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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

both Republicans and Democrats
agreeing on this single point, that
in financial affairs it is expedient to
'slet well enough alone"
The Pennsylvania Republican
Convention which has just sat at
Harrisburg embodied the let alone
principle in its resolutions, and it is
generally believed that that policy
was dictated by the same parties as
will exercise the predominant influ
ence in the National Republican
Convention now shortly to follow.
We have very little doubt that the
Democrats will exercise a similar
reserve as party when they meet
in counsel, and we may fairly say
that the legal tender question no
longer constitutes party issue.
Thus the point we made four
years ago, and for making which
we were vigorously attacked on all
sides, has, after four years Of red-hot
discussion, been arrived at by both
sections of both parties; Republi-
cans and Democrats, Hards and
Softs, have all agreed that the cur
rency question cannot be handled
as a party issue. We think that
the nation is much to be congratu-
lated upon the conclusion. Men of
experience and judgment can now
give their minds to this difficult
and moplentous problem free from
the distracting influence of party
considerations, and better chance
will be given a year hence for a
sound solution of our monetary
problems than has for a long time
seemed possible. But if we con-
graduate the nation upon this con-
clusion, much more do we felicitate
the Democratic party upon its
escape from very great danger.
If men like Voorhees, and Ewing
had succeeded in forcing their
views upon the party, defeat before
the nation would have been inevi-
table, and even if defeat had not
been sustained, success would have
been more fatal than defeat; for the
adoption by Congress of financial
policy such as theirs would have
resulted in such a disastrous con
vulsion in business matters as tC
exclude forever from the confidence
of the nation the authors of sucf
ruinous plumbers. The heresy o.
fat money is now a matter of pri
waite speculation among theorists
it can never again dictate the line
of battle for party contests.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

THE book so long expected of the
late General j. B. Hood is now Just
published, and the delay is we'll re-
paid by the beauty of the style, in
which it is prepared and published
for the sole benefit of 1.-THE Hood
Memorial Fund.- It is called
'SAdvance and Retreat Personal
Experience in the Arm. les of the
United States and Confederate
States !" contains two portraits Zone
a fine Photographic photograph, the
other a fine line engraving); -four
fine maps of battle-fieIds; $40 pages
8vo., well printed, handsomely
bound. Write to General G. II
Beauregard, New Orleans, for al
particulars, or better, send in 8
postal order or registered letter, So
and have a copy sent TO you regis.
tered, postage free, and then ask
yoar neighbors to subscribe for it
Why not?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14
DEATH OF WILLIAM r.. BRING
HURST,
ClarksvIIle's oldest citizen.

We have to record this week the
death of gentleman identified with
the early days of the city. Mr..
William r. Bringhurst was born in
1904, at Germantown, Pennsylva-
MIA. At very early age he was
empted by the adventurous spirit
of youth to make the experiment of
Western travel. In those days the
Ohio and the Cumberland and the
hills along their shores constituted
the extreme West and We're to the
boy Imagination what Colorado and
New Mexico are to the grandson's
of those boys. Unaccompanied,
then, and on his own resources,
young Bringhurst worked his way
in fiat-boat from Pittsburgh TO the
lower Ohio, and in his older days
was never tired of recounting the
hardships and adventures encoun-
tered while seeking a livelihood on
those Western waters. After a
rowing life of some years he settled
in GAINESVILLE in 1927. He followed
here the business of carriage build
ing, with the respect and esteem of
his felIow-citizens, by whom he
was, somewhere about 1910, elected
Mayor of the city. He was for
many years a member of the Epis-
copal Church and was a passionate
lover of Biblical literature and the
illogical controversy. He married
his first wife, Miss Julia Huling, in
1881, by whom he became the
father of three sons, Robert, Will
liam and Edward, and three daugh-
tiers, married respectively to Messrs.
Theo. Plummer, F. Poston and B.
III. Scott. Robert, the eldest son,
was killed at the battle of Franklin
in 1864.
His first wife died during the war,
in July, 1868. The war broke up
his business in GAINESVILLE, which
he attempted to resume at its close,
but with little success, and about
1867 he married Miss Julia Manlove,
of Robertson county, where he re
sided till March, 1873, when he re-
turned to this city, of which, with
the interval above stated, he was a
citizen for fifty-three years.
He had two SONS by his second
marriage, one of whom died last
year of diphtheria; the other sur
wives him and is eleven years old.
Mr.. Bringhurst was man of IN
blemished reputation for integrity ;
his mind revolted from a mean
action as from crime. The lead
ing feature of his character was a
strength of will and indomitable
resolution, which, if it sometimes
degenerated into unreasonable per-
tinacity, was one of the virtues he
shared with the determined, self
reliant men who united with him
in laying the foundations of the
prosperity we now enjoy.
His funeral, which took place at
Trinity Church (EpiscopaD was
officially attended by the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen and unoffi-
cially by vast crowd of citizens of
all sects and Of all classes. The
business houses were all closed dur
ing the funeral by request of the
Mayor. The funeral address by the
Bev. P. a. Fits was an eloquent
tribute to the good qualities of the
deceased. The interment took place
in the family lot in the City Gene
terry.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14
R.Ies for Acouir,ne weaIth.


