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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08
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The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
was held on last Tuesday afternoon
mt 4 o'clock. Ali the aldermen were
present; Mayor Crusman in the
chair. Besides the regular routine
of business for the past month very
little else was done. The minutes
of the previous meeting were read
and adopted. and then followed the
officers reports and reports of the
standing committees, which were
read and adopted.
The steet committee was instruc-
ted to have second street, between
Madison and the railroad, graded
and Strengthened.
An ordinance passed first reading
to allow the EAST Tennessee Tele-
phone Company" the right of way
through the streets, and reserving
the right to the city for the free use
of its wires for city business.
The following ordinance in rela-
ton to pavements was read and fl
nally passed:
An ordinance to be entitled san ordinance
10 amend Part IL, title VIII, chapter 81, OF
Rhodes Digest of the Laws of Clarksyille'
in relation TO Pavements:
Sec. l. Be IL ordained by the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen of the City OF Clarlxs-
vile, That the words land elevation al
the end Of the 10th line Of section 2nd oil
chapter b, title Sth, part End of Rhodes
Digest of the Laws of GAINESVILLE" be and
the same are hereby repealed and stricken
out Of same, and that said section shall be
so amended, that the last clause of same
shall read, "and said notice shallalsO spec
| ify the width of said pavement"
( Sec. 2. Be il further ordained, That sec
/ ton 20, of same chapter, title and part, bt
and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further ordained, That al
ordinances or parts of ordinances in contiic
with this ordinance, be and the same AR
/ hereby repealed.
]. ]. CRUSMAN, Mayor.
r. d. READ, Recorder.
The hour of meeting was changed
to I O'Clock p. m, at which houl
the board will hereafter meet.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08
THE srAn noUTE ILLS.


Brady and company, the star
route thieves, have been indicted
by the grand jury of the District Of
Columbia and we-e arranged be
fore Judge Cox in the District court
on last Wednesday and discharged
upon their own personal recogni-
zance in the sum of $4,000 to APP
pear for trial when wanted. The
motion to quash the indictments
will be made next week.
Brady's counsel say that the only
thing that can be urged against
him is "want of sound discretion
in making thestar route contracts"
This plea is very thin and is calcu-
lated to raise the disabilities of any
man who has even read the mass of
accumulated evidence which shows
a prolonged and systematic swind-
ling of the government on the part
of Brady and his pals.
1t is stated that President Arthur
intends to urge the vigorous prose
eution of these cases and to this end
will retain Post-mAster-General
James in his cabinet. The country
will be glad TO hear this. Post
master-General James has already
done invaluable service to the Gov
eminent i'm exposing the infamous
processes of plumber and. robbery
practiced by this nefarious ring, and
claims to have the very best eviden.
&c of false swearing practiced by its
co-conspirators as to the service per
formed on phantom mail routes.
1t strikes us the government has
a good case against this ring HnC
President Arthur has a golden OPP
portunity tosubstantiateth atrespec
and support which all good citizens
are willing to give him on his acct
dental advent into the Chief Magis
tracy, by seeing to the honest anC
unfiinching prosecution of thi
band of public plunderers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08
TWO REPRESENTATIV PROM
MONTGOMERY.

One OF the duties of the Tennes-
see Legislature at the extra session
to be called next winter, will be the
re-apportionment of the state into
Senatorial and Representative dis
tricts. With the population as
shown by the last census, and I'M
der the state constitution, the num-
Der of senators may be increased
from % to 80, making s additional
senators, and the representatives
from IS as at present to 80. The
number of voters in in the state is
344, T41, and this would give one sem
ator to every 1O,449 voters, and one
representative to each 3,4S2 voters.
When it Is stated that the voting
population of Montgomery county,
under the recent official voting CEN
sus, 7,714 voters, it will be readily
seen that we will be entitled under
the new apportionment to two rep
resentatives in the next legislature.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08
Just in Time.

