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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-07

I'RUlT CANS AND CAN CEMENT.-
3 Fruit Cans snd Can Cuuo:.L for s.;o whole.
sslo AID retail s! MCLEAN 5, UHAEN'S,
GIL Is King e!~.et
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-07

JNHITE WASH. SHOE, BUSTING snd
w other BRUSHES at S. King st., corner
hoy:l, which we arc selling 81 extremely low
prices 80 cioso out, Wholesale and retail.
iCl1 j. i. CREIGHTON Il SON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-07

E0WLEES Fly FANS and PARAGON
FLY TRAPS on hand and Cor saio at low
prices at sc King IT., cor. Hoysl. Gallant sea.
Jel5 i. Il. CREIGHTON & SO@.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28

our admiration and gratitude. But
with returning peace and prosperity
came corruption and fraud, and
although the black shadow III all its
hideOus forms extended from the
legislative halls to the very thresh-
hold of the executive mansion, we.
still formed the hope that reforma-
ton was at hand that the people
with the mighty voice of the ballot
would crush the politicians and
corruptionists, and place at the helm
of state a man whose very presence
would purify the tainted atmosphere
that pervaded like miasma almost
every department of the civil gov
eminent. The opportunity has
come, but it is not born of the repub-
lican party, and the Luther of this
political reformation we believe to
be Gen. w. s. Hancock, the demo-
cratic nominee. After a careful and
patient investigation of the records
of both candidates, the conviction
forced itself upon us that with his
furnished career Gen. Garfield was
the candidate of the political trick
sters, rings and office-holders. On
the other side, the democracy have
nominated a man, a soldier of the
late rebellion, whose career, both
civil and military, is without a
stain nay, is even admitted by the
bitterest party organs of the opposi-
ton to be unasSailable. He was the
champion Of civil rights in days of
reconstruction, and his remarkable
letter to Gen. Sherman when the
nation trembled with the violence
of party feeling during the electoral
troubles of '76 proves him 10 be of
calm judicial cast of mind, q man
who would rather be right than be
president A careful perusal of
the platforms of both parties reveals
the fact that there is practically no
difference between them, and repub-
lican orators can find nothing to
present to their readers but the same
old exploded, senseless cry about
southern outrages, or some equally
vicious or silly topic. In view of
these facts we have deemed it our
duty to declare for the soldier-states-
man, the champion of liberty, the
enemy Of corruption, and the only
man whose influence will reunite a
divided people believing, too, that
change in the administration of
the affairs of the government is not
only desirable but absolutely neceS-
sary to the purity of our free system
of government, and the ultimate
prosperity of our whole people.
This article is said to be seriously
demoralizing to the republicans OF
that important mining district.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
MORE RECRUITS.


1t is impossible for us to record all
the defectiOns from the republican
party in favor of Hancock and Eng
fish. All, did we say? A mere
catalogue of them once week
would fill more space than we have
to spare, and those we do record
are liable to produce an Inadequate
impression of the vast movement
now going on, because our readers
are apt to infer that what we do
publish comprises the whole. We
shall therefore in future refrain
from publishing any of them except
when some convert gives his expe-
rience in specially pointed terms.
This is the case with regard to the
Mt. Pleasant (Pa.) Times and Min
ing Journal, aquotation from which
we republish:
We hold in veneration the I'M
blemished record of the republican
party in those dark days when civil
war was rocking the foundations of
our national government, when the
land shook beneath the tread of
men and the red flame of
battle wrapped thousands of noble
men in its fiery embrace. For its
i'm those days when ''men's
souls were tried rs by fire." the
leaders of the republican party have
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
The state senate.

