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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
Old Relics OF Tennessee History.
Knoxville Tribune.

Yesterday Mr.. Willim *. Mitch
eli showed us copy OF the acts
passed at the first session Of the
General Assembly of the Territory
OF the United States, south OF the
river Ohio, began and held at
Knoxville, on Monday, the 25th
day of August, MDCCXCIN. The
printing is done by George ROul-
ston, printer TO the Territory
MDCCXCIV. FIRST come the acts
and ordinances of tho Governor
and judges. Here we find the
names of William BlOunt, Daniel
Smith, Campbell, Joseph Ander-
son, ct al.
On different pages Of the book
are found the names of different
people in their own handwriting,
such as "Pierson Brock, his hand
and name," "William Gallaher,
August 26, 1897" "John JACKIE,
August q, 1894"
In this interesting volume is ac-
counted the meeting Of the County
Court of Jefferson in cornfield
''an act to authorize the drawing OF
a lottery in the district of Nero, for
the purpose of raising a fund for
a district goal and stocks
in the town of Nashville !" an act
for the establishment of Blount
College, in the vicinity of Knox
vile. With the book was found a
grant, on parchment, given by
George the Second, and signed by
his Governor, Robert
Dinwiddie, dated August, 1851.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
Bowers Bard-headed brigade.

Ourter-IOurnuls
The organization of the Bald
headed Club was perfected last Fri
day evening, a meeting for that
purpose having been held at Bow
ser's Temple. The Club will here
after be known il the Anti-Capilla-
ry-Cultivators, or Kickers-Against-
All-Hair-P Fostering -DecoctiOns Mu-
tual Benefit Association. At the
meeting held Friday Evening, the
elevator boy at Bowser's Temple
refused to admit reporters, and the
proceedings of the meeting could
not be obtained in detail. 1t was
learned, however, that the follow
ing officers were elected John G.
Baxter, President +. Polk John
son, Vice President; Henry c.
Murrell, Treasurer Chas. Johnson,
Secretary and Major Ed. Hughes,
Assistant Secretary. Thirteen di-
rectors, all prominent gentleman,
were elected.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
4 Story of Lincoln,


Mr.. Halstead, now in Washing
ton, tells an anecdote on Lincoln
which contains a hint for office
hunters During Lincoln's time
there was d great row over the
Post Office in Dayton, Ohio. Two
Hotspurs were in The field. Peti-
ton after petition in favor of one or
the other poured in upon the Presi-
dent, and delegation after delega-
tion hastened to Washington to ar
que the case, Mr.. Lincoln was a
Iong-suffering man, but his patience
gave out at last. He could not
determine that one applicant was
in the slightest degree more compe-
tent, or more patriotic, or better
supported than the other. Finally,
after being bored by fresh deliga-
tion, he said to his secretary: 'This
matter has got to end somewhere.
Bring a pair of scales The scales
were brought. Now put in all the
petitions and letters in favor of
one man and see how much they
weigh, and then weigh the other
fellows pile.' 1t was found that
ono bundle was three-quarters of a
pound heavier than the other.
Make out an appointment at once
for the man who has the heaviest
papers, said Mr.. Lincoln, and it
was done.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
WHOLE NO. 2,366.


The day after Senator Hayue oi
South Carolina, delivered his cele.
orated philippe against New En-.
I gland, and Massachusetts In partic.
/ ular, Daniel Webster answered Il
by the greatest speech of his life.
All over the country surprise was
expressed that such a mastery re-
ply should have been composed In
twelve hours.
But the fact was that Mr.. Web
sier had been for years preparing
that speech. One of its strongest
constitutional arguments had been
written long time before, as pro-
fessional opinion No occasion had
called for Its public utterance until
Mr.. Hayne made one. Then the
great orator had but TO marshal
forces already equipped, and hurl
them at the assailant Of his state.
A lady visiting the studio of Mr..
Hunt, the artist and seeing an ella
borate charcoal picture, asked how
long it took him to draw il.
well" answered Mr.. Hunt. II
think II took me an hour OF two;
that is, / was about that time put
ting 1t on the paper there But I
suppose 1 ought to say that ii took
me forty years, as I've been draw
ing about that length Of time"
An unenlightened public may be-
lieve in extempOraneous efforts;
but the enlightened know that la
Dor of years is required TO make
one superior effort. The lesson is n
plain one-improves every mo-
ment by work, for the hour is not
foreseen when you may be called
TO do the great duty of your life,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
A Sonma Argument.