Late Saturday afternoon last
Frank Herblin, who was accident
ally shot and killed Saturday night
by policeman Lindsay, called at the
Office of the National Mutual Bene-
fit Association to pay the dues of a
friend. After doing SO he remark
ed he was also owing few dollars
for dues which he would call in and
pay the following Monday. 1t was
suggested that he better attend to
it at once, which he concluded to
do. In a few hours he received
the wound that caused his death,
and by giving attention to matter
he had intended to postpone he
saved to his family the sum of
$4,000, which otherwise would
have been lost to them.- Courier
Journal Oct. 4.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08
THE Buffalo Express, leading

THE Buffalo Express, leading
Half-breed organ, says:
"The express sees now but one
living issue before the country.
But that is a very important issue
one which appears to every mans
conscience and sense of right, of
honor and of honesty as distinctly
as did the great overshadowing is
sue of slavery. The issue Of our
day is that of good government.
Shall the country be governed
honestly, economically, justly !?
Shall we have a system of appoint
ments, promotion and tenure in the
public offices based fitness and
merit, or shall we prolong and en-
large and intensity the spoils sys-
tenn. which has preyed upon the
public substance, filed the land
with scandals and fostered the saw
age passions which eliminated in
Garfield's murder ?''
This is a Republican admission
worthy of notice. 1t is an admis-
sion of the truthfulness of every
change of corruption made by the
Democratic party. The Republi-
can party has not governed the
country honestly, economically,
JUSTLY" 1t has "enlarged ands in
tensified the spoils system" in a
manner never dreamed of in Jack
sons day. 1t does not possess a
majority of the popular vote of the
country, and unless the Republican,
leaders give us good government
they had better prepare to lay down
the symbols Of power.-C0n'ie1'
Journal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

THE poor untutored savage is be-
ginning to wind up his summer re-
bellion as the chilly nights of win
ter come on apace. There is great
wisdom in his warfare and amid
the SHOWS of winter, he finds the red
blanket and eXhilerating fire-water
of his pale-faced brother more con-
genial to his taste than the ETHEREAL
counterpane Of heaven and the icy
draught from the mountain brook.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08
Terrific storm.

COLUMBUS, Oct. ga special to
the Evening Dispatch from Dan
vile, O., says: IA terrific storm
swept the eastern part of Knox
county, Sunday. 1t was accompa-
MED by a high wind and rain. 1t is
reported that every shock of corn in
field belonging to a Mr.. Tucker,
near this place, was carried to an
adjacent farm. 4 house owned by
Mrs. Myers, a widow, was totally
destroyed. Mr.. Bakers barn was
badly damaged and several other
barns and houses were more or less
injured. The fences, as one farmer
facetiously put it, were all blown to
Coshhocton county, at least, none
are left. While Ralph Durbin and
wife, and daughter, aged 10, and
Miss Buck, sister of Mrs. Durbin,
and three small children, were re-
turning from church at Danville,
they attempted to cross the Little
Holloway, a stream subject to high
floods. Mrs. Durbin, Miss Durbin
and Miss Buck were drowned. Mr..
Durbin got out by his own efforts,
and Mr.. James Shellerlarger rescu-
ed the children. One Of them was
nearly drowned.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

OUR exchanges appear to be pref
ty unanimously of the opinion that
Fillmore's administration was Il
failure. The administrations of the
Vice Presidents have been very
generally set down as failures.
While Mr.. Fillmore could not, at
time when two extremes We're clam
orous, satisfy both, or, by conserv-
alive course, satisfy either, his adj
ministration was clearly not fail
ure. He received the nomination
for the presidency by his party in
1856 and he had given the country
during his term a clean and wise,
Observation-Disclosures and was
not failure, although, as public
man, he was a failure, if personal
success be the test. He, along with
all conservatism, was ground up be-
tween extremes. When extremes
try conclusions and battle for the
mastery, conservatism must take
one side or the other or retire. Mr..
Fillmore retired, or, if the reader
will, was retired. Aside from the
two extremes which were battling
for the mastery, the country had no
more illustriOus administration of
its laws.-NdSiUiLie american.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08
REPUBLICAN REPUTATION.