Be honest. IF Satan tempts you
to defraud your neighbor it is only
that he may rob you of your i'll,
gotten gains in the future.
Be temperate. Liquor has made
more paupers than all other vices
combined.
Be industrious. Improve each
day as if you expect to die on the
morrow. Incidence, debt and dis.
ease are brothers.
Let your word be your bond.
Good credit is a fortune to begin
with.
Limit your expenses by necessity
and comfort, leaving a good margin
for "balance saved.
Invest your funds carefully anC
inteilfgently. Beware of the bril-
liant bubbles that are blown up Il
tempt ingenious spectators.
Give your personal attention IL
your business. $685. k 4
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

Splendid stock cloths and
cassimeres, in suitings AMI
pant patterns special lines,
blacks, browns, blues, gray,
mixed and fancy.
lD RepelIantS. r."
Scarlet flannels, plain 20,
25, 35, 40 30, so ard ets.;
scarlet fiannels, twill, 40, so,
go and IS cts; white and
mixed flannels, 20, %, 30, 35
40, SO, so cts, to ST.; silk
warp fannels. p,o'
NJ Blankets. lta Hl
q All grades, l04, liz, 12-4
and 1874. Buyers will find
our stock complete and at
prices equal to any market.
Large stock Clark's o. N.
L Cotton always on hand,
and merchants can buy as
cheap Of us as in New York.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

THE gastronomic arrangements at
Mr.. Kennedy's wedding reception
were under the direction of Mr..
Roth, our well known restaurateur
who took his material and his per-
sonaI retinue of cooks and walters
over to the house and SO kept up a
supply of luscious bivalves most
grateful to the palates of the guests.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

DRoLI. stories have attained cur
rency in Hartford anent Gilbert and
Sullivan. 1t appears that during
the rehearsals of "The Pirates -Of
of Penzance" one of the female
chorus singers was observed by Mr..
Gilbert to be weeping bitterly and
refusing to be comforted by her
companions. Feeling interested, he
asked her the cause of her grief, but
she rigidly refused to disclose it.
All that he could learn from her
was that the costumer of the theatre
had insulted her gravely. "But
what did she say to you ?" persisted
Gilbert. ooh! / never viii repeat
it, was hereby that came through
the tears that almost choked her.
81 will not allow any of my people
to be insuIted here" said Mr.. Gil
bert, s'and If you win tell me what
was said ! will see that amends are
made" After considerable hesita-
ton the girl sobbed: "Well, sir, she
-she-toId mel was no better
than I should be!'' "But you are,
aren't you ?'' inquired Gilbert, with
the most sympathetic earnestness.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

There have been presented to the
city Of Chattanooga two pieces of
property on the river bank, includ-
ing 1000 feet of river frontage, to be
used for a wharf, with the express
understanding that no tariffs are to
be charged on freights landed there.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