We much regret that circum-
stances which he considered imper-
alive induced Judge Lurton to de-
cline pressing invitation to declare
himself a candidate for the state
senate. In the present crisis of the
states affairs the abilities of just
such man are needed, and indeed
indispensable. We risk running
counter to a prejudice widely held
here, when we say that the state
senate will need not only good men
but good taaoyers at its approaching
session. 1t matters not what the
principles of the senators are if they
have not the legal ability to draft
their bills right. The result of such
a defect would be the passing a
number of well-meant measures
which would die a natural death in
the courts. We want men who can
draft bills such as can go alone.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28

satisfied that there would have been
no democratic party left; there
would only have been republicans
and repudiators. So the experiment
was made and men were astonished
at its success. 1t at once became
manifest that the party was sound
at heart, that men were ready to do
battle for an honest policy if once
the party trumpet should give a
certain sound, so that they might
know what they were fighting for.
1t became manifest the very in
slant the majority platform was
adopted at Nashville that mems
fears had rIdiculously magnified
the danger attendant upon a firm
and straightforward policy. When
from seventy-ive to a hundred
maIcontents withdrew from dele
CATION of twelve hundred, men
looked one another in the face and
asked with wonder, "Is that all ?''
The course which procured this sue
cess has only to be persevered in to
insure its continuance. Once stop
and vaeiIlate, once parley with the
maIcontents, and let it appear that
we are doubtful how far we had
better persist in the bold, straight
f..,-..,,,xf oo,,~-r mo haxvo a,,favo6
upon, and the honest democracy
will again be discouraged and the
regulators will again be encouraged
to claim that they represent the
truedemocraey. Outstanding stead
fastly on the sound platform we
have adopted, opening the doors
wide for those to return who have
deserted our ranks, while we refuse
to stir an inch towards them, plac-
ing men in nomination everywhere
whose record is unimpeached, and
rallying to their support while they
manfully wage an incorporating
war with any semblance of financial
delinquency-in a word, carrying
out in its integrity the program we
have laid down for ourselves with
the same boldness with which it
was adopted, and victory is ensured
to US, and that, too, victory which
will give solid aid to the democratic
cause from Maine to California.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28

HERR WAGNER, the great Ger
man composer, says he viii come
to America and write and produce
all his operas here If the people will
pay him, partly in cash and partly
in securities, the small eonsidera-
ton of a million dollars. Now
that's clever in Wagner, but where
as out Of the forty million inhabi-
tants of the United States, at least
thirty-nine million, nine hundred
and ninety-nine thousand would
rather hear ssthe last rose of sum-
merp than anything Wagner has
composed or ever win compose, it
remains to be seen whether the re-
manning thousand viii put up a
thousand a piece to carry out the
very lau,lable enterprise.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28

On the whole the newspapers of
the state are coming up all right.
The following are the names of
journals hitherto reputed low-tax or
doubtful, but which will support
John ". Wright for governor: The
Memphis Avalanche, the Spring
field Record and the Paris Post.
Tom Baker, of the latter paper, did
hoist Wilson's name for governor
on his return from Nashville, but
has bethought himself and has
pulled down Wilson and now fights
for John V. Wright.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
Democrats, attend to business.

u
We call the attention Of all dem,
ocrats to the manifesto of the county
executive committee printed in an
other column. Never has the DEM
ocracy of this county had such
urgent reasons for bestirring itself.
On Saturday next, Sept 4th, the
democrats of the various civil dis
tricts are called upon to elect dele
gates to a convention which is to
meet in GAINESVILLE for most import
ant purposes, and ON the following
Monday those delegates are expected
in GAINESVILLE to transact business
of an Importance second to none
that has been transacted here since
1861.
And now what is the business !?
The convention has business of its
own to transact and to appoint del
egates to three other conventions
one for the purpose of nominating
candidate for hoater to represent the
two counties of Montgomery and
Stewart in the state legislature,
second to nominate candidate for
senator in the state general assem-
bly, from the counties of MOntgom-
cry, Robertson and Stewart, and
lastly convention to meet at Nash
vile to nominate a candidate for
representative in congress from the
sixth congressional district, the Of
fee now held by the Hon. John F.
House.
With regard to the men it places
upon these several lists of delegates,
we have only to urge that the best
men for ability and honesty be Sc
lected for all of them, but it is with
regard to the nomination of a candi-
date for representative that its high
est responsibility is encountered, for
in that matter the responsibility is
undivided; in all others it is shared
with delegations from other counties.
Montgomery cannot afford to send
a representative to the general as
sembly who is incompetent to main
tain its interests and assert its will
in that body. 1t has been declared
as the resolution of the democracy
of Tennessee that the bonded obli-
cations of the state must be finally
settled by that assembly to which
we shall nominate member. 1t is
an imperative duty therefore to send
a man who has both the principle
and ability to participate in that
action with intelligence, honesty
and good judgment. IT is essential
therefore that he must be man of
business capacity and tried integri-
ty, one who will not finch from
his duty nor execute it in a bungling
manner. Such man must be found,
and when found induced to accept
the trust imposed upon him, and
having so accepted must be sup
ported with all the energy of the
democracy of Tennessee.
To this end let the delegates Sc
lected at the civil district meeting
on Saturday next be men in all
respects reliable.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
WHO ARE LOW-TAX MEN IN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY,?

