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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11
The Tobacco Tax.
Washington Post.

The National Tobacco Association
! is making vigorous campaign in
behalf of a reduction of the tax on
tobacco to sixteen cents per pound.
BY direction of the association, L.
| r. Spence, of Cincinnati, has pre-
pared a paper containing some val
liable statistical facts for submission
TO the Senate Finance Committee al
its next meeting. This paper pre-
sents 4 comparison ofaverage results
under several different rates of tax
alton on smoking and chewing to-
bacco, and snuff, as follows:
For three years, from 1866 to 1868,
inclusive, under 40 cents tax for
high grades, and Is cents for low
grades: Average rate, "a cents av-
erage production ,.43 1868, 143 pounds;
average collection, $l4 ,991 ,7S4. For
the four years, from 1869 to 1872, in
elusive, at 80 and rs cents tax: Av-
erage rate, q cents average pro-
duction, sc, ,234, 1882 pounds average
collection, So, ,650,715.
For three years, from 1875 to 1878,
inclusive, at "A cents tax: Average
rate 244 cents; average production,
Ill, I,783, $40 pounds; average collec-
ton, S27 ,096, 1919. The natural in
crease, from increase of population,
is estimated at per cent. per an
mum, but during the three last years
OF the a cent tax, the production
has fallen off more than six million
pounds. The argument Oft the paper
is that a larger revenue can and will
be derived from a lower rate of tax
alton. The bill, it will be remem-
bered, passed the House late last
session, and it is now before the
Senate Finance Committee. Mr..
Morrill,, chairman of that committee,
is violently opposed TO any reduc-
tiOn in revenue taxation, and he is
especially opposed to reducing the
tobacco tax. He has been urged
by the friends of the bill 10 have
some action taken by the commit
tee, and let the bill come before the
Senate even with an adverse report,
but so far all such requests have
been without effect. The advocates
of the bill claim that it will pass the
Senate if they can only get it report
ed. Their chief fear is that it will
be smothered in the committee
room.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11
WHOLE NO. 2,251.


Ehe Name m1d the origin oa Cats
One of the most singular proofs,
says the London Daily News, of the
foreign importation and perhaps Of
the late arrival in Europe Of the cat
Is to be found in its various names.
1t is said that none of them came
from the old Aryan source from
which most OF our language Is de-
rived. Most of them, like the fa-
miliar chat, are connected with the
late Latin cdtuS, which took the
place of the earlier .fettS, when cats
drove out the former foes of rats
and mice.
1t seems to follow that cats came
into the West with the Romans,
but whence did the Romans get the
name and the animal? M. Picket
traces the name to the Syriac cato,
and the Arabic qiu, out OF which by
an easy and natural process we
make kitten. Qih and Qcrto, how
ever, are not the primitive native
forms of the cats long descended
title, and we must go from Syria to
Africa to find gdotd, kddiskd, and
kdddiSk;a. AS for the ancient Egyp-
tian ''mau," that ii Is merely the
"mew cat" and the pussy new"
of English nurseries. Here, then,
in Egypt is a native onOmatopeic
name of the cat, suchas any human
being might give it when he first
heard the peevish, prolonged note
Of its voice.
The Indian names of the cat are
not very old, and they are easily
explained. The cat is the "hOrse-
wolf," the "rat-eater" Though
snakes are the ratters of some dis
tricts) and the ''fue of mice" The
most endearing title of the cat comes
from the land whence the most
pleasing specimens of the race are
also derived. The Persian cat, wild
or tame, is "puschak," /" which the
Afghans pronounce "pisjek," and
the Lithuanians, as old an Aryan-
speaking race as any in Europe,
"puije." The English "pussr in
the long run is derived from q SAM
scrit word for stall :" there is
curious coincidence between the
word used by Herodotus for the
Egyptian cat, "the creature with
tail" and the term found
in Persian, Lithuanian. and English,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11
Payingthe piper.

