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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-12-24

\ est un fait remarqnable, c'est
e depuis quelques annees, la
es animale dams notre section
st amelioree considerabIement.
aest pas rare de voir dams les
lrons de bellies vaches, aux
mes remarquables de races de
PIX. L'epoque nest pas eloi-
e ou chacun devra limiter son
abre de betes a cornes. La
hpagne n'offre plus les ressour-
dautrefois. LIE parquage s'ef
sae tout seul, pour alnsi dire ;
ean renferme sa portion de
y sans bruit, ct meme sans en-
'es avis a ses voisins, qui voy-
eette transformation ayec de-
W.T.. Une vache creole ordi,
Y ooane quelques tasses de
Anais que celles qui est de
~ donnes un ct deux gallons.
wy nest pas plus difficile a
~ que la vache creole, ellie
'0a'acclimatee ct sujette a
stalnes maladies d'acclima-
=, Chose assez naturellc. Les
oants de ccs animaux sup.
q ~ aassi facilemcnt que les
les lntemperies du climat
,s villages sous lie rapport
:. de la nourriture, il est
4 ''e oe Sc prccurer celles
sn' les avantages plus haut
'uaee. Nous oAons esperer
apfenant ceci, nos villa.
y lur-et-a-mesure sauront
les mesures necessaires a
q. &c but, qui est de leur
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-12-24
ETATS UNB.

mals ellie y trOuve auSsl de Chalet
reux defenseurs parmi les repre-
sentants de rOuest ct du Sud
Quest.
C'est ainsi que le Gen. Gibson
un des plus actifS des plus zeles
representants qu'ait jamais eus no
tre Etat a Washington, Went de
presenter un nouveau projet DIAL.
location de 100000 pour etudes
a faire en- vue de relier, dune ia
CON sure ct permanente, les lacs
avec lie Mississippi, ct, lequel per-
met a la commission chargee deja
des ameliorations du heuve, d'ac-
tiver ses travaux. II propose, dams
un autre projet, d'elever lie traite.
mcnt de ses membres de $4,000 a
S4OUO par an.
NJ. Morrison, de llllinois, a pre-.
sente un autre projet d ALLEGATION,
s'elevant a $3,O0O,O0O. pour anne
liorations lie long du cours du
feuve ct de ses affluents. II di.
wise ainsi les trois millions a de-
penser en- travaux 100000 en-
tire Cairo ct l'embouchure de I'll
linois ; 100000 entire PIllinois ct
les Rapides de la riviere Des
Moines 100000 au-dessus des
Rapides de Des Moines, en6n ST.
100000 au,dessous de Cairo. Et,
pour prevenir toute opposition
plausible au projet, il a bien soln
de stipaler que pas uu sou ne sera
depense pour la construction ct la
reparation des lev6es, que le Con-
gres veut laisser a la charge des
Etats riverains ct des particulars
de ces Etats.
lie movement en- favour des
ameliorations du Mississippi est
serieusement donne aux esprits.
que nul effort ne 'arrete-
ra plus.
II s'opere actu element un chan
cement serieux dams lie Cabinet
du President Arthur. lie secre.
taire d'Etat Blaine Sc retire NJ.
Frelinghuysen lui snccede ct de-
Went chef du Cabinet. NJ. Ere
linghuysen est un homme recon.
mandable, longtemps senateur du
New-Jersey a Washington +; il a
etc un des fondateurs du parti re-
publicain. A ce titre seul, il de.
vait plaire a NJ. Arthur.
La question est de savoir sill
possedera, dams ce nouveau poste,
les qualities incontestables qua
deployes son predecessor, pen
dant son court passage aux af
faires.
On peut ne pas partager les
vues de NJ. Blaine sur la doctrine
Monroe, ct les pretentions des
Etats Unis a regenter seuls lie nou.
veau monde mais il faut recon.
nalsre a ce minlstre une entente
des affaires diplomatiques rare en-
ce pays ct une certaine 6erte bien
placee, en- ce qui concerne la d.
gnit6 rationale ct l'honneur du
pavilion americain. Aussi, sous
ce double rapport, NJ. Frelinghuy-
sen lie remplacera.t-il dificilcment.
On :ait aujourd'hui grand bruit
a Washington, de la question de
reforme du service civil.
NJ. Pendleton Went de presen-
ter un nouveau projet de loi a &C
snjet. Ce bill aura probablement
le sort de ses devanciers /; il sera
6ualement rcjete. CONNIE Ia dit
fort bien lie senateur Hill, de Ia
George, dams la seance meme ou
NJ. Pendleton await presenre son
bill, Ia reforme du service civil ne
sc fera que quand on aura reforme
les meurs politiques de Ia nation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-12-24

