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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
james h. Polk.
Nashville Banner.

| We d1d the following article con.
eernilg the characteristics and hab-
1 Its of this noble old statesman, who
i rests from, his labor beneath the
1 tomb IN another portion of the city,
i in the columns of the Little Rock,
Arkss Gazette of a recent date:
Yesterday a party of acquaintan-
ces were talking of Presidents, of
their characteristics and habits,
! when Mr. 4. NJ. Crawford remark
led iisnl ai7 iaiH4aH
es'I IiMell3remember when EXPIRES
ident Nan IBuren came to Columbia,
| Tennessee, to visit. James X. Polk.
1T was in the year 1S4Ior '42, I've
llfotgoften which, but / well remem-
Der the time. / was q boy-a chunk
of a boy. as the old people used to
say. | had heard so much of Van
Buren, that did not expect to find
him simply a man, but looked for
ward to some grand characteristic
expression of countenance which
proclaimed to the world that ho had
been President. Early on the
morning when the distinguished
guest was to appear in Columbia, |
gOJ up after an anxious, restless
night, put on my homemade shirt
and coperas breeches, rolled 'em up
and struck out for town. When /
arrived at the square, fenced in by
cedar rails and posts. / didn't wait
to go around to the gate but slipped
through an aperture and walked
around toWherea a crowd of men had
gathered under the locust trees. /
walked up boy like, searching for
the ex-P President. / soon recognized
him, not by any striking character
istic of greatness but by Mr. Polk's
Introduction of him. / had known
Mr.. Polk all of my life, and when
he saw, me, dressed as l was, he adj
vanced, led me to Mr.. Van Buren,,
and exclaimed /: "This is the ex-
President; shake hands with him
sir" ] shook of course, but some
how my mind dwelled on Polk ra-
ther than Van Buren. Young as 1 |
was, / felt the attention he paid me,
the poor boy at the frOlic, and / have |
never forgotten the beaming ex-
preston of his face. He had no
and when he saw a boy,
dress, he always caught
hold of him and made him feel at
home. His friendship was the most
genuine of any 1 have ever known
to be displayed by a politician.
Free of design, it stood out pure and
noble, and in Columbia to-day you
can find hundreds Of men who
caught that kind expression of face
in poverty's childhood, and who will
continue to keep it In 'memory's
urn until they 90 down to the sod
of their native land.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06

Faithfulness, which implies I
conscientious fulfillment of all as
sumed and imposed christian obi
cations, always merits recognition
in the Office and life of a trusted
minister of the gospel. 1t is not
flattery, when a public servant is
thus assured of his fidelity, and
taught to feel that his honest toll
and self-sacrificing spirit are held
in grateful and unfeigned remem-
brance by those to whom he has SO
tenderly and pastorally adminis-
tered. .I.D
In obedience to a law of our
church, the harmonious and profit
able association which, for four
consecutive years, has existed be-
tween our loved presiding elder,
Rev. Wellborn Mooney, and our
selves must terminate with the cur
rent conference year.
AS a quarterly conference, we
count ourselves happy to be thus
permitted, in public way, to rec
ognize the honesty, faithfulness and
cOnstancy of the work he has done
for us.
Prompt, energetic, willing, de-
voted and affectionate, he has near
ly always measured up to our con-
ception of the Office of presiding ell
der in the Methodist church. As
an officer, he is dignified, courteous,
and impartial. Socially, he meets
the demands of cultivated, esthetic-
al taste. AS preacher, he is argu-
mentative, logical, analytical, me-
thodical, pathetic, simple and religi-
Gus. We, therefore, sever the ties
that have for SO many years united
us in sweetest accord, with deep
emotions and feelings of christian
sadness.
Be it resolved, then, by this, the
quarterly conference of Asbury sta
tion, Clarksville district, Tennessee
of the NJ. E. Church,
South, that our presiding elder,
Rev. Wellborn Mooney, occupies
the warmest place in our christian
that our prayers will fol-
low him into any future field of
toll that we will gladly receive
him, at any. time, as Christ's SER
want, and ever indulge the comfort
ing hope that we'll ali meet at last,
in our fathers home above.
Resolved, further, That these
be spread upon the jour-
nal of the quarterly conference, and
1 copy thereof sent to the CIarksviIIe
Chronicle for publication.
S. w. BARBEE,
T. NJ. BRoDIE.
July, %, 1881.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
rerrlbIo saw viii Accident.
Lee county, (Va.) Sentinel.


