and Lachlan McIhcblin Of FreJericvills
/ Crawford County. Michigan.
EDWARD STEVENSON, Register.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15
From Grayling.

CRAWLING, MICH. Sept. 16, 1879.
Editors Acalanche:-It seems to be
the chief delight of people living a few
hundred miles south of here to imagine
northern Michigan a land of perpetual
ice and snow, and that the settlers
wear snow shoes and frosty boards
nearly all summer. What would these
old fellows think, to be placed here in
the middle of October when the Iner-
curry in the thermometer ranges in the
nineties, as it has done for several days
Old gray haired mosquitoes appear,
thinking the palmy days of June have
returned, and are as active az i'm the
first days of their bloody career.
School district No. 2 Of the township
of GrayiiDg has been organized. 1t
consists of the south half of sections
10, II and IL, and the whole of sections
l3. IA, Is, 22, 90 and 81 The first
school meeting was held at the resi-
dence of the writer on the 30th of last
month, when school officers were elect
ed, location for school house decided
upon, and other business pertaining TO
new district transacted.
understand that district No 3. g IN
sisting of the some amount of territory
and lying immediately north of No. 2
is soon TO be organized All are wide
awake To the interests of education.
/ Our neighbors of township 26-2 are
delighted at the prospect of being able
To govern themselves Their town is
expected to be organized by the present
board of supervisors.
All fall crops are looking very Ell.
couraging. Wheat and rye are getting
a very large growth and promise a rich
harvest for so Many are preparing
TO plant quite extensive orchards this
fall and next spring. The present high
prices of fruit is quite an inducement
TO farmer to raise his own luxuries uf
this kind. r.. II. BUCK.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15
How That Oil Was Struck.

From the Chropicle and Tribune.
Two old friends, a farmer right down
from Roscommon and man right
down from the Black Hill were seated
Oh the porch of the Portland house on
Washington street last night telling
yarns about themselve:, with several
members of the red sash brigade ,as an
audience. The Black Hills man told
of his narrow escape from deaths door
while fighting Indians out at the Hills.
He said that he was out there at the
Hills and was surrounded by lot of
the red tribe. who were continually
whanging arrows at him from their
bows but he lodged every arrow and
they passed by killing Indians on the
other side until they had all killed
themselves by the way" says he,
didn't you fellers up there at RoSeom-
mon discover lie "a few days ago! Yes"
/ answered the granger, and I'm the
man that struck that ere lie I'll tell
you how it happened. You see own
six acre farm up there and most Of
/ it's cleared. Well, was out pullin' up
cow horn turnips and / came across
one would't pull, so ] went back to the
barn and harnessed up old Nep. that s
my horse, and came back with pull
ley block and rope. | took a half
hitch around the turnip and tied the
block to the limb Of tree right above.
| hitched old Nep on the rope and
started him up on run. and if the
rope hadn't parted that turnip would
have came out. anyhow it was loosen
ed. tied the rope together and jerk
ed on the old turnip ogain and this
time il came out for keeps, leaving be
hind il "A hole a foot wide and three feet
deep tapering off to n point. When
the turnip came out, tbe friction was
so great that the ground around il fair
ly smoked. / took old Nep TO the
barn and came back to the place wher,
: the turnip was. Ii was lying on one
side of the hole, and az went to move
it, smelt something like karsene.
looked down in the hole, and ther'
was a regular petroleum we'll. | call
ed my neighbor over to look at it, bu
he didn't think it was coal oil, but In
was willing to give 1925 per acre for m,
farm just the same. Well, that's tin
way struck lie at Roscommon.
: think that when ] pulled the turni
T. out there was such a big suction that
y sucked oil clear from Pennsylvania;
! can't find any other way 'cept it inigh
have came from the Rifle River Goa
mine.
The Black Hills man, satisfied tina
his story had been beaten, said, "com
boys, come and have suthin'." The
adjourned to the bar room to drink tn
> health of Peter Oleu'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15
The Grayling House for Sale.