On vendu des terrains a Paris,
a raison de deux millions racre !;
a Londres, a raison de cinq mil
lions a NeW-York, huit millions.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-12-24

X a a. week in your own town. s.
kp sontfit free. No IRISH. Every.
Xhl hing new. Capital not re-
IN qnired We will furnish you
QVVevervthinig. Many are making
fortunes. Ladies make as much as men,
and boys and girls make great pay
Reader, If you want business at which
you can make great pay at tho time
You work, write for particulars to Ii,
HALLEIT g. Co, Portland, Maine.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-12-24

n0T II Great chance to make
uHI money. Those who take
Hill advantage of the good
chances for making mon
that are offered, gene
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-12-24

rally become wealthy, while those who
do not improve such chances remain IN
poverty. We want many men, women,
boys and girls to work for us right in
their localities. Any one can do the
work properly from the start. The bu-
siness will pay more than ten times or
dinary wages. Expensive outfit fur
nished free. No one who engages fails
to make moDey rapidly. You can de-
vote your whole time to the work, OF
only your spare moments. Full infor'
nation and all that is needed sent free
Address ST1NsoN g. Co., Portland, Me.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-26

WE were in Nashville last week,
and talked to good many members
of the legislature, and, from all we
could gather from conversation with
them, there seems to be a general
and earnest desire on the part Of a
majority to come to a speedy and
satisfactory settlement of the state
debt. They differ greatly as to the
exact terms on which they hope to
effect "A compromise, but all are
united on the great importance of
the subject and its direct influence
upon the business and future inter
eSts of the state. Why, then, do
they not take immediate steps to
cometo sOmeintelligent understand
ing with the bOnd-hOlders and pro-
coed to business? We asked this
question, but no one seemed willing
or capable of giving a definite and
explicit reply. Are they going to
let the matter run along in this I'M
certain, undefinable channel until
the term expires, and trust blindly
in some unforeseen, mysterious
providence to make all things work
together for the good of the state.
As she stands now, with this vulture
of heavy debt feeding upon her
vitals and sapping her life-blood,
her condition seems almost hopeless.
Then in this weakened and pros
trated condition, what must she do
to be saved? Why, let her agents
and servants take her case in hand
and apply the only remedy known
to sensible men. Ut is bound to be
settled, and the sooner the better.
The legislators say they are going
TO Washington to witness the inaug-
uratiOn of Garfield; why not, then,
go also to New York and have a
conference with the bOnd-holders,
and see if they will not offer a fair
and equitable compromise? We
think they might; there could GER
tainly no harm come of it, and we
believe it would add greatly to-
wards mutual understanding and
final adjustment of the question.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-26
a WORD on THE STATE DEBT.

The legislature should now go to
work and settle our state debt; the
people want it settled; the bond
holders want it settled, are suppose.
No matter what anybody says, we
say let it be finally and forever set
tied and save the character of Ten
nessee and the reputation of her
people. We know that Senator
Daniel and Representatives Rhodes
and Bagwell are good state-credit
men, and will vote for what they
think is right and in keeping with
the character of the great state they
i'm part represent. They need have
no fears of an endorsement by the
people, if they will only settle. Set
tie is what we say. If they can get
fifty and four, all right; if fifty and
six, all right if nothing better than
sixty and six, all right. The public
generally would be glad to get the
lowest compromise possible, so they
can be saved the character of repu-
diators. Our people are and have
been, consistently, from first to last,
opposed to reputation. They will
never change on that question. But
they are sick and tired of the agita-
ton of a question that can have no
other than evil effect on the interests
of the state. So we say to our rep
resentatives, get the best and most
honorable settlement you can, and
then settle, and take this question
out of pOliticS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-26
Nnw Gas-MnrISs-

