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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04

SOME time ago Mr.. Walter Sev-
ern, an Englishman who is interes-
ted in cart needlework, received,
says foreign writer, "A note from
the Princess Dolgorouki, whom the
Gar lately married, to the effect
that she would call the next day TO
select some of his work, which she
did, accompanied by another young
lady. Mr.. and Mrs. Severn were
greatly impressed by her extraord;-
nary beauty and the exquisite re-
finement and charm of her manner,
and allowed her to take away few
samples for a sum she agreed 90 pay
the poor lady workers. Not receiv-
ing the promised check, Mr.. Severn
wrote TO the address given, but re-
ceiVed back his letter through the
Dead Letter Office. Soon after Mr..
Severn had an occasion 10 buy some
materials at the shop of a we'll
known French dealerin fancy goods
in Regent street, and mentioned the
Incident. so, Mr.. Severn % ex-
claimed Monsieur H., holding up
his hands, "you have been taken in
by the Princess DClgoroukii Ma foi,
yees, she is beautiful, puae nlaniere
chdIDante; but you not know that
she is a theft She take lois OF my
things if l let her, like she take
from other places; but / say. mo
madame, not visout the payment
She gone back to Russia with your
work and she not pay at all Adj
dress O, she not got any address
OF course the DrfnPpes InIIet have
been impersonated by an imposition.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04

THE New York World publishes
an irresistible array of testimony
showing the guilt of Garfield, and
says:
"What General Garfield was be-
fore he was nominated at the end Of
a ten days uproarious convention
for the presidency, General Garfield
now is. Men can neither be cleans
ed nor befOuled in character by any
popular vote. BY their acts they
are known and by the record of
their acts they will be judged in his
tory. The records Of the acts Of
General Garfield as a republican
member of congress stand ineiiace-
able in the columns of the republic
can press. Ii is possible that Gen
eral Garfield may make a better re-
cord as president than he has made
as member of congress, but no re-
cord which he may make as a presi-
dent can change the nature OF the
record made by him as member Of
congress. All good men will hope
that he may make a better record as
n president than he made as a mem-
ber of congress, but no good man,
no honest man, no man who be-
lieves that public virtue h a condi-
tion vital TO the prosperity and
greatness Of this country, can talor-
ate for one moment any attemp; to
confOund the right with wrong and
truth with falsehoOd by assuming
that what the member of congress
did can possibly be undone by the
president.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04

and they unanimously decided thai
the only hope for the success of theil
diabolical schemes lay in the appli
cation of religious test. They
knew is piety, and were persuaded
that no temptation could swerve
him from his fealty to God. The
result justified their expectations.
and Daniel was condemned to die
because he would not abandon the
living god and worship an idol. No
wonder an angel was sent to sesh
the mouths of the lions, and COM
pose the prophet of God to sleep
with the lullaby of heaven.
The methods of Gods providence
claim our attention, in conclusion.
By what method does he protect his
favorites? If, for example, some
one, fulfilling the conditions of a
special kind providence, should be
standing or moving in the line and
within range of a ball discharged
from pistol in the hands of luna
tic shooting wildly upon the streets,
would God defect the ball from its
natural course to save the man who
is entitled to almighty protection ?
Clearly not. If he were in point
blank range he would be hit as GER
tainly as if he were a post: but God
would give him an impulse to
move, if stationery, or to stop, or go
with accelerated, or sIackened pace,
if moving, that he might not be in
line with the ball at the point of its
transit. Without multiplying ex-
amples, this illustrates my idea of
Gods method in providence.
We will now, in closing, draw an
inference from this doctrine of
providence. If we have been bless
ed there is an obligation of graft
tude upon us. How appropriate,
therefore, this day of thanksgiving.
But our songs and utterances do not
adequately discharge our obliga-
tions: we must give substantial
tokens of our gratitude. And this
cannot be more certainly done or
expressed with greater emphasis,
than by remembering the poor.
"Send a portion to seven and also to
eight"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04

Al correspondent of the New Or
leans Democrat, writing from Dali
las Texas, gives an account of re-
markable event which occurred in
that locality. He says
Yesterday there occurred in the
north Texas the most remarkable
phenomenon known in the history
of Texas. The morning broke with
a cold, damp norther, interspersed
with sleet, but at 10 O'Clock the
whole heavens were filled with
sonw-hakes. 1t continued to fall for
eight consecutive hours, or uutil
quite dark. l never saw it snow in
any CLINE harder. But what WAS
remarkable about ii is, this snow
came before any portion Of Texas
had been visited by killing frost.
1t thus fell Ipon forests full-blown,
fields with green crops still Standing
and growing in them, gardens in
bloom. Here We're morning-glories
saluted and embraced /; and chilled
by its icy visitor. Geraniums were
fatally kissed by snow-drops, as
were four o'cIOcks frozen by the
deadly touch Of the unwelcomed,
unheralded and wholly unexpected
northern visitation,
Never before did an old Texan Of
forty years standing see storm in
November before.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04
SiguIar Restoration of Speech
Belvidere IN. j. Enterprise.

