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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-16
Growing. 1873.

These statistics, incomplete as they are,
fully justify all that has been said or
claimed for our agricultural interests, as
being the leading and by far most important
industry of the state, and indicate that the
money appropriated to the state and county
agricultural societies, which have done so
much to foster and develop our agriculture
resources, has served beneficial purpose
| see no good reason why the usual appro-
priation to the state society sh ould not be
made permanent
CONCLUSION.
Although the limits to which have deemed
it expedient to conine myself in this commu-
nication, preclude any allusion to many topics
or interest, and have necessitated the omission
OF several paragraphs prepared for insertion
herein, | canuot fOrbear to congratulate you
that the United States has resumed it's normal
relations to its own citizens, and the world at
large, by paying on demand all its matured
obligations Ill money current wherever civiliza-
ton extends; that this has been accomplished
without any unnatural contraction of the cur
rency, or violent shock to the business inter-
ests of the people; that under the healthy
stimulus of assured stability in this respect,
trade and commerce are reviviDg, with exports
largely in excess Of imports; and that we may
reasonably anticipate, from this time forward,
substantial, healthy and remuneratlve de-
velopment of all branches of business.
also congratulate you that there is grow
ing public sentiment which demands that suf-
frage shall be actually as we'll as nominaliy
free, in every state, at every election precinct,
and that the ballots thus cast and only these
shall be counted-that intimidations before
and at elections and frauds thereafter, shall
cease. -.....,..s
I regret, as every good citizen must regret,
that there is occasion for even suspicion that
o<~f4 40 &o1o
been so conducted. Wisconsin will cheerfully
yield complete defererce to the freely ex-
pressed and fairly ascertained will of the ma
jority, both in state and national affairs; but
her history is not without illustrations of her
Enyielding demand for free ballot and fair
count. sincerely hope that q returning sense
of honor and patriotism will lead to practices
in the future, which shall give US results wor
thy of complete confidence, to the end that we
may be in fact as we'll as in name, free, unit
ed and happy people. WILLIAM E. SMITH.
MADISON, January, 1879.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-16
AGRICULTURE.

Under the provisions of chapter 200,
laws OF 1878, an attempt has. been made to.
collect the statistics Of agriculture. The
many cases, but q good beginning has been
made, ard we may hope to arrive at reason
able accuracy, perhaps this year. The tab
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-16

WE read of a man who gave vest
into his wife's hands to be repaired, and
when he came home to dinner she
showed him three pencil studs, a piece
of chalk, four watch keys, nineteen
matches, six pant and four coat but
tons, receipt of milk-punch, buckle,
blank lottery ticket, small handful
of cloves, part of a roll Of lozenges, three
seat-coupons to last winters lecture,
poker chip, and chew of gum that
had slipped down into the lining of
the vest through hole in the pocket.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-16

REPORTS concerning the winter
wheat out look throughout the north
west are generally of an encouraging
character. In many localities the acre
age has been reduced by reason of the
unusual drought which has prevailed
during the fall months, while Iii others
the acreage has been largely Increased,
ane prospects are good for an abundant
crop.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-16
SUPPLE:ME N I
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

FELLOW Citizens of the Senate and assembly:
We have ample reason to be profoundly
grateful to Almighty God for continuance
of his protecting care over us as people
and as individuals. The state finances are
in healthy and satisfactory condition, and
the people are far removed from want and
suffering; but there remains depression
in business, and a consequent disquietude,
which it is our duty not to ignore when
considering question involving the appro-
priation and expenditure of the public
funds. I therefore invite your careful
scrutiny into the transactions of the past,
and your efficient cooperation in the inter
ests of wise economy for the future.
The condition of the several funds at the
close of the fiscal year, with brief state
ment of the amounts received and disbursed
on account of the
PUBLIC FINANCES,
summarized from the reports of the secre-
tary OF slate and state treasurer, is as fol.
lows:
The receipts into the state treas
ury during the fiscal year end
ing September 80, 1878, from
all sources were ,851 ,553 OIL
Balance September 80, 1877.... 27S,264 "a
Total ........,....................$ 1881 IS
4he disbursements during the
same period, for all purposes,
,72f, 500 O6
Balance September 80, 187S...... 403,288 20
The amount on hand September 3d. 1873,
lis credited to the several funds as follows:
General fund. $40, 055 SO
School fund Observation-Disclosures. 5S,823 70
School fund Income. ................ 1881 80
Normal school fund. 1890 SO
Drainage fund ......................... 1851 So
University fund ...............,...... 8,843 03
Agricultural college fund ......... 1888 90
Delinquent tax fund............... 3,219 As
Depositfund.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1882 rs
ST. CrOix and Lake Superior rail.
road trespass fund.................. 169,764 70
ST. Croix and Lake Superior rail-
road deposit fund. ................. 1894 60
Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan
canal fund. .............. 900. 500. 200 OS
North Wisconsin railroad aid
funds. ,........ ....................... 1907 IS
Green Bay and Minnesota rail
road aid fund. 81 81
Allotment fund ........................ 965 81
Total. S403, 1888 20
GENERAL.
The receipts into the general
fund during the fiscal year rs
,120, 1897 81
Balance from previous year.. COLA 40
Total. 1926, 1862 81
OF this sum there was derived from
Direct state tax..........."...."... $648, 1853 80
Railroad companies license
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-16