There was a called meeting of the
board of mayor and aldermen on
last Tuesday afternoon to meet Mr..
Fitch, an agent of Messrs. Chess,
Carley & Co., of Louisville, KY,
and to hear what proposition he
would make to the city in regard
to building a new gas-works here
and furnishing street lights to the
city. The meeting was presided
over by Mayor Crusman, and the
following aldermen were present:
Messrs. John w. FaXOn, r. ID.
MOseley, P. H. Keesee, w. j. Ely,
A. Dugan, J. c. Kendrick Messrs.
John Moore and John Rick absent.
Mayor Crusman stated the object of
the meeting and introduced Mr..
Fitch, who made short talk. lie
said that he noticed that GAINESVILLE
already had gas-wOrks, but that he
had heard that they were not salts
factorily managed for the best inter-
ests of GAINESVILLE and her citizens
that there were no street lamps or
any way for lighting up the thor
of the city, and that he
would venture to say that Clarks-
vile was the only city of her size
that did 7lot have proper gas facili-
ties. He then proceeded to state
the terms upon which his firm pro-
posed to furnish gas to the city;
said they would either build new
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Many years ago, when Tennessee
was in her infancy, our forefathers
provided that there should never
be more than twenty-five state SEN
atOrs and seventy-five representa-
tives, until our population reached
a million and a half, at which time
there might be thirty-three senators
and ninety-nine representatives.
Our population under the last census
is something more than a million
and a half, and doubtless an effort
will be made to increase the men,
bers of our general assembly from
one hundred to one hundred and
thirty-three. This, it seems to us,
would hardly be wise. A hundred
men, if they are capable, are GER
tainly enough to look after our
interests, ard if they are incapable,
a thousand would do no better, in
deed hardly so well. Large legisla-
tive bodies are unmanageable.
There is too much Grating and too
many private axes to grind. If
there was any chance to decrease
the number of the states represent
atives, we cannot say what our posi-
ton would be on the question. As
it is we hope our legislature will
set its face against any increase, and
we believe the public will sustain
us in this position. We need not
try to create offices enough for all
the candidates, for we cannot; so let
us stay where we are and let well
enough alone. Let's hear from the
press.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-26
THE REIGN OF LAwLEssN Ess.


The legislature passed a resolu-
ton unanimously condemning the
action of the mob at Springfield in
taking prisoners from the custody
of the court and putting them to
death, and declaring that mobs
must be suppressed if it takes the
whole power of the state. The reso-
luton calls upon the governor to
use all means for the arrest and
punishment OF the perpetrators of
this outrage, and promising the ac-
tive cooperation of the legislature.
Certainly if human creatures ever
deserved lynching it was the de-
mons who murdered Laprade, but
our Robertson county friends should
bear in mind that mob law is not
remedy for anything. Lawlessness
the world over, begets lawIessness.
When men trample the law under
foot, no matter how just the provo
cation, they encourage others to do
the same. They set an example,
which they may rest assured the de
PRAYED and violent portion of the
community will not be slow to fol-
low. Let the law be terror to evil
doors, and let good citizens every
where look to the law to ferret out
crime and punish criminals. If our
criminal laws are defective amend
them. If our officials fail in their
duty, put better men in their places.
Above all things, if we desire a roof
TO remain over our heads, if we de-
sire our families to go unframed, if
we desire to protect our lives from
the assassin, let us uphold the law.
Ten men have been hung by mob
in Robertson county in the last two
years. The previous lynching did
not deter the Laprade fiends from
their terrible crime. The last hang
ing will not have any other effect
than to breed contempt for the law
in the minds of evil-disposed per-
sons. By all means, let lawlessness
of all kinds, whether it be done by
1 the mob in the name of justice, or
by the hardened criminal in de-
fiance of justice, be suppressed by
the iron hand of the law.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-26

as "peace hath her victories no less
renowned than war;" ought she not
to establish and maintain del art
ment that has reflected so much
honor upon her and would more
firmly establish her reputation for
peace, law and order? She now
enjoys the high distinction of hav-
ing within her borders the best
private military organizations that
the country can boast of, but the
fact that these are entirely supported
and equipped by themselves and
the friends of the companies, tends
no little to retard their growth and
permanent success.
Let the state come forward and
take action on this important sub
ject, and we believe it will meet
with the hearty sanction and prompt
endorsement of all good citizens.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-26
STATE MILITIA.