Montgomery county has debt OF
1925, OOG.
Montgomery owns $4,000 in
Tennessee bonds, ON which she relies
for the liquidation of her debt when
it falls due.
Reputation will reduce the value
of the bonds to nothing, and then
the debt will have to be met by
very onerous taxation.
The low-tax man, therefore, is the
man who viii keep Tennessee bonds
up in the market. The high-tax
man is he who will destroy their
value, and so compel us to raise
heavy taxes to pay our debt with.
Therefore repudiators in Tennes-
see are the highest of high-tax men.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
lnsOIvent Notice.

Having suggested the insolvency Of tho es-
haygne claims egaIssst sid estate nns1f nr
sent them, duly authenticated, 70 tho Clerk
OF the County Court Of Montgomery c0unr
" by the 18th OF Feb, 1881, for settlememRe
or they viii be forever barred. All persons
owing said estate viii make immediate sets
tleraent. w. II. CROTZEH,
Admir- Of Hoses Smith, deed,
aug IA lSSl-4xV
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28

SHOULD not something be done
about the fast driving of wagons on
our streets? We have known pub
lie gatherings Of various kinds to
have their operations entirely sus-
pended till some tWo-horse wagon
could pass out of hearing. There
is no necessity for coal wagon,
grocery wagon, or country wagon
to hurry along our streets at a rate
that causes such a din that every
thing must stop till its wagonship
has passed out of hearing. No wag-
on should be allowed to travel fas-
ter than walk inside our corpora
ton. Will the Beard of Mayor and
Aldermen take this matter in hand
and pass an ordinance to remedy
this nuisance? Where is there
city other than GAINESVILLE, which
permits a wagon to go down its
streets in trOt?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
Monday. Sept. goth. 1880.

the remaing interest in two tracts of land In
Dist. No. 0, of Montgomery county, Tenn.
this interest being the fee simple title OF
T. A. Haynes subject to the homestead
right of said Hanyes and family. The first
contains Sol acres, and Is bounded on the
east by the lands of Mrs. Oneal: on the
north by lands Of Mrs. Lyle and ]. w. BAR
Der; on the west by J. w. Barber, s. McNich-
OILS and Jack Bumpass tract of land and ON
south by G. Horn and ID. j. Rawlings. The
second tract contains forty acres, and Ia
bounded on the west by the above tract; on
the north by $. McNiehols' lands; ON the
south by L. Shepherd and ID. ]. Rawlings;
on the east by the above tract. All sold
subject to homestead.
TERMS-l0 per cent. cash; balance on
credit of two years with interest Notes to
bear date June 9Th, 1880 Blddings TO begin
at 5000.
p. @. JOHNSON, c. q NJ.
Aug. q 1t prf IS so.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
GARFIELD's LETTER.

You were surprised that / intro
duced the Hancock bill +; so was /.
| introduced the Hancock
bill not Sc much for the purpose OF
passing it as to show him how COM
pletely he was in our hands.
+ y could readily have carried
the bill through, but preferred to let
it hang suspended. l think it has
had the desired effect, for the gene
raj has kept his place ever since. So
long as he continues to do so / shall
let him alone.
The bill was never again present.
ed. The purpose of 1t once known
the effort to squeeze out of the
army general of consummate abil-
ity and brilliant achievements be-
cause he would not carry out the
stalwart platform-was too much
for even the radical stomach.
Another piece of dirty work was
an attempt to rule out the supreme
court from pronOuncing on the re-
construction measures. This, too,
after its introduction by Garfield,
was Withdrawn as a little too bare
faced and another introduced re-
quiring a two-third's vote in the
court to set aside anything
in the reconstruction measures,
which also was supported by Gar
field, but defeated by tilibustering
on the democratic side.
Scavengers ought to be paid, but
the presidency is rather too high for
such wages, and so think all the
best men in the republican party.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
a coed accsuns Of Tennessee.
New York special to Washington poat.l