The Nashville correspondent oi
4 the Louisville Commercial makes a
sound argumen; In favor of the set
Element Of the state debt. He coal.
pares it to resumption and the pro-
phe .ie; of bankruptcy and ruin
made. He says of the actual effect
of 1t:
Not a ripple of disturbance WAS
created in the financial world, and
that which was pronounced a curse
proved to be one ~ the greatest
blessings. We had the ability to
resume at any time, but lacked the
faith. Our state affairs are not dis
similar to those where resumption
was decided upon. We owea large
debt-$27 ,000,00 We have, upon
fair assessment of our property
$3.50, 10000 with which to pay it.
The low tax party of the state, like
the opponents of resumption, have
declared that to pay IL will ruin the
people, and have told it until they
not only believed il themselves, but
have induced. the people TO believe
IT. AC l0l AtQA
of the question has caused values to |
decrease until our taxable property |
is assessed at only $2ll, 1000, 900, or
$97 ,000,O less than 1873, when ev-
cry intelligent man knows that it /
has increased $50, 900, 900 in the pc
riod indicated.
If we could get our people TO look
at the bright side of the picture-if /
they could have faith in the future
of our great state, that very moment
values would increase and our pros
perity bound forward.
We must settle the state debt.
We must declare this week that we
will resume state credit, resume
state honesty, and the very day the
senate declares it, that very day il
will be accomplished. We have two
parties in the neutrality-suspicious.
aud Destructionists. We must draw
he lines and fight it out. The hope
is on theside Of the former,
despair the latter. The youth, man
hood, energy and talent with the
narrow minded, hypO-
.hondriac and ignorant with the
after. The former rides on sulky-
blows and steam engines the lat ,,
er drive OK carts, plOws with shuck
ollars and wooden nouldboards, :
nd don't go to church because they
re not fixed up.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09

Gen. Gordon, of Georgia. relates
the following incident Of the late
war to New York Tribune report
er:
ave were on the Rapidan river,
where il was little stream, hardly
one hundred feet wide. Gen. Lee
sent me word that [ must go out
and break up the communication
between our pickets and the enc
my's. They had got to trading
with each other in newspapers, to-
bacco, lies and whatever would
vary the monotony of picket life.
They would not shoot at each 9TH
er, and 50 it WIS not military like;
so | started out one morning on my
horse and rode the whole length of
the picket line, and just as l came
toa certain point saw that there
was confusion and surprise as if /
had not been expected. What is
the matter, men, here asked.
Nothing, General, nothing is here
You must tell me the truth, said
/ i am not welcome, see, and
there must be some reason for it.
Now, what is the mattern There
has been nobody here, General.
We were not expecting you that is
all. / turned to two or three OF the
soldiers and said, Beat down thess
bushes here.' They had to obey,
and there suddenly rose up out of |
the weeds man as stark naked as |
he had come into the world. who |
are you p asked L. Il am from |
over yonder, General 'Over yon-
der-where p He pointed to the
other side of the river. What reg
iment do you belong top THE l04th
Pennsylvania, General What
are you doing in my camp" =" Why,
| thought l would just come over
and see the boys 'See the boys
what boys? Do you mean to say
you have entered my camp except
as a prisoner? Now, / am going to
10 this with you. am going to
nave you marched to Libby prison
ust as you are, without a rag of
,lothes on you.' why, General,
you wouldn't do that, just because
| came over to see the boysl /
lidn't mean any harm | felt (
over there and wanted to
ak with the boys little. That
5 all = Never mind, sir you I
march from this spot clothed as {
,ou are to Libby prisonp 'Gener- &
j. said the man, Il had rather you 6
would order me to be shot right
Iere.' No, sir ; you go to Libby ?
'hen several of my soldiers spoke
p: General, don't be too hard }
n him, he's pretty good fellow +
lie didn't mean any harm he just q
7anted TO talk with u.s. This !
usines must be broken up said r
up on the picket line y
''It had not been in my heart, r
Owever, to arrest the man from Z
ne beginning, / only wanted to h
eare him, and he did beg hard. h
-'ll tell you what / will do with +
on this time for 1 saw that he n
-as a brave, good-humored fellow. n
f you will promise me that neith-
: you nor any of your men shall +,
YER come into my lines again ex- r,
.pt as prisoners, I'll let you go.' a,
Iod bless you, General said the
ian, and without any more adieu, h
2 just leaped into the stream and
me up on the other side, and g,
ok to the woods. q.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
Paidin ones own Coin.