a golden opportunity, for some one
70 invest in one of the best paying
Hotels in northern Michigan. Good
House, "a 40, 21-2 stories high, con-
tanning % rooms, all newly furnished,
good barn, 80 40, ice house, out
houses good well os water, and every
thing complete and in running order.
No competition; three trains stop daily
for meals. Being located at the coun-
ty-seat of Crawford county, copyeE-
lent to fishing grounds on the Manistee
and Ausable rivers. and in the best
hunting region of the north, it is con-
TIM ally thronged with guests. Owing
to physical inability. have concluded
TO offer this desirable property for sale.
Price $4,000, half cash. balance on
easy terms For particulars address
NJ. 5. HARTwICK, Prop'r
Grayling, Mich.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15

who vas pack in Wisconsin, and SOM
Iii lg vas happen on my house. Do
vas poy, und he weighs more
dwelve bounds. Now, aec done
make me Won cent l got to see dot lit
tls dutchman.
"A very natural desire. certainly"
But now got me some droubIe il
my mindt Ofer gone of und I left
me dot claim vat got, und some roos
der comes along und dinks haf tied
my lasd or Something's like dot. und
yunps der CLAIM, vot l will do aboud
it,
You would be obliged TO prove shat
you had not Abandoned the claim.
But dot makes Inc some expenses,
amt itf'
Yes"
II dinlSs der best way will be to get u
nodice in der baber."
Very well, please write what you
require"
Being furnished with paper and pen
Gil he proceeded to write the following:
Took NoDIcE-To all who got gon-
cerned aboud it: Der land vot shtands
on der pehindt side Won dot leedle sod
house of mine was took already by my
self. vos now gone TO see Katrina
und der paby. Whoefer yumps me dot
CLAIM viii head put on him yust so
high like kide ven found it oud. A
word To der wise vas der perginning of
efil.
(Signed) PETER DTMBLEDEcK.
"Ofter you got dot in der baber, you
will bay me ~, und safe all dot oder
expenses. Economy vas der tief OF
time Do you dink dot some way my
self"
We assured our German friend that
such was our belief, and he departed,
satisfied that the warming contained in
the above notice was sufficient TO de-
ter any adventurous pilgrim from
''yunping" the aforesaid claim.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15
NOTICE.
NOTICE
U. :. LAND OFFICE, 1
REED CITY, MICH,
SEpT 3n 1879

Notice is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice of his intention 10 make
final proof IN support of his claim, and secure FIN
al entry thereof at the expiration of thirty days
from the date uf this notice. viz; Daniel g. Cole
of Maple Forest Crawford Co.. Mich. for the T.
fri u of " r. FRI "a and trl " Of S. E. fri "A
Section y Town y North OF Range West and
names the following as his witnesses viz; u. 4.
sherman Of Maple Forest, aud D. ". Shoop oi
vaple Torest Crawford CnniV. Michicpn
EpWAHD STFNFS'+i'S. Rogifo-.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15
From Frederic.
FREDERIC, Oct. 18th, 1879.

FREDERIC, Oct 18th, 1879.
Editors 4 Acdldnche:-Very little oc-
ours TO mar the even tenor of our ways,
still may note the Improvement TAX
ing place in our little village. Super
visor Hum is about to erect dwelling
house between the hotel and Mark 5.
Dilley's house, and Jas. Ball has his
domiciie enclosed and shingled
Our long side track gives our place
quite n business like aspect. We are
not TO have our depot until another
summer. School commences next
Monday Miss Alice Barker is to teach.
Potato digging is nearly over; The
yield is mp to the average and general
~ ~ very fair quality u.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15
Took Nodice.

He was big, red-faced dutchmun,
and as he entered our Office door and
inquired IL der editor was aroundt, "
we involuntarily glanced in she direc-
ton of the open window befose max.
ing an affirmative answer, and asking
what was wanted.
Yell" began our visitor. seating
himself on the corner of the table, 81
will tole you about il. In tler iirss'blace
| got me n letter Won my wife. k'sriua.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15
Daughters. Wives and Mothers.

DIR. ANARCHISTS UTTER. N CATH
olicon will positively cure Female weak
ness. such as Falling Of the Womb,
Whites, Chronic Inflammation or Ulcer
alton of the Womb, Suppressed and lr-
regular Menstruation, &c. An old and
reliable remedy. Send postal card for
apamphlet, with treatment, cures and
certificates from physicians and pa
tients, to HOWARTH e. BALLARD,
UTICA, n. Y. Sold by all druggists
81. so per bottle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
FABER FANCIES.

