davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17
Personnl mention.

John L. Duffa family have returned to
Erin.
DR.. Baird left TOR Nashville on Tuesday
morning last.
Rev. ]. H. Reynolds of Erin, was in the
city the first Of this week.
f. T. Bogard and lady of Stewart county,
was in the city on Tuesday last.
Dick Broaddus is in New York buying a
new stock of goods for the summer trade
DR.. Larkin's health is still improving. He
has been down 20 his Office two or three
days this week.
G. C. Breed. of Louisville, accompanied by
his wife and daughter, paid our city a visit
this week.
Rev. A. g. Dinwiddie, of Cedar Hill, was
in the City the first of the week visiting rel
atives and friends.
Mr.. Geo. McCurdy, of Columbia, Tenn,
was circulating among his friends here on
Monday and Tuesday.
We had pleasant call from Dr. Edwards,
of Erin, on Tuesday last. Also call from
Mr.. Nichols of Houston county.
DIR. W. A. West, of Indian Mound, Stewart
county, was in the city to witness the cor
ner-stone ceremonies last Tuesday.
The irrepressible John Gaines, of the Her
ald-Enterprise, published at Russellville,
KY, was in attendance on the Cornerstone
laying last Tuesday.
Mr. ID. B. Galley, of Nashville, who organ
lied the knights of Honor in our city some
three years ago, has been here several days
this week in the interest of the order.
Capt. Henry Herndon, with his mounted
Kentucl1ians made an imposing appearance
as they entered the Public Square on Tues
day last, and were heartily cheered by the
Tennesseans.
Mr. ]. Harris, junior partner of the firm of
c. Shubinsl1i & Co is east selecting stock of
goods for the summer trade, and the ladies
may expect to see something real handsome
when their goods roll in.
We are indebted to Mr.. J. w. Hiett for the
first ripe Strawberries of the season. They
were large, ripe and well favored. We have
rather a weakness for strawberries. We are
also indebted TO the same gentleman for
some very fine pieplant, the largest we have
ever seen.
We clip the following from the South
KentuclZian, of the 18th, published at Hop
kinsville, and commit him to the tender
mercies of our young ladies':
Our young friend, C. w. Metcalfe, of the
| firm of Metcalfe d Sons, has gone 60 Clarl1s-
Vile to establish a branch to their large i'm
| plement house in this city. Charley is 8
clever, industrious and energetic fellow and
/ an upright and straightforward business
man, and we wish him much success in his
new field
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17
VETO No. 2.

Mr.. Hayes has vetoed the bill for
,idding the presence of the army at
he polls, presented, as it was, sepa-
ate from the appropriation bill, as
ne vetoed il before when united |
With that bill. There is no doubt |
hat he will also veto the two other
measures for the considering of
which the present extra session was
called, namely the bill for with
drawing from Election Supervisors
and Federal Marshals their present
powers of arbitrary arrest and that
for abolishing the test oath for Fed
eral juries. What Congress will do
we are unable to say the rumor at
present is that they will pass the
appropriations up to January and
. adjourn. AS far as we can see they
might as well pass them for the
usual period. Having abandoned
the power of Withholding appropri-
ations, having virtually assented to
the position of the Republicans that
the assertion of that power is revo-
lutionary, the making any stand
upon appropriations is an empty
menace and worse than useless.
The appeal is now to the people
al the election Of 1880. and will be
made under the formidable disad-
vantage that almost incalculable
powers remain in the hands of the
Executive for setting aside the peo-
pies verdict, while the complete
surrender of the Republican party
to its most INSCRIPTIONS element
which has recently taken place is a
sufficient indication that those pow
ers will be put forth to their utmost
extent.
Let us not be misunderstood F; we
are satisfied that the Democratic
party as at present constituted could
have taken no other position than if
did. There was a holder and more
efficient course before it, involving,
we admit, very heavy responsible
ties, but this course required the
complete unanimity in conviction
of the whole party or such a pre-
ponderance in Congress as to pre-
clude vaccellatiOn in the party in
carrying out the policy. These two
advantages were neither of them in
the hands of the Democracy, and
they are reduced therefore to their
present expectant position. We only
say that, as these things were known
from the first, it was in our view an
error to have ever associated the
repeating clauses with the apprO-
priation bills. This should never be
done except with the fixed resOlu-
ton of maintaining them insepera-
BILE to the end for it is a confession
of weakness to recede from such a
policy damaging in the highest de-
gree to any party which pursues
such a course.
We have now a controversy be-
fore the people in which ours is un-
doubtedly the position best adapted
for popular discussion, but we come
to it with a colossal weight of exec
utive prerOgative against us.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