THE following communication we
take from the Cadiz (Ky.) Demo-
crat of Feb. 7, 1880. 1t was written
from Princeton, KY, under date OF
Jan. Goth:
/ see by the Princeton Banner
that there is some railroad excite
ment in your town. / think this is
the time to make a movement to-
wards building the GAINESVILLE and
Princeton railroad, and believe that,
with little effort on the part of the
citizens along the route, the road
might be extended from Princeton
to the Ohio river ViG FredOnia and
Marion. BY running the road to a
point opposite EliZabethtoWn, in
Hardin county Illinois, it will be in
a direct line from Nashville to st.
Louis, and as there is a railroad
already built and in operation from
Marion, in Williamson county, ILL.,,
to st. Louis, leaving a small gap of
only about twenty-five miles of rail-
road to build in Illinois to give us
almost an airline railroad from
llIlo W h0l. hOuiS. H the O1dfKSNl1l0
and Princeton railroad is built
through Cadiz and Wallonia, it
would then only require a short
branch from some point south of
Wallonia to reach Hopkinsville,
which would then give almost an
airline railroad from Chattanooga
Ella Nashville and HopkinsViIle to
st. Louis. This railroad when built
will be so much shorter between
these two cities than any other road
already built. OF that ever can be
built, which is an item OF import
ance that cannot be overlooked by
the great and powerful railroad
combinations which are at present
this part of the country.
| am glad to see that your people
are beginning to feel an interest in
this route, and hope they win keep
agitating the matter until the thing
is accomplished. Respectfully, y
VERITAS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

j. j. CTISnla'l, POlk @. Johnson, c.
7Eys,ry71J <aSA,asas

j. j. Gr1snla'1, POlk g. Johnson, @
Il. G6ohouyto o66e7's
GENTLEMEN:-In reply to your
card appearing in the city papers
kindly proposing me a beneficial
concert, | would say that look up
on it as great compliment. /
tender you my earnest thanks. AT
present am engaged in preparing
for concert for the ladies of the
Episcopal church. After that en-
tertainment / shall be most happy
to accept your generous offer, and
to embrace the opportunity of CIV
ing such a concert as occasion has
not before offered to me since my
arrival among you.
Yours respectfully,
]. @. MEININGER.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

KENDRIcK & PETTUs, of the Central Ware
house sold February II, 80 hhds., as follows
4 hhds common leaf, 81 90, s so, 6 so. 6 so.
II hhds. low leaf, SIS rs, 5 IS, s rs, 5 20. S Sc
3 30, D 90, 5 10, 5 60, 5 so, 4 so.
Is hhds Tugs, 81 90, 8 so, 8 IS, 8 so. $50. 8 81
$50, 8 60, so, 295, 10, 8 90, 3 %, 8 10, 8 co.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

with our neighbor as to the relative
importance of local roads anu rail-
roads, but as to the absolute import
ance of both we are agreed Let us
therefore work together, neighbor.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

WE tender our respectfA acknowl-
edgments to the faculty of the Med
zeal Department of the University
of Nashville and Vanderbilt Uni
versity for an invitation to attend
their commencement exercises on
Thursday evening, February 26th.
The valedictorian on the occasion
Is Mr.. Ed. NJ. Dance, and the adj
dress on the part of the faculty is to
be delivered by Prof. Y. s, LINDSEY.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14
cIarksliIIs Tobacco Market,
OFFICE OF THE CHRONICLE,
CT,ARKgVTTTE Fab 10 1900

Our receipts are still light, owing to the
mud embargo, and our sales this week. were
about 100 hhds. The market showed full ac-
tivity at good range of prices, with lower
grades rather higher. We have only to re-
port the old tale of general bad order and
poor quality, with small proportion of good
ordered leaf chasing mp to good. There
seems to be very full orders on the market,
which the small breaks do not permit to be
filled. The sales this week seem to give
general Subtraction We auote.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

On, the snore, the beautifulsnore,
filing her chamber from ceiling to
floor. Over the coverlet, under the
sheet, from din1pled chin to her
pretty feet. Now rising aloft like a
bee in June; now sunk to to the
wall of a cracked bassoon. Now
fiute-lilze sounding, then rising
again, is the beautiful snore of Eliz-
abeth Jane.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

SHELBY & Co., of the Graoey House, sold
Feb. Il. 1880, 80 hhds., as follows:
3 so, 8 50, 4 30, 4 50, 4 so.
a hhds. low leaf, s. 80, 5 10, 5 40, 60, A 80
As. 8 80, 20, ) 10, 5 IS, 5 95 y
6 3, 6 25, q 90, 80.
l hid old low leaf So so.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