Among the visitors at the Demo-
cratic headquarters Friday was
Thomas OCOnner, member of the
National Democratic Committee,
from Tennessee, who arrived ia the
city Friday morning. Mr.. O'Con.
ner gave a good account of Tonnes
see. HancOck, he said, twill
carry 1t by go, 900. majority. TfIden
crrried Y by $1,000, and the differ
ence viii come from soldiers and
converted Republicans. The total
vote OF the State Is about 225. 600.
The enthusiasm for Hancock and
English is unbounded. .
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Call for a County Convention.

Call for County Convention.
A convention of the Democratic
party of Montgomry county is here
by called to meet in GAINESVILLE on
Monday the 9Th day of September,
at IL a. M, for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidate to represent the
county in the next Legislature also
to appoint delegates to the Congress
siOnal, Senatorial and Floaterial con-
ventions. Democrats are requested
to meet in convention. in their re-
spective districts on the 18th day of
September at ii o'clock and appoint
delegates to the county convention.
All Democrats are respectfully re-
quested and urged to attend their
district conventions, and send full
delegations, (say not less than five
from each district) of their best rep
resentatiVe men who will attend the
county convention. The canvass is
to be far more than ordinary impor-
tant, both state and National. The
result of the National contest must
determine whether we shall be rid of
sectional issues-have free elections
and local self-government, or wheth-
er the bloody-shirt issue shall contin-
ne power in National politics, and
federal marshals control elections.
and Capitalization supersede local
self-government; whether in our
state the vexed question of the state
debt shall be removed from politics,
or whether it shall continue to be a
disturbing issue, demoralizing the |
Legislation and business interests of |
the state, and whether the Demo-
cratic party, which has battled for
the rights of the people, and admin
istered the state government accept
ably for almost half a century, with
a short unfortunate intermission.
and which now represents plat
form of sound, unequivocal princi-
pie and policy, shall abdicate in ia
vor of a minority represented in
by 100 out of 1900
delegates, who claim they possess
all the honesty, capacity and pat
riOtism in the state led by few
men who impelled by no principle,
but by an inordinate craving forof-
ce, which often they are united to
fill, go forth proclaiming their own
and denouncing their
generally better men, as
Dribe-takers, dishonest and unpatri-
otic. Thew SIX the votes of the peo-
pie. We trust the answer will be
given in thunder tones for the right.
We congratulate you upon fhe pros
1ects of the party, State and Nation
Il. We believe Democracy will pur-
ue the even tenor of its way, re-
,ardless of these unjustifiable as
aults, to victory. Let all true
Democrats stand by their party, and
york with a will and determination :
nd all will be well.
VIM. NJ. DANIEL, Ch'mn. Q
N. i. NORTHfNGTON, a
II. II. ROGERS,
]. G.. JOSEPH, &
j. Il. ALLEN,
q. NJ. BIAACKMAN,
j. W. ATTAWAY,
PATRICK SULLIVAN,
u. NJ. REYNOLDS, r
w. &. SMITH.
j. i. STATEN, N
III. III. LURTON. A
IT. NJ. RILEY, G
j. w. JONES.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28


On Sunday last we had the pleas
ure of hearing the musical service
of the Episcopal church conducted
by Prof. Emory, on the organ. He
proved himself an elegant player
and sound musician. and, should
he stay here, viii be great acqui-
sition to the church. His doing so
will depend upon his getting class
Of scholars in vocal and instrument
al music, which he can scarcely fail
to do, as he is teacher OF great ex-
perience. at the close of the SCR
vice he INDUCED Us with the Gloria
from Mozart, 18th mass which he
performed with a thorough appre-
citation OF M0zart's sublime and
beautiful strains. Since that he has
given US private sitting over works
Of Handel and Haydn. his execu-
ton of which Gin some instances at
slightly evinces thorough under
standing of the great masters Of old.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28