est on the public debt M..... $3.50, 500 SO
Legislative expenses....".......... 107,605 45
Benevolent and penal institu-
lions" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 321, 14o S8
Miscellaneous purposes......... 1888 81
Total .................. ...~.....$1 ,O47 1876 2e
TRUST FUNDS.
The condition of the several trust funds
at the close OF the fiscal year was as follows:
At Interest. On Hand.
School ,621 1919 81 $58, 1923 70
University. 900 II S,843 O3
Agricultural College. .244 1868 IS IL, 33S SO
Normal School. ....1, 004,907 81 1920 SO
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-16
come to think SO, without regard to facts or

come to think so, without regard to facts or
reason.
TAXES.
The total tax levied in the state for the
year 1877 was $s,O31 ,62S, and amounted to
ST. SO. 6 on each hundred dollars of the state
assessment of $423, ,290. The purposes
fot which this tax was levied, the respective
amounts and rates are as follows:
Rate.
State tax...........-....$ 648,153 80 1880
For interest and princi-
pal on loans from
trust funds to coun>
ties. etc.................... 6O,5H III .0I43
County tax. l,525,936 90 1902
Town tax 2,642,310 90 .6238
School tax ............... 2,O20,452 90 Alto
Road tax. 1,134,259 90 .2677
--a.Sx 100 AG
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-16

Polsons and Antidotes.
The following list gives some of the
more common poisons and the remedies
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-16

Total. ,O89, al 10 $113,296 81
The increase during the year in the
anlount of interest is $43,066.56, and the
decrease in the amount on hand is So, 1854,
g. net increase Of $33, 56772.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-16

The values of all property in the state
subject to taxation, as returned by the as
SCISSORS for the past two years, are as follows:
1877. 1878.
Personal property n, 1861, 4S1 S 90 077 208 90
City and village lots.... 9,52i 992 1O3, 399 469 rs
Other real estate.... 1872, 895 1881 265 1858 904 81
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-16

GENERAL.
The receipts into the general
fund during the fiscal year
,12O, 1897 81
Balance from previous year,. COLA 40
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02
New Advertisements.

J. E. Moseley, Sheriff, has an adj
vertisement in this issue.
Mrs. Rhodes school will open at
her residence on the first of Septem-
Der.
S. A. Caldwell, Esq, publishes a
nonresident notice in another col
umn.
Miss Howard's school, on Com
merce street, will reopen Septem-
Der 1st.
Mrs. Sue f. MONEYS school will
open on the first of September. Mrs.
Mooney is so well known as one of
the best teachers in this whole cOun-
try, that commentator from us is
unnecessary.
10. II. johnson, of the Star Saw
Mill has an advertisement in this
issue. He is now prepared to fur
nish lumber cheaper than it was
ever sold in this market before.
Now is the time to build houses.
John s. Elder, Of the mammoth
agricultural house on the corner of
the Public Square and Franklin
street, has a new advertisement in
this issue. Let everybody read and
go and examine his stock and pri-
ces.
We would call especial attention
of our farmers to the advertisement
of Whitaker & Co., in another col
umn. They have for sale the Mary
land Fertilizer, for wheat. 1t is
said to have been used extensively
by the planters of Virginia and
Maryland, and we recommend that
they at least give it a trial. For
further information call on Mr.. A.
L. Whitaker, of this city.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02
THE SITUATION Ar MEMPHIS.

