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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05
The water-worISs-Trial No. 2.

The Water w OrkS-IFIal NO, u
The second trial of the water
works was not fortunate; it took
place at Crusman's corner on Tues.
day evening. For some minutes
four nOzzles of one inch calibre each
threw streams of water of satisfac-
tory volume to from ten to twenty
feet above Crusman's store. After
a while this ceased, and the streams
were barely able to reach the caves
of the house. This, we learn, was
the result of the bursting of two
pipes near the pumping engine. A
nozzle of an inch and a quarter cal
ibre never did throw higher than
two-story houses.
Under these circumstances the
City Council of course did right not
to receive the works for duty in the
fire department; but we ought to
state that this trial was made not
using the pressure from the stand
pipe for motive force, but the steam
force of the pumping engine, eom-
munication with the stand-pipe be-
ing cut off. Conducted in this man.
ner we do not consider the test COM
petent to give security to the city
in case of fire, even if the streams
could be kept up to the elevation
attained before the bursting of the
pipes, for any sudden alarm of fire
land of course all fire alarms are
sudden) of course steam power
would not be ready at the pump.
Whether such a test would satisfy
the contract we are unable to say,
as that contract, like st. Paul's
Epistles, contains some things hard
to be understood, but, however that
may be, the only test that will sat
isfy us of security to the city will
be the competency of the works to
throw water to the required height
when the pressure from the stand
pipe is the sole motive force used.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05
PROVED AT LAST.

1t has long been known that the
Greenback movement in the West
ern States is secretly kept up by the
Republican party, and we have
more than once impressed this truth
on our readers. Categorical proof
of this alliance has. however, been
not so easy to get at; but lately at
Washington a pleasant little comedy
has been acted which throws a flood
Of light upon this subject.
There is a paper published in
Ohio by an ex-Confederate editor of
the extreme National-LabOr-Green-
back complexion entitled the "Na-
tional View" Its editor approached
Mr.. Robinson, Chairman of the
Ohio Republican State Committee,
and represented that he was doing
good work for the Republican party
there by opposing the reunion of
the Qneenbaok and Democratic
parties there, and surely he was
entitled to the subsidy customary
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05
Accident by Fire.

On Wednesday, the 25th ult, Mrs.
t. ]. Frey concluded to destroy
some insects known as "mites, y
which are destructive among young
chickens, ETC., and in order to do so
effectually she used Fire as a des-
troyer, but failed after completing
her work to extiDguish all the fire,
and soon after she had left the hen
house it was discovered to be on
fire, and as all the men were out on
the farm the fire did considerable
damage before they could arrive.
Owing to the construction of the
buildings and the start which the
fire had they could do but little
towards saving those buildings
which were on fire already, never
theless they managed to get out a
good many things, and saved the
dwelling. The fire destroyed their
hen house, meat house, granary
and a splendid apple house COM
bined. Mr.. Frey's loss is estimated
at about $500.
Mr.. Barnes and Willie Trigg, who
live near Mr.. Frey, have his sim
eere thanks for their noble assist
ance in saving his dwelling.
HUSER HAUsE.
Halliburton's Store, June q, 1879.
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CIarksViIIe Wholesale Market
CORRECTED BY ]. ]. CRUsMAN,

