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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03

iae Ag1eaGiou III oar rsMiiers i
directed "a = call made by the coan-
~ executive committee Cor n na>.-
meeting on Monday. the 18th inst.
II Is on many acr0unts desirable
that this meeting should beattended
from all parts Of the county. Is
purpose IL, ~ expressed I'm the call.
to elect delegates 10 the gubernaf0-
rial convention which il 10 be held
at Nashville ON the 10th OF August.
We have noticed some efforts
made BY some citizens OF the county
10 have this mass-sneeting super
seeded by district meetings to send
instructed delegates 10 county con-
vention. At this stage Of the pro-
ceedings, when the meeting has
already been called by the commit
tee, change would be very inexpe-
dent. The committee acted upon
precedents extending hack for a
long period, precedents observed by
the neighboring counties, and we
may add that the committee of Da-
wilson county is now severely criti-
cized for abandoning that prece-
dent and adopting the method now
urged upon Inc committee.
The committee of this county
would, as it seems to us, be justly
subjected to similar criticism if it
were, at the.instance of a newspaper
correspondent or two, to abandon
these precedents and adopt new
method within a week of the meet
ing, and that too after due notice
has been given according to the
established method.
We do not argue at present the
relative merits of the two methods,
but would merely now suggest
that there is less opportunity for
private management in meeting
held by previous notice in the coun-
ty town and attended by citizens
from all parts of the county than in
little district meetings, which are
generally no meetings at all, but
arrangements made by one or two
political managers in each district.
Delegates so qualified generally
represent their own individual in
terests and nothing else.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03

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Attaney
9'le above Is the title 81 book ~
~ pages. just issued from The press
Of the cHnoNfcI.E printing Office
and bound AZ The ciraoSlca.l. Bind
cry OF W. y. Titus 4 @. As spec
linen Of printing and binding II
would do credit 70 any law.book
establishment Ia the country, and
indeed, both with respect 70 dear
ness of type and taste in general
makeup, 1t IS superior to the mass
Of iaw-tooks bearing the imprint OF
either Nashville or 81. Louis houses.
The work contains. first, the char
ter Of the city, WITH its amenl-
ments; second, all the siatutary
law OF the state regarding municipal
corporations third, all charters of
a public character which concern
the city, such as turnpike, gas and
water-works fourth, all the ordi-
nances passed by the city council
which are now in force. The city
charter and general statutes of the
state concerning municipal corpora
lions, nave Deen thoroughly ana
lyzed by Mr.. Rhodes, and all ques-
tons of power or liability springing
from either the charter or general
law governing cities which have
been settled by the courts are re-
ferred to and carefully digested in
fOot-notes. These notes are, SO far
as the writer has been able to exam
inc them, accurate statements of the
present state of the law, and they
evince a full and accurate knowl-
edge of the subjects treated of. This
feature of the book will be found of
great value to the lawyer called up
on to pass upon any of the numerous
questions continually arising out of
municipal acts. To the city officer,
and especially the city legislator,
they will be an invaluable guide in
the exercise Of municipal power.
The work would be of value as a
general guide for the civic boards of
any city, and in this respect is of
more than a local character. The
work of Mr.. Rhodes in gathering
together the ordinances of the city
and grouping them under proper
heads, has been laborious and dis
plays considerable ingenuity. No
other compilation of our city laws
need be made in many years, for
with this as basis, pamphlet copies.
of amendments and repeats will en-
able the city authorities to keep up
with their legislation. The index
is full and seems methodically pre-
pared. The work is a credit to our
city council, who are fortunate in
having so faithful and efficient a
legal officer as Mr.. Rhodes.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT DISAs-
TER.



