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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
col. HOUSE ON POLITICAL AS
SESSMENTS.

This Ubiquitous practice has been
taken in hand by bill now before
the House, and our Representative,
the Hon. John F. House, has given
it the support of his powerful ORA
tory. The bringing it up was op-
posed by the Republican party and
carried against them by vote of
126 to 104 Ga strictly party vote.
As soon as it was before the House,
Col. House took the floor. We can
at present only give his remarks in
the Geographic abridgment pub
lished in the COurier-J ournal; we
shall probably be able to give them
in full next week:
The morning hour having ex-
PRED, Mr.. HOstetler moved that
the House consider the calendar,
the object being to take up the pOlit-
zeal assessment bill, first on the call
endar. Agreed to: yeas, I26; nays,
104. Mr.. Hostetler then gave no
tice that he would call the previous
question at tomorrow.
Mr.. House addressed the House
in advocacy of the bill. He referred
to the wild and reckless extrava-
gance which had invaded the Re
publican administration of the Gov
eminent when, with military hero
at its head and an overwhelming
majority in both houses of Congress,
flushed with victory and Boosting
of its cOnquestS, the Republican
party had reveled in all the license
of unbridled power. Corruption had
stalked everywhere, but the people
had spoken, and there was no mis-
taking the voice which had called
the Democratic party to the front.
Then the Republican party had APP
peared to reform and had inserted
in its platform at Cincinnati civil
service reform plank, which had
made profound impression on the
virgin heart of Hayes.
Mr.. House ridiculed the civil
service reform policy of President
Hayes and Secretary Sherman as
carried on in New York by the re-
moval of Arthur and Cornell from
their offices as Collector and Naval
Officer. He said Tilden had been
elected President, but the voice of
the people was defeated by fraud.
Concluding his speech, Mr.. House
addressed himself more particularly
to the bill under consideration,
which would remedy a great evil
and eradicate a terrible abuse. 1t
would enable the feebleSt man in
the employment of the Government
to paralyze the arm of the campaign
collector who would endeavor to
fitch from him portion of his hard
earned wages.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
THEs TENNEssEE DEMOCRACY.
Convention Called to Meet ON the
Sth of June and 10th of August.
Nashville Banner.


The Tennessee State Democratic
Executives Committee met in the
gentIemen's parlor. of the Maxwell
House, at ten minutes past eleven
O'clock this morning, Capt. John
w. Childress, Chairman, presiding,
and the following members present:
Eastern Division-Frank Moses,
of Knox.
Western Division-B. A. Enloe,
of Madison.
First Congressional District-Jno.
A. Mckinney, of Hawkins.
Third Congressional District
Samuel p. WINS, of McMinn.
Fourth Congressional DISTRICT.
j. Turner, of Sumner.
Fifth Congressional District-T.
d. Gregory, of Franklin.
Sixth Congressional District
Samuel DOnelson, of Davidson. 90.
Seventh Congressional District
Thos. F. Perkins, of Williamson.
Eighth Congressional Districts.
A. Champion, of Henry. 90 .0S
Ninth Congressional District
Spiral Hilf, of Gibson.
Tenth Congressional DESTRUCTIVE.
H. Carroll. of Shelby. "a EoFf7
The Chairman called the meeting
to order and announced that the
committee was ready to transact
any business that might properly
come before it.. ~
Mr.. Carroll introduced the APP
pended resolution:
Resolved, That a Convention of
the Democracy of Tennessee be
called to meet at Nashville, at the
Capital, at Il NJ. ON Tuesday, the
8tf of June next, for the purpose of
electing delegates to the National
Democratic Convention, and select
ing Presidential Electors for Ten
nessee. H}f-
Resolved, That a Democratic
Convention be called to meet at the |
Capitol at Nashville to nominate
candidate for Governor, on Tuesday, |
the 10th day of August next. TgT |
Several members reported the /
of affairs in their districts.
Mr.. Champion moved that each
Congressional Committee elect its
own Chairman.
Mr.. Moses moved that in cases
where the Congressional Committee h
had no regularly constituted Chair
man, that the member from that
district be empowered to act as
Chairman until one was elected.
The motion of Mr.. Champion was
carried. 45E /
Mr.. Enloe moved that each mem
Der of the committee render all the
assistance i'm his power to the Chair
nan of the Congressional. Commit
zee in his district, to aid him in
the interests of the party
N the various districts.
The Presidential preferences OF
he members of the committees are
IS follows:
Mr.. Childress-Bayard. !
Mr.. Moses Bayard.
Mr.. Enloe--Bayard, to defeat
frant. ff
Mr.. Northumberland.
Mr.. Ivins-Tilden. 94lE JG
Mr.. Turner-Seymour first, Bay
rd second.
Mr.. Gregory Bayard. T
Mr.. DOnelsOn--Bayard. tg8 4d7
Mr.. PeFkins-Tilden r..sg Il
Mr.. Champion-Bayard. ,, 9
Mr.. Hill-Bayard.
Mr.. Carroll-Bayard. 4
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
BILL