The excellent municipal govern
eminent now managing the affairs
of Memphis has, among other wise
arrangements, caused a census to
be taken of the population now re-
manning in the city, of which we
give the tabulated result below.
From these it appears that the pres
ent population is trife over II, 900,
and as the permanent population
cannot be much over so, 900, it would
appear that two-thirCls of the people
are dispersed.
OF these 10000 people 4, 1888 are
white and IL .s26 colored; 1851 are
adults and 1922 children; TO- AS
have had yellow fever and 5,495
have not.
DR.. Porter, who is in charge of
things there, has announced that no
one will be compelled to leave the
city, but rations will be distributed
only to those in the camps.
A physician who proposed to go
and practice there was refused adj
mission because he had not had the
yellow fever.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02
ADREADFuE TRAGEDY.
w. G. Birchett Shoots his Wife and
Step-Daughter, then Kills

Dover Courier,

On Friday night last, July 25th,
one of the most horrible tragedies
ever perpetrated in Stewart county,
occurred at the Commercial House
in this place, better known as the
Clover Hotel" We are not pre-
pared to give all the details, but
will only give the facts this week.
Mr.. w. G. Birchett and his wife,
formerly Mrs. Yates, have been
separated for sometime back. On
Friday night Birchett returned on
the Str. Gracey, and went to the
hotel. We do not know what oc-
Cured then. After some little time
he went up in town and inquired at
each business house and of each
person he met, for Q. r. Lee, and
1t is the general impression that he
would have shot Lee if he could
have met him.
About half-past s O'clock he re-
turned to the hotel, and in a min
ute or two after entering the house,
three shots were heard. Capt. Dut-
ton and Capt. Barker, who are
boarders, hastened to the room from
which the reports came, and found
Birchett dead, lying on the floor,
Mrs. Birchett badly wounded, also
lying on the floor, and Miss Mag
gle Yates, Birchett's step-daughter,
sitting on the bed, with a shot
through the left hand, and in the
left temple, the same ball inflicting
both wounds. The floor and furni-
ture presented a CHASTITY, horrible
sight, being despatched with blood
in almost every part, while it flowed
in streams from the wounds of the
threa;
Birchett was shot almost in the
center of the forehead, the pistol
evidently being pressed against the
skin when discharged, as the skull
was badly shattered, exposing the
brain.
Mrs. Birchett is wounded in the
right jaw, we believe, the ball glanr
cling down ana entering the neck in
dangerous proximity to the gastric
nerves. At this time she is resting
quietly, and, it is thought by the
attending physicians, Drs. ]. w.
Smith and j. c. Steger, will recov-
er, Mias Maggie Yates is more
dangerously wounded, as the bali
has not been found, though probed
for by the doctors. She is resting
we'll tonight Saturday.
Birchett shot his wife first, then
Miss Maggie, From letters and
notes found on his person, 1t was
discovered that the killing was pre-
meditated, and had been threatened.
The cause of the whole affair is at
tributable to jealousy on the part of
Birchett, aggravated by whisky.
| Whether his suspicious of his Wife's
! infidelity were founded on facts or
rumor, or were mere fantasies of a
half-crazed mind, we have no
knowledge. In letter to his wife
he names two prominent gentlemen
of GAINESVILLE as his informants.
Coroner Bufford hell an inquest
] on the body of hircAett Friday
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02
pnrsnn pla.n,mer.s HOLIDAYS.

We have always supposed that
the one desire of teachers during
their vacation was, like their boys
and girls, to get as far away from
schools and teaching as possible,
and cut up generally where
the scholars are not likely to hear
of it; at least such was our idea
when we were a member of the
pedagoguic corps. Our friend the
Principal of the Female Academy
here does not act on this principle !;
on the contrary, ever since he has
dismissed his scholars he has been
thinking of nothing and doing
nothing but improving the house or
grounds of the Academy. The lat
ter are now in a state approaching
perfection; trees of various climates
are being planted every day, flow
ers are blooming everywhere, and
the beautiful new fountain is scat
tering diamonds through the at
mosphere and producing emeralds
on the surrounding turf. Indoors
also everything is being renovated.
He has a gentleman employed on
his pianos who has worked in the
best factories of London, and by
taking out old strings and substi-
tuting new, and new felting ham,
mers and bushing the grooves in
which they work, and careful tun-
ing is fast converting old instrU-
ments into new. The gentleman's
name is Arthur Munnew, and we
are glad to learn that after his con-
tract with DIR. Plummer is over he
will spend some weeks tuning and
planes and organs in
Ladies, employ him
there are very few instruments in
this town which are better than in
of torture to well regu-
lated ear, and a thoroughly good
tuner would be as a god descending
from Olympus.
To return to the Academy. All
is looking for an innu-
merable company of angels to in
habit the paradise which DR.. Plum
mer is preparing so carefully for
them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02