Tennessee has no militia. The
recent occurrences of mob violence
at Springfield and Winchester, and
the calling out of the private local
military companies of Nashville,
by Gov. Hawkins, to quell the dis
turbances and protect the prisoners
charged with crime from the infuri-
ated lynchers, has brought this sub
ject prominently before the minds
of the people of Tennessee. Would
it not be very opportune for the
present legislature to enact some
good and effective military law,
and by all the means in its power
to encourage and foster the growth
of citizen soldiery in the state.
Many of the other states of our
Union have a state militia and good
and useful laws upon this subject,
and il cannot be denied that the
presence of a thorough and we'll
Disciplined state militia adds greatly
70 the dignity, power and respect
ability of state, and serves to pro-
tect i'm no small degree, theIives
and property of her citizens and to
Doaintain the inviolability of the
laws.
tennessee has always had cause
20 no proud of the chivalrous, brave
and Gallant bearing of her soldiers
n ali her past military history.
The names of her hero sons shine
briobtest on the rolls of honor, and
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-26
A LITTLE NATTER or ECONOMY.

Times are VIGOROUSLY hard, and
every cent saved by our SolOns at
Nashville will add that much to
our ability to pay the state debt, or
make an honorable compromise of
it.
The state constitution provides
that san enumeration of qualified
voters and an appOrtionment of
Representatives i'm the general as
sembly shall be made in the year
one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-one, and within every sub
sequent term of ten years" 1t will
therefore fall to the lot of the pres
ent legislature to make this emu
meratiOn. The practice has been to
appoint a certain number of persons
in every county in the state to do
the work. This would require at
the present time not less than a
thousand enumeratoTs, and would
entail upon the state an expense of
not less than thirty thousand dol
lars, OF a fraction over ten cents for
each qualified voter in the state.
Now, the United States census has
Just been taken, and the name, age,
sex and color of each citizen in ev-
cry county in the state is on file in
the offices of the various county
clerks, and the list is far more accu-
rate than hasty enumeration now
would be apt to be. Why not, then,
let the county clerks copy the quail
flied voters from this list and for
ward the same to Nashville? This,
il seems to Us, would be an ''enu-
meratiOn" within the meaning Of
the constitution. 1t WOuld take but
little time and trouble, and, above
all, the cost of this manner would
be Insignificant. The appOrtion-
ment of representatives could also
be made at once, while if the old
plan is followed it will probably re-
quire an extra session of the legisla-
ture for this purpose alone. What
does our legislature think? The
way to economic is to begin to econ
Omize.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-26
STATE LIBRARIAN.

The reelection of Mrs. Hatton as
state librarian by the legislature
was just and suitable reward to
this accomplished lady for the ener-
getIc, faithful and thorough manner
in which she has performed the
arduOus duties of that office. She is
very competent, and attends to the
library with a strict regard to the
minutest detail. Polite, attentive,
and untiring in her attention to the
visitors, she has won the high re-
gard and devoted friendship of all
who have called at the capitol dur
ing her occupancy of the position.
She is assisted in her work by her
lovely daughter, Miss Emma Hat
ton, whose assistance to her mother
is invaluable. This young lady has
held the position of assistant to her
mother for the past two years, and
that, too, without additional pay.
We do not think this Is just. The
legislature ought to pay her a reas-
enable compensation for her SER
vices as assistant, and we trust the
present legislature will see to this
matter and pass such a bill. We
have sympathy with this passion
of the day on the part of our law
makers to become "penny wise and
pound foolish" by not allowing its
servants just and fair-living salary
and thereby driving off good, COM
petent officials and filling their
places with the shiftless and incom-
petent, who are not really worth
the pittance they work for. There
is no civil service reform in such
legislation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-26
The Power of the Governor to Cali
Out the Forces.