Messrs. V. NJ. MetcaIfe Il Sons had pre-
pared the following paper TO be deposited in
the cornerstone of the new Court House,
but arrived on the grounds few minutes
too late to get it in the box. The march of
progress in the manufacturing line could
not be better contrasted than by this paper
and the illustrated circular intended to ac-
company it, compared with machinery in
use when our Court House shall give place
to other structures:
Compliments of V. NJ. Metcalfe q Sons,
Agents for G. H. & L. J. Mccormick, Man
ufacturerS of Harvesting Machinery, Chi
cago, ILL.,: To Future Generations, Greet
ing:
When the magnificent structure, for
which thousands have assembled this day
to witness the ceremonies of laying tho cor
ner-Stone, shall have crumbled by the hand
of old Time, and it becomes necessary to
erect another one in its stead. We thought
it our duty to contribute our share of the
many things deposited in this cornerstone
for your benefit. Therefore We commend to
its keeping cuts of the different machines OF
their make, used in our day for saving grain
and grass, and whilst they may not be equal
as compared to the wonderful inventions
we anticipate for your time, we consider
them great things in our day, especially our
now WOrld-renoWned Ne C0rnjcE seLf-bilder,
the most popular harvesting Implement and
greatest invention of our time. Respect
fully. V. NJ. METCALFE SONS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17
THE COLORED CONVENTION AT
NASHVILLE.

Having spent a few days at Nash
vile last week, we made some
inquiries as to the convention or
conference of colored people then
going on in the capitol. We did
not seek admission to their delibe-
rations, nor are we sure that it
would have been accorded us had
we sought it, for it was rather ex-
clusively conducted, but any way
we were well cOntented to rely for
our information upon our valued
contemporary the Nashville Amer
lean, which published very fully
reports of the proceedings, with sens
ible and dispassiOnate remarks upon
them. What we saw with our own
eyes was a large number of delegates
scattered about through the corri-
dOrs of the Capitol and along the
walks of its beautiful grounds.
These did not certainly look as if
they came from an impoverished
and bulIdOzed South; they were
sleek and well clothed, and alto
gether moved about with the self
importance of men who owned a
considerable section of this universe.
The Northern negroes might be
recognized by observing a peculiarly
patronizing-we had almost said a
disdainful-air in their intercourse
with their Southern brethren. The
meeting at Nashville, taking what
we can learn of it from the Amer
lean for our criterion, was almost
exclusively a politicians meeting,
got up for political purposes, and
the great staple of the discussion
was diluted solution of the decla-
nation on Southern subjects heard
from Blaine and Robson, Logan,
EdmOnds and Chandler in Congress.
Admissions to it were given by
tickets and q careful selection made
of the persons who might be in
accord with the purposes of its ex-
istence. Mr.. Pinchback, formerly
Senator from Louisiana, was its
Chairman, and gave the members
sound advice in one respect, telling
them not to leave any place in the
South where they were not intole-
rably abused, and even intimated
to them that they might go long
way without finding the 'pOssum
fat and hOminy that their souls de-
sire without working for it and
working hard, too. The truth is
that Pinchback is truer friend to
his race Che is of African descent)
than the mass of white politicians
who desire to make use of them.
But very little of the proceedings
were in that spirit, and the last
thing that is to be expected as re-
suit of the meeting is a dispassiOnate
consideration of what is best for the
colOred man.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17
Presentation.

