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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15
The New Senate.
New York World.

Tt will be noticed at once that
both in the matter of character and
ability the incoming Senators have
much the advantage of those who
retire. As between Oglesby and
Logan, what little choice there is
probably rests with the outgoing
Senator; OH the other hand. If any
thing, Mr.. Chandler is rather an
Improvement on Mr.. Christiancy,
for that sworn enemy of the British
lion has the courage of his cOnvic-
tons, even if they are erroneous
ones. The carpet-bag element prae-
tically disappears from the Senate,
Mr.. Kellogg being the last repre-
sentative Of that regime, and no one
can regret the RELOCATION to private
life Of Messrs. Spencer, Dorsey, Con-
over and Patterson, even were they
not to be succeeded by gentlemen so
eminent as Messrs. Houston, Walk
or, Call and Hampton. We get rid
of some of the worst relics of Grant
ism in Messrs. Sargent and Mitchell,
obtaining in their stead clean men
of respectable abilities. If Mr..
"Picture" Plat is not much of an
acquisition, Professor Hill is decid-
edly to be preferred to Mr.. Chaffree.
! The talented but indolent Mr..
McCreery, of Kentucky, is replaced
by man probably of not so great
capacity, but who will leave his
mark on the work that comes before
him. Louisiana might we'll be sat
isfied with Mr.. Eustis or his friend
Mr.. Jonas, the latter, like Mr.. Call
and Mr.. Groome, of Maryland being
a brilliant and trusted young man.
In the same category we may in
clude Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, who is
eloquent, laboriOus, versed in pub
| lie affairs and in every way likely
| to prove much more noteworthy
man than his predecessors, the late
/ Mr.. BOgy and Col. Armstrong.
North Carolina sends her ablest man
and most worthy representative,
Mr.. Vance, and in Mr.. PendletOn
Ohio gains immeasurably In dignity,
capacity and character upon that
unique production of the West, Mr..
Stanley Matthews. Finally, from
Wisconsin comes the decidedly
brilliant Mr.. Carpenter, sobered
down and instructed, we fancy
and hOpe-by his temporary obscu-
ration, butinfinitely to be preferred,
at the worst, to the tedious and fos-
silized Mr.. Howe. Altogether the
Senate of the FOrty-sixth Congress
promises to be, as we have already
said, much superior, both as to the
capacity and character of its men,
hers, to its predecessor.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15
The Romance Of ArithmetiC.

"The most romantic of all num-
bers," says writer in Chambers
Journal, sis the figure 0, because it
can't be multiplied away, or got
rid of anyhow. Whatever you do,
it is as sure to turn up again as was
the body of Eugene Aram's victim.
One remarkable property. of this fig
ure, said to have been discovered
by Green, who died in I794) is, that
all through the multiplication table
the product comes to nine. Multi
ply by what you like, and it gives
the same result. Begin with twice
nine, IS; add the digits together,
and and s makes 81 three times 8
are 81, and 2 and,7 make 9. So 1t
goes on up to IL times 8, which
gives 80. Very good add the dig
its, and 8 are Is, and and are
3. Take q couple of instances at
random. $50 times 8 are 3051, add
up the figures and they give 8.
sou times 9 are 45,949; the sum of
these digits is %, and and Z are 8.
NJ. de Maivan found out another
queer thing about this number,
namely, that if you take any row of
figures, and inverting their order,
make a subtraction sum of it, the
total is sure TO make nine"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15
Il. Johnson,
FASHIONABLE TAILOR +!
Franklin ST, over Gus Rexinger's
store, Sd door from Frank
lin House,

To correspond with the hard times, will
from this day on reduce my prices for tai
loring so that every gentlemen may be able
to have a suit cut and made to-fit him. /
will cut and make business suits at SD 90,
former price SIS 90; will cut coats for 75c.,
former price 81 90; pants 25c, former price
Soc; vests, Csc, former price SOC. l have had
an experience in my business of over thirty
years, having learned it perfectly in Swe-
den (Europe), and all work entrusted to me
will be cut and made in the latest style, and
good cut and perfect fit guaranteed. l also
color and clean gentlemen's clothing and
ladies's dresses etc. l warrant my color
never TO rub of or smut. / respectfully
invite the citizens of GAINESVILLE and vicin-
ity 10 give me call when they want any
thing in my line, and 1 will guarante you
satisfaction l will from this day be in my
shop every business hour during the day.
Respectfully, II. JOHNSON.
March /, IS79-tf
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15
PuRLIC LAWS.
An Act 40 Secure the Payment OF
the Wages of LabOrerS.