Swart is the leading jeweler of West
Bay City.
Lamps. wicks and chimneys cheap
at the Post Office drug store.
For clocks, watches and violin strings
go to S. Swart, West Bay City.
The verilable John Horn, who has
been languishing in ''durance vile"
was in town to-day. John says he will
make some of his prosecutors hunt
their holes before he gets through with
them.
Rich and beautiful jewelry of the
latest styles at :. Swart's West Bay
City.
The elections in Ohio and Iowa yes
terday resnlted in grand republican
victory Both states elect republican
governors by thirty thousand majority
the Legislature in Ohio will be largely
republican.
Call at Swart's, West Bay City, and
examine his stock of beautiful gold and
silver watches.
If you want good light, full mea
sure and the right change back, buy
your kerosene at DR.. Traver's drug
store.
There seems TO be a little unpleas-
antness between the editors of the Bay
City Chronicle and Tribune and Sagi-
nav Herald Gentlemen remember
How good thing it is,
And how becoming we'll,
Together such as brethren are
In unity to dwell.
If you are going to paint, it will pay
you to look at the fine sample colors of
Rubber paint in DIR. Traver's drug store
They cost less, wear from 1-2 to 2-3
longer. and look far better tlian lead
aud oil.
Excellence is never granted 70 man
but az the sewarl Of labor. Ii argues
! indeed. 40 fE,all streagth OF mind to
perseverc in the habits Of industry
without the pleasure of procuring those
advantages. which like the hand of a
clock. while they make hourly ap-
proaches to their point. yet proceed sc
slowly as to escape observation.
Mr.. Hans Anderson, an employee il
Hanson's camp, met with severe ac
cident last Friday while loading a log
As he was fastening the chain the team
started, tightening the chain and catch
the small finger of his left hand anC
crushed it so that it had to be ampu
tated DR. Traver performed the sur
gical operation, and Hans will sool
be ready for business again.
1t il true and oft repeated observa
ton, that knowledge is power. 1t wa
this that raised Franklin from tin
humble station of a printer boy to TIN
first honors of his country; that tool
ClleTlllulI lIOhi Ills ShOtIhdhtI DchCll
gave him seat in congress, and ther
made his voice TO be heard among tn
wisest of his compeers. 1t raise
, Simpson from the weaver's loom TO
! place among the first of mathematic
ans, and Herschel from being poo
fifers boy in the army, to static
among the first of astronomers. 1t
!, the philosophers stone, the true a
4 chemy that turns everything it touch,
into gold. II is the scepter that Civ,
:, us dominion over nature; the key thI
unlocks the storehouse of creation, an
opens the treasure vaults of the TN
.. verse
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15
STRAYED!

Two COWS, from this village about
Sept "a, medium size, spotted red and
white on hind quarters, both white
faced, years old last spring, one has
a bell, the other has her right horn
broken and tied up with tared cloth.
Will pay So for information leading to
their recovery. q. Il. SANDERSoN.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15
NOTICE
u. S. LAND oFFICE.
REED CITY, MICH,
SVpT 10 1879

Notice is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice Of his intention 20 make
final proof in support Of his claim, and secure
final entry thereof at the expiration OF thirty
days from the date of this notice, viz: George
shaver of Drawing Crawford County VI chigan.
for the NI6 of \ ga of Section 30 OF . R4 W.
and names the followin as his witnesses. VIZ:
John o. Hadley OF Graylng aud Myron Dyer OF
Craving Crawford County M.ch.
EDWARD STEVENSON, Register
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15
goUTHwARD

ls-All trains daily except Sunday y-lsi
G. B. BUSH. III. b. LEDYARD,
Dir Smpt, Bay city. cent .Han. Det
+. C. BROWN.
Assistant General Supt JdckSon
HENRY c. WENTWORTH.
Gent. Pdssr and Ticket Agt. Chicdgo.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15

CONNECTIONS-At Bay City with
Bay City Division for Lapeer, Port
Huron, Detroit, and all points east,
and with Mackinaw Division for all
points North, and at Jackson with
Main and Air Lines and Grand Rapids
Division.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1879-10-15

The undersigned can give you a pol
in some Of the leading Compani|
doing business in the State, all
the lowest living rates
GEO. II. MAURTl
Grayline Il
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