The Republican party has always
boosted itself party Of high moral
ideas, and as always in favor Of the
strict maintenance of the public
credit, both State and National.
Notwithstanding all of these proud
boasts, let us look into the workings
of this self-sanctified party for few
months past and see how its prac-
tice COMFORTS with its preaching.
During the last session of the Uni
ted States Senate it presented to the
country the disgraceful and humili-
ating spectacle of an open and base
bargain with Malone, the arch lead
er of Reputation. A few weeks
ago the party in Virginia, taking
its cue and encouragement from the
national leaders of the party, aban-
dOned all idea of running a ticket
of its own and entered into an alli-
ance with the Malone regulators
and is to-day working heart and
soul to further the cause of repudia
ton in that State.
But they try to excuse themselves
in this under the poor plea of as
sisting to break down the bourbon
Democracy of the South and estab-
fishing a more liberal and tolerant
government here. How weak is
this excuse may be illustrated by a
reference to some other States which
arealmost wholly Republican. How
about Minnesota? There is no
bourbon Democracy there to be
Inundated and destroyed and yet
reputation triumphs all along the
line in that sweet-scented haven of
RepublicaniSm. Minnesota, like
Virginia and Tennessee, has bond
ed Indebtedness, large part of
which she has already repudiated,
or is seeking to repudiate. In the
recent State convention held there,
it is stated that "the successful can
didate for the Gubernatorial nomi-
nation was backed by the repudia-
ting interest in alliance with the
State Prison ring and Dunnell's po-
litical machine, while the bond
question was completely ignored
and kept out of the convention"
How is that, Oh, We maintainers
of public credit? Not one single
voice, it would seem, was raised in
favor of honesty in a convention
representing nearly one hundred
thousand Republicans who are new
er tired of abusing the alleged repu-
diation tendency of the South, and
of landing their own party's pecu-
liar virtues and debt-paying homes
. ty. When the Republican party
allies itself with the Mahoneites of
Virginia, and repudiates It's own
honest obligations in Minnesota,
and then accuses the Democracy of
encouraging and fostering repudia-
ton, it'nOt only stamps itself par
~ of false pretenses and devoid of
principle, but also capable of false
hood and treachery. Will they ev-
er again have the monumental
cheek to cry Reputation against the
81 South.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08
Astronomical.

A sight that occurs but once in
five hundred years might have
been witnessed (but wasn't by us)
in the heavens, on last Saturday
morning. On that morning about
four o'clock, the planets Mars, We
nus, Saturn and Jupiter came very
close together and presented a most
brilliant and interesting spectacle
to the lover of astronomy. 1t is
stated that this quartet of planets
hold caucus regularly every five
hundred years. They forgot to
telephone US the result of the meet
ing, a TACT we regret very much,
for we had hoped to be able to in
form our readers who they had
decided upon for President of the
u. S. Senate. A Chronicle report
er, however, in search of some news
from the caucus, interviewed a
party of young gentlemen, of the
city, who are ardent students of
astronomy and who are now pre-
pairing to compete for the prize of
two hundred dollars in gold offered
by the Rochester Astronomical
Society for the best essay on astron-
omy, but the young gents stated
that they had been up nearly all
night watching for the. gathering
of the planets, but after free use
of their glasses during the night,
in spirited but vain search, their
eyes became sore and legs weakened
and they were forced to give up
the observations. They stated, how
ever, that they saw stars next day
but were unable to say, for certain,
whether they were the above nam
ed ones or not.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08
Very FrenchY.

The wife of the poet Heine was a
very simple girl picked up by him
among the seamstresses of Paris. In
one of the frightful paroxysms OF
his disease, he told her he was
dying. "No, Henry" she said,
''you won't be so cruel, you won't
die to-day, you will have pity on
me. lost nay paroquet this morn
ing, two such bereavements in one
day would be too much for me-"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08
A Tumble ila the Price of Grain at