Peters mother died. After that
he was sent to his grandmother's,
for he had a quarrelsome temper,
and his aunt could not manage him
with the other children. His grand
mother dealt kindly and patiently
with him, and helped him to inn
prove.
Peter now had new mother, and
his father had sent for him to come
home. But he did not want to go.
He felt sure he should not like his
new mother, and that she would
not like him.
"That depends upon yourself, Pc
ter" said his grandmother. "Car-
ry love and kindnes in your pocket
and you'll find no difficulty"
The idea struck the boy favora-
bly,. He wished he could, he said.
"And the best of it isl said
grandmother, elf you once begin
paying it out, your pockets will
never be empty, for you'll be paid
in your oWp coin. Be kind, and
you will be treated kindly; love
and you'll be loved"
81 wish / could" said Peter.
All the way home he more or less
thought of it. / do not know about
his welcome home, or what his faith
er or new mother said to him. The
next morning he rose early, as he
was used at grandmother's, and
came down stairs, where everything
being new he felt very strange and
lonely.
"I know / shan't be contented
here" he said to himself; 81 know
shan't, Pm afraid there's not
bit of love in my pocket"
How ever, in a little while his |
new mother came down, when Pc
ter went to her and said
"Mother, what can | do to help |
you ?"
"My dear boy" said she, kissing
him on the forehead. show thought
full you are. / thank you for your
kind offer, and what can l do to
help you, for Pm afraid you will be
lonely here at first, coming from
your dear, good grandmother"
What kiss was that! 1t made
him so happy.
"That's paying me in more than
ny own coin" thought Peter.
Then he knew he should love his
new mother; and from that good
lour Peters pockets began to fill
with the beautiful coin of kindness,
which is the best "small change" in
he world. Keep your pockets full
If it, and you will never be in want.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
A CoRNER 1N WOVEN.
Prospective Rise Iu Quotations for
Old and Young Maids.
New York Herald

Contrary to expectation and pre-
cedent the new census shows that in
this country the ruder sex outnum-
bers the gentler to the extent of
nearly a million. 1t is to be sincere
ly hoped that nobody will say,
"What are you going to do about
1t ?' for this is manifestly one of the
cases in which there is really moth
ing that can be done, except to feel
uncomfortable, for the condition is
not merely accidental and Temporal
ry; it promises to be permanent, for
the discouraging incorporation is
not simply between adults of the
two sexes, but includes the entire
population all the way from ex-
treme age down to the cradle, and
this in spite of all that MOrmons
and other agencies for the importa-
tion of domestic servants have done
to make the balance even. 1t, there
fore, stands to reason that not only
is the genus old maid doomed to
speedy extinction, but also that
nearly million of the young men
of America will have to go wifelesS
unless each can raise the price of
ticket to Europe and two tickets
back. 1t also becomes quite evil
dent that the local valuation of wO-
men will increase; any market in
which nearlya million competitors
are sure to ''get left" in the struggle
for something not desirable but abb
necessary, is threatened
with "corner" that must be simp-
ly gigantic in its proportions. The
ladies are to be congratulated on
the prospect they always were
worth more than they brought. Ev-
en- in the days whey they outnum-
Oered men it was agreed that it was
to have too much of |
good thing; now, however, they |
oan exact their own terms. Instead |
Of meekly submitting to all sorts of
inconvenience and privatiOn for the
sake of being married and having a
nome, they now can name their own
erms they need non even endure
husbands that drink, smoke or
'pend several evenings week at the
odge, for rather than go wifeless
he tyrant man will abate his pre-
entions and woman will become
lutOcrat.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
SIX Months WITHOUT Food