During the good times, so called
which existed just before the panic
of 1873, 4 fav0rite delusiOn of many
people in rural localities was that
TO have q railroad in their neigh.
b0rhood was rather more benefi-
cial than to discover a gold mine.
New roads were projected faster
/ than engineers could survey the
lines, and the town that had no
row of chalked stakes crossing it
was considered to be entirely out of
/ the world. For once the capitalists
who clutch at everything that has
money in il were too stnpid to per-
ceiye the golden opportunity that
was waiting to be gTasped, so the
towns along the lines cheerfully
voted large quantities of their own
bonds to assist in building the roads.
| The transaction seemed, financially,
the simplest and safest i'm the world.
A town gave its bonds in eX-
change for an equal quantity, at
face valuations, of railway bonds or
stock the interest on the latter was
to pay that on the former, and the
principal of the one was 10 Offset
that OF the other. Slowly, how
ever, it dawned on the minds of the
forefathers of the a nbitious ham
let that, although in,e. est on bonds
was promptly paid out of the local
treasury, there was q delay, which
became chronic, about the payment
of interest or dividend on the rail-
way securities held by the town.
a railway can pay interest only out
of its net earnings, whereas of the
roads completed not one-half could
earn running expenses, while many
have yet to behold their first rail.
A science peculiar to railroad build
ing enabled many a company to
pay several times as much for its
road and rolling stock as any possi-
ble trade could ever yield a sur
plus upon, and in most cases the
towns learned that the securities
they had taken in exchange for
their own yielded nothing but as
se-sment. Fhe end was a power
full sentiment Of disgust with rail-
roads and everything connected
with them, but disgust never filled
an empty treasury, so at present
some hundreds of towns are search
ing the law for lOophOles of escape.
Some of them may be successful
upon technical points, but the gen
oral result is bound to be the same
which Overtakes every one, conn
munity or individual, who pays
cash for prospects. The towns, at
best have been sinking money in
possible improvements. In many
cases they have been wild specula- /
tions. but the law is powerless to
annul any contract merely because
one of the parties was blind, care
less or stupid. The dance which is
over may have been a silly one, but
still the piper must be paid.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11
CRIMINAL COSTS.
The Appropriation for Their Pay.
meat Exhausted.

The wb3ie amount of fine appro-
priation Tor costs in criminal prose-
cutions having been exhausted, 4,
Comptroller Gains has issued the
following lette. to clerks, sherifFs
jailers. and others interested:
"Sir--Your claim for costs In
criminal prosecutions has been re-
ceived, and / regret that the same
cannot be audited and warrants
issued for the amount promptly.
But you are doubtless aware that
the last Legislature limited the
issueance of warrants by apprOpri-
ating a special amount for each ac-
count, and beyond or in access of
this amount fhe Comptroller cannot
issle his warrant. In the case of
criminal prosecutions, the amount
appropriated has been exhausted,
and no further warrants can issue
on that account until further pro-
visions shall have been made by
the approaching session Of the Leg
islatrre. AS soon as this has been
done warrants will be issued cover
ing amount Of your claim and sent
to your address"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11