SUGAR--Cut Loaf, Crushed, Powdered and
Granulated, s7a@lO1ac; Clarified, 754@9c
MOLASSES-N Orleans, 3711z to 4Oc.
SYRUP-40c to 81 90.
COFFEE-We quote Rio, II to Ice; Java,
27 to SIC.
the car load, 81 IS.
FLOUR-Superfine, IS 50 to 90; Extra,
81 . to 4 Is; Choice or Fancy s. 90 to 50.
STAR CANDLES-1212 to l5c.
WHISIkY-Common country, 81 GOAL 20;
best brands Robertson county, 81 % to 90.
CHEESE-Prime factory, S9l0c.
RICE-Carolina, 6 to Sc.
TIMOTHY SEED-Sl 40 to so.
CLOVER SEED-S4 10.
RED TOP-50 TO Csc.
BLUE GRASS-S0c.
ORCHARD GRASS-SI %,
QILs-Coal oil, Ice; lard oil, Coo; Iinseed
TURPENTINE-Sp SEC.
HARNISH-Copal, 81 90; Japan, soc.
GLASS 8xlO, 81 % per box; lOx
PoWDER-Rife, s. 90 per keg; lead, 1Oc
per ID.
SHOT-SI 60 tolls.
CAPS-40950c per 1000.
OYSTERS and ? Id. cans, 75c0l.75
SARDlNES-l3 to 15c.
MACKEREL-No.3 per Dbl, Sc 90 to IS 90;
kits, Nos. l, 2 and 3, 81 90 to so.
BLACKING-35455 per dozen:
RAILS-S2 IS.
4KQN-hentucky, 254c; tennessee, 4c.
ROPE-l4@20c.
TRACES-s5 90 to Il 90 per dozen.
COLA RS-S4 90 to Is 90 per dozen.
HAMES-S2 30 to 10 90 per dozen.
AAES-S6 80 to 10 90 per dozen,
The following are the prices paid here at
this date for country produce;
BACQN--Hog round, 3 to SIC.
LARD-615o,
TALLOW-5c.
PEA kI1'S- iO750e nor. blIcbn1
GINSENG-G0c to 75e.
BEESWAX-20c,
FEArHERS-new 50 to 4Oc,
NS-White, 81 90.
PEAS-75e to 81 90.
PORK-Gross, Sc; net, dc,
EGGS-I0G per dozen.
POTATOES-SWeet, 81 90 to 81 25 per bush !:
Northern Early Rose, Russell and Peerless,
81 90 per bush.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05

10. M. Fowlkes, agent for Wheel
er & Wilson sewing machine, has
moved his Office to Gerhart's store,
where you will find needles and at
tachments for all machines. If you
want your old machine fixed, take
it from the table and bring it in, OF
if you wish 10 trade it for new
one, | will give you a good trade.
If you want to buy a new machine
of any kind, you can save money
by seeing me before buying.
June 7-3m. j. M. FOWLKES.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05
Question-Will the ex-Confede-
rate editor get his subsidy?
FREE QUININE-BRAVO. ITcKEN-
ZIEi

When the House elected for their
Speaker a protectionist Democrat,
Mr.. Randall, and when that Speak
er placed at the head of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means Mr..
Fernando Wood, another protec-
zionist, the friends of reduction in
impost duties suffered severe dis
enlargement. All measures look
ing in that direction are in the Ordi-
nary routine of business referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means,
and Mr.. Wood has taken care so far
that they should enjoy there an
eternal rest.
The prohibitory impost on qui-
nine is so palpable and mOnstrous a
grievance, doubling as it does the
price of an article indispensable to
millions of the poor and afflicted in
order to keep up monopoly which
has been productive of millions to
| the members of two firms in Phila-
delphia, that Mr.. j. A. Mckenzie
determined if possible to push bill
through the House for its repeal
without allowing its reference to
the fatal Ways and Means Commit
tee. AS might be known before
hand, the Pennsylvania members,
Republican and Democrat, came to
the rescue in behalf of the million
airs against the people, but some OF
the Western and Southern Republi-
cans united with the body of the
Democratic party to carry it through
the House, and, on the last day but
one before the close of the session,
it passed the Senate. 1t now only
awaits the signature of the Presi-
dent, which, unless the veto prac-
tice has become a chronic disease
with that gentleman, it must re-
ceive in due time, and then at last
the peoples cause is carried against
that of the millionaire mOnOpOlists.
Again we say, bravo! Mckenzie.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05

in such cases. For some reason
Robinson declined to invest, and
the virtuously indignant ex-Confed-
crate editor writes to the Republican
Congressional Committee at Wash
ington about it; said committee re-
ports favorably on the application
and its financial secretary writes to
Chairman Robinson to come up to
Washington about that and other
matters. A few days afterwards a
gentleman of Western appearance
enters Hubbel's office and Hubbel
begins on him. He tells him the
'National View" is doing good
work in Ohio; that unless the recon
Citation between the Democrats
and Greenloackers is prevented, the
Dems will certainly get the State OF
Ohio, and if they get that the Pres
idency must follow, and therefore
the "National View" must be sus-
tanned, land therefore, Mr.. Robin
SON" A smile which had been
gathering on the face of the sup.
posed Robinson here broadened into
a decided grin as he told Hubbel
that he was not Robinson or any
other Republican, but Oscar Turner
a good Kentucky Democrat at hi'
service-and the cat was out of the
bag. Elra. Hubbel finds he ha:
made a blunder of the largest di
mansions.
Question-Will the ex-Confede
rate editor get his subsidy?
Oh, laundering Hubbel,
You're surely in trouble,
For Robinson tits not,
But Robinsons double.
You've let out the secret
And busted the bubble.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05

Sister Jones called on Elder Smith
a few evenings since. Being a next
door neighbor, she entered his study
unannounced, and was greatly
shocked at seeing him taking a
drink from a suspicious looking bot
tie. He noticed her look of inqui.
ry, and said "This, sister Jones, is
Tabler's Portaline, or Vegetable
Liver Powder, the only remedy ]
have ever found for the many
troubles arising from a disordered
liver. l can recommend it," Price
80 cents. Forsale by Owen & Moore
GAINESVILLE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05
Cornelius Michigan.