The cOasting traffic around New
York seems to be specially fatal to
steamboats,.
On Monday last the Seawanhaka,
with large number of passengers
on board, was seen to be on fire in
the middle channel of the East
river, the fire extending from the
engine-rOom, and in less than five
minutes enveloping the whole YES
sci.
The boat was beached on the
sunk meadows south of Randall's
island, after the upper end of Wards
island had been tried and the water
found not to be shallow enough.
Here large, number of the passen-
gers was taken up by the steam
boats Osseo and Granite State and
carried to their destination. Many
others made their way one way or
another to the island on whose
shore the boat was beached. But
with all this, at least twenty-five
deaths are already recorded and a
largenumber of very severe injuries.
The conduct of Captain Charles
p. Smith is stated to have been be-
yond all praise. He stood at the
wheel with flames all around him
till the boat was fairly beached, and
was then taken Off the vessel in an
exhausted and almost unconscious
state, with several severe burns on
his hands and body.
The most connected story of the
disaster is said to have been given
by boy of thirteen, named L. D.
Tandy. His statement is as fol-
lows:
When we left New York / got up
on the main deck forward and sat
down in the angle made by the cut
water. After we had passed Black
Wells island l saw another steamer
close alongside us. Our steamer
another, but just then there was a
Kissing sound and the fog whistle
made only faint noise. In a few
minutes the flames burst up from
the center of the boat, and / jumped
up on the rail to get a life-preserVer.
When got it lady who was next
to me asked me to give it to her
sister, as she could not swim, and
said, Certainly, madam" and
gave it to her. When l looked
around there were no more life
preservers, so l jumped down on
the lower deck and asked the men
to let one of the wooden tenders go.
They began to unite it, but it took
too long, so they let it drop again,
and i'm doing SO it caught my foot so
that had to take off my shoe be-
fore | could release myself. | then
saw two capstan bars and got hold |
of one which l gave to my uncle,
Mr.. Misch, and a man took the
other. / had nothing to do then |
but lump overheard, which 1 did. |
When l came to the surface / was
so close to the paddle-wheel that it |
nearly struck me. In the water / |
met Mr.. r.. G.. RathbOne, who |
helped me to a life-preserver and
swan alongside of me. We did not |
go far before man came along and |
caught hold of my life-preserver,
it useless. AS he was
stronger than he got possession of
it, and 1 thought l was going to be
but Mr.. RathbOne came
to my assistance and made me hold
Oh to him until we got on shore.
Mr.. RathbOne said that the boy
was the coolest person in danger he
ever saw. On the island they parted
md did not meet again until they
Whitestone.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03

~ Hsu-s ul isstze lss.s4ta eaSlnte AaalsA
l.sen constructed % pun against the
branch Tiiicn engine. hut they di,i
not cunie a. much. There was, for
instance, = Kelly engine constructed
on the Tammany principle In New
York. but Il was ruled Oh the track
before WuTiS commenced; there was
n Pennsylvania concern engineered
b. Wallace. bat ii was known to BE-
not so strong a the Randall engine;
there was a Thurman engine from
Ohio, but Il was known - be
manned By a crowd that wished il
smashed, desiring, in fact, the sue
cess of the Payne engine. Every
thing, therefore, looked favorable
20 the Tilden machine, 90 far as
machinery could secure success,
when il was announced that the
chief engineer would not take the
trip. lie said he was too old, onc
not strong enough, but it vie
shrewdly suspected that he had e.c-
amiued the boilers and machinery
and did not consider them equal TO
the work. This news completely
threw the subsidiary engines out of
gear. They had been fixed to work
isi concert with - principal ma
chine, which now had no engineer,
and il was impossible to get them
To work together. First the New
York engine took the Ohio engine
in tow with Payne working il, and
afterwards the Pennsylvania engine
with Randall on board, but neither
Of these engines were worked by
gangs VINO could be made to pull
together, and lol before new COM
binations could be made there was
boom as of an earthquake! 1t
seemed to work from the depths Of
the earth and to be moved by a
force against which these engines
were pOwerless. Its motive power
was the public will, and Hancock
was carried along with it as on the
wings of whirlwind. The discom-
flied machines could find nothing
to do but to fall in and follow in the
rear, wherever it might lead; and
the same mysterious and irresistible
force which has already brought
him forward as the peoples cham
piOn will continue its victorious
progress till it has landed him safely
on the presidential chair.
The man of the people, called out
by the will of the people, will exc
cute that will, while all machines
are set aside, not needed in his favor
and crushed to atoms where they
work against him. The peoples
will has declared against all ma
chimes.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03