An Act 80 Secure the Payment OF
the Wages of LabOrers.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee, that whenever any per-
son or persons in accordance with a
contract, written or verbal, for cul-
tivating soil, and shall produce a
crop, that he shall have lien upon
the crop or crops produced, which
shall be the results of his labor, for
the payment of such wages as were
agreed upon in the contract.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, that
this lien shall exist three months
from the 18th day OF November of
the year in which the labor is per-
formed, and shall be enforced by
execution or attachments, which
lien shall be enforced as landlords
liens are enforced, provided always,
that an account of such labor rem
dered be kept and sworn to before
some Justice of the Peace or Clerk
of the Court issuing the writ of dis
traint or attachment.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, that
this lien shall in no wise abridge or
interfere with the landlords lien for
rent or supplies, as now established
by law but the same shall be Sec
ond to the landlords lien, and none
other.
Sec. 4. Be it enacted, that all laws
and parts of laws in conflict with
this act be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, that
this act take effect on and after its
passage, the pnblic welfare requiring
it.
Passed Jan. 81, 1879.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15

BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE,
STATISTICS AND MINES AND
IMMIGRATION, Nashville, De-
cember q, 1873.
Messrs. Walter NcCona6 d Co.,
UdrksUille, I6nn.-DEAR SIRs
Pressure of public duties must be
my excuse for not replying to yours
of October oath, asking for q state
ment as to the effects ON Tobacco of
an application of the Anchor Brand
Tobacco Fertilizer. I have the
pleasure to say that its effects were
very marked, enough so to satisfy
me that its application will pay the
tobacco grower handsomely on all
lands not naturally very fertile.
Besides using it upon my general
crop, | caused a red hillside to be
broken up that had not produced
the least sign of vegetation for
twenty years or more. After being
narrowed and laid off in rows three
and a half feet apart, caused about
two tablespoonfuls of the fertilizer
to be dropped at the points of inter-
section of the rows. This was
chopped up with the red clay and
well mixed with it, and a small hill
prepared for the reception of the
plants. About the 5th of July the
tobacco was planted, and although
the weather was dry and the ext
gencies of the main crop prevented
proper attention to this small de-
tached piece, the plants grew off
rapidly, coming into top about the
18th of August. The tobacco grew
to good size, had a healthy growth,
and was housed about the 1st of
October, making a good medium
tobacco of fine body. This was a
very severe test for the fertilizer.
because 1 am certain the soil was
destitute of all plant food before the
application of the fertilizer.
Since making this experiment, /
am convinced that by its use many
of the haggard, quilted old fields
that mark the shiftlessness of our
farmers may be made to grow to-
bacco of good quality so as to be-
come profitable to their owners. It
ought to be introduced and used
extensively in our tobacco growing
counties, and railroads would find
it to their ultimate advantage TO
transport it, and all other fertilizers,
free of charge. Very truly,
J. b. KILLEBREw,
TNote.-The Office of a manure is
two-fOld: First, to make available
in the soil what before was unavail-
able, and second, to add such kim
dred material as it may contain to
the store thus brought into play.
The alkaline portion of the soil
especially is slowly rendered avail
able under the influence of natural
causes, otherwise it would not give
out so rapidly as it does under crop
ping. We are persuaded, therefore,
that the Anchor Brand not only
supplied needed material to Colonel
Killebrew's fred hillside," but IN
locked in it plant food that other
wise would have remained inert
and Improbable.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15
Passed Jan. 81, 1879.