Having sold out my house il
GAINESVILLE, l would respectfully in.
form my friends and the public thai
l have again opened in my ole
stand in New Providence, where ]
will keep on hand as usual a good
stock of Stoves, Tin and House
furnishing Goods; also Glass and
Queensware. will guarantee as
good work on as reasonable terms
as anybody. Parties wanting any
tin work done will please call and
see me or drop me postal card
either here or at GAINESVILLE. Thank
full for past favors, / am, very re-
specially, G. MEXICAN.
May 10, 1879-1y.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05
In County Court at GAINESVILLE
State of Tennessee.
CLERKS OFFICE. July 3. 1877.

James A. Trice ct ais, Complainants, VS.
Mace Trice ct ais, Defendants.
1t appearing from affidavit filed in this
cause, that the Defendants, Mary c. Trice
Florence Trice, Minnie Trice, Catherine
Trice, Jane TTice, May Trice and Curtis
Trice, are non-residents of the State of Ten
neSSee:
1t is therefore ordered that they enter tn cir
appearance, herein, before or within the first
three days of the next term of the County
Court, To be held at ClarkSvslle, ON the first
Monday in August next, 1879, and plead,
answer or demur to Compartments Bill, OF
the same will be taken for confessed az 10
copy of this order be published for four con-
secutiYe weeks in the ClarlSsviIle Chronicle.
II. d. M0SELEY, Clerk,
House q MERRITT, Sol'rs for Complts
July 8, 1S79-4t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05
Election Notice.

In obedience to the proclamation of the
Governor of Tennessee, /, James i. Moseley,
Sheriff of Montgomery county, Tennessee,
will, on Thursday, the 18th day of August
1879, open and hold an election in the several
civil districts of Montgomery county to as
certain whether the qualifled voters Of said
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05
Do We Believe in vyitchcraft =?

"I take the position that we do
not, in its broad sense" said a gen.
tlenan of age and experience, ''and
yet we find many of the present day
carrying a Buckeye in their pocket
through a kind ofsuperstition, when
they might be relieved by few APP
plications of Tabler's Buckeye Pile
Ointment" This ointment is made
from the Buckeye, and is recon-
mended for nothing else but Piles.
Try it. 1t will cure you. Price so
cents a bottle. For sale by Owen &
Moore, GAINESVILLE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05
LOST

On the evening of the Sd, between w. H
Green's residence and Hambaugh'S mill, q
black Russia Leather Pocket Book contain
ing $50 90 in greenbaclls and st. L. & S, T.
Railroad pass, also q Western Union Tele-
graph pass, The finder win be literally re-
Wafded for returning same to
ED. b. WHITFIELD.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05

If cannot be too generally known
that when a man spends his money
like water he is certain sooner or la
ter,t get into liquidation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05