season in a few days, there will be
a full crop set. Some of the farm
ers say they can't raise tobacco ut
three dollars a hundred and have
planted peanuts in its place. How
they will come out / don't know,
though this much Is certain, the
peanuts will make his land rich,
while it only takes three crops of to-
bacco to take all the potash and ni-
trogen out of the best land in Mont
gomor county. l wonder how
many farmers know that the guam
tity of these two elements in a
'apeund of tobacco cannot be bought
for the price they now get for the
pound of tobacco, and, alas, this
tells the. tale of red gullies and
broom-sedge perspeetives.
Wheat about here is almost an
entire failure. Mr.. Dunbar and Mr..
higgins had the best crops / have
seen, and they report that they will
not make more than six or seven
bushels to theacre The same lands
some years ago averaged over
twenty. Something has got to be
done about this rust business or
there will soon be no hot biscuit for
breakfast in this part of the coun-
try
Oats. What I haveseen are look
ing very fine. Though the blades
Of the plant are badly affected with
rust, yet it came too late to hurt the
grain, and there will be a fine crop
made where the seed was put. on
good land. And that's the diff
Guilty; most people put oats on land
that is too poor to bring anything.
else, and then are surprised that
they do notmakea crop.
There has been some sickness,
but not serious type one case at
Mr.. Dunbar's being pretty bad.
The doctor said he had infiamma-
ton of the strifns of the bowels.
Whatever that is / dunno, but if it
gets inside his bowels it will kill
him. 1t WAS brought on by an
overdose of calomel, blackberries,
green apples and plums with worms
in 'em. Takingsthe cause into con-
would be surprised if the
patient didn't die. If he don't, he
ought to; to square theF'eternal fit
ness of things"
We have a hOurishing Sunday
school, also a subscription school
taught by Miss Mamie Parmenter,
an accomplished young lady, and
very popular with the little people
over whom she presides.
Although so far from everywhere,
we are not neglected by the rest of
the world, as we had a visit at our
last Sunday from
Mrs. Eddy Thomson, Mr.. Sam.
Fessey and other young gentlemen
from the north side, escorting Miss
Willie Martin, Miss Carrie Fessey,
and others.
Blackberries, blackberries moth
ing like the quantity was ever seen,
and if this berry was in some sec
ions il would be utilized and be
made TO bring In consideral reve-
lue here it only makes idlers in
/ offered an old negro
nan 80 cents a day to thin corn, a
ew days ago. The old fellow
pulled off his hat, wiped his bald
read, and said: "Marster, does you
know blackberries was in ?' That
old the story and l said no more.
SUDDUTH.
Sailors Rest Mills, June %, 1880.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03

TT is quite encouraging to see
such a plank as this in the platform
of the republican party:
We insist that further subsidies TO private
persons and corporations shall cease.
This is encouraging, we say, for it
betrays the republicans conscious
ness that their tenure of office is
coming to an end. From their ac-
cession to power downwards their
favOrite practice has been bOunties
to strong corporations and wealthy
individuals, with the understanding
that they must work and bleed for
the party.
From the days of the credit mo
6ilier downwards, till at the very
last session so vigorous an effort
was made to subsidize a Brazilian
line of steamers, subsidies have been
the rule of the republican party, and
if they are really opposed to them
now, it is a sign that they think
they will no longer have the hand
ling of them, but that the privilege,
with the pleasant little profits at
tached to it will pass to the hated
democrats. When radical objects
to these little perquisites, it is be-
cause they will not go into his
pocket.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03
Election Notice.

On Thursday, the 5th day Of August, 1880
| will open and hold an election i'll the sew
eral districts of Montgomery county, for the
purpose of electing the following officers
One sheriff. one county trustee, one consta-
BILE for each district except No. u, which
will elect two. | also appoint the following
special deputies, judges and clerks to hold
said election in the several districts, to-wit
District No. II. w. Powers, John Allen
Charles PaTham, judges Babe Carney Fin
Dist. No. 2-WiIey Jordan, w. L. Childs
]. n. Scott, judges; IL o. Lovelace, Charles
Merlwether, clerks; John Manson, officer.
Dist. No. al. ii. Anderson, Ohm Jones,
Mcdaniel, clerks; r. A. Wilson, offleer.
Dist. No. 4-Levi Chester, Dick Taylor, Jo-
seph Gold, judges; James Lee, 5 Y Moss,
clerks; Randall Smith, officer.
Dist. No. 5-JoSeph Grant, Elijah Davis,
John Rosson, judges; Frazier Northington,
Joseph Warfield. clerks; Henry Rogers,
officer.
Dist. No. 6--Byrnes Peterson, H NJ Dudley,
q H Slaughter, judges; q NJ Johnson, Ed
Bourne, clerks; Charles Warleld, officer :
Dist. No. I'D l. Smith, Sa1nl Buckley,
Osburn, judges; James Oldham, Jos Jones,
clerks; J Il station, officer.
Dist. No. SD Pegram, 7 Howard, @ p
Allen, judges; Saml Garrard, Ben Humber,
clerks; W III Allen, officer.
Dist. No. 9-Levi Cooper, q G Lyle, e Fred
ericlS, judges; John Morrow, George Winn,
clerks; Vim Cordle, officer.
District No. 10-I W Watson, f l. Will
lians, Z NJ NOlen, judges p Il Williams,
Robt Pickering, clerks; James Shearon, Of
hcer.
Dist. No. 1I-John Wilkerson, Thomas Ru-
dolph, j w Bailey, judges; w X Brown VIM
Cooke, clerks; I Watson, officer.
Dist. No. Y, COurt-house-F q Irwin, j ii
Gold, James Hamlet, judges; Charles Hodg-
son, Charles Angler, clerks.
Dist. No. l3, Mark ct -house-W & Barks-
dale, j w Rutherford, Z II Jackson, judges;
w Yarrell, A Davidson, clerks; j 5 Wood
son, officer.
Dist. No. INV Stuart, Joshua Hum
phreys, Thomas Stuart, judges; j T Burton,
V q FARRELL, clerks; 4 RanSdeli, officer.
Dist. No. l5-W II Anderson, Geo Smith,
Jesse CrOtzer, judges; r b Bigger, 4 Clifton,
clerks jacob Brown, officer.
Dist. No. l6-J n Blaclford, w Waller,
i Harper, judges; w Lyle, John c Bat
son, clerks; I ID Stuart officer.
Dist. No. III " Irl5y, j Trotter j NJ
smith, judges; G w Richardson III o Wyatt
clerks; II X Ramey, officer.
Dist. No. lS-W NJ Norris, w X Martin. III
Il Mockbee, judges III Marable, ] II
Steele, clerks; VIM Broom, officer.
Dist. No. l9-R Fl MeFali, 8 A Wilson. II
judges: s b Powers, w g Will |
Jams, clerk; ID ID Allen, officer.
Dist. No. 20-Jesse Baggett, VIM Allen.
leo Grimes, judges; j b Edlin, II + Powers |
,lerlKs; James Nesbitt, officer.
Officers win make two return lists, one to /
ne and the other to the county court clerk, /
md must bring them sealed up.
Coroner Of Montgomery county.
July 3. 1850.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03