OUR readers should remember
that the A. S. Il. Co.'s Black fin
advertised in another column. viii
wear as long as the metal tip, while
&c the same time adding to the
beauty Of the shoe.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
Monday, Sept. 20, 1880,

Lots Nos. 8, Is, IT and Is, being lots set apart
as the share OF Irwin Beaumont in the divis-
ion OF the property of II. +. Beaumont's
estate.
Lot No. 0, fronts 50 feet ON Marion, runs
south 20o feet to an alley, then west so feet,
thence north 300 feet, then east 80 feet to
beginning.
Lot No. 10, begins ON corner Of an alley
and Spring street, runs with said alley east
2l5 feet to another alley, then 6S feet with
said alley, thence 2l41< feet to Spring street,
then with said street north 81 feet to begin
ming.
Lot No. IL, on which BRICK FACTORY is
located, begins at intersection of Spring
street and Lot No. 10, runs with line of No.
IL east 2l41z feet to an alley, thence south
with said alley 08 feet, thonce west 2l3
feet to Spring street, then with said street
north 9S feet TO the beginning.
Lot No. Is, on which the FRAME FACTORY
Is located, begins at the intersection OF a
line OF IL and Spring street, runs with said
line east 2i3 feet to an alley, thence with
said alley south 80L feet, thence west 2l2
feet to Spring street, thence with said street
S014 feet to the beginning.
Also an undivided Q-l2) one-twelfth in
the remaining interest in the following
tact of land, known as the MOORE place, in
GAINESVILLE, bounded on the east by ID cross
street, on the south by Sam. Hodgson, on
the west by -, on the north by Com
merce street.
TERMs-6, IL, Is and "a months, with inter-
est notes with good security, and lien re-
tanned. No redemption.
POLK q. JOHNSON, G. d NJ.
Aug. q, tbs, pfSl2 90.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE noNDs.


In discussing the question of the
public debt, we find ourselves con-
stantly hampered by the prevalent
ignorance as to the nature of what
are called the railroad bonds of this
state. Many men imagine that these
bonds were issued by the railroads
and only endorsed by the state, and
that therefore the railroads owe the
money, and not the state. To cor
rect such erroneous impressions, we
have thought it best to print word
for word the face of one of these
bonds, which was purchased at par
over twenty years ago by gentle
man who is now dead, and which
was inherited by his daughter, who
now owns it. She is now defrauded
Of the income, for the payment Of
which athe faith of the state of Ten
nessee is irrevocably pledged !"
UUIgED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF TENNEssEE.-No. 4, 812.
AuOW tlA A4Cn NY bllS5C PAC0NAlo
that the state of Tennessee acknoWl-
edges to owe to - -, or order,
one thousand dollars, lawful money
of the United States, which sum the
said state promises to pay in the
city of New York on the first day of
January, 1892, with interest at the
rate of six per cent. per annum, pay
able semi-annually, according to the
tenor, and upon the presentation of
the coupons hereto attached for the
performance of all which the faith of
The state Of Tennessee is hereby ire
vocably pledged, as this bond is
issued in pursuance and under the
provisions of an act of the general
assembly of said state, passed at its
session of 1872.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF /, Andrew
Johnson, governor of said state,
have hereunto signed by name, and
caused the same to be c0untersigned
by the secretary of said state, and
the great seal of said state to be
hereto affixed at Nashville, this,
first day of January, 1859.
ANDREW JOHNSON,
Governor
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
Scholastic Censns.

Below we give an abstract of the
report of Mr.. James L. Wood, scho-
lastic censor, enumerating heschool
of district No. II of
Montgomery county. This enume-
ration includes by law all persons
between the ages of and 81:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
j. NJ. and T. w. Lewis, Executors,
VS.. Pugh Haynes.

Pursuant TO a decree OF the Chancery
court az its July term, 1880, in the above
cause, will sell ut public auction, to the
highest bidder, at the Office door OF the
Clark and Master IN
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-08-28
CHILDREN WITHIN THE CITY.
CHILDREN WITHOUT THE CITY.
Totnl

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Total oA,0