Col. Bailey has given notice in
the Senate of a bill for refunding
the national debt in bonds bearing
three per cent. interest as it falls
due, the bonds not to be sold under
par. We refrained from publishing
the text of the bill last week in
hopes of receiving the Senator's
speech on introducing the bill, with
out which we do not feel ourselves
competent to judge of its merits.
We will only say at present that the
bill is spoken of by our contempt
raries North and South as a very
important measure, and that while
some of them consider that it has
Objectionable provisions, all are
prepared to consider it as a well
digested plan coming from a con-
sentative and practical statesman,
and so entitled to grave considera-
ton.
We await its introduction in the
Senate and the discussion which
must then ensue before expressing
any further views on the subject.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13

whose savings such subscriptions
come that their share in the advan-
tages of a railroad is as pressing a
necessity to them as their need Of u
house to live in. Investing ones
savings in a concern which for three
or four years makes no return Is a
thing which men can only be in
duced to do under the influenccof a
very stringent motive. The need
of - house TO live in is such a mo-
tive, the need of a railroad would
not, we fear, act on individuals with
the same efficiency. We should be
glad to find our misgivings ground
less, and it is only experiment which
can determine the question.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
Academy Honors.

The following young ladies of the
Academy received the highest hon.
ors of their respective classes for the
past quarter:
Physiology Misses Lucy Cald-
well, jamie Broaddus.
Geology-Misses Willie Lyon,
Maggie Wilkerson, Belle Keesee.
Algebra-Miss Beulah Hover
ton.
Arithmetic-Miss Anna Belle
Majors.
Composition Miss Willie Lyon.
Logic Misses Belle Keesee, Mag
gle Wilkerson, Mary Meriwether,
Willie Lyon.
English Literature-M Misses Mary
Meriwether, Willie Lyon, Belle
Keesee, Maggie WilkersOn.
Moral Science Misses Maggie
Rudolph, Maggie Wilkerson, Mary
Rudolph, Willie LigOn, Belle Kee-
see. Ell A ~
Natural Philosophy-Miss Anna
Belle Majors.
Mental Science-Miss Willie Lig.
on. KHHEHga
We report only those who reach
100. Many in other classes and
also in these are in the COS, which
we consider good standing.
j. r. PLUAfMER, Pres.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13

WE copy with pleasure the follow
ing paragraph from the Pythian
Journal. published at Indianapolis,
Ind. 1t shows that the order is in
a fourishing condition throughout
the country and Is constantly on the
increase. We predict for it bright
future: aA @ 81
The Order of Knights of Pythias
is now having a steady and substan-
tial growth. All over the country
we hear of the best men of every
community where the Order has
been introduced, connecting them
selves with our institution. The
Weeding-Out process has been in
dulged in to a considerable extent,
and now we find a very small pro-
portion of the bad element in our
ranks. We are in a numerical sense
the third institution of character in
the world. And if our progress is
any criterion for the future, it is
altogether probable that in a few
more years our Order will outstrip
some of her more powerful rivals.
1t being purely an American insti-
tuition, it will undoubtedly, at some
time in the future, become the Or
der of this country. We do not say
this disparagingly of any other in
stitution, but because we believe it
to be So We have the greatest re-
speet and admiration for the old and
powerful organizations that have
existed for so many years.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
DISSOLUTION OF THE BRITISH
PARLIAMENT

Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor
of the Exchequer, has given notice
in the British House of Commons
that Parliament will be dissolved
on the 23d of the present month. 1t
may be considered fitting oppor-
tunity to explain to our readers the
strict meaning of a dissolution.
The English House of Commons,
corresponding to our House of Rep
resentatives, is elected for seven
years. When once elected, all the
members occupy their seats for that
length of time, unless the period be
shortened by one of two processes,
dissolution or a demise of the
Crown. A dissolution is declared
by the Sovereign by the advice of
the Cabinet. On the day announced
for the dissolution, every member
ceases to be a legislator, and writs
for a new election are forwarded by
the Crown to all constituencies, who
at an early subsequent date elect
new members to represent them in
the new House of Commons. If a
demise of the Crown should take
place within the term for which a
Parliament was elected-in other
words, if the Sovereign should die,
Parliament is ipSO .factO dissolved,
and the same process takes place.
So rigidly is this observed that if
Parliament should remain ignorant
of the SOvereign's decease and con-
tinue in session, all its acts after the
instant of the royal decease are in
valid and void. If, again, a Parlia-
ment should fail of dissolution in
either of these ways till its seven
years term is completed, it is ipsO
fdcto dissolved on the day of its ex-
piration.
The present Parliament was elect
ed in January, 1874, and conse-
quently at theperiod now announced
for its dissolution would have only
nine months to run before it died a
natural death. 1t is the first Parli-
ament which has come as near to its
natural term without a dissolution
since 1901.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13

THE State Democratic Executive
Committee, twelve present, being
n0IIed after the adjournment of their
meeting, as to Presidential prefer
ences Stood: Bayard, 81; Seymour,
.. ridden, /. AS these are repre-
Sentative men. and may be fairly
Inrasl,nned to indicate the sentiment
IF their people, the result may be
taken as an indication OF public
sentiment. It may be wen
nv fU 9 q newspaper man present, with
ont ma; ticular bias, simply as a mat
fer Of news.-AnleY'icdTl.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
Public Schools.

The arrangement by which young
ladies desiringemploymenta as teach
ers have given their temporary ser
vices in the Public Schools for the
purpose of studying the methods
now employed, has worked we'll.
Miss Lucy B. Taylor, who is one of
these teacher pupils has already OBJ
tanned a good situation in the cOun-
try and we do not doubt will give
satisfaction as a teacher, having
shown considerable aptitude for the
profession here.
A called meeting of the Board of
Education on last Thursday came
to the conclusion that an additional
permanent teacher is indispensable
and has employed a Mr.. Burdett
who gained his education in the
public schools at Nashville, main
tanning high position there at ev-
cry stage of his curriculum. He
will commence his duties on Mon
day.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
CIarksViIIe Tobacco Market
OFFICE OF THE CHRONICLE

OFFICE OF THE CHRONICLE,l
GAINESVILLE, March II, 1880. q
We have not an exact report of the sales,
but suppose the offerings for the week were
over 800 hhds. The market showed q good
degree of activity, and seemed as full as u.s.
ual on decided grades of leaf and Tugs, while
nondescripts and tobacco in soft order
seemed somewhat irregular. Our board of
buyers is now a very large one, and it is con-
tinually being added to by new members.
The elegant quarters now occupied by the
trade has tendency to attract an increase
of membership. s- e1t"tf r. ilta
The weather continues wet, and it does
look as if the ground would never be dry
enough for the remaining plant-beds to be
burnt. - ftf- f+-@ 1898 ~ ttllttH
The Tobacco Board of Trade at their last
meeting, endorsed the Resolutions of the
Nashville Board of Trade in regard to Reggie
Monopolies and the memorial win be for
warded to Congress. If the four countries.
France, Italy, Spain and Austria could have
their ports thrown open to free shipments
of American Tobacco it would be of i'm
mence advantage to the West We quote:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13

REV. JOR TURNER (deaf-mute),
of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese
of Virginia, under the auspices of
the "Church Mission to Deaf
Mutes," will visit our city on Fri
day, the 10Th inst, for the purpose
of holding religious services which
will be of interest to deaf-mutes as
well as others. The object of the
mission is to afford religious iastruc-
ton to the deaf and dumb, and to
awaken an interest in their spirit
ual welfare.
Mr.. Turner's exercises will be at
tended with much interest. They
are addressed to deaf mutes by signs,
the preacher himself being a deaf
mute, while the Rector ofthe church
delivers them vocally to those who
can hear. 1t may not be generally
known that we have for several
had a deaf-mute, Mr.. J. ID.
Busby, acting as a practical printer,
in our office and a very good COM
position he is. The services will be
held at Trinity Church.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13

THERE are 1O7 1897 persons in the
employment of the Federal Gov
eminent. Each individual MEM
Der of this obedient army has an
averageof five persons dependent on
him, and through him, on the Fed
eral administrator and working to
perpetuate the party in power,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13

A convention OF the Democratic
party of Tennessee is called to meet
in the hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives at Nashville, at II M, on
Tuesday, June 8, 1880, for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to attend
the National Democratic Conven-
ton, to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio,
on the 22d of June, 1880, and to
choose Electors for the party in Ten
nessee. By sanction of the State
Executive Committee. r-rs ~ -
JNo. w. CHILDREss, JFs, -
Chairman.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
Saturday, April 8, 1880,
The following town lots, for city taxes.