NaSANu10 DStuueI
Much discussion is being indulg-
ed in regarding the power of the
Governor to call out the military in
cases of riot or mob violence. While
the militia laws of the state
have never been repealed, they
remain, practically, dead let
ter on the statue book. There is no
militia in Tennessee. By sub-sec-
ton article of the Constitution
of 1870 it is provided that the Gov.
shall be commander-in-chie of the
army and navy of the State, but his
power to call out the militia is eX-
pressly limited to cases Of invasion
or rebellion, and then only when
the General Assembly shall, by a
public law, declare that the public
safety requires it. In the code I'M
der the title of prevention of crimes,
Chapter End, Sections 40 80 to 1896
inclusive, is found the only statutary
authorities for calling out pose,
which may be done by the sheriff to
suppress ARRAY, rOutS, riots, unlaW-
ful assemblages or other breaches of
the peace. The same powers GX-
ercised by the sheriff are conferred
upon the judicial and ministerial
officers of Justices in the state and
upon mayors, aldermen, marshals
and police of cities and towns but,
there is only single provision in
the statute by which the governor is
authorized to call out the force of
county other than the county in
which the offence has been commit
ted, and that is by section 1896,
which expressly limits the calling
out to cases where the sheriff makes
application to the governor for a
posse or military force to enable
him to execute the process deliver
ell to him, and then only when it
shall appear to the governor that
the power of the county in which
the sheriff resides is not sufficient to
enable him to execute the process.
The construction of the words
"powers of any county is not suffic-
lent to enable the sheriff process de-
liVered to him." may of course be
extended to any kind of process,
either civil or criminal, but their
ordinary acceptation would be to
limit the construction to cases
WllClC lIiC SIICII 10 ~ oIIISoG dn VI
fender, or otherwise to execute the
leading process.
In case the local military were to
refuse to obey the call of the gov
ernOr, he would have the power, not
alone on the grounds of their refus-
al, but on any pretext whatever, to
take from them their arms. He
would have this right whether the
military obeyed his call or not. 1t
is through the governor that the
arms are secured to the military,
and, of course through the same
process they can be taken from
them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-26
---------------
Prevent smallpox,

That lOathsOme and fatal disease,
smallpox, is beginning TO spread
rapidly in New York and other
northern cities, and it has been pre-
dicted that, with the breaking up
of the severe winter here, it will
progress south and make its dreaded
presence known among our south
ern cities. Forewarned is fore
armed, and would it not be wise
for our people to be prepared against
its dangerous approach by resorting
to vaccination and all other known
preventative? Let everybody be
vaccinated.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-26
miItfary Nores.

The G. G. G.s' bazaar, under the
kind auspices of the ladies of our
city, WAS far more successful than
the soldier boys ever hoped for or
dreamed of, netting about $489.
This amount will about pay the
company out of debt and place it ON
a sound, prosperous basis.
AT a regular meeting of the G. G.
G.s, on Tuesday night last, the fol
lowing resolutions and vote of
thanks were read, and enthusiastic
ally adopted and ordered to be pub
lished:
Whereas, the great success of our
bazaar was owing entirely to the
magnanimouS and untiring energy
and good taste of the ladies who So
kindly volunteered to assist US in
its arrangement and management,
and
Whereas, We are under such a
debt of gratitude to them for their
very generous endeavors to aid and
promote our prosperity and perma-
nent success, that we cannot find
adequate means by which to express
our deep obligations; therefore be it
Resolved, That we unanimously
return to them our sincere thanks,
and endeavor in this feeble way to
tell them of the high appreciation
and regard in which we hold their
inestimable esteem and kindly in
toroSt
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-26
EOcuStS.
New York Observer.

There are two breeds of periodic
al locusts, one appearing once in II
years and the other once in 13 years.
The earliest appearance of the IT.
year locusts in this country, so far
as the records go, was in 1854, at
Plymouth, Mass, and they have
not failed to appear once in II years
ever since, Both breeds will ap
pear this year, but not in the same
localities, Professor Riley, the en-
tomologist, says that the 17-year
locusts will abound next June in
Marquette and Green Lake coun-
ties, Wis; in the neighborhood of
Weeeling, West Va, and probably
in Maryland, Virginia and the dis
trict IF Columbia. They may also
appear, he says, in the West part of
North Carolina, in Northeastern
Ohio, Lancaster county, Penn, and
Westminster county, n. Y. The
Professor says that the 13-year brood
will probably be seen in Southern
Illinois, in all of Missouri except
the northwest corner, in Louisiana,
Indian Territory, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia, North carolina, and
South Carolina. The two kinds of
locusts differ very little in appear
ance.