DETROIT, March pa remarka-
BILE case of abstinence from food is
now in existence at Battle Creek.
Last October Mrs. Henry Ingram
had some teeth pulled. This brought
on nausea ut the stomach and ina
bility to retain food. The woman
is said to be still alive, having eat
en- and drunk nothingsince October.
She is nourished by being bathed
in beef tea, milk, etc., which act
by absorption. The pores of the
skin absorb nearly a quart a day
from these baths. She feels sort OF
hunger, which is soon allayed by Il
bath, after which she feels as If she
had eaten. A bath of water will
quench her thirst. How much lon
ger she can live is a problem. Her
stomach is said to be totally paral-
yzed. There seems TO be no doubt
of the entire genuineness Of these
remarkable facts.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
Didn.t know HOW to take Them.

He was on his way home from
Leadville. He had on ragged old
summer suit, q bad pat, and he had
been taking his meals about thirty
hours apart, to make his money
carry him through.
"Yes / like the country out that
way,' he replied to the query.
"The climate is good, the scenery
! fine, and some of the people are
honest as needs be. The trouble is
in knowing how to take the bad
ones"
"I should think that would be
easy"
"Yes, it looks that way, but / had
some experience. ! am the Origi-
nal diskfverer of the richest mine
around Leadville. Yes, / am the
very man, though you wouldn't
think it, to see these old Clothes"
"Then you are not the owner
now ?"
"Not a bit of it. I'll explain. 1
was pOking around on the hills and
found signs. / collected some
specimens of assay: staked off a
claim and went off to the assayers.
1t was two days before he let me
know that L had struck the richest
ore that he had ever assayed, and
| hurried back to my claim. Hang
my buttons if it haden't been jump
ed."
"How ?''
"Why, a gang of sharpers had
found the spec and built up pole
shanty and hung out sign of first
Baptist Church over the door. True
as shooting they had, and the law
out there Is no man can sink a shaft
within 200 feet of a church building.
They saw me coming and when /
got there were holding a revival.
They were six OI them and they
got up one after another and told
how wicked they had been and how
sorry they were, and would you be-
lieve it, they had the cheek to ask
me to lead off in singing. j went
to law but they beat me. Three
days after the verdict the Church
burned down, and before the ashes
were cold the congregation were
working a mine worth over milli-
on dollars. You see l didn't know
how to take them"
''Was there any particular way
to take them ?''
"You bet there was! / ought to
have opened on them with n Win
chester rifle and given the coroner
$50 for verdict that they came to
their death from too much religion"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09


Hon. JAMES A. MCKENZIE
spent Monday in Hopkinsville.
His friends here we're delighted to
find that his health has greatly inn
proved during the past month. In
deed, it may be said that he has al
most if not quite entirely recovered,
for he looks rosy, bright and quite
like himself. During the whold OF
last winters session of Congress he
was so feeble that he was unable TO
90 to his seat in the House without
assistance. Not days session did
he miss, although suffering greatly,
physically, and so accomplishing
was he, and so determined to stay
at his post without regard to per-
sonal Inconvenience, that very few
even of his more intimate friends
at home were aware of his true
condition. Such devotion to the
interests of the people is very rare
in these days. And in what mark
ed contrast is it to the course of the
many members of Congress whose
desertion of their posts accustomed
the great outcry about absenteeism
last winter Mr.. McKenzie's
friends all over the State will be re-
joiced to hear of his restoration to
health.-HopkinsriIte Nelo Ere.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
Loss of Memory.