the following town lots, for city taxes:
One lot in the city OF Clarksville, bounded
on the north by an alley, south by Conn
merce street, east by the property 81 w. al.
settle, Wl.s3 By au alley. Levied on a. the
Property o. g. W. Radford, 20 satisfy an ex-
eeution In my hands In favor OF the city Of
GAINESVILLE.
One lot In the city OF Clarl1sville bounded
on the north by an alley. south by Main
street, east by the property OF Geo. Fitting
ton, west by College avenue Levied on as
the property OF II. l.. Newman, 10 satisfy an
execution In my hands In favor Of the city
of GAINESVILLE.
One lot in the city Of Clarksville bounded
ON the north by the property OF B. o. Kee-
sees estate, south by the property Of Mack
Stewart, east by the property OF j. T.. Bailey,
west by corporation line. Levied on as the
property Of John Sanders, to satisfy an exc
eution IN my hands In favor of the city OF
GAINESVILLE.
One lot in the city OF ClarksvilIe, bounded
on the north by tsreenEOOd Avenue, south
Dy Jonm Bradley, e0st by Madison street.
west by the property OF Dick johnson and
corporation line. Levied on as the prOper-
Is Of Mrs.J }. II. Johnson, To satisfy an exc.
eution in my handn ID fayor OF the cliy 81
T. 49, @- 49, Sheriff
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13

Nashville Centennial Exposition.
We have received from DR.. g. s.
Blackie programme of the Centen-
NAL Exposition now in preparation,
and are satisfied that the arrange
ments are such as to insure some
thing unprecedented in Tennessee.
The exposition commences April
23d and closes on the night of May
Doth and the hall will be open ev-
cry day during that interval, Sun
day excepted. The various COM
mittees are in correspondence with
artists, scientists, machenists, inven-
tors, manufacturers, etc, and there
is no doubt that the best of these
the land will find it to
their advantage to display their
productions. The best men
in Nashville have the thing in their
hands and it cannot fail.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13

Republican National Convention. Chiea-
go, Wednesday, June2
Democratic National Convention, Cinein-
natl, June y.
Tennessee Republican state Convention,
Wed nesday, Mays.
State Democratic Convention, to appoint
delegates to the Cincinnati Convention and
select Presidential Electors, Tuesday, JuneS.
State Democratic Convention, to nOmi-
nate a candidate for Governor, Tuesday
August 10.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13

A DESTRUCTIVE hre occurred IN
Shelbyville, Tenn, last Saturday.
The south side of the public square
was burned, and among the build
ings destroyed was the Odd Fellows
hall and the Gazette printing office.
Loss about $50, 900.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
EIeDhant warehouse.

TURNKEY, ELY d KENNEDY, of the Ele-
plant Warehouse, sold FOR the week ending
March IL, 1880, 43 hhds. as follows: itfl;
s hhds. medium leaf, IS 40, Z %, 7 90, Z 90, 700
90, z so, 6 rs.
IA hhds. common and low leaf, SO 90, 5 50
8 90, 5 90. X d ftlfF-
Is hhds. Tugs, 81 50, A so, A 90, 30, 4 60, 4 90
co. 90, 3 80 8 IS, 3 80, 3 go, 3 60, 3 40, 3 IS,
30, 2 90, 2 10, 90. 80. ~ =
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

KENpRICK & PETTUs, of the Central Ware
house, sold for the week ending March II,
80 hhds., as follows:
q hhds. com. wet leaf, from 81 90 to475.
Is hhds. lugs from 81 50 to 80.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as Administrative Of the
estate OF John Holman, decd, all persons
indebted 70 the same are nOtineda 20 come
forward AID make payment and these
having claims against said estate win dc
law, or they will be barred.
Mr.. j. III. Mason is duly authorized 10 set
tie any and all Of my business.
tr AnErr MIS- NJ. u. HOFFMAN. E|
"a AdmixOf John. Hoffman, deed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
Sherif's Sales
For City Taxes.