Some time since a man named
James Paul, a resident of Oxford
Furnace, n. J., while working in
the field suddenly became aware of
the fact that his power of speech
was gone. He remained in this
condition for a considerable period.
The attention of leading physicians
was called TO his case, but they
were unable to render assistance
that tended to restore his speech.
He had almost given up all hope of
ever. being able to express himself
again orally, and his friends, too,
thought that he was doomed to go
through the world speechless. But
brighter day was destined to dawn
on our friend. A few nights ago he
dreamed that he could talk, and was
holding a conversation with his
wife, telling her Of his restoration
of speech, and his joy growing out
of it. So rejoiced was he that he
awoke, and his dream was literally
fulfilled. He could talk as fiuently
as ever, aUd has retained the power
of speech.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04
Congressman King Gives the Lie
LanIer's Outrage IEepOrt.

New Orleans, Nov. 22.-Hon. j.
Flord King, Congressman from the
Fifth Louisiana district, to-day
wrote letter to the president in
regard to the outrage report Of III.
b. Lanier, in which he says:
Commissioner Raum, on report of
Kanier, appointed by him Internal
Revenue Collector in the Fifth con-
gressional district, when he recently
became a candidate for congress,
has ordered him to invade the dis
trict with an armed force. There is
perpect peace and quiet in the dis
trict and no violation or disposition
to violate the laws or rights of any
one. Lanier no more needs United
States troops than does Raum in the
treasury, or than do while attend
ing the sessions of congress. Lanier
is short in his accounts to large
amount as state tax collector, and
has more than once been engaged
in desperate broils, not political, re-
sulting in the death of his antago-
mist. Should such man, appoint
ted to such responsible office as
internal revenue collector, be armed
with authority to use troops or arm
ed men, in the midst of profound
peace, against a population observ-
ing the laws of their country and
busy in peaceful occupations ?"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04
The smgar Yield.

From all sections, says the Louis
lana Sugar Bowl, we receive cheer
ing news about the yield of sugar.
While the rainy season caused the
cane to attain an unusually large
size. those planters who concluded
that they were necessarily very
watery and weak in saccharine mat
ter have been mostagreea ably disap-
pointed. From the very beginning
the juice was more than ordinarily
sweet, polarizing from z to 8 de-
grees, and we hear of its being as
high as 81 and 10. DIR. Sanders, on
his auckland plantation, in ST Ma
ry, commenced on his worst cane,
second year stubble, and was sur
prised to obtain yield of $500
pounds to the acre and he made Co.,
600 pounds of sugar the first run, the
juicepolarszing u to commence with
and renehing 81 before the close.
That was week before last. Since
then the cool and dry atmosphere
has doubtless improved the crop in
general, and this promises to be a
great sugar year.
Many persons having asked us
for our estimate of the sugar crop
this year, we will state that the
well-known increase in acreage, in
consequence of seed cane being
good, and the preservation of the
rattoons, justify US in expecting
crop of 225,OG0 hogheads, against
10000 last season, and $4,000 the
year before. OF course, this is bas-
ed upon the calculation that we
have no premature freezes, which
does not now appear probable.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04

THE New York Tribune devotes
a great deal of space TO "A report OF
the reception by the Press club TO
the venerable Thurlow Weed, and
In the course of an editorial recalls
the fact that "thOse who practice
the art preservative Of all arts have
special reason to be proud of Mr..
Weed as an associate. lie, too, Is
one of the celebrated printers, and
went from the case and the
press to the editorial desk and to
the cabinets of statesmen. Printers
love to enumerate the distinguished
men whom they may claim as fell
low-craftsmen, and there Is no one,
not even Franklin, Of whom they
are prouder than Mr.. ThurlOw
Weed"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04
WHOLE NO. 2.349.
Maynard Nervousiy soiicitous.