WE find the following short but
pointed communication in the
Nashville American, and hope all
of our readers will read it and call
their neighbors' attention to it:
Please publish the subjoined table,
that every taxpayer may see how
the thing will work should the State
debt be compromised. We now
pay State tax of ten cents on ev-
cry hundred dollars worth of prop
erty. If the proposed compromise
is made it may be necessary to in
crease the rate to forty cents on ev-
cry hundred dollars to pay interest
and carry on the ordinary affairs of
government, though this rate is
probably more than sufficient, and
then a farm assessed at 500 will pay
a State tax of forty cents, or less
than a half bushel of wheat. If as
sessed at 5000, less than a bushel of
wheat, or eighty cents /; assessed
at $500, State tax will be two dol
lars, or two bushels of wheat as
sessed at 81 900, State tax will be
four dollars, or four bushels of
wheat; and the rich farmer, whose
four or five hundred acres are as
sessed at $4,000, will have to shell
out the enormous sum of eight dol
lars, or eight bushels of wheat.
Please ventilate this important
matter in the above light. Many
an honest taxpayer has confused
notion that compromise means ruin
GUS taxation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02

THE colored people of Pulaski
held a meeting last Saturday to
take into consideration the COM
promise of the State debt. Several
speeches were made for the propo-
sition and none against it. The
cOlored people in that vicinity seem
to be a unit for the settlement. 1t
does seem to us that the c0lQred
people all over the State ought to
be interested in settling this ques-
ton. They will have only very
small portion of the debt to pay,
and their prosperity must depend
upon the prosperity of the State.
We would ask our colOred people
to think before the cast their vote
against II.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02
Sales Reported Since Our Last Issue.
Grange Warehouse.

Grange Warehouse.
T. HERNDoN, Sup't., of the GRANGE
WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATION, sold for the
week ending Thursday, July 81, 1879, 2Gl
hhds. as follows:
so hhds. Todd county, Ky, leaf, SO IS, 8 90
90, 80, &c. Z 60, so, s 49, 5 co. 20, s 80. 90
&c. &c. g. g. g. g. 81 g. g. So g. Co. Co. oOO
10 hhds. Todd county, Ky, Tugs, So 10, 6 90
8 20, q, 50, 4 so, Is, Is, AGO. 40, 80, 10
s8 hhds. Logan county, Ky, leaf, SO 50, 20
To- 80, 80, 40, 8 So s So s 30, s Is, 95, so
40, %, 90, 60, 70, Z 60, -, 80, 40, 60
50, rs, 500, 40, 6 80, 90, $50, 200, 90, 40
Is hhds. Logan county, KY, Tugs, So 90, 10
5 80, %, So, 50, 4 25, 3 49, 40 70, 90, so
80, 40, 90, 42O, 10, 5 60, rs, %, Is, 20
IS hhds. Montgomery county, Tenn, leaf,
$40 90, Z 20, z %, 20, 20, IS, 30, 20, %
s 90, 80, 100, TO- I 90, %, so, 80, 3, co
90 so, 80, so, 5 80, 6 40, so, 30, 90, 10
725, 5 so, 40, 600, 5 80, 6 40, 20, 6 30, 8 95:
q hhdS. Montgomery county, Tenn, Tugs,
g. IS, 5.25, 60, 10, TO- p, So q, 20. s.
$50, 3 20, 40, 40, %, 3 go, 90, go 80, 20
is hhds. Robertson county, Tenn, leaf
SO 70, 90, 60 20, 80, 20, 20, 20, Is, %
6 rs, 6 20, 80, 10, $50.
10 hhds. Robertson county, Tenn, Tugs,
5000, 49, 40, 30, 90, 30, $3.50, 4G6, 50, 90
5hhds. Stewart county, Tenn, leaf, So 20
7 %, 80, 8 %, 70.
g g 9G 3d. T e. sGgp5 81 Sy 1eS &c. S
4 TO- 5 co. 3 80, 5 60, 5 80, 5 30, 5 90, 5 30.
hhds. Trigg county, KY, leaf, "a %, 80
3 40, so, 60, 3 so, 3 60, 2 70.
hhds. Logan county, KY, lugs, IS 90, 8 25
5 95, so.
3 hhds. Logan county, Ky, Tugs, 81 90, 3 90
5 80, 20, 800, 2 co.
5 hhds West Tenn, leaf, 81 80, G 10, 6 90
3 hhds West Tenn Tugs, s425, rs, 3 50
3 90, 3 20, 8 10, 3 90, 80, 20.
hhds. Crittenden county, KY, leaf. "a 80
5 80, 90, 5 rs.
5hhds. Crittenden county, KY, Tugs, 81 95
90, 3 %, g 40, $40.
hhds. Christian county, KY, leaf, 80 10
90, 80, 8 90, s %, 80, 50, 60.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02