The above was written before we
were acquainted with the proceed
ings of the last two days in Con-
gress. These have so completely
gone beyond our expectation and
beyond the policy which might
have been anticipated from the
previous action of the House, that
much that has been said in the
above must be modified. Our first
thought was to withdraw what we
had written altogether, but on con-
sideration it occurred to us that it
had better be left as it was, for that
a better justification of the bold and
firm stand which Congress took at
the last moment cannot be made
out than by showing the de-
plOrable effect which must have
resulted had they acted otherwise.
The President, on the eve of the
adjournment of Congress sent in his
fifth veto. The bill which he vetoed
was an appropriation of $500, 600 for
the expenses of the existing Mar
Shals, and contained clause for
bidding the employment Of addi-
tiOnal officers beyond those provided
for in this appropriation bill. This
clause is the one on which the veto
is defended. Almost Immediately
after the reception of this veto Con-
gress adjourned without any further
effort to complete the apprOpria-
tiOns, which had been twice defeat
ed by the Presidential veto.
Thus, if nothing else has been
done, the principle has been adj
hered to that the appropriations
shall be made by Congress at its
own discretion and not under the
dictation OF an overbearing eXecu-
tive. Whatever inconvenience may
result from the failure of the appro-
priatiOn for the Marshals and Dep
uty Marshals is the direct result of
the Presidents vetOes which have
twice prevented the passage Of bill
for that purpOse-we believe that
these inconvenience will be small
unless Intentionally aggravated by
the President for popular effect, but,
great or small, he and his stRiwaFt
advisers are alone responsible.
However, the effect of all this upon
the status of parties is a subject
which cannot come in at the end of
an article like this, but will be dis
cussed from many points of view
before the next President is elected.
We will only say at present that we
gladly accept the position as it
stands, that it is the very position
we would have selected for the APP
preaching contest before the people,
and that on this line we are willing
to fight it out all summer and WIN
ter too, and another summer clear
down to November, 1880.
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they acted upon their judgment of
what was right, what was expedi-
ent, what was feasible, and we
think it likely enough that the
country would not have sustained
more vigorous policy at the polls
for it is very difficult to enlist pop
ular enthusiasm in regard to an alb
stract constitutional question. Let
the question be of a tobacco tax or
whiskey tax in Tennessee, or of a
bounty on shipping in Maine, and
any amount of heat may be pro-
duced, but let it bea question of the
balance of power between Federal
Government and the States and the
lethargy of the people is such that
Jove's own thunder will not arouse
them. As party leaders, then, per-
haps they were right in not taking
a position which would fail to be
sustained by the popular vote. But
in that case the whole business OF
the extra session was a mistake; in
that case the appropriations should
have been voted in the regular ses-
sion without riders, and the money
power residing in Congress would
not have been renowned. And here
again we are met with the answer
that the extra session was forced
upon these Democratic leaders by
the impatience of the Democrats in
general, who could not be induced
to vote the army and civil service
and judiciary appropriations while
the statutes enabled the appoint
ment of Supervisors, the use of the
army at the polls and the packing
of juries in the Federal Courts. So
let it be. Let everyone have his
excuse, and we doubt not everyone
acted to the best of his judgment.
We did not commence this article
FOR the purpose of blaming anyone,
but for that of determining where
we stand now as a result Of the
whole, and we arc not limiting our
investigation to its effects upon the
balance of parties, but consider it in
reference to the balance of the great
powers of Government, and we
here say that we no more desire to
see a Democratic President and EX-
ecutive invested with the powers
now recognized as theirs than we
do to confide those powers to q
Grant, Blaine or a Conkling. Let
us rise above party for short time
at least. If the Executive depart
ments are to determine the apprO-
priatiOns; if the President is tC
mould the bill containing them by
a succession of vetoes and not pass
one until it suits him, while for the
failure to pass them Congress is tC
be held responsible and not the
President; and if the adjourning
without voting them is revolution
airy on the part of Congress, what
ever conditions the President may
lay down for withdrawing his veto
then Congress must come into his
conditions, whatever they are, and
the money power is in his hands
and not in those of Congress. And
if the practical working of the Con.
stitution is to be so reversed, it mat
tiers little to us whether the autocrat
so set up is called Republican or 1
Democrat.
X
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05

CHOICE Domestic and Imported
Cigars and best Virginia Tobacco at
Byers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05

A SYSTEM of pneumatic tubes took
the place of telegraph lines in Paris
ON May 1, for the transmission of
messages from one part of the city to
another. The charge is 30 centimes
or 10 cents, for open, and 75centimes
for sealed messages.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05
N Office.
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry.

Augusta, Ga, was laid out in 1885
and named in honor of an English
Princess.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05

THE Colorado potato bug is bad
nearly all over Tennessee.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-05