Maynard NervoUsiy sOiicitous.
Washington Special to the Baltimore san.
There are several members III the
cabinet Of President HAYES who
would be very glad to rrmaln In
public life after the 4th Of March.
Secretary Thompson would be very
willing 10 continue as secretary Of
the navy. Secretaries Evarts and
Sehurz would not have the least OBJ
JecilOn to holding on To their re.
SpectlVe portfolios, but they realize
that il Is not in the cards, sd they
say very little about it. Secretary
Sherman, while an avOwed eau
didate for the senate, and probably
preferring that position, will, II ha
misses 1t, he quite content 10 direct
the treasury department for the
next four years, If the opportunity
should be offered. Mr.. Maynard
would be delighted to continue as
postmaster general, but he is pretty
well convinced, from all the cir
cumstances of the case, that this
cannot be expected. He Is, there
fore, nervously solicitOus to be elect
ed to the senate from Tennessee.
Ii the legislature of Tennessee was
reliably republican there would be
in the way of Mr.. Mayn-
ard attaining his ambition, for then
not a few prominent members ofthe
republican party in Tennessee, who
would also be very glad to serve as
United States senator, and who
have been at home and borne the
brunt Of the'hgnt should be prefer
red to one who has been remote
from the contest and enjoying the
sweets of public office ia Washing
ton and elsewhere. But the lateat
received returns give the demo-
cratic majority on joint ballot in the
Tennessee legislature, over the re-
publiesns and greenbackers COM
bined, as six. The general ex-
preston here is that Senator Bailey
will be reelected. He stands ex-
high with his brother
Of both parties. He has
shown himself 10 be n lawyer Of
high order of ability, and SO en-
tirely reliable and thorough In his
Investigations that any statement
Of fact he makes ig at once accepted
question by the most ex.
IRENE of the republican members.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04

THEBoIiVar Bulletin says: "On
all sides we hear expressions Of
deepest regret at the defeat of Col.
Young. He is strongly entrenched
in the hearts Of the Hardeman peo-
pie, and they appreciate the valua-
bic services he has rendered the
country during his stay in congress
If there had been a full vote in the
county, his election would have
been 4 glorious fact"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04

THE endowment funds of the va
rious institutions of learning and
charity in Tennessee amount to mill
lions of dollars. If the constitution
required the interest to be paid upon
Tennessee bonds, these institutions
would buy Tennessee instead of
United States bonds, and our taxes,
instead of going into the hands of
strangers, would be scattered among
our own Paris Post.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04

THE export Of iron ore from Spain
in the first half or this year was l6O
per cent more than in 1870. Spain
is now full of commercial English
men, who run the railroads, mines
and vineyards. The Spaniards are
not very fond Of these Britons, but
can't get along without them.
Nearly every engine in Spain halls
from Manchester or Birmingham.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04
gave the wrong sign.

He was trying TO push himself
through the crowd the other day at
fire down on Galveston avenue,
when he was halted by a policeman.
~ am a member Of the interior
press"
Chow do / know you are mem.
Der Of the press? Where are your
credentials ~
Credentials Well just smell
my breath If you don't believe me" "
and he breathed ia the face of the
minion Of law, who replied:
"YOu can't come that on me. You
are only a candidate"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04

THIRTEEN thousand feet Of jetties
have been completed at New Or
leans, and channel FIVE hundred
feet wide obtained. Beyond the
ends of the jetty walls central
depth Of "a feet 8 inches has been
secured. When the jetty work
commenced, vessels drawing six
and seven feet of water were some
times detained for weeks, aground
on the bar, where the last-meDtiOn-
ed depth Of water now prevails
Louisville Post.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04

OUR immigration the present
year has been very great In the
fifty years between 1880 ana 1880
nearly eleven millions have been
added to the population Of the Unl-
ted States from this source.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04

Ar the recent election Kansas
adopted, by very large majority,
an amendment TO her constitution
which prevents both the manufact-
ure and the sale Of intoxicating IL
quors within her limits.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04

GEORGE BANCROFT, IN reply TO
an inquiry, states that George WASH
ington's stature was exactly SIX feet
two inches.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04

AtoRA, the artist, pays Bernhardt
$4,000 royalty for the exclusive
privilege Ofselling her photographs.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04
THANKSGIVING SERMON,
Delivered at the Methodist Church
ClarksViiIe, Thursday, Nov. %,
by the Rev. j. ID. Barbee.