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q asaearA "a i4a, rAh farnish iatlisscaiasssi ~
fexak sea nliahf - us.ii 8Sae flsat lsss,-
8sz1Na fs.'let exists tU %fN Keta. Esnl.sfis
sania. Aiars iand. tsaiif1rals. oAlo aud kssa-
vim 5 snlnofify on thcse quesi tens. 90 staf
fzofound f-'ece c-ists Ia tue b skse s. Frpsc-
sentatixess "a senate, ~ Washington, % ia
have heea rppoatglly afaruNsfai and parties
resfecffailE and ilaiinntly heaikl.
and again. In references 70 the de-
n1and that nc should substitute his
own win Cor the laws Of tie country,
he writes the memorable words
And yon tsll me that IN thit tssspsexine
coalition asa 10 furnish by iiaf Of Hay own
lsaSfy and crude Judgment, ~ legislation
demanded By thu Nast and Enf1zifold Inter
esis OF the people repeat, SIR, that YOU
fnonstrotiS suggestion that tDezs. arr ID local
laws o. institutions here 10 be respected by
me- outside the acts OF congress ] say un-
he~ltaiingly. if u were possible that congress
should pass All act ahOliShtEg the iocal
codes for Louisiana and IeNns--which do
moi beiieve-Anu IL Shplld fstll 10 my lut 20
supply their places with something OF my
own, do not see how could do better than
follow the laws Ia force here prior 10 the
rebellion, excepting whatever therein shall
relate &c slavery. Power may destroy the
foFsns hut not the principles Of Justice; these
win live in spite even ofthe sword. History
tells us that the Roman pandects were lost
for long period among the rubbish that
war and revolution had heaPed upon them,
but at length were dug out Of the ruins
again to be regarded rs a precious treasure.
The one statesman. we call him,
among the mvriads of gnaeks and
/ sciolists and unprincipled adven-
turers who were engaged in recon-
structing that which had never
been destroyed till they laid their
murderous hands upon it.
Had but his advice been taken,
fifteen years of sectional animOsity,
with all its bitter heart-burnings,
might have been spared this country,
but it was not to be. That course
would have blocked the course of
the harpies who wanted to fatten on
the plumber of the south, and might
have imperiled the continuance in
power of that malignant faction
which even at that early stage de-
cided to make their tenure of Office
dependent upon the persistence of
the evil passions engendered by the
war.
So the benignant policy of Han
cock had to be blocked, but how =?
He was the senior Encouragement in
the army and could not be placed
in subordinate command; so bill
was introduced into congress reduc-
ing the number of heterogeneous in
the army and giving the president
power to select the officers to be set
aside. For some reason this bill did
not pass, but it is significant of the
character of the two men that Gar
.feld, always a willing volunteer for
the dirty work OF his party, was the
member selected to introduce this
bill for undermining the nOblest
officer in the United States army.
Next November Hancock will
turn the tables on him, and Garfield
will be the man to be dropped from
the rolls.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03