The following letter, addressed by an at
tached CONGREGATION to the Rev. J. w. Lup-
ton, Presbyterian minister of this place, was
read by us with much interest, and We in
sert IL as a thing creditable to both people
and minister.
We have seen the beautiful present with
which il was accompanied, handsome
double-caSed gold watch. On the outside is
Mr.. LHpton's monogram, lastly designed
and elegantly engraved, and on the inner
cover an inscription expressing the same
sentiment as the subjoined letter. Mr. Lup-
ton has received so many tokens of kindness
and liberaiity from his congregation that,
averse as he is to publicity on his own ac-
count, he thought it no longer fitting 10
withhold n public acknowledgement; hence
his permission TO US to publish the letter
with an account of the transaction.
GAINESVILLE, May 10, 1873.
REV. ]. w, LUPTON: Desiring to show our
love fOT our dear pastor and our apprecaa-
ton OF ais earnest efforts in our behalf, we
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

No eloquent tongue or pen is
needed to commend Coussens' Light
ming Liniment to an appreciative
public, as a cure for rheumatism,
Lame Back, Neuralgia, Bruises,
Sprains, COrns and Bunions. 1t is
also unequaled rs a remedy for the
ills that commonly affiict horses,
such as SPAWN, Ringbone, Calls,
Scratches, etc.-Warts and Knots
being easily removed by its use.
Try COussens' Lightning Liniment,
and you will want no other. Price
so cents a bottle. For sale by Owen
& Moore.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17
Related, but No Kim

a sable son of Ham presented himself at
the desk of the deputy Clerk of the County
Court the other day, and asked for a license
to marry his dusI1y dulcinea. Among other
problems propounded him, was Are you
and the lady related ?" ayes, sab, /" was the
quick reply. "What relation are you to each
other ~ was the next query. ''Sah ?" ejac-
ulated the candidate for matrimonial hon
ors. 81 mean what kin are you to each 9TH
err" explained the patient and handsome
Charlie. ave amt no kin to each other, no
kin at all, sah," responded the American
citizen of Ethiopian descent. "But you
said you were related - answered Bailey.
81 thought you deluded to de tender rela-
shuns of lub, what prevails between us at
de present moment" said Seipio.
He got his license.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17
Practical photography.

Landscapeand architecturalviews
and all kinds of mechanical as well
as artistic Photography. / am pre-
pared to do work in the very high
est style of the art, and in copying
old pictures will duplicate prices of
any Eastern house or travelling
agent, and guarantee better work.
Respectfully,
w. J. MCCORMAC.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17
NEeteoroIogicaI Report.

The following is a summary of the mete-
geological report for April, 1879, sent to the
Chief Signal Office, L. S. ~, by Prof. ]. W.
CALDWELL NJ. D., Southwestern Presbyterian
University, GAINESVILLE, Tenn:
Mean barometer (reduced to 80 % 1872
Lowest z p. m. on l6th) % 06l
Mean thermometer. 4S
Lowest morning of 5th)
Highest z y. IN. of 22d) )
Total rainfall, $50 inches
Number of days on which rain fell, 6.
Number OF days on which cloudiness aver
aged $40, 8.
Thunder-stOrms on 9th, 18th, 10th.
Frost on LIST, ID, Sd, 4th.
The above was by an accident prevented
from appearing last week,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17
EStrayS.

Taken up and posted on the 9Th day OF
May, 1873, by Lewis Whitfield, col, residing
one bay mare about I41% hands high, SWAY
backed, star in forehead, spot on nose be-
tween nostrils, age unknown, valued at fif-
teen dollars. Also one dark roam colored
mare mule with frosty or white nose, rather
close built, shoes on fore feet nearly new :
she Is supposed to be about 20 years old ;
valued at twenty-five dollars.
r. d, READ, Ranger.
Nav IL Is70-3ta
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

LEAVE your watches and jewelry
for repairs where they will be taken
care OF in case Of fire. Mr.. Cooke
did not lose single watch or article
of jewelry belonging to his custom
ers in the late fire, although his
house was burning twenty minutes
after the alarm was given. If
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

beg his acceptance Of the accompanying
watch as n slight testimonial of the same.
May each hour il marks bring increased
happiness to its owner, and bind more
Rest assured tcarries with it the best wishes
and prayers of MANY FRIENDS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

Large advertisements often rep
resent poor stock. We refer to the
public for the merit of our goods,
and solicit examinations from eX-
perts and patronage from all. We
will continue to prove that we have
the best Clothing and Furnishing
Goods in the city.
PITMAN & LEWIS.
Nav 1873.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

HANDKERCHIEFs, Ladies' fancy
Neck Wear, Jewelry in new Styles,
Embroidery, &C., &c. Try us. N.
b. Shyer, Cheap John Store, New
Providence.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

that you suffer with Corns, when
fifty cents will buy remedy guar
anteed to cure? Remember, no
cure no pay. For sale by
mch25-tf OWEN d MOORE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17
Wool! wool :!