NEW YORK, March An the
Vanderbilt will case to-day, counsel
on behalf of the Lebau contestant
withdrew all charges of undue in
fluence, and the case submitted
without argument. The Tribune
says at is well known that the
termination has been brought about
by a compromise which involved
also the pending suit of Cornelius
Vanderbilt against William Van
derbilt. Some the evidence which
the two plaintiffs, Mrs. Lebau and
her brother, were prepared to SUBJ
nit in the event of a further contest
to their claim was told Judge RAJ
fellO, and on the latter's advice the
compromise followed. Cornelius ].
Vanderbilt is to receive 81, 100000
and his expenses in the Supreme
Court. Mrs. Lebau receives a like
amount, and the will of the late
Commodore Vanderbilt is to remain
uncontested. 1t is understood that
all the other heirs have been salts
fed, and that numerous individu-
ais, beneficiaries by memoranda left
by the testator, have received their
full claims.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15

ONE night recently at Andover,
Mass, a woman gave birth to trip
lets, and one day after, in the same
house, her married daughter fol-
lowed with twins,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15
GaIIntin in 1880.

From the Tennessee Gazetteer we
learn that on the first day of June,
1880, Gallatin contained ga good
courthouse, Jail and public offices,
a large brick church, free for all de-
nominations of christians) a Cum
berland Presbyterian church, n Ma
sonic Hall, a printing office, twelve
stores, two taverns, eleven lawyers.
four physicians, one cabinet shop,
one chair factory, three tailor shops,
two shoemaker shops, two saddler
shops, one wagon maker, one tam
yard, one timer and cOppersmith,
three blacksmith shops, one halter,
one male and two female academies,
$50 inhabitants-of which pa were
blacks-3S frame and 81 brick
houses. The mail stages between
Lexington and Nashville passed
and re-paSsed three times q week,
and the eastern stage to Carthage
arrived and departed semi-weekly.
The steamboat landing was at the
mouth of ElliOtt's branch, or Boy
ers' Warehouse, three miles south
of the town.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15
CLARKSVTLLE DHSTRHCT-TEN
NESEE CONFERENCE.
Second Round of Quarterly Meet
fmR@

SeCOntl ROumW OE tIuaFteFIT Meet-
fmgs.
Salins ct, at Pleasant Hill. Jan. Is and 10.
Ashland City sta, at Ashland City, Jan.
IS and &c.
Montgomery ct, at Williams Chapel, Feb.
l and 2.
Palmyra Ct, at Palmyra, Feb. Sand o.
Port Royal and Salem, sta. at Port Royal,
Feb. Is and 16.
New Providence and Bethel Station, ut
Bethel, Feb. % and D.
blooming. Grove Ct, at Central Chapel,
March and 3
Springfield sta, March and Q.
Cedar Hiu circuit, at Cedar Hill, March
Il, Is and 10.
Red River circuit, at Palestine, March ID
and Is.
Asbury circuit. at Mt. Pleasant, March q
and q.
Clarksville station, March % and 80.
Cheatham Ct, at Shawss Chapel, April .
and 6.
Antioch ct, at Chapel Hill, April u and 10.
WELB0RN MOONEY, p. E.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15
ATENNEssEE NAVAL HERO.
Capt. Gift, the Man Who Deffed an
Entire Fleet,