A Tumble im the Price of Grain at
Last.
CHICAGO, October 4.-There was
almost a panic on Change to-day,
when it was nOised about that John
Is. Lyon, who was reputed to be
short about 100000 bushels of
corn, had suspended. Lyon has
for years been the heaviest shipper
of corn in this market, and some
times almost the exclusive shipper.
He was said to have been called for
one million dollar margins last
night after business hours and haV-
ing failed to respond, this fact and
the action of the Board of Directors
fixing the marginal price of corn at
66 cents broke the backbone of the
corn market, and all other grains
sold down in sympathy. Novem-
Der corn sold down to 10, from 754,
the closing price yesterday; De-
cember sold down to 68s, break
of 81 cents. October wheat sold
from 81 .42f down to $1.41, and No
Vember wheat from Sligo down to
81 .44k. Oats sold off cents. At
1:30 prices were still weak and de-
Ginning, and it was thought the fact
might help Lyon to pull through.
NEW YORK, October 4.-On early
Change to-day the corn market
was much depressed and unsettled,
declining 14@2, by reported failure
of several large bears in corn in
Chicago. The sales of corn before
and at first call aggregated about
100000.
CHICAGO, October 5.-The mar
ket in Chicago opened weak and
fell off q to 81 cents on wheat and
2 to . cents on corn. All other
articles suffered in proportion.
There was a perfect rush to sell and
the excitement intense. No failure
up to IL o'clock.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08
PenhnaIx Fund.

New YORK, October 6.-.The
trustees of the Peabody Educational
Fund began its annual meeting
yesterday, Robert G. Winthrop,
President of the Board, in the chair.
Ex-President Hayes was present.
The annual report spoke favorably
of the advancement in educational
matters in the south, and reviewed
at length the work accomplished.
Great and gratifying as has been the
progress both in public sentiment,
and educational system, the report
said that it must not be concluded,
that free schools were Established
beyond the possibilities of re peal of
distinction. The instruction of the
board to apply the greater portion
of the income of the fund, hereafter
to the education of teachers for pub
lie schools has met with general and
decided approval. The income dis
tributed, since February LIST 1881
amounted to $50,375.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

The editors of the GAINESVILLE pa
pers are dIsputing about the size of
their respective pocket-books. 1t
is astonishing what small things
some people differ about. The sub
jects under discussion were easily
exhausted as they were somewhat
empty to begin with.-Morni'3g
World.
We are not surprised that the
editor of the World should write
so knowingly of subject with
which he has had so much expert
ence as a former GAINESVILLE editor.
We should think, however, it would
be rather sad remembrance for
him.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

HEAVY rains and wind storms
were reported from the northwest
during the first of the week, and
the rivers in that region have been
overlooking their banks. Much
damage to property is the result,
especially to mills along the rivers
Several towns in the vicinity of st.
Paul, Minnesota, and Eau Claire,
Wisconsin, have been partly inun-
dated
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

SENATOR BEN HILL will attend
the called session of the Senate next
Monday. He has not entirely recOv-
cred from the late operation on his
tongue, but his physicians assure
him that when entirely healed it
will in no wise interfere with his
speech. The report that he had lost
a large part of his tongue seems to
be unfOunded.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

IT is reported that there IS great
and wanton destruction of buffaloes
on the western plains, by bands of
frontiers men. The trail over which
they pass is marked by bleaching
bones and decaying carcasses. Sew
eral companies of United States sol
diers have been ordered from Fort
Keogh, to prevent a threatened col
lision between these hunters and
the YanktOnian Indians on whose
reservation they are said to be en-
croaching.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

WE acknowledge the receipt ef a
season ticket to the Virginia Indus
trial Exposition which commerlces
at Richmond, Virginia, on october
the 18th, and continues until No
yember the 18th. 1t is the first Elk
position which has been held in
Richmond since 1859, and promises
to be a grand affair. There are
thousands of those throughout Ten
nessee who have the kindliest at
tachment for the OLD Dominion and
doubtless will be glad to attend this
Exposition.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

