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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-20

"vOIces OF the night" Heard on the
Lonely Sierras.
joaquin MIller in The Independent.


joaquin Miller in the Independent
To me the grandest poem on earth
is night i'm a deep, half-trOpical for
est. There is nothing so mighty, 80
MiltOnic as this, the myriad voice at
night. When was living in the
Southern Sierras one Of your great
est preachers came that way. / by
chance got to talking to him of the
voices aud noises high up on the
mountains;he was honestly amazed.
He said he thought the world slept
in the wilderness /; but he would ind
the world very much awake If he
would spend a night high up rom
the habitatiOn of man. lie was re-
solved to see. And so, with two
blankets and two pistols, some bread
and a bottle of provisions, we climb
ed up the steep, timbered mountain
a mile above any habitation. we
spread our blankets under mighty
tree. We saw the day fade and die
on the far snow peaks, and its ghost
came down In darkness and covered
US with its wings. The first thing
we heard was great, black bug that
came buzzing along. 1t struck the
tree and fell down on the Doctors
blanket. Nothing dangerous in a
bug. The doctor was delighted. He
caught up and classified IL with
Latin name big enough to kill it;
put pin through il and resolved to
keep il as a specimen and trophy Of
the night. Suddenly, far across on
the other mountain-side, there arose
the howl of one hundred wolves,
then one thousand wolves high up
on the mountain-top made the woods
tremble. The doctor was not a bit
He only sat up a little
closer to me and whispered gently
that he thought il was going 10 rain.
Then a broad-winged bird, a black
owl struck in the boughs above us,
as If he meant tot tear down the tree.
II am subject to rheumatism" said
the doctor, "and / don't want to get
wet" Then there came q crash. A
great grizzly bear thatevidently had
business in somebody's hOg-pen,
ore through the bush and woods on
lis way TO the settlement. Possibly
he doctor wanted the bear for
pecimen also, for he sprang up, for
rot his bug, and started fOrthe near
st house. He should have waited
o see the moon come wheeling Up
md out of the Sierras, white and
'ast as the snow peaks she laid her
road, bare shoulders to the white
louds; to hear the far, faint call Of
he night-birds, the beasts = the
housand notes i'm the poetry and
ong of nature at night
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-20
MASON ana Dixon,s Line.

"MasOn and DiXOn's Line" is the
parallel of latitude 80 degrees 43
minutes and 263 seconds, which
separates Pennsylvania from Mary
land, drawn by Charles Mason and
jeremiah Dixon, two distinguished
mathematicianS and astronomers.
1t formed the dividing line between
the free and slave States of the orig
inal Confederation. This celebrated
line properly begins at the northeast
corner of Maryland and runs due
west. The years from 1851 to 1923
were marked with constant diSsen-
sion and conflict between the rural
proprietaries of Pennsylvania and
Maryland and their partisans upon
the subject of their common bound
ary, and the vicinity of this line
was the theatre of riot, invasion
and bloodshed. The first English
Colonies were settled under a grant
from King James l., in 1906, which
gave to two incorporated companies
II degrees of latitude on the Attain
tic, reaching from latitude "a de-
grees to 45 degrees north, the whole
territory having the common name
of Virginia. The North Virginia
or Plymouth Company possessed
the north. The soufh portion Of the
territory was held by the London
Company. Latitude 40 degrees
north separated these two Colonies.
The northern was called New En-
gland by Captain John Smith in
1914, while the southern retained
exclusively the name of Virginia.
In 1924 the influence of Gondemar,
the Spanish Minister, together with
his own dislike of popular freedom,
induced King James to revoke the
charter OF both. The unsettled
wastes of their territories were now
subject anew to the royal grant. In
1929 George Calvert, Lord Balti-
more, hesought the king for a char
ter of lands In this region, but died
before it was perfected. His son and
Cecilius Calvert, saDse-
quently obtained from Charles l.,
(June 20, 1892 a grant, which he
named Maryland, after Queen Hen
rietta Maria.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-20