/ will pay the highest market
price, in cash, for wool delivered at
my store house on Public Square,
GAINESVILLE. S. OPPENHEINGER.
NAV 3-4W.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

are known to be better than any
other seed offered for sale. You
can get them in bulk and paper at
mch1-3m BYERS'.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17
Bible Society.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: AS the local agent
of the Clsrksville Bible Society, 1 have COM
pIeted the canvass of Montgomery county,
and give the result of my laboTs to all con-
cprned through vour columns:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

We can sell you as good a corset
as can be bought anywhere at $3.50,
fer soc. and 75c. Cheap John Store,
New Providence.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

Go to the Blue Front Store and
examine the beautiful line of Straw
Hats for Men, Boys and Children.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

Striped at soc upwards
bargains Black Black Grain silk at 81 90
pei
Elegant stock Of trimmings Silks and Black Satin.
Pretiest Fancy French Over Dresses.
Organizes Jackonets
Plain and Buntings.
Nice Fancy Dress Goods at from 81 90 yard.
Elegant stock of Dress Buttons.
Real pretty Imitation Linen Lawns at 74c
o Black
Black English Bomhaznes
Black Henrietta Cloth at from 81 90 to 81 %.
Cashmerts. No lady wishing Black
these they most excellent value and
think cannot be equaed in the city
o GAINESVILLE.
silk Clicked Babrgun Hose at 25c.
Beautiful Fancy Silk Clicked Hose at from SOC to 81 25
Good White Cotton Hose at 10c, former price l5c.
Misses and Cilirens Fancy Hosiery
broken at half price THESE desirable styles and most
excellent full lines Misses and Chidren Fine
Fancy Hosiery reasonable prices.
Elegant Gloves. 3ItOn kid Gloves at jc Damaged
Kid Gloves
Splendid OF Plain Black TaHata
Silk Gloves Excellent stock of Lysle Gloves.
Handbags at from 3Ic to 75c
Breton IAces TOrchon Iace, Val Iaccs
White Black Ties Shaded Chineile for Neck Ties
the Stock Matting Oil Cloths
city, and prices
low as Louisville or Nashville.
DC the Cash Store of Rice
Broaddu shoddy goods
goods the possible prices for
cash. Come and be convinced. Very respectfully,
Rice, BrOaddus 4 Go.
April 26, 1879
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

BOWLING & WILSON are max
ing to order, for ladies and gentle
men, the finest dress shoes we have
ever seen.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

BOWLING & WILSON'S Hand
made Boots and Shoes are nearly as
low priced as the Easter goods
bought in other houses.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

BOWLING & WILSON have the
best stock of Straw Hats ever
brought to GAINESVILLE. Every
style, and at any price from Zoe. to
$500,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17
VicIZ,s Garden Seeds

PURE Wines and Liquors for
medicinal purposes at Warfeld &
REYNOLDS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

THE celebrated GAINESVILLE CITY
Guards Cigar at Warfeld &
REYNOLDS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

Prof. Elliott, of the Statistical
Bureau, estimates the population of
the United States at 100000.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

OUR stock of Mems White and
Fancy Shirts can not be equaled.
Cheap John Store, New Providence.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

LADIES will find at the BLUE
FRONT SHOE STORE all the latest
Style Shoes and Slippers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

HATS, Clothing, Mems Shoes d
Boots, and in fact everything kept
in first class Store, in abundance,
at Figures tor. Cheap John Store,
New Providence.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17
WHY rs At

WINDOW Glass, Paint, Oils and
Narnishes at Warfield d Reynolds.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