For in him we live, and move, and have our
being, as certain also of your poets have
said for we are also his offspr1ng.-Acts,
xviii, D.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-12-04

will be insured while Warehouse in Cark
until sold, the whether adj
n unless we have
from the
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-30

B0sT0N men who have taken Up
The ex-presidential tuu,l scheme ap
pear TO be IN earnest John VI.
Forbes. Il friend OF George Jones,
who. started the project in New
York, signifies his readiness to Civ
literally toward the enterprise. anu
other men are subscribing $1,000 and
$4,000 apiece. Ifmore money IS OBJ
tanned than IS necessary TO provide
satisfactory income Tor Gen. Grant,
It is proposed 10 divide il among liv-
ing ez-prcsidentc its thought that
$4,000 or even full million can
lie made up Ihis invested iii I nited
States . Per osnt BOND. you'd PT3-
vide al annual income n $4,000 10
S56001. TEi7 With personal income
On securities and Arabian staii,ou,
oaVhit0 make sum salt. factory t.
most men. but mol IL one who tor
the last few years hs5 made himself
expensive - The government aud Il"
friends Ia the extent al "ai lrss th1u
a half million dollars This effort
to raise money j. sadly misPla, I'd
charity and were The IendsI IH9,i'
-------,--.4.ssI, 1l4ll LII az ny AIAI,lL III
IT1yes Wduid hardly make himself
party 10 H. He. IN his credit a, -
president. has kept clear al oil TAX
inc
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-30

Washington dispatch IL the NeN
York Herald Tic Republican,
arc not wasting iheif time over dead
issues. They call out fora fair vote
and full count everywhere. and
that. the issue they mean 10 make ia
the next ConCrps, b. such searching
Investigations into the iitles OF con
gressional seats III the South &c Will
definitely ascertain b. what method:
what are claimed sc large Republi-
can lajUTities are overcome il GER
tain Southerl district3. Now, while
nobody really cares about the pre-
tentious efforts made in the last
months Of a session, when tho Demo-
Gratis are just going out, at That they
call civil service reform, there is the
best reason here TO believe that the
whole North IS awake 10 the Justice
ofsecuring q fair vote and full count
all over the country ut elections, and
any Democratic opposition TO such
q policy, or to tho inquiry which IL
needed to get at the evil aud wrong
and remedy il, will only put the
Democrats still more in the wrong.
and viii cause them 10 lose voters
who have hitherto stood Dy thtrn,
but who are toe good Democrats to
see with patience systematic freud
in elections
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-30
ro-ii.,>tMrN1

10 ha- teru concluded To- po-tpuii--
thc publication oi ihc InHtia ration
Edition ofiiI, STATESMAN one errk.
Owing Ia locks ia r. n-roria-
iian. IA consequence 81 which she
extra supply of paper ordered for
thi, edition has not YET reached
Austin. and because Il MAY NOS
reach her. before tie c,d of Thu cor
thr beginning of ihe next week g.
becomes necessity To postpone.
Already there are standing ia tNpc
about twenty columns of solid iuai-
Ter. ready for this publication. and
still mol half of what j. intended for
the edition las been placed in the
hands of The printers. The work
could easily enough bc finished by
tee lst Of january. aud the paper
could be rC.d. for i>sue on tn pro-
posed day % pUbiica...n. bat ibis
mislap about paper is unavoidable.
but We intend 10 proit by DELAY and
make the edition more valuable
Than IL could otherwi-r have been.
The extra week in time viii give OPP
portunity for the completion OF
much valuable information. that
could not have bcon procured be-
fore the Isl Of January. and besides
ihi-. il i believed that bs- The end Of
the first week i'm January, the COM
plctc census tables for Texas will he
IN hand. These tables. a. being
made out at Washington. CON
tain most interesting classification.
Yesterday communication wa
received from tho crnsu- de-
parlmcni. "iyin9 nntinca,ion ihat
tiir compilation 81 The table for
TeA1- were begGu. aud il 10 Ice
licred they viii he finished N
time Tor them 70 be published IN
this immigration edition. The pub
ljcation of these tables IL full would
Of itself be sufficient reason FOR post
ponenent Owing to interference
with the regular daily edition q
tho STATESMAN, this immigration
edition viii be an entirely ind5-
pendent publication. Il viii be
Tiled with reading matter especially
prepared aud selected to give infur
nation about Texas ami all lis Va
rielin,er,-,s. AllTeyan, should teel
disposed TO circulate i'll The older
states and countries.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-30
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
EIECTION NOTICE.