We ask close attention to these
figures. What has become of these
splendid Republican majorities? In
1878, which was not a Presidential
year, and in which only l25,795
votes were polled, as against 136, 900
in 1876, the Republican majority
had vanished. The Republican
vote was $4,000, and the opposition
vote was $4,000. We do not attach
so much importance to this, as the
whole vote was not out. But this
year the vote has been very heavy.
The estimate of the New York
Tribune is that the Republicans
will poll 69, 500, the Democrats 81
600, and the Greenbackers 50, 900, an !
aggregate of 139, 800 votes. This is |
the largest vote that has. ever been
cast in the State, and furnishes a |
just basis for judgment. We may |
be sure that the later returns will /
make worse Republican showing |
than this; but this shows that the |
Republican majority of $4,000 i'm
1876 has, on larger vote, become a
minority of 5000 in 1879. A Repub-
lican loss of $4,000 votes in the bal
ancing of Maine, in vote of I40,-
900, if initiated in Ohio, would
mean a Republican loss of about
"a, 900 in Ohio, in a total vote of
660, 900, such as we cast in 1876, the
largest we ever cast.
In 1876 the Ohio Republican plu-
rality was 1900. If Ohio follows
Maine the combined votes of the
Democrats and Nationals this year
will exceed the Republican vote by
about $4,000.
The Greenback vote in Ohio last
year was about half this number
5000. The Greenback vote, not
withstanding Sherman's explana-
ton of hisresumption, has increased
twenty-five per cent. in a year i'm
Maine. Democrats in Maine aban-
doned their ticket to vote for the
dreenhack candidate, because there
was hope of his election. Green
hackers in Ohio will, in reciprocity,
vote for General Ewing, knowing
that their votes can easily elect him
and secure triumph for their cause.
We should remember that il is only .
seven years since Grant, i'm a No
7ember election In Maine, received
| majority Of $4,000. The disap-
1earance of that majority is not a
victory. If Maine
proves anything it proves Ewing's s
election. I
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-20

Kalloch can plead justifiable cause
for Indignation. The first offense
came from DE Young. The brutal
ity of the war in which Kalloch's
indignation manifested itself can
admit of no excuse. So in his turn
De Young can plead good cause for
Indignation. The way In which he
sought to vent his Indignation can
be justified, if it can be justified at
all, by an appeal to that code OF
honor which holds the dishonorable
mention of mother as the greatest
insult that can be offered to a man.
His act was the act Of an assassin.
The question for debating societies
is, "Is assassination everjustifiable?"
We think this presents the matter
in its real nature.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-20

CARE you not alarmed at the ap-
proach of the king of terrors ?" said
a minister to a sick man. "Oh, no!
l have been living six and thirty
years with the queen of terrOrs.
The king cannot be much worse"
said the sick man,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-20

A MINNESOTA man writes 10 the
Salem (Mass.) Gazette as follows
" A discovery i'm the treatment OF
diptheria has been made here. A
young man whose arm had been
amputated was attacked with dip
liberia before healing took place
and instead Of the matter incident to
that disease being deposited in the
throat the greater portion appeared
ON the wounded arm, and the dip
iberia was very light and easily
managed. His doctor prOfited by
this, and in his next case of dipthe-
ria blistered his patients chest, and
on this blistered part the chief de-
posits appeared. This was also an
easy case of the disease. The theory
Of the doctor is that diptheria usual
ly appears In the throat because of
the thinness of the lining Of the
throat. Hence when the blister
breaks the skin upon any other part
Of the body, the disease appears
there.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-20
A NIarlted Nan.

The Sacramento Record saws /:
"When o prisoner Is received at the
State prison his description is taken
thoroughly and record Of IL Is kept
at the prison, while a copy Is sent 10
the Governors Office and there re-
corded. In accordance with this
rule Henry A. Caulfield's descrip-
ton has been received at the Gov
ernor's office recently, as follows:
Henry A. Caulfield, native Of Ire
land, sentenced for manslaughter,
six years, from Sacramento, aged
80, carpenter, height 3 feet 3 inches,
complexion light, brown eyes, black
hair, square features, high forehead,
heavy eyebrows, three scars on left
side of forehead, blind OF lelt eve,
knife wound below left nipple,
knife wound on right side Og
stomach, finger of right had crooked,
three fingers Of same hand cut, seven
wounds from knife and pistol on
the back, bullet wound in right
groin, saber cut in right leg, another
on left leg, another across the left
foot, knife wound on the right side,
lame i'm the left leg, stout built A
person would be led TO believe nom
reading the above that Henry had
been injured some time"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-20