THE decision rendered on the I'd
/ by the United States Supreme Court
| in the Bank of Tennessee case, car
ried up by John Meth, plaintiff in
error, against E. A. Clark, Collector,
ETC., in error, is important. 1t lie
cides that for the notes issued after
! the war began, and known as the
''TOrbett issue" the State is liable,
and that they must be received for
taxes. Subjoined is the synopsis of
the decision, telegraphed from
! Washington
No. 81, John Meth, plaintiff in
| error, against E. A. Clark, Collector,
ETC., in error. The principal ques-
| tion involved in this cause is
whether the State Of Tennessee is
| obliged to receive in payment of
taxes the now deprecated notes of
the Bank of Tennessee, as If bound
itself to by Sc ction y of the charter
of the bank in 1898, or whether it
can repudiate that contract az to
notes issued after May 6, 1861, on
the ground that the State govern
ment was then forcibly seized by
insurgents, and its powers usurped.
The cause raises several Federal
questions sOfinterestand importance.
The Court, in the opinion delivered
by Justice Miller, holds that the
theory that there can be two differ
ent political entities called States,
within the same geographical linn
its, one loyal and one Tebellious, is
fanciful and untenable; that there
never has been more than one polit-
ical society in existence as an organ
lied State of Tennessee, from the
day of its admission into the Union
in 1886 to the present hour.
2. That there is no foundation for
the theory which maintains such
separation of seeding States from
the national government as to make
their legislation, while in rebellion,
void and invalid, unless ratified by
positive law enacted since their
restoration.
3. That there is no evidence in
this case to prove that the issue of
notes by the Bank of Tennessee after
May 6, 1861, was made for the pur-
pose of giving aid and comfort to
the insurgents, or in violation of
the Constitution and laws Of the
United States, and that, consequent
ly, the contract which the State
made in 1884 to take the notes of
the Bank of tennessee in payment
of taxes, is, and has all the time
been, under the protection of the
Federal Constitution. The judg-
ment of the Supreme Court of Ten
nesse1 is, therefore, reversed, and
the cause Femanded for further pro-
ceedings in accordance with this
opinion.
Justice Bradley delivered q dis
senting opinion, denying the as
sumption that the governments of
the seeding States were lawful
governments. The Chief Justice
also delivered dissenting opinion,
in which it was maintained that
the ordinance Of Tennessee, invali-
dating the contract of 1888, as far as
the new issue of bank notes is con-
cerned, was an authoritative decla-
ration by the people Of the State,
who were cogniZant of the facts;
that the issues in question, after
May 6, 1861, were in furtherance of
the rebellion, and, therefore, not
entitled TO Constitutional protection.
The "T0rbett issue' outstanding
is estimated at about $l,000,0 900,
mostly in the hands of spectators,
who purchased at low figures.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11


The knights of Honor lost one
hundred and seventy-eight men,
bers by the yellow fel e., one hum
dred and thirty-csghty Of the
deaths being in Tennessee. The
benefit money is being rapidly paid
out TO their families. rO raise three
hundred and fifty-siX thousand dol
lars, the amount which the yell
low fever cost the order only seven
assessments Of one dollar per MEM
ber will be required.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11

In the United States during the
past year SO murderers tall men)
were hanged-an increase of I3 over
the record of the previous year. OF
this number Al were white, 50 col
0red, 2 Indians and l Chinaman.
Five were hanged for outrage, 4 for
wife murder and for fllicide. There
were Z double executions, 4 triple
and 2 quadruple. Friday retains
the reputation as hangman's day, 20
executions having taken place on
that day. The largest number in
any one month was in March, %
executions having then occurred.
Seventy per cent. of the hangings
were in the Southern States, and
nearly two-thirds of the victims
were negroes. In Texas there were
10; Louisiana, 8; Alabama, 8;
South Carolina, g.; North Carolina,
6; Pennsylvania, 6; Missouri, . j.;
Georgia, 5 !; Tennessee, Arkansas,
A; California, New York, 3; Ken
lucky, Virginia, Montana, Della
ware, Ohio, Mississippi and Mary
land, each 2; Massachusetts,, Arizo-
ma, Florida, New Hampshire. lndi-
ana and Nevada, each /.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11
A stn,esmnn.s Mnknun.

Washington Cor. Chicago Times
William NJ. Evarts has introduced
into Washington society new way
of wearing a silk hat. He has only
lately taken to wearing a silk hat.
He generally wears some shabby
old concern knocked in at the top, A.,
with stiff brim. His hats have
Tlvalled Conkling's and Edmunds'
in ugliness. Within the last few
days he has purchased silk hat OF
the latest mode, but disguised It
under a mourning band of such
exceeding depth that only about
one inch ofthe gloss Is visible. He
pushes this hat so far back that the
crown Of his head Is uncovered; it
h then jammed on from the back
until it makes his two great ears
stand out at right angles from his
head. His hat is-abOut the same
angle of incline as his nose. Lost
in "a hugh overcoat, from under
meath which his pipe-sten legs APP
pear as feeble support to the mass
of Overcoat above, he has ali the
eceentricities of makeup that prop
cry belong to a statesman.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11
The Texas Partition scheme.
Washington Correspondence of the Ne
XnrIr World