An assortment of everything, and all Depart
naepts filed. Trimming sSiIks, ql,d the sir
Depo7tnae,atAzOeehEy Teceivireg additions. VIII
duplicate JTe10 York prices. CttSJtDaereS and
Dress Goods in grectest vqriety, IQlotlstn9 p5e
eqb0Ied IN variety, quality and price, 10iU all
1OayS.be foU1ad C1tiLdrezcs Clothing a speciality.
Agent for the celebrated Bo1tree DJpIer CorSetS,
agent of the Bay State Shoe and Heather Co.,
yNew York, naaking Screw wjre bottOD1 goods;
agent Of Coz, Young g. Gardner, the most enter
p1Sizeg Da01au1 act1jrers .Anae1ica, for Gents
Fine Shoes; agent of Charles B1J9uDa g. GU,
shoe manu- lecturers, and one of ths BEST JarhsS
uatseEoSt, and agent o the Keep Jastnf aety1-
jng Co., .New York, for Gents FURNISHING
Goods The Ladies, and; Gents Fine Shoes are
made especially for this Dedrket, and each pair
through US is warranted BY the maksr, EUeyy
defect made good. Mr.. Hall purchased his
goods the only decline Of the n5dy7Set 6eJ16een
July. and the present time, tberetote o6tGiSef
his goods cheaper than e019jera7ad 56teV 6uyeEe
No prices are ARRANGED, as his purchases 1Oere
so erte7SiUe as to nearly run the stock one SeGsQn
totl.e other Cheap selling is ig9 cAeRp 6HgTtl9
O1t7sJeF5S are polite md oJtte1Vt6Uet "a DEe9sye
to shOW GOODS Respectfully,
~. ID. M az e.
January IL lsSO-u F.9 .r1.rnt.c35
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14
Dress Goods Department.

Brocade mohairs, all-wool
filling, all shades, 15c to 25c;
all-wool French cashmeres,
all shades; the best black
French casemeres, SO to As
inches, 45c to $1.75. New
French matlasee dress pat
terms, in all the new shades,
CHEAP. Black silks 81 to So;
colored silks, soc to $1.50, in
all shades. Black satins, plain
and stripe; silk velvets and
velveteen, plain and brocade,
new fall shades black. All
shades I hiH ip ,7-n3
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14
BOOTS, SHOES,

ETC., of every class. He viii make to order,
or sell ready made goods of his own make,
or supply good custom made article from
the best Eastern manufacturers. All these
he offers at small margin of profit and
defies competition If QUALITY AND
PRICE are considered. 81 si5 81 .sst
He has purchased this time a very superior
assortment OF .--t ~ ft.- 3'itf- e : as.'
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

THE c. c. G.'s entertainment on
Monday was us usual greeted with
enthusiastic applause by a crowded
house. The local illusions, puns
and cOnundrums of Bones and Tam
DO were fired off as rapidly as fire
crackers at Christmas, and the
farces played amidst roars of laugh
ter, which almost drowned the
voices of the actors. The musical
arrangements were somewhat cur
tailed by the indispOsitiOn of Mr..
Forbes, but what was done was
excellent. Dick Jackson was in
superb voice, and the tenor singing
well sustained by Messrs. Bryan
and Howell. The financial results,
we understand, were highly salts
factory.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14
new Providenoe Narehouse.

R. H. WALKER & Co., of the New Provi-
dence Warehouse, sold Feb. IL, 10 hhds., as
follows:
4 hhds. medium Leaf, So 30, 8 90, 600, 90. 5
hhds. common leaf, SIS %, 3 20. 8 90.
hhds. common Tugs, IS 60, 8 60, B 20.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

T. HERNDoN, Sup't., of the GRANGE
WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATION, sold Feb'y. IL,
1880, 20 hhds. as follows:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14


So now the two cities are one
under the collective title of Nash
vile.
That same night (Feb. l0) Il for
NAL application was made by
another suburb of 1900 to be incor-
porated with Nashville, for which
purpose the Sheriff of Davidson
county is applied to for second
election. When all these arrange
ments are completed Nashville will
contain population of over $4,000.
And now what says South Clarks-
vile, including Greenwood avenue,
Brandentown, ScufftOwn, etc? Do
not these desire to become parts of
a big city under the collective title
of GAINESVILLE? DON'T all speak at
once, gentlemen, but consider
whether, if you would get some in
crease of taxes, you would not gain
privileges worth a good deal more
than what you would pay for them?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14
NIr. Il. ]. Rurdette.