OF Capt. George w. Gift, who
lived so many years in Memphis,
and whose death in California was
recently announced, the San Fran
cisco Examiner says
A dispatch from Napa City an
nOunces the death of Geo. w. Gift,
owner and editor of the Napa Re-
porter. He was the seventh of eight
children, boys and girls, of Col.
William w. Gift, widely known
throughout the State, and was born
near Nashville, Tenn, March l.,
1898. When James X. Polk was
installed as President of the United
States, March +, 1915, his first Off
cial act was the appointment OF
young Gift to the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, as a mark of respect
to Col. Gift, his neighbor, friend,
and Jealous supporter. AT the eX-
piratiOn of two years George was as
signed, as midshipman, to the Pa
cific squadron. He sailed from Nor
folk naval station on the slOop-of-
war st. Mary. Shortly after his ar
rival in California waters, in 1913,
he was transferred to the ship-of-
line Ohio, and subsequently to the
trigate Savannah. He resigned
from the navy in 1852, and served
as clerk in the u. ), Land Office, in
Benicia and San Francisco, during
his fathers term as Receiver under
President Pierce. In 1855 he estab-
lished banking house in Sacra-
mentO. Upon the breaking out of
the civil war Mr.. Gift went South
and offered his services to the Con-
iederacy. He was. appointed Cap
tain in the Confederate navy and
given command of the irOnclad Ar
kansas, of the Mississippi fleet. 1t
was while in this command he ac-
complished one of the most daring,
desperate and brilliant exploits of
the war. He forced the passage of
his irunclad from the YazoO river,
twelve miles above Vicksburg, in
the summer of 1862, and ran the
vessel through a tremendous fire of
shot and shell from the Union fleet,
to safe haven at the wharf of the
blockaded city, where he was re-
ceived by Col. Henry l. Thornton,
another Californian, then in the
Confederate army. This splendid
achievement gained Capt. Gift the
special praise of President Davis,
and he was given a more import
ant command, in which he again
signally distinguished himself, and
was officially commended for his
skill and intrepidity and gallantry.
Chased by three Union ironclads
until the engine of his own vessel
broke down, he succeeded in run
ming her ashore, there landed his Of
ticeTs and crew, and then fired the
train which blew her up, and cheat
ed his pursuerS of the capture and
prize. With his men he escaped.
Soon afterwards he was promoted
to the charge of the Naval Construc-
ton on the ChattahOochie river, in
Georgia, and there superintendent
the building of a fleet of ironclads
and ram. While there he married
his second wife, who survived him,
and by whom three children were
born to him. These, and his son by
his first wife, are all living. About
five years ago Mr.. Gift returned to
California, located in Napa county
and bought the Napa Reporter,
which he conducted with much abil-
ity down to the time of the illness
which has terminated fatally.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15

loss be made to act both ways or
win the companies still adhere to-it
when it tells in their favor and
repudiate it when 1t tells against
them Gentlemen underwriters,
we shall be glad to hear from you.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15
TRAINS GOING NORTlI.

TRAIN MOI connects az Guthrie with
81. l.. a >. T.. Ry.; 40 Lebanon June. with
Knoxville and Richmond Branches nd
Cincinnati juno. with l.. q. & l.. n. r. for
tue North aud East az Louisville with
y q NJ. and J., NJ. & 1. r. rs for the North,
East and West.
TRAIN No 4 connects at Guthrie for
~ rth and South al Cincinnati June. With
Lou, Gin. a Lex. II. X. North and East al
Louisville with O. & NJ. ana J., NJ. a. /. M r.
for the North. Easi and west.
TRAIN No. 8, which leaves bowling
5reen az 700 a IN, runs daily except sum
dayt ana makes connections same as No. 4.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15

THE Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
in his lecture on "The wastes and
burdens of society,"" claims "man's
natural life to be so years, and as
the acreage life is but 80 years, there
must be waste of AZ years" There
is much o. truth in this statement.
If a man be unfortunate in bust
ness it is attributed to the violation
of some commercial law. Now, if
a person be taken off in the prime
of life, ought it not to be attributed
to the violation of some 31hySioEOgi-
cat law? If people only knew bet
ter, they would live better and lon
ger; but how can they profit by that
which they know not of? The on
ly popular work that meets this
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

TRAIN No. connects nj McKenzie with
N. e. a ~. L.. R'y; AZ Milan with Great
Jackson Route, Tor local points; and nt
Humboldt With Mobile & Ohio II. r., leav-
ing at $40 m.
Jackson Route; nj Memphis With Memphis
& Little Rock Railway for Little Rock and
all points IN Texas and Arkansas.
TRAIN No. runs daily except Sunday
from Bowling Green TO Mckenzie, and
daily between cken2ie aud Memphis.
TRAIN No. leaving Bowling Green nt
5.35 a. m. runs daily.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-15
InsoIvent Notice.

The insolvency of the estate of Thos. Ra-
mey decd, having been suggested TO the
Clerk of the County Court OF Montgomery
county, all persons having claims against
said estate are notified te file the same, duly
authenticated. with the County Court Clerk
on or before the 24th day of August, 1873.
B. r. RAMEY, Admir-
March I. lS7s-4tS OF T. Ramey, decd.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-30
PERSONAL