BY virtue Of four vendtiOni exponas 10
me directed by the honorable Circuit Court
OF Montgomery county, az the january
term, 1890. will sell at public auction, for
cash, at the Court House door i'm Clarksville,
Tenn, on
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13

+ New providence Warehouse.
r. H. WALKER & Co., of the New Provi-
dence Warehouse, sold for the week ending
March II, Is hhds., as follows:
2hhds. good leaf, IS as, Z 90.
hhds. cannon leaf, So 20, 90, SO, 40
30, 8 26, 5 90, 20.
hhds, Tugs, 81 90, 60, so, 325, $40.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13

THE discovery of diamond-mak-
ing seems something like Edison's
light; now you see it, and now you
don't. s~eFkE EFgEE
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
Sales Reported Since Our Last Issue.
Grange warehouse.

I. HERNDoN, Supt., of the GRANGE
WAREHOUSE. ASSOCIATION, sold for the
week ending March II, 1850, i61 hhds as fol-
lows:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
Trustees Notice.

Having qualified as Trustee for q. ". BY
eHs, all persons having claims against said
with me. Those Indebted to him are nOti-
fed % come forward aud pay without delay
and thereby save cost and trouble.
mch SO-4w. BE- " Trustee.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13
Gracey House.

SHELBY s. Co., of the Gracey House, sold
for the week ending March H. 1880, 50 hhds,
as follows:
is hhds. medium leaf, 81 60, Z 90, Z 10, 20
6 80, 90, 90, go, 30, 90, 40, SO, G25, 50
6 so, 6 80.
% hhds. low leaf, S. 95. 90, 5 90, s 50, $40
90, 10, 5 Is, %, 40, so, 40, 8 10, 500 so
40, 5 40 5 so, 49, 5 9O 5 49, 50, 5 50, 40, SIS
so, 5 40, 5 20, 5 50.
81 hhds common to good Tugs, S. 40, 20
10. 90. So, so, 10, so, 60, 90, VI, "A 90
90, 80, 50, 3 60, 3 60, 3 25,3 80, 3 90, 3 80.
3 bids. trash Tugs, 50 90, 2 20, 2 80.
hhds. old leaf and lngs, S. 40, 5 10, 10.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-03-13

4hhds. good Leaf, 50 o, 8 10, 0 10, 8 90. n
q hhds. medium leaf, 81 20, 7 %, 90, 90
IS, 6 80 0O, 6 so, 6 co. 6 80, g 25, 6 25, 90
600, so, 8 90, 20, go, eco, 25 6 60, 90, 90
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-09
FORMER CONVENTIONS.
The Largest Number Of Ballots Required
to Nominate Candidates Hitherto

The Largest Number of Ballots Required
to Nominate Candidates Hitherto.
In the first Republican Convention, that of
1856, Fremont and Dayton were nominated for
President and Vice President, respectively, on
the first regular ballot. In 1860 Mr.. Lincoln
was nominated on the third ballot, and Mr..
Hamlin on the second: In 1864 Mr.. Lincoln
was renominated by acclamation and Mr..
johnson received the Vice Presidential nomi-
nation scarcely less unanimously on the first
ballot. In 1868 there was practically no oppo-
lition to Grant, and he was nominated on the
first roll-call. Colfax received the nomination
for Vice President on the sixth ballot In 1872
Grant again received all the votes cast on the
first ballot, and Wilson was nominated on the
second. Greeley was nominated by the Liber
ais on the sixth ballot and Brown on the
second. In 1876 Hayes was nominated on the
seventh ballot and Wheeler on the first.
In this connection the Democratic record for
the same period will DO of interest, In 1856
Buchanan was nominated on the 18th ballot
for President, and Breckenridge, for Vice
President, on the second ballot. In 1860 the
democratic convention at Charleston balloted
81 times, Douglas the leading candidate.
than 152. The convention was then broken up
by the withdrawal of seven Southern states,
but it re-assembled nearly two months after.
ward, and Douglas was declared the nominee
on the second ballot, although the boilers pre-
vented his receiving more than 1911 votes, or
less than regular two-thirds majority. Fitz-
patrick was nominated for Vice President on
the first ballot. The seceders nominated
Breckenridge and Lane on the first ballot In
1864, Mcclellan and Pendeton received their
nominations on motions to make them unani-
nous after the first roll call. In 1868 Seymour
was nominated on the 22d ballot, and Blair on
the first. In 1872 the Democrats adopted the
nominees OF the Liberals on the first ballot in
each case. In 1876 Tilden was nominated on
the second ballot, and Henricks on the first
Seven ballots are therefore, the largest num-
Der heretofore taken in a Republican conven-
ton, and 50 the largest in the Democratic con-
.ventions for the same time. counting the ad-
journed convention in 1860 as single one.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-09

l5a'es OF INC BroKer'S Board, june 3
Second Call