Number of copies of Scriptures sOld......-...SS2
Worth OF these -
Number of Copies donated ........
Worth OF these 80
Amount of contributions received-......s SD 40
Miles travelled ESTIMATED ,435
Number Of days service......-.. 96
In this important work 1 have tried to
discharge my duty faithfully and am glad
to know that the good people of the county
are now well supplied with the Word of
God. In leaving this for other fields should
do injustice to my feelings were l to fail to
express my grateful appreciation of the uni
form kindness everywhere manifested to-
wards me, nor will forget it.
My next field will be the good old county
of Robertson, which l sl&all enter ID. W
about the first of June, for 1 must run down
to Paducah and spend a few days with my
loved ones in that city. leave a good stock
of books in the depository at Messrs. Pitman
& Lewis clothing store, and perhaps l ought
to add that the ClarksvilIe Bible Society un-
der the management of Hon. d. n. Kenne
dy, its very efficient President, assisted by
an excellent Board of Managers, deserves
the gratitude of the whole people of Stewart
and Montgomery counties for the benevo-
lent act of giving the Scriptures to the poor
of these two counties. The two city papers
have also been very kind and ObGging TO
this agent. May the Weekly long live to
Chronicle the prosperity of this busy little
city, and the Leaf of the Semi never with
hold until GAINESVILLE occupies the proud
position to which she seems in every way
entitled. Very respectfully,
VIM. KAY.
Local Agent c. 3. 5.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, May Is, 1879
ought to explain the cause of the discrep-
ancy between the destitute" and "sup-
piled" 1t is found in the large number of
cOlOred families who can't read and too
many of the whites in the same fix. X.
Tobacco Leaf please copy.
Resolved, That Mr.. Kay's report of his
work in Montgomery county is hereby APP
proved and ordered to be spread on the
records of the society, and that the thanks
of the society are due and hereby rendered
him for the prompt, efficient and thorough
manner in which his work has been done.
o. G. SMITH.
Secretary GAINESVILLE Bible Society
Nav Is, 1879
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

DON'T be persuaded to buya Reap
ing machine until you see Metcalfe
d Sons,
No. 8 Franklin ST.,
GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

THE latest novelty in Ladies',
Mems and Children's Shoes Il Ties
at Cheap John Store, New PrOvi-
dence.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

For choice Teas go to Warfield &
REYNOLDS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

SHEET Music for sale by War
field q Reynolds. We can order
any musical instrument and furnish
it as cheap as it can be bought any
where, on short notice. If
VICK's Garden Seeds at Byers'.
VTCR'S Garden Seeds at ByerS'.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

May 1919.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-05-17

May II, lS70-3ts
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-06

What meseags 10 nashsd through the ocean.
From 'nes,h its b.'iovs and toan-
Thea over prairie aud moun'ain
To our dissant Western home
A cry from our dear mother. Erin.
Out OF the depths Of the main;
'Tts q cry OF pleading and anguish--
'.Tse famlSs's coming sssinf"
I. this. thsn. D lust God Of Nations.
Is this the work of Thy haDdt
Noi-Famins's Q curse thar the saxon
Brought to cur beautiful land:
Wrestling the coil from the people
BY force % legaiired lie.
He reaped all the fruits Of our labor.
We learned 10 labor-and die
The harvest has failed. Jet the landlord
Demands, like shylock, bis gold
Pay the rent or your homestead 10 fofisu;
t}oi--p<rirh Of hunger and cold,
The OF and the sheep must be fattened,
Or rcant the Sassenaeh's board:
No room for both PEASANTS and cattle
Away with The famishing hords'
O. God. In land fair and fertile.
Comfort and spiendor 80 nigh.
On the soil once owned BY our fathers
Must nation perish aod dier
Hear you not toe cry VI the people
Out from the depths Of the wavs'--
s'Ths famine u coming amorg u.
Hasten 10 aid and to savsi"
Why, others have come to the rescue,
Strangers In blood and In race.t
shall our hsarts NO. feel Tor our mother
one touch Of plying grscei
Then hnk to this cry. y. my brothersi
Harksn. matron and maidi
Our people are calling; let's hasten.
Nor BE- too lale With our add
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-06
Canine Appreciation.
Bsrlisqtoa Hapkeys.

The other night . nervous man IN
Burlington was awakened. hearing some
marauder in the ohicken.house. He
hastily dressed himself . little. sneaked
out to the hen.house. grasped his club
firmly. put his head In the door and
shouted, .Conie out Of there. you son
OF . sea COW. or I'll chsw the heart out
Of -you;" and then before he could see
which way to strike, . large dog with q
law like an alligator sailed out OF the
hsunsry and Bit him four times in the
legs before the astonished man could
reach the hall door. The man is nov
writing . pamphlet to prove that owing
70 the unframed and limited intelligence
Of the lower order Of animals. Language
calculated to inspire = man with terror
may be addressed to strange dog with
no effect beyond that OF snraging him.