A terrible accident occurred at a
saw mill at the mouth OF Four Mile
creek, near Rose Hill, on the 4th.
A young man named Martin called
at the mill and was watching its
operations he was standing direct
ly in front OF the circular saw and
facing it, when some piece of the
machinery struck him and caused
him to pitch forward. The rapidly
revolving saw struck him directly
on the top of the head, saving his
head and body open, from the top
to the chest, passing almost through
the center, and one leg WAS cut off
at the hip, the body was then
thrown around and the heels Of
both feet were torn off. The sight
was sIckening in the extreme; the
sawyer run to the lever and ats
tempted to throw the machine out
of gear, but the revolving sight
caused him to faint, and he fell
lifeless at his post. The mangled
body continued. to breathe for fif-
teen minutes.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06

Take small green muskmelons,
wee little bits Of cucumbers, tOma-
toes and onions, lite green pep
pers, green beans, and nasturtiun
pods, and soak for two days i'm
brine. Then drain, cut small
piece out of one side OF the melon,
remove the seeds and stuff in the
small fry; put a few whole cloves,
bits OF cinnamon bark, allspice ber-
ries, and a little mustard seed In
each mango; put back the piece
cut out and fasten in place with
needle and thread pack In jar
with few pieces of bruised horse
radish root. Put coffee cup of
sugar to every two quarts Of vine
gar, heat scalding hot and pour
over the mangOes; let stand three
days, then pour the vinegar of,
heat and return to the pickles. In
three days heat the vinegar again.
Put plate and weight on the pick
les to keep them under the vinegar,
and il good vinegar be used, and
the jar kept in a cool place these
mangoes will keep forever almost
only they will be 50 good you will
eat them up before the TIME comes
for pickling again.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
AColored Camp Follower.

"You ran at the first fire, did
you ?" asked the colonel of a regi-
ment. ayes, sah," was the unblush-
ing reply, "an' l would have run
soOnah If / had lnowed it was COM
ing" "But have you no regard for
your reputation, Sam 2" ''Reputa-
ton is nothing to me, sab, by the
side of life" "Well, if you lost your
life you would have the satisfaction
of knowing that you died for your
country" "What satisfaction
would dat be to me. sab, when de
power of feelin' it was gomez"
''Then patriotism and honor are
nothing to you ?" "Nufiin what
eber sah." "If our soldiers were
all like you, traitors might have
broken up the government without
resistance" "Yes, sab, dat's so /;
dere would hab been no help for it.
L wouldn't put my life in the
scales 'gainst any government dat
eber existed, for no government
could replace de loss to me. 'spect
though, that de government would
be safe 'nuff If all de soldiers were
like me, cos den dere couldn't bo no
fitin'."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
The Room for the south.

1t is difficult to believe and utter
ly impossible to appreciate fully
that there has been subscribed in
the north aad in Europe for invest
ment in the south, during the past
eighteen months, one hundred mil
lion dollars. The Herald's cores
pondence from Georgia enters at
considerable length. and with facts
AS basis, upon the discussion of
this tremendous movement in aid
of the south. And one of the most
interesting facts developed in that
vast sum includes investment east
of the Mississippi and south of Rich
mond, ignoring entirely the equally
great developments in the south
west. That this capital will be ju-
diciously invested is probable
New lines of railway are being
opened and contracts for building
and equipment are signed. Farms
made up from old-time plantations
are to be fertilized and supplied
with the labor-saving machinery SO
useful and helpful in the north and
west. That the south has greatly
needed help during the past fifteen
years has been a melancholy fact,
and that the wise men OF finance
have at length concluded to give it
a "bOom" will be an equally graft
flying and profitable fact.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06