ED. CHRONICLE: In my article
on the Southside picnic in last
weeks CHRONICLE, the types make
me say, ain the turbulent times Of
coyOred." 1t should read, Sin the
turbulent times of CrOBlWeU." In
the days of that stern soldier the
colored eleEeRt was not so "might-
lily mixed"
Mrs. SUE +. MOONEY.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02
Moved.

10. M. Fowlkes, agent for Wheel
er q Wilson sewing machine, has
moved his Office to GeFhart's store.
where you will find needles and at
taohment& for all machines. If you
want your old machine fixed, take
1t from the table and bring it in, or
if you wish 10 trade it for a 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, 1879-08-02

Mrs. ELIZABETH MARTIN, wife of
the late Elijah Martin, died at her
residence on the Southside, on
Thursday morning last, after a
brief illness of about two days and
nights. Her funeral was preached
at Antioch church yesterday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock to a large and
weeping congregation, by her pas
tor, Rev. J. w. CullOm. "Aunt
Lizzie" as she was Familiarity
called, was one of the most pious
women we have ever known, and
although she was taken off rather
suddenly, yet she was ready and
waiting for the summons. We hope
to be able to give a mor6sextended
notice of this religious woman in
our next issue,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02

Like a small cloud the size of
mans hand in their horizon, the
denizens of the Crescent City have
witnessed the reappearance of their
old enemy, the yellow fiend. We
earnestly hope that these will turn
out to be the expiring efforts of the
dying monster who wreaked his
fury upon them last summer and
fall.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02
Cornelius Michigan.

Having sold out my house in
GAINESVILLE, 1 would respectfully in
form my friends and the public that
/ have again opened in my old
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 a postal card,
either here or at GAINESVILLE, Thank
fql for past faVOrs, am, very re-
specially, O, MEXICAN.
May 10, lSF9-ly,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02
Public SnenIxing.

The meeting heretofore adver-
tised for Palmyra, for August 4th,
is recalled, and instead thereof a
general barbecue will be given on
Monday, August 4th, on the East
Fork of Yellow Creek, near Nolin's
Mill. The meeting will be addressed
by Hon. w. A. Milliken, of Fay
cite county, Hon. Chas. G. Smith,
Maj. Henry G. Merritt, Col. Thos.
L. Yancey and Squire Robt. H.
McFall, in favor of the proposed
settlement of the State debt. Ev-
erybody is invited to attend and
join with the people of Districts No.
10 and 20 in a grand meeting in IA
vor of an honorable compromise of
our State debt.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02

DIR. NJ. s. MERIwEFHER, whom
we are proud to reckon upon our
list of friends, has new advertise
ment in our columns this week, to
which we call our readers atten-
ton. The doctor has an enviabIe
reputation for skill in his profession,
and we know him personally for a
thorough gentleman. We hope to
keep out of the way of his forceps
and tooth keys, but, should we be
so unfortunate as toned such treat
ment, we know no one to whom we
would more. confidently trust the
well-being of our mOlars and incis-
Ors than to him.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02

A LITTLE boy by the name Of
Walter Dillon, aged about ten
years, and son of the widow Dillon,
who now resides on Greenwood
avenue, had one bone of his leg
broken on Wednesday evening last,
by being thrown down by little
negro boy. DIR. Shapard was called
in and promptly set the broken
limb, and we are glad to learn that
he is doing well and win probably
soon be out again.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-02
DIED.

HAYNES-In this city, July 20, 1879 JOHN
G. HAYNES, son of ], S. Haynes.
He was about twenty-three years of age
aud leaves a wife and child, with many
other friends and relatives, TO mourn his
early death. How sad it is to see one so
young, and who gave promise Of life of
virtue and religion, taken thus away!
He protested religion at McAdoo church O
or years ago, and was a consistent men,
Der ofthe Methodist church in this city, His
funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. II.
II. brown. and he was laid TO rest with his
relatives to await the resurrection of the
Just. The best of all, he died In the faith of
the gospel.