Loss of memory is a great afilic-
ton, and one that has befalien
many a genius. Swift, Wycherley,
Scott, all suffered from il toward
the end of their brilliant careers.
Lockhart, i'm his biography, gives a
touching account of Sir Walters
sensitive appreciation Of the failing
power of his memory, once, as he
sadly remarked, "his strong point"
In his latter days he would fire.
quently break down in the middle
of narration, and "be sadly pain
ed when unthinking friends hastily
gave him the catchwOrd." A well
known lady with delicate tact,
feigned an inflrmity herself to dis
guise that of her friend, and would
remark, 81 am growing so deaf /
did not hear a word you said, after
so and So" mentioning and Incl
dent before the one at which the
poet had halted, and thus giving
him time to recall what had escap-
ed him. Fuller tells a quaint story
of Luther's tutor, who attempted
to exhibit his memory In one Of his
sermons by repeating by heart a
long biblical genealogy. Failing
in the attempt, the good man was
in nowise disconnected, but, pa
tiently remarked that he saw
"Heaven resisted the proud" aud
betook himself to his book.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-09
A Tennessee Avenger.
Special to the Cincinnati Times-star

Special to the Cincinnati Times-Star
DENVER, Col, March 26.-Om
GERS from this State have just re
turned from Texas with old mar
Dahlgreen, arrested on charge O
murder, who has most tremarkabIe
history. He lived before the wal
in the northern part of Tennessee
His home was pleasant one, and
with his wife and two sons he lived
very happily on his farm until q
quarrel arose between neighbors
The difficulty was patched, but one
| of the sonS-both of whom had
grown to mans estate-cOnceived
that he had been wronged, and one
day while he and his brother were
passing along the road in wag-
on they came up with five men,
their neighbors, and the quarrel
| broke out afresh. The young men
were courageous and would not be
| intimldated by their opponents.
Hot words led to blows, and the
five men, pulling pistols, fred up
on the two Dahlgreen boys and
killed them. They then ran away,
and, fearing the vengeance of old
man Dahlgreen, for he was even
then considered quite an old man,
disappeared from the community.
OF course Dahlgreen and his wife
were nearly distracted at the sad
death of their "boys," of whom
they were very proud, and Mrs.
Dahlgreen never recovered from
the blow, but about the time the
war broke out diej, and the hus-
banGl was left to lament the separa-
ton of his family.
He conceived the idea that moth
ing was left in this life for him eX-
cept to obtain vengeance on the
men who had robbed him of his
sons. He devoted the remainder
of his life to this purpose. He be-
gan Systematically to search for the
ley, Black, Hewitt, Mayors, and a
man called "Black Tom," but
whose true name was Lurdy, and
one after another was met and kill
ed.
He had no scruples, no con-
science. His sole object was to put
the Williams who made life no object
to him out of the way. He took no
interest in the war. It mattered
not whether the North or South
were victors. He shot Mayors and
Lurdy in Tennessee, and escaped
the officers who were set upon his
track.
The old man disappeared from
his country, and no traces of him
were heard for several years. The
man Gridley died of pneumonia in
Cincinnati, and Black is serving
out term in the State Penitentiary
at Columbus, Ohio, for burglary.
The last Of these men, Hewitt, |
was slowly but surely tracked by |
Dahlgreen to Colorado, and, in a
little town on the frontier of the |
State, at Covote, he came up with
him and shot him in cold blood,
after he had thrown up his hands
and asked for mercy. The little
community was terribly excited |
about the murder, and started Off ,
GERS on the track of Dahlgreen, |
who threw them off the scent. No
more was heard of him until last
when information was re-
ceived that he was in Houston,
Texas, and there he was arrested.