EUROPEAN rulers probably do not
enjoy travelling. The Gar was late
ly hurried from Livadia to Moscow
ahead of the appointed time, in
consequence of the discovery of a
plot to assassinate him on the way.
King Humbert journeyed by night
from Genoa because he feared death
at the hands of the revolutionary
society, into which one of his spies
had penetrated.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-20
"Maine went
Hell-bent
For Governor Kent"

by si, " even votes in that year.
r. u. years before there had been
DE 2ncratic majority i'm Maine of
1886 Eight years before there had
been Democratic majority of 3 .377.
Twelve years before there had been
a Democratic majority of 25,500
This had been preceded, in 1924, by
a Democratic majority OF 10, ,ll9, and
in 1920 by a Democratic majority of
20,O52. Bat when, in lS40, these
Democratic majorities disappeared,
and Maine was Whig by sixty-seven
votes the Democratic catastrophe of
that year was foretold. The Maine
elections occur in September, and
her fullest vote is usually polled in
September. Maine, having been
Whig in 1910, was Democratic in
the three succeeding Presidential
elections. Let us look at the vote
of Maine since the Republican
party came into power. The fairest
examination will include the Presi-
dental years when the fullest vote
is pOlled. The fairest comparison
will be that of the September votes
of these years, which havesnearly
always been heavier than the No
vember vote. In 1860 the Republi-
can majority was 1926. In 1864 it
was 10, $50.
We give the entire vote OF the
three succeeding Presidential years
in the September elections:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-20
PLATFORM.

First-Honesty, efficiency and
economy in every department OF
the government.
Second-All property should bear
| its just proportion of taxation, and
we pledge the Democratic party to
reform the laws of assessments to
that end.
Third-Lessening the burdens and
increasing the advantages of the
working people.
Fourth-The equal protection of
the rights of labor and capital under
just laws.
Fifth-The railroads must be pro-
hibited by law from unjust discrim-
inatiQn and from favoring localities
or indlyiduals.
Sixth-The tolls upon the canals
must be kept at the lowest rates
possible consistent with economical
and efficient management.
Seventh-The maintenance of the
public schools is the pride and hope
of a free State,
Eighth-Prisons must be admin
istered for the punishment and
reformation of criminals and not for
the injury of honest labor, which
should be protected as far as posi-
BILE from such competition,
Ninth-We demand municipal
self-government in local affairs.
Tenth-The successful efforts of
our Democratic representatives in
Congress in restoring fair and in
telligent jury system and in protect
ing the freedom Of the ballot and
preventing the unconstitutional in
reference of the Federal adminis-
tratiOn with the State elections are
approved; and the action of the
Executive in vetoing the legislation
designed to prevent the presence of
armed soldiers and the employment
of paid Federal Supervisors and
Marshals at the polls and the use of
the public funds for this purpose is
denounced by the Democracy of the
State of New York.
Eleventh-And as the foundation
of all liberty and prosperity, privi-
leges and rights under our govern
ment, e'shall continue to uphold
a system of untFammeled suffrage,
absolutely free from Federal force
or supervision.
1t is the duty of the State alike i'm
the interest of taxation, Temperance
and equal and exact Justice to the
community, to make such revision
of the excise laws as will better Sc
cure the rights of the citizens to life,
property and public order.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-20
DON'T FORGET!

To go to V. L. Williams popular Low
Priced Shoe Store for bargains in Boots,
Shoes, Hats, Caps, Notions, Etc. The
people do daily testify that he now has the
best goods for the least money of any
house in Clarksville. Reader, put us to
the test, and prove what we say. Store
Room, on the Corner, No. 25 Franklin
and First Cross streets.
May 81, 1879-tf
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-20
FORBES,s Ride.

One Hundred and Ten Miles On Six
Horses i'm Twenty Hours from
UIundi to Landmarks Drift.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-20
Maine ana ohio.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

The lesson Maine teaches is that
Ewing will be elected in Ohio. The
Republican majority in Maine has
not only entirely disappeared, but
has become a minority. For gem
Grafton of men Maine has indicated
in advance the general result Of
elections in the country with unfail-
ing accuracy. 1t did this during
Democratic rule. The result i'm
Maine has never failed to preface
the general character of the election
in the Union. Even 1910 offered no
exception, though
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-18
Cards.