SOME of the republican papers are
dilating upon our inconsistency in
sending confederate generals to con-
gress while we nominate a federal
general for the presidency. Re-
spected contemporaries, the solution
is contained in a little piece of intel
ligence which seems not yet to have
reached yOu-the l0ur as OUer. If
you could only realize this one fact
it would make many things intelli-
gible to you, but it is Il fact which
so many men have been interested
in ignoring for fifteen years that
you are excusable for not finding it
out. Open your eyes, friends; the
sunshine won't blind yOu.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03
Rendl RendIRendl

The most extensive and the lar
gest grocery -house-in the United
States-H. K$ d f. b. Thurber 4
CO., West Broadway, corner OF
Reade street, New York: $780,.
In our stable Giles Liniment To-
dide Ammonia gives the best re-
suits. Until we used it, we were
and troubled. We pro-
nounce it The most valuable remedy
that owners of horses can use.
H.K. d f. b. THURBER q Co.
Grocers. ,
Giles Pills cures chills and fever.
Sold. by Owen 81 Moore. Send
for pamphlet. DIR. GILES.
120 West Broadway, N. Y.
Trial size 25c.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03

The rails are suddenly Objecting
to soldiers, and they want to abolish
West Point. They love the army
when they can use it to dissolve
southern legislatures and Overawe
city elections by its peculiar way of
keeping peace at the polls; but an
army handled by a democratic gov
ernment-it won't bear thinking Of.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03

1T is very sad; but you are losing
your long lease of perquisites and
stealage, and your accounts are GO
ing to be overhauled, but put a good
face on it and don't howl so.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03
In County Court at CIarksville-
State of Tennessee.
CLERKS OFFICE, June 20, 1880.

CLERKS OFFICE, June 2G, 1880.
Samuel johnson, admir- of Peter johnson,
COL, VS.. Mrs. d.. Cobb, adfn'trx of
Joshua Cobb. and heirs OF
Peter Johnson, col.
1t appearing nom affidavit filed in this
cause, that the Defendants, the heirs OF
Peter johnson, col, are presidents of the
State of Tennessee:
1t is therefore ordered that they enter their
appearance, herein, before or within the first
three days of the next term OF the County
Court, to be held at GAINESVILLE, on the first
in August next, 1880, and plead, an
swer, or demur TO Complainants Bill, or
the same will be taken for confessed as %
them and set for hearing ex parte; and that q
eOpy of this order be published for fonr con-
weeks i'm the GAINESVILLE Chronicle.
II. ID. MOSELEY, Clerk,
BY G. IL. Bailey, ID. e.
GOOdlett & Leeeh, sOl'rs for complt.
july S0-4w
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03

"THE Right of Trial by Jury, the
Habeas Corpus, the Liberty of the
Press, the Freedom of Speech, the
Natural Rights of Persons, and the
Rights OfProperty, must be preserv-
ed. "-E Extract from the Order Of Gen.
Hancock, of Nor. % 1867.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03
InsoIvent Notice.

Having suggested the insolvency Of the es-
tate of j. &. Atkins, deceased, all persons
having claims against said estate must pre-
sent them, duly authenticated, to the Clerk
of the County Court of Montgomery coun-
ty by the LIST of Ian'y, 1881, for settlement;
owing said estate will make Immediate set.
Element. 1T. ATKINS,
Adm r OF j. G. Atkins, deed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03

Isl IllSfrfet-CHAS. X. VANCE.
- niszricf--M- l. LEDGEkWOOD-
- District
an Districi-JosEPH f. WASH INGTON
81 tsobeT1snn-
5th District
cih Disfrfcf-W. - THONfA-
TIl District
nj Dlslrict--A. q. HAWKINS. of Carroll.
i6ih Disirict-R. j. MORGAN, OF shelby
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03
EMILE LoCHER,
Florist & Gardener,
GAINESVILLE, TENN,

Has now and will keep constantly on hand
q large and varied assortment OF both 1OwS
eringsand foliage plants, which he will sell
as low as can be purchased anywhere, all In
a healthy and growing condition. bouquets
and other floral designs furnished ON short
notice. All kinds OF vegetable plants for
sale during planting season. Garden and
Green house east OF the city, in rear Of the
residences Of Mr. Glenn and Mr.. Macrae.
EMILE LOCHER,
FLORIST and Gardener,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-03
AnnIlsnnris wnrer.

the Queen of Table Waters, should
be drunk by every one. 1T is heal
thy, it is cheap, it Is very agreeable.
Kept on ice by
CAsTNER, BEAUMONT IL Co.