IT is a good thing sometimes to
have things done up in small pack
ages, and our contemporary the
New York World sums up with a
cOmmendable terseness the issues of
the campaign in Ohio as put for
ward by the Radical leaders there !:
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ward by the Radical leaders there ::
The Ohio Republicans are in a decidedly
amusing quandary. They undertook to
conduct the campaign on the war issue.
But the Democrats had the bad taste to PUT
two Union soldiers, one of them cripple,
at the head of their ticket, and as during
the dark and trying hours of the rebellion
Mr. Foster had remained at home in FOSto-
ria selling hams and calico at war prices the
battle-flag was judiciOuSly hauled down.
ThereupOn the word was passed to 'let up
on the great and agoniZing issue of the next
rebellion, and bear down hard upon the fl
nancial issue. But unhappily the platform
makers had not kept this contingency IN
view. 50 there the Republicans of Ohio are
running country GROCER who never set "a
Il squadron, in the field, against Union
veteran, in order that the grand results
which the Union veteran fought for may
not be betrayed by him calling for the stall
warts to vote for the man who denounced
kellogg and secured the abandonment OF
his government in order that the folly of
abandoning Kellogg may be made manifest
ton to show how fearlessly and firmly they
have taken up their position on the tnan-
cial issue!
If after this any one can tell us
what are the immortal and I'M
changeable principles of the great
Republican party, we shah expect
him soon afterwards to square the
circle and discover the principle Of
perpetual motion.
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"OFFICE OF THE NJ. w. G.. MASTERY
No. MADISON STREET, MEMPHIS,
Tenn, AUGUST 10Th, 1875. J
S. p. PICKETT. CIR

l have not visited the Lodge but three or
four times since, and tried to get from them
a demit; they refused to give it, and pub
lished me falsely. Respectfully,
JOHN NORTHINGTON, cold.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, June %, 1879.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-10-07
A NEW Medical Theory.

A Minnesota man writes to the
Salem (Mass.) Gazette as follows: "A
discovery in the treatment of diptheria
has been made here. A young man.
whose arm bad been amputated, was
attacked with diptheria before healing
took place; aud instead Of the meter
incident TO that disease being deposited
in the throat, the greater portion ap.
reared on the wounded arm, and dip.
liberia was very light and easily man
aged His doctor profted by this, and
in bis next case OF diptheria blistered
the patients chest, and on his blistered
part tue chief deposits appeared Thi.
twssAlso an easy case of the disease
The theory Of the doctor is that dipthe
ria usually appears in the throat becaus,
OF the thinness Of the lining OF tn,
throat. Hence, when the blister break
the skin on any part Of the body, tn
disease appears there"
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An,ustmsnts d.
NUMBER 81.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.)
General Garfield's Despair.

ID
he calls it hope wien talking to tha
reporters; but his hope, when analysed,
becomes hopelessness. The Republican,
have hitherto been playing a desperate
game of bluff in this Ohio -csmDaixa.
The kilograms to Eastern newspapers,
seatsby Asst ciated Press agents aad b..
publican correspondents, have for ~esks
been series OF unnitigated ~fslsehoode.
L, has been asserted, with painstskinH
and suspicious industry, that Ewing AMI
all the leading Democrats have given up
the ,fght for the 4overnorship. and we're
only making show of an endeavor to
carry the L .gislsture All the Rspubb-
can newspapers in the Stale have daily
and lahoriously printed sinilsr Stalso-
|hoodstoo ridiculous and absurd for be.
liet. The bold attempt was made tocar-
ry the election by ,bintf and brag in adj
vance, an undesirable Indication OF
weakness. This attempt has been aban-
doned General Garfeil, an Interested
party, candidate for the United Sta,es
Senate, was interviewed by representa-
tive of the Enquirer, and his hopes vsie
printed in the Enquirer on Monday st
length. He says: II consider the cleo
ton of Foster a certainty The only
fight viii be on The Legislative ticket.
and the prospects, there ate, also good"
The Enquirer representative was an in
qusi'ivs young man, and asked for tho
reasons for the faith that WAS in Mr..
Garfield, and they were three. First,
General Garfield had only heard, Of ono
Republican in the State who was going
over to the Democratic ranks, Second
the Republican meetings were wel at'er-
ded Third, aMy opinion is that Fos.
ter will get three Greeuhack votes for
every ons Ewing gets These are the
foundations Of his faith. No Republican
in Ohio can give better reasons. In re-
| ply we beg to say that VIC, have heard OF
two Republicans in the Slate who will
vote for General Ewing and General
Rice that the Democratic meetings ara
far better attended than the Republican
meetings, and that any man who thinks
that three-fourths Of the Greenb. ckers
of Ohio will vote for the National Hank
party, the Shermanized party, the gold.
mongers' party in October will not be
elected a United States Senator from
Ohio in the year Of oar Lord 1880. Gen.
eral Garfield, in his interview, practlc-
ally despairs Of electing The Legislature,
and his hope of electing Foster is built
on the expectation Of getting three.
fourths of the Greenback vote! Here
is faith like quart of mustard.seed.
instead of the Scripiursl grain.