Washington Correspondence of the New
York World.
The old story OF cutting Texas in
to five States, after the next census,
in order to place new Senators from
the Southwest in Congress Is re-
vived. Senator Maxey enphati-
cally denies the truth of this rumOr.
He says that every ninety-nine
voters out of the hundred in Texas
are opposed to "a division of the
State. "The aspiration of our
people," said Mr.. Maxey, ais 70
make of Texas a great common
wealth, bearing the same relation to
the South that New York does to the
East. We will, have at the lowest
estimate, 10 new members of Con-
gress after the next census. There
Is no object to be gained by having
ten Senators. The Democratic
majority in the members Of the
House from one State will be Of
value to the party. The motto
of the people of Texas on the sub
ject of dividing the State is, that
''in union there is strength
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11

/ have worn American cotton for
my shirts more than a year. told
my shirtmaker where to get II. He
absolutely knew nothing about 1t.
1t wears better than English, and is
more honestly made--better cot
ton, believe. Up to last spring /
believed that English piano fortes
were the best in existence. But
faving to buy new one ehanced
to hear an American instrument.
] was 50 pleased with them that /
bought two--a grand and cottage.
They are far finer and more bril-
liant than the English makers Of
whom ] bought my former grand.
The mechanism is perfect, and they
show that English manufacturers
have made comparatively no pro-
gress during the last twenty-five
years. American cutlery Is, hear,
being sold in Sheffield. In fact,
we are heing cut out everywhere.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11

THE Nashville American an
nOunces the death of Col. Edward
S. Cheatham, which occurred near
Horn Lake, in DeSOto county, Mis-
sissippi. His remains have been
forwarded TO Nashville, to be in
tered in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Col. Cheatham was born in Robert
son county, July 3Ist, 1918, and was
the eldest of seven brothers, viz T:
DR.. William A. Cheatham, Monroe
f. Cheatham, Foster Cheatham and
the late Richard 3. Cheatham, OF
Nashville, and also II. L, Cheatham
and the late Boyd NJ. Cheatham, Of
Robertson. He was an active poll
tician and a Whig leader up to the
beginning of the late war. He was
once a member of the Lower House
of the General Assent bly,. He was
twice elected State Senator, and
twice elected Speaker of the Senate,
a position he held when the late
war was initiated, accompanying
the Legislature to the city of Menu
phis upGr the evacuation of Nash
Vile. He was actively identified
with the construction of the Edge
field and Kentucky railroad, and
was its President up to the time of
the war between the States. For
many years he was engaged in mer-
camille pursuits, but was occupied
in planting for the past recent years
and up to the time Of his death.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11
UroN a "very intelligent colored

UPoN a "very intelligent Colored
preacher" the editor of the Char
.lVa.) Gazette recently urged the
Importance of presenting before his
people the prime duties Of honesty,
truthfulness, industry and temper
ance and faithfulness 20 their con-
tracts. The preacher replied, "Why,
if should preach in this way, the
people would say this is white
MANI religion; 1t does not do for
us;' and they would not hear me
preach a month";"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11
A Singular Animal.


For some years there has been in
the Hadley a wild animal which
has been q terror to the people of
that community. Last Sunday
morning Esquire James Herd went
to his hog pen, where he found and
killed it. 1t has been heard in that
section to cry like a young mule,
but when it was shot 1t made a
noise like that of a fox. 1t is twenty
inches high, three feet two inches
from end of tail to the tin of his
nose, and looks like a cross between
4 wolf, fox, dog and coon; has q
thick, heavy neck like bull, Is of
a pale yellow color, with long hair
on his neck, which curls somewhat
like the name of lion, and other
features not common to animals of
these woods. What is strange about
it Is that the hounds would not
chase nor have anything to do with
it. 1t was in good order, and from
its being in the hog-pen it is sup
posed that it had for long time
been feeding on the swine Of the
neighhorhOod. AS Barnum said,
"What Is it ?"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11
The neb,. son,hern Ci,ies,