the rapid progress Of the United
States. Thousands of farms, hun
dreds .,f villages, scores of factories,
and mercantile interests of all kinds
spring yearly into life. Thered man
gives way to the white man, prairie
grass vanishes for wheat and corn,
the buffalo yields 10 the iron horse.
Year by year the frontier line of
settlement is pushed further West
into the prairies. Thus the great
wilderness Of the new world, begun
to be reclaimed first at jamestown
Va. in 1907, is gradually being
converted into homes for a people
who must ere long ontnumber and
outdo any nation on the globe.
~ QUILIBET.
Kansas Citv. Julvt25g IS8Iaa44s f
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
u. & N. Cars.

The st. Louis Republican says !:
''The Louisville u Nashville gave
an order some months since for
/, 800 box freight cars, owing to the
heavy demand on the company.
The Missouri Car and Foundry Com
pany took the contract and the cars
are now being delivered at the rate
of 200 per month. The freight block
ade which existed during the win
ter andspring required the company
to add largely TO the rolling stock.
Thre has been no trouble of the kind
for some time, and it is not likely
that it will ever occur again, unless
there is an unusually large business
at some time in the future. The l..
d N. tracks, for the most part, are
the old-fashioned five foot or broad
gauge About 4S5 miles are aleady
of the standard guage-4 feet 81
inches-and ii is said that the direc-
tors are now considering the FEAST
bility of ordering at once change
of the entire lire to standard guage.
1t is only question of time when
it will be absolutely necessary to do
this.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
Angry words ana Thcir Cost

Some years ago our government
ordered the Modoc tribe of Indians
to be removed to the Kamlath re-
servation-peaceably or forcibly.
The peace trial failed, and sudden
ly the United States soldiers sur
rounded the ModOc camp. A par
ley was held, and the Indian chief
advised his people to lay down
their arms. They all did 50 except
one man, who had seen his father
killed by a mob of white men twen-
ty years before, while going to
warn some other white people OF
danger from another tribe of hostile
Indians. A lieutenant was ordered
to disarm him. He, with Oaths
and insulting epithets, ordered him
to lay down his arms. The Indian
offered to do SO if decently adj
dressed, affirming that she was not
dog" The officer drew his re-
volver instead both fired at the
same instant, and both fell dead.
An Indian war followed, which cost
the government about 200 lives and
So, 100000. Kind words are seldom
thrown away, even rs regards inn
mediate results, and, in the words
of the old hymn, "They never
die"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06

THE proceeding of the American
Paper makers association, at Sara
toga, shows very clearly that the
paper manufacturers need no pro-
lection at all. They freely admit
that they can make paper as cheap
Iy as the article can be made in Eu-
rope, but they are entirely unwill-
ing that the people of the United
States should cease paying a fat
bounty to them. These braZen
bounty sharps will hold on to their
privilege of taxing their fellow citi-
zens tokeepthem inaspecialbusiness,
and to enable them to run it profit
ably, just as long as the people of
this country permit themselves to
be bamboOzled by the thin pretenses
set forth. Why should bounties be
paid To certain men to keep them
up in their business, when they adj
nit among themselves that they do
not need such bounties? The boun-
ty or spoiIs system, which goes by
the name of protection, is an un-
republican and thoroughly un-
prihcipled SYSTEM C0wier-JouT-
9lH{
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
ne wIse and Happy.

If you will stop all your extrava-
CANT and wrong notions i'm doctor
ing yourself and families with ex-
pensiSe doctors or humbug cure
alIs, that do harm always, and use
only natures simple remedies for
all your ailments-you will be wise,
well and happy, and save great ex-
pense. The greatest remedy for
this, the great, wise and good will
tell you, is Hop Bitters.-Press.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
MILLIONS of Flfes .

At Atchison, Ks, Tuesday, a
cloud wasseen approaching the city
from the north. As it drew near il
changed to a living swarm