whereas, the Cammis sioner's Court Of Tfavi5
comfy, Texas at meeting held on the 4fh tay
OF December, iesl made tbs following ordr 10
Wit: The petition Of Jamps y. Bergen, j. &
iug the CouTt 20 order an election 10 be held ia
the sun division OF Travis county, TezaF, en-
bTGocd within tnc following linit- OF bonnds
Etcirninr al the month oI Onion creek /;
thence up cnia creek 10 the infcrsOc1ion Of Wiz
liansun creek. tecncc 10 IS iilinmenn creek 10
ihr crossing ui inc Austin and san antonio
road; thence In said road TO tue bridge across
Color 40 fiteT az AusNUt tErncc down the Cor
a56io user 10 The nauth o. onion creek. tho
f"t.i OH beginning ANA vAlch elU- ton ~ hy
gHia fytttiJEgf7 aefed 10 ta ufceIed iar The PM
poe CT lnthiing ti irechoiiei' 81 said rob
division CT taati+ count &c determine whether
hog- thau he permitted 10 Ian al Ian - In said
sub disi-tan ia aid county, came on 10 he heATa
8nd e~ncidoT7d, ANA S7io Isailiiou hsihF eiEBca
pet..ehty two ceehoidciH q! c5id sub division
~ ifItis county. and being IL Gue form, and ~
nsiBE thc.eGP3n entered that eiccttaa be haid
On Saturday The l5ih dEv "a daEnaft, ISL
Throughout il-r raid suh-disi-ion ri Traytf
haldci, 80 al r.,tiyiaiQn al said county 10
dttarTalhc NnC thar beg Fral 10 permitted 80
fun ~ lttr. ia said 7a6 bsisirn, said election
q" re h"id ahd 'oudu'ied AMI Tfiafha thereof
made IL accordance Aiih the lass faaHlaiiHp
general 'la'uehs 1o Ia a7 GAIA lawn tie hpPh
tStic.
how, a i Therefor ordered Us ihc Undetermined
shthofiiy, Thai m election be held AZ HeIgot1
store; IN The sun di5iHi0n oi Travis county sfote
saii, "a a. icimihc Nheihet lnFa eUaii be pcr-
iniit ~ ~ ~ iafc" "a The tsIutoTy above d.
lsdLcd rs The n2.l,olisr1 a 1lasls count,
hsinE theiom, and , 1iuicpage William
Shiphrr add lin iphnfch sfc appointed mann
Eers 81 said election az she tine sna riAce8
mentioned ia eaid Older
Ia Tiihazs whereof have hefeunfo SCI
my hand sni ARsl - tbe County Court
t. 81 Jfa4i8 count. IJgss, Cu thia the
iGih aaJ II De.el4bef, A. D ie50
q 4 liIMORE,
'3uitIs taase 1rsyi Connty, Texas
AGA an
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-30

GEN. GE-l- - sSis1Is are passing
around the hal. Sud Congress i be-
-Tlsg SsEeI - gre Esce1y into tie
greae gnt-s&kes. and Mrs. Grants
presenSs a. White House reception
is thus described b : washington
PAPER
At the dinner SVEN on NsdRss-
ia evening CT s6s White House tc
Gen. and aIrs. Grant The lstfer Isd~
wore numerous and valuable dis
nonds With dress u elegant.
vine eolersd velvet trimmed with
point lace. On her arms were sex
ersl bracelets: including one gold
hand four inches broad. without
any stones IN * In her hair spark.
led 4 rcsette and butterfly OF dis
monds and IN her ears long ear
rings, set with valuable dismonds' !,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-30

THE sixteen Southern States row
contain 4 school population of5.2l4-
O04. There are enrolled ia the pub
lie schools 2,67S,s22 children. The
average amount paid teachers Is
Ss4 81 for males and SSi.0i for fs-
males, the highest salaries being
paid in Arkansas. The totsl Tncoms
OF the schools is StS.7Ie,eG6. Mis-
sonri heing in the lead, with Nary
land sni Kentucky following. As
compared with lS77-, the showing Is
very favorable, al OF the sixteen
states, with three exceptions. show
Ing an increase IN the enrolment of
scholars. the nunber OF schools and
teachers and the amount expended
IN public education In respect 10
improvements. Texas makes the best
showing.