Capt Nelson Miner, of Vermillion, va
in town last night,
@. G. Sperry, trader at Yankton agency
was in town last night.
G. 7. Mccoy, register Of deeds Of Boz
Homme county, visited Yankton last night
J. w. Ballard, . Leading citizen Of Came
ron, NcCook county, spent last night ii
Yankton.
A. b. Wilcox's family went east yester
day to spend the summer, leaving him t.
the miseries Of temperary bachelorhood.
I. n. Kee returned last night from . two
weeks visit at the east, bringing with him
his daughters, Ida May and Fannie E. Kee.
Gen. John Gibbon, U. 8. army, inspector
general Of department of Dakota, arrived
last evening on q tour Of inspection. After
inspecting the military establishments in
Yankton, he will visit the various posts on
the river.
Mrs. Frank Hefner and children, frankie
and Annie, returned last evening from a
months visit among friends in Iowa and
They were clad TO get home.
and arc now fully satisfied that there is no
place like Dakota.
Dr.. McGlumfrey. the newly appointed
superintendent of the Dakota hospital for
The insane, arrived last night from Nebras-
70 and has entered upon his official duties.
The doctor brings experience to the posi-
ion and high recommendations. of ability.
lie 10 . pleasant appearing gentleman and
me who gives every outward evidence of
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-30
THE RIVER.

The river is slowly rising and from now
till July a better stage of water is looked
for.
Capt. Samuel. Lewis Missouri river pack
ct, Carrier, will soon leave Pittsburg for
Fort Benton.
Bismarck, d. T., April 26.-General
Sheridan and General Terry left this morn.
ing on the steamer Big Horn, on a visit to
Forts Yates, Bennett, Sully, Hale, and Ran.
dali. They will come out at Yankton.
Sheridan will also take notes as to the con.
duct of the agencies on the river.
Captain Reusen was at home to his
numerous friends, on board the Big Mon
tana. last evening and today, and several
hundred of them called AROUND to see him
and look lover his elegant floating palace.
She is voted . magnificent affair by oil
spectators. The Montana has taken on
about six hundred tons of freight here and
will leave this evening for Benton.
Kansas City Times, 27th:-The Gen. D.
H. Rucker, commanded by D. NJ. Brady,
captain, and W. W. Ackley, clerk, arrived
Friday afternoon. The cargo consisted
mainly Of assorted merchandise for the up
per ports. The boat Is owned by the famou,
Northwestern transportation company,
The General had in all 100 tons of freight
and only three regular passengers. During
the summer she will ply between Sioux CITY
and the mouth of the Big Horn. There are
many finer steamers on the river, but none
can boast of q more gsntlemanly set Of off.
cials.
Sioux City Journal, 29th:-The work Q,
washing out the mud at the ways is being
carried forward slowly, very slowly, indeed
.....The work on the boats now on the way,
i being forwarded vigorously, it being tn.
intention to put all three Of the boats int
the water y soon ~ possible......From r.
II. Bocat, United States surveyor, We learn
that . rise of ten fest has taken place at the
mouth of the Yellowstone river and this
will cause . rise in the Missouri At this point
Of over two feet 1t least.....R. IT. Bocat and
g, II. Yonge, United States surveyors, ar
rived in the city Sunday and were engaged
yesterday in examining the river bank pre-
paratory 70 rssumlng the work Of protecting
q leveo.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-30

Report adopted.
Report Of Ed. Palmer, city engineer, and
William Gemmill, city marshall in regard
to how the offal and rubbish of the city may
be disposed Of, was referred to the board of
health.
Alderman Woolley moved that Alderman
Turner be a member of the board of health.
Adopted.
The following bills were presented and
referred to the committee on finance and
taxation:
VIM. Gemmill, services as street commits
sioner, $500; John Mcdonald, James Boy
er and Charles Coyn, for watching at fire,
$3.50 each; D. McCully, water, s6.1o. Bids
for the city printing for the ensuing year
were received as follows:
To the Honorable the Mayor and Council of
the City Of Yankton:
The undersigned publishers of the Press
and Dakotaian propose to do the city print
ing, to include the publication of the pro-
ceedings of the council, ordinances and re-
solutions; marshaPs notices, street commits
%sioners notices and treasurer's notices except
tax lists, for the sun of three hundred and
ninety.nine dollars, for the year ending A.
D. 1880.
We will also do the job printing for the
city at similar rates charged our home mer.
chants and others.
Very Respectfully yours,
Bowen & KINGsBURY.
To Hi Honor the Manor and C;fu' CbuneI of