a New York letter says: "Un-
favorable advices are coming from
many Of the southern cities that
have interest to pay on their bond
ed indebtedness on or about the
first Of January. Their creditors
ale largely in this city, and natur-
ally there is no little anxiety In con-
sequence. Up to this time there is
no assurance that even New Orleans
will be able TO raise the less than
five hundred thousand dollars to
meet the January coupons on the
the State debt, while from Charls-
ton, Savannah, Macon, Memphis
and other points there are imita-
tiOns not less discOuraging. Mean
while there is great deal of tele-
graphing between here and there.
One of the leading banks in this
city is understood TO be a large
holder of the New Orleans obliga-
tions alluded to, and it has about
given up the hope Of seeing the
money. The bad effect of this loss
of credit by these southern commu-
mites will be a serious drawback to
their prosperity for long while to
come. In some cases, ii is feared,
creditors will have TO submit 10 u
ruinous scaling down of their obli-
cations, or run tho risk Of losing
everything by repudiatiOn."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11

WE give this recipe for cleaning
clothing for the benefit OF our many
readers: Put a teaspOonful of
ammonia in a quart of warm soap
suds, dip a cloth IN II and 10 over
your soiled clothing, and see how
rapidly the dirt will disappear; no
scrubbing Is necessary.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11
How Journalists are Appreciated
by Some People.

There Is no denying that, as a
a rule, the editor is expected to do
more for nothing, to give more for
the money, to expect less thanks,
or even acknowledgment for favOrs
done, than the lawyer, doctor, cler-
gyman, merchant, mechanic, and
farmer. This does not hold good,
as is generally supposed, of the
country press alone, but also OF the
journalists Of the cities, great and
small. Most of the subscribers to a
newspaper, be it daily or weekly,
though they get their full moneys
worth and something more, are
fully impressed with the idea that
they have an inalienable right to
dictate the course of the paper that
"they take"
These people would never dream
of threatening to withdraw their
patronage from q grocer because, on
public or religious affairs, he enter
tanned or expressed opinions at va
Rance with their own. They would
never think of asking their tailOrs
to throw in vest because they paid
for coat; they would laugh at the
idea of advising a lawyer how to
conduct a case; yet, they think it
the most reasonable and natural
thing In the world to tell the editor
that they will stop his paper if he
continues to oppose resumption or
imitation, refuses TO find fault with
the national administration, or alb
stain from praising it, as the case
may be. When they find it to their
interests to advertise they deem
themselves badly used If the editor
does not promptly and smilingly
comply with the request for local
or editorial notice, highly favorable,
of course.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11

DESPITE his welI-known partial
ity FOR yellow metal, it is source
of great satisfaction to John Sher-
man to realize that, in case of run
for gold, he can get behind a pile OF
twenty or thirty million new silver
dollars and say, "Come on with
your greenbacks here is the coin
nominated in the bond. - H1sh-
Li10t0n Post.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11

It's no in titles nor in rank;
It's no in wealth like Lon 'on bank,
To purchase peace and rest;
It's no in maxim muckle mair
It's no in books, it's no in lear,
To make us truly blest;
Ii happiness hae no her seat
And centre in the breast,
We may be wise, or rich, or great,
But never can be blesu.
Nay treasures, nor pleasures,
Could make us happy lang;
The heart ay's the part ay
That makes rs right or wrang.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11
New Store.

rave transferred my business from New
Providence to the new store-heuse on the
old Franklin Hall stand, where will keep
on hand g full line Of
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-11

And all other goods marked down according the pres
ent hard times We will sell all goods cheaper than
you can get them from abroad and all we ask IS to give
will be glad to show goods, whether you buy or not
Clarks and Coats Thread at 81 l2 cents per dozen.
l am now in my store, McCormac's Building and
hone NV frie- ds and customers will call on me- We will
try to please you both in style and prices.
Remember the place, LIEBER'S TRADE PALACE
McCormacs building Very respectfully,
PHILIP LIEBER.
salesmen-AIex Weill Gus Harrison, Sam. Klein
R. D. Caldwell. 1an4-IS,