WILLIAM NJ. HENRY, JUSTICE
w or rHE PEACE AND soRIvEsER, LUMBER
CITY. Collections made and money promptly
paid over. Articles Of agreement and deeds oi
conveyance neatly executed and warranted cor.
rect or no charge. 1Sjy7s
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-18


up, to some extent, Of the religious
and sympathetic element, and they
don't make firstclass soldiers" [Great
applause.
1t is time, high time, fellow Demo
Gratis, that the Democrats in this coun'
try assert their claims, their right to
full share in the honor and glory OF
the success of our arms, in the late
war of the rebellion. [Cheers,] The
war was put down by men OF iron
nerves and fearless hearts men who
came from oil tho avocations Of lite
1t was not tho Republican politician
who did it, and they have no right
now to attempt to throw this stigma
upon the Democratic party, which
furnished its full share of all the sol
diers that bore our arms to victory
[Applause.
will not detain you, brother Dem
ocrats, with any further speech at thi'
time. [Cries "Go on; go on.
! invoke the spirit of harmony ant
concession among the Democrats here
to-day, and trust, as was said by you
Chairman of the State Executive Com
mittee, that all the differences will b,
buried in the common desire TO mak'
ticket which shall be acceptable Il
friends throughout the State and in
spire that enthusiasm which will carry
us to victory in October next. [Grea
applause.]
On the conclusion of his remark
the Chairman called upon the iistrict
for their reports OF selections Tor th'
various Committees.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-18

Br,,sr,s sunsr,rrrv Tho pill.
deIpbia Record savs. aSenator Rla;ne
who has been ysrv sarcas,;c IN III.
allusions to arebel br;ead,ers" IN c,on
press made merry oysr a oues,;on oa a.
70 what military s,r,;ce be ronJarad
bis country in ,,s honr y, trial hv ,oil
inu tho storv Of b;s exner;enco With .b !
Democratic De subs,,,u,e Tho Ne,y w. Vol,
SIM has examined The records and finds
that the substitute coat H. pla;rs
NOTHING ue belonccd 20 s ths
Augusta Loval Mn,nsl Alliance whoss
members formed a nool for the benes,,
of such as wero drafted and me c,,'
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-18
GRANTS ARABIAN HORSES.

The horses presented to Gen. Grant
by the Sultan of Turkey arrived at
Philadelphia last week. There is q
singular want Of concurrence in the
descriptions of them given by various
parties, some representing one of them
as jot black and others describing
them as grays-some putting white
and others black tails on them. The
Philadelphia Ledger of Wednesday,
June 4, says:
Despite the incessant rain Of yester-
day quite number of persons visited
the stable at Suffolk Park, for the
purpose Of getting n glimpse at the
newly arrived Arabian horses present.
ed by His Royal Highness the Sultan
OF Turkey to General Grant, on the
occasion Of the distinguished Ameri-
cans visit TO Constantinople. They
arrived at New Haven, Connecticut,
last week, by the British steamer Nor.
man Monarch. The animals were So
lectcd as two Of the best steeds in the
Imperial stable, and during their jour.
ney hither were treated with marked
consideration and every care bestowed
upon their safety. They are said to
have endured the long voyage without
showing any signs of discomfort or
fatigue, and were described by one Of
the prominent horsemen at Suffolk
Park yesterday as being in perfect
trim and models Of beauty. They are
in many respects unlike the blooded
American horse. They are about
fifteen hands In height, and of a grace.
fnl and well-roundod, though wlry and
strong figure. Both tho aaimals are
of beautiful dapple.gray color, with
a soft skin and shiny coat. Their
names and tails are Of dark color
and very long. A wide difference from
the average European or American
animal is said 10 be discernible in every
feature, and the eye, ear and nostril
are indicative OF some particular quail
ity, such as shrewdness, quickncss and
wonderful intelligence. The neck is
arched and the head is held very high
The animals were brought to this
city by Major J. X. Levett, and arc
under his supervision, at Suffolk Park,
while awaiting orders from General
Beale. 1t is not yet determined
whether they shall be sent to Galcna,
Illinois, or allowed to remain at the
farm Of General Beale, near W ashing-
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-18
A STANDARD AMERICAN