THE Brooklyn Eagle says /:
Many of our esteemed Republican
contemporaries discuss the subject
of the election of a presiding officer
of the Senate from the standpoint
of the belief that it would be an in
justice to refuse to allow the newly
chosen Senators to vote at such
election. The fact is, however,
that it is not matter that is open
to debate. On the 1st of June,
1889, an act was passed providing
for the organization of meetings of
Congress, which expressly declares
that 1.-THE oath of Office shall be adj
ministered by the President of the
Senate to each Senator who shall
hereafter be elected, previous TO his
taking his seat" That act has
never been repealed, and the SEN
ate must, accordingly, be organized
in conformity with its provisions.
1t would not be lawful for the new
Senators to participate in the pro-
ceedings until they had taken the
prescribed oath, and they cannot
take the oath until after the election
of the officer designated by law to
administer it. The procedures of
the Senate in this respect differs
from that of the House, where all
members presenting duly anthem
ticated credetials and entered upon
the roll prepared by the clerk, are
permitted to vote at the election for
a Speaker.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

NELSON w. ALDRICII was cleo
ted United States Senator, at Provi-
dence, r. l., on last Wednesday, to
fill the unexpired term of the late
Senator, Burnside. He was a mem
Der Of the lower house of Congress,
and his election to the Senate leaves
a vacancy in that body.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

THE alleged assertion of Conk-
ling that he would be forced either
to commit murder or suicide has
not yet become true. He has not
committed murder, and if he's a
6elO de Sc the Half-breeds doubtless
think he is the liveliest corpse in
the Union.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

THE fund for Mrs. Garfield now
foots up to $685., $40. This, with $780,
600 lite insurance and his salary as
President, and doctors bill paid by
the government, ought to keep her
in very comfortable circumstances
for the balance of her life.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

IT is stated a petition is being ex
tensively circulated and signed by
the republicans of the 10th congress
sional district of this state, asking
President Arthur to give the south
q representative in his Cabinet in
the person of Hon. VIM. r. Moore,
at present the representative in
congress from that district.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

ARTHUR is President of the Uni
ted States and chairman OF the New
York State republican committee.
The constitution is against man
holding two lucrative offices in this
country,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

THE court-martial has been selec-
ted to try Second-Lieutenant Hen
ry O. Flipper, eolored, Of the 10th
cavalry, for embezzling sI,700 and
making false returns Col. Penny
packer, who was stationed. few
wears ago at Nashville, is president
ofthe court. Trial begins Novem-
~ the LIST.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

WE dislike to do it, but "forbear-
ance has ceased TO be virtue" and
we are compelled to ssk the obitua-
ry poets to let up on the sacred
memory of our dead President.
How can they expect him to rest in
noano0
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08
a Georgia weather PROPHET.

A Georgia weather prophet, Prof.
j. G. Baker, comes to time prompt
ly for October, but seems to be a
''little OFF, at the opening IL fair
and little frost Stair and cool
wind; 4-cloudy, cool wind, north
east: 5-rainy and cool wind, north
east 6-7-mostly cloudy and cold
wind, and little rain; S-cloudy /;
3 cloudy and fog; 10-11 heavy
rains; 12-13-nearly fair; little
rain 15-foggy morning; 16-little
cloudy; 17-little rain and wind !;
l9-rain and thunder; 1920-fair
and cold 21-nearly fair and cold /;
22-clOudy; 23-rain and thunder !;
25-cloudy; 26-rain and cold 81
2S-nearly fair and cold; 29--fair
and cold; 30-little cloudy; 81
rainy.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

THE Yorktown centennial COM
mences on the 18th, of this month,
and will continue one week. The
preparations for its celebration are
on large scale. The French dele
CATION has arrived at New York.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08

SIX newspapers are PUBLISHED in
Iceland. If we ever have another
summer like the one that is now
lingering In the lap of autumn, there
viii be a seventh.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-08
THE Garfield boys have returned
to school at Williams college.

PETERsoN's MAGAZINE is the
great favorite of the Ladies Month
lies, as is proven by its immense
circulation, which has been main
tanned for more than Il quarter of
century. The October number
contains IL beautifulsteel engraving,
"Don't be Scared" Il charming
colored fashion plate a number of
we'll written and interesting stories ;
designs for nedlework ; household
receipts, etc., etc. Every lady
should take Peterson" Terms
only $500 q year, with great reduc-
ton to clubs. Specimen copies sent
free to those who desire to get up
clubs. Address Chas. j. Peterson,
500 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia,
Pa