Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-01-24

Military.
The City Guards had quite gay
time the early part of the week.
On Monday, being Gen. Lees birth
day, they celebrated the day and |
expressed their admiration for the
old hero by grand military parade
in conjunction with the University
Grays. This fine military spectacle
came off in front of the Female
Academy; they summed themselves
in the approving chances of fair
spectators well competent and well
disposed to look with favor on so
fine and soldier-like body of young
men.
At night on Monday they gave a
performance at Elders Opera House
of the burnt cork order, and it is
only justice to say that while profess
sional minstrels are crowding upon
US every other week, ourown soldier
boys hold their own with any of
them. Indeed we do not know of
any professional company now
travelling which boasts three such
voices as Forbes, Bryan and jack
son. They may be surpassed in
musical training, but the material
cannot be surpassed.
The comic business was well kept
up by Mattill, Hodgson and Whit
field, and the jokes flew off as fast
as sparks from a skyrocket; all orig
inal, too--no mere hash of the old
ones. Rhodes made a capital in
terlocutof, and in the farces which
were introduced gave us some first
rate burlesque tragedy, well served
as a good foretaste of John McCul-
Iogh.
On Tuesday night they concluded
their festivities by giving splendid
military ball, at which the ladies
rewarded their gallantry in afford
/ ing them such entertainment by
| joining with them in maneuvres
and evolutions still more graceful
than those Of the dress parade. If
everyone else were insensible to the
merits of the Guards, the ladies
would make up for the neglect of.
the rougher sex by the appreciative
smiles with which they accept their
| gallant levoirs. TiUe les Gdrdes :!
CIarIksviIle Tobacco Board of
Trade.
Pursuant to published call, the
Board met at the new Exchange at
IL o'clock a. m. Jan. 10Th, 1880.
The President being absent, Vice
Pres. Crouch took the chair, called
the meeting to order, and announced
that the meeting was called for the
election of officers to serve until the
1st of November next, and any 9th.
er business that might come before
them.
The Secretary then read the min
utes of the last meeting, which were
approved. The following members
were then proposed and elected f.
P. Gracey, r. E. McCulIoch, Shelby
& Co., w. II. Crouch & Son, and
Kendrick, Pettus & Co. The Secre-
tary then read a correspondence be-
tween himself and Governor Marks
in reference to changes in the tObac-
co law The election of officers was
then announced in order, and the
Treasurer, Jas. H. Smith, announced
that a quorum of stockholders was
present, stating that the number of
shares was 1913, and that 1893 shares
were represented by those present.
The Treasurer stated that he was un-
willing to serve longer, and the cleo
ton was held with the following re-
suit: S. T. Beaumont, Pres; w.
III. Crouch, 1st Vice-Pres.; P. G.
Hamburger, I'd Vice Pres; M. II.
Clark, Sec'y; w. ]. Ely, Asst Sec'y;
r. E. McCulloch, Treas.
The election of the Committee of
Appeal, by secret ballot, was then
entered into, and the following COM
mittee elected: w. Ii. Crouch,
Chairman, t. Herndon, J. G. Ken
drick, Theo. Jansen, l.. L. Gold.
The Secretary read memoranda
of original contracts entered into
for erection of the Exchange build
ing, and additional contracts made
afterwards, showing probable cost
of the building to be about $4,000.
The Secretary then offered the fol-
lowing resolution; "That the
thanks of this Board are hereby ten
dered to Mr.. Jas. II. Smith, the re-
firing Treasurer, for the faithful per-
fQrmanoe of his arduous labOrs of
the past year, and complimentary
800 is hereby voted him out of the
Treasury" Carried unanimously.
Upon motion the meeting then adj
journed.
KiIIebrev's New Va p of Tennessee.
Col. Killebrew, of the Bureau of
Mines and Agriculture, has long
been engaged in preparing a new
map of Tennessee, which was a
thing much needed and has now
been admirably supplied. 1t has
long been remarked that the exist
ing maps of the State are full Of the |
widest errors as regards the confg-
uration of mountains and the direo-
ton of water courses, which previ-
Gus Biographies have apparently !
evolved out Of their inner conscious
ness. Many of these errors are COR