The lecture of Mr.. Burdette on
the mustache question was an agree
able surprise to all who attended it.
AS a general thing our people do
not take stock in lectures, readings
and that class of entertainments
which are generally termed intel
lectual. The indispositiOn does not
arise from any lack of intellectual
appreciation, though it is not unus-
ual to charge our people with that
defect, but rather from the absence
of intellect in the average lecturers
who have undertaken to enlighten
us. Mr.. Burdette's lecture was an
ample proof that where talent really
exists, our people are as competent
to appreciate it as those of any COM
munity going, for they followed the
lecturer with undivided attention
for two hours, not missing a point,
and though the speakers voice was
far from strong, keeping an un-
broken silence, which enabled him
to be heard in all parts of the hall
unbroken, that is, except for fire.
quent bursts of applause.
The real subject of the lecture was
the boy of the period, whose lido
syncracies the lecturer illustrated
with an unfiagging humor, which
was sympathetic rather than satiri-
cal. He loves his boy, while he
makes fun of him, and follows him
in all his exploits and all his trials
from babyhood until he. is old
enough to have boys himself. Nor
was the lecture mere fun without a
deeper meaning; it was plea for
sympathy and consideration adj
vanced in behalf of the male of our
species at a period when, alas, he is
custOmaTily regarded as simple
nuisance, always in everybody's
way, and is only to be tolerated
when he is fairly out of the house
and off the home lot or fast asleep.
Mr.. b. humorously but earnestly
asked sympathy for him and friend
ly counsel at an age when he most
needs it and is least likely to get it;
and the audience responded by Sc
rious attention where serious treat
ment was used and by roars of
laughter where wit and humor were
the order of the day. The audience
was not large, but if ever Mr.. B.
should visit us again, he will have
a bumper.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Sales Reported Since Our Last Issue
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14
VIM. HAYS
NEW STORE.

Having removed to ELDERS OPERA
HOUSE BUILDING, Franklin street, will
from this date offer great bargains to one
and all, at LESS THAN COST, the entire
stock from the recent fire in my old store
have in store for sale the following goods
Good Bleached and Brown Domestics, Cali
COS, Flannels, Black Cashmere, Cheyiott
Drilling, Corset Jeans, White and Red
Table Linens, Crash, Fine and Medium
Towels, All Wool Linsey, Cotton Lin
sey, Fine White Blankets, Shawls,
handkerchief, Hosiery, Gents Wool
Drawers, Gents Shirts, Clothing
Ladies' Kid and Morocco Shoes, Is g.
Misses Kid and Morocco Shoes,
Assorted Laces, Assorted Rib
ft.. bons, Assorted Buttons, Corsets,
Toilet Soaps, Table Oil Cloth,
Assorted Edgings, Wool One
Half Hose, Gents Hats and
Caps, Boys Hats and Caps,
Gents Underwear Sus-
@a penders, Poke KNIVES, sF3s
Cambria, Gents Over
shirts, and many 9TH
er articles too num-
er0us to mention.
Thanking all for their patronage in the
old store, am, respectfully, =.
Jan. II, lSS0-H VIM. HAY.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14
Zeigler and Bay State Boots and Shoes.
Boots! Boots
John Rick,

~ Court House Block, Franklin St.,
having just returned from the Eastern cities,
where he has selected a first-class stock of
material and manufactured goods, is now
prepared to furnish
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14
ShaWls and CIOaks.
Decial attention.

Novelties inzephyr and wool
shawls to which we call es-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14
ladies' Shoes

in the most fashionable styles and of the
finest material, to which he invites the
attention of the fair sex. Customers desir-
ing goods made TO order will find him sup
piled with the finest article of IMPORTED
FRENCH CALF, which they can have made
up in any style desired by SKILLED
WORKMEN in the most finished and sub
stantial workmanship. -srs-.t.s H.-,---
Oct. II, lS79-tf
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

Is hhds. leaf, 81 90, Z 90, 90, 50, 6 IS, 60
30, 6 40, 6 90, Is, 90, 10, s., so, So
IA hhds. Tugs, IS 90, so, 4 so, 8 80, 3 50, 3 20
60, 3 60, 3 60, 3 so, 3 so, 40, 80, 8 80.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-02-14

On the 26th he brought his resolu-
ton again before the House, sup
ported it in a speech of very great
ability and was replied to by Messrs.
Beck and VOORHEES, with equal
power, and the resolution, by the
exertions of both Democrats and
Republicans, was finally tabled;