The Philadelphia record, IN aiiud'
ing to the death oil the late Judge
Packer, says;
Judge Asa Packer was typical
American From the dawn oi the he
puDlic u has been the custom 10 nliatc
upon me TACT that IN TINS country op'
portunitles Tor preierment are open TO
every young man, ana TINS without
regard 10 ms RANK or station IN ne
10 emphasize TINS assertion rs sum
ulus TO American yonth untold speeches
have been made ana many essays ana
volumes have been written. AS a
'nea''s % onioreus ~, noWo'or' the
oareor ~ ,li y 'ilan VINO, " many energy
ano WY 'o'uins iu',eri'y, nas 'iaco "
i'lnsei Prau''ca' '''as'ra.'un as oi .nc
Saying 70 "v''u n'ore yuan an .no ~ no'
s'racllons .nut ea'l po wri'seni ne
PeiSona' n's'o'y ~ 'uugc iacner ~
~ 'nis iespop., VI 'ho sre"'es, vaiue'
ooni,ns W : ennsyiVa'',h wnhe yc' u
}, you'n ~ e'sn'oen, ne orougn. IRON, ,
Ionnec''ou. .no Aeen in'eingeh.e anu
uaun'less Energy wn'cn chaoieu MN
oio 'ons " u",Voh .uo s.o,es VI woa''n
contained T IN .ne mineral regions OF
EASTERN , enhsylvnn,n' y "i.n 'he, ue,
velopnen, oi lne INDUSTRIAL interests OF
.ne o.ato ms naiie must ever oe most
Proni,ien1'y assoc'atVu'
'uugv acNer was one oi lhc iew
'ncn aolo 70 appreciate tne advantages
ol honesty 10 ,.s WIDEST ana iu'iest I'M
port ana IN al, l,s MANIFOLD ramlhca,
uons, MS wnoie mo was yplcal ol
tne forces whlch contribute 10 The
w1rlus ,w, progression IN clvlllzauon
" men men ale VINO nave attained to
ulstlngulsneu pos'iions In almost every
l,he Oh hun'ah ehaeavor IL is 700 often
lne custom 10 iayish upon their mem
1rles unueservou tributes Oh praise
Judge faekers me is his own pes'
euiogy; IL s'anus IN no neea OF iul
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-18
OHIO'S CANDIDATE.

,,, r. n....a.;o
General Ihomas Ewing, penoor"''o =
candidate ior Governor was sa" "o" ,I,' ~
Lancaster, w., august y iose. LIS LIS
in'ner' oeha,or rno'''a' n"'ns, % ,s'
the successor oi lnomas oo,w'n ~ w.
senate, ana nus sister " '"S Q. VII WI. W
General william locumsen oa9,ma" pa..' ;,
uenerai Ewing was uus.aeee y. -, &c" c'.' /"
on'vers,ty ana s'uu'ea Jaw ,o"o ~ 'he he .'" .a.
c'nnat LAW ocnool, ~ ,o'o ~ p.ss, "a'
appointed rr'va'e esn Ssorosay " VS. ~
aent Iayior. ~ io'p ~ ~ .omo.Ja a,.s;., VI "
hansas, wnero ny nau pvon @ Pe;a.sa W, ~ :
Ohiei Justice ol lne o"''yI IL. 'sas'o ,'.as .
court ior Una, ief,'.ory n' 's;aa Wa I
member Oh tno vonse".,o" CO.. 7, ,"Saa "n,va
framed the CONSTITUTION 'Yr Ioeo Ao ro
wneh ~ pecame u o'a'c Az ioy- ~, ~
entered inc omon army us oT'o"v' !.
ana aiter participating ga'An'iy :"
several campaigns ana numerous NV NV
t'eS was promoted 10 inc rahx u ma'
lor uehefai; Aiter tne war NO piao'
s'ssu NV :" ma'n'ntv" ky; ~. a o,no,sd T ~
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-18

Why is balky horse like the capi-
tai of Turkeyi Because he is con.
slant in no pull.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-06-18
READING FOR ALLll
BOOKS d STATIONERY


Market st., Ciearfeld, lat the Post Once,
TNHE undsrsigned begs leays to anuouno, 10
i the citizens Of Clearheld and vicinity. tb,t
be has fitted up room and has just returned
from the city with large amount Of reading
matter, consisting In part Of
Bibles and Miscellaneous Books,
Blank, Account and Pass Books Of sysry De.
scriptiou; Paper and Envelopes, French pressed
and plain; Pens and Pencils; Blank Legal
Papers, Deeds, Mortgage; Judgment, R1enp
ton and Promisary notes; White and Parch.
ment Brief, Legal Cap, Record Csp, and Bill Cap,
Sheet Music, for either Piano, Flute or Violin,
constantly on hand. Any books or stationary
desired that may not have on hand will be ordered
by frst express, and sold At wholesale or retail
10 suit customers. will also keep periodical
literature, such as Magazines, Newspaper, ae.
IA. GAULIN.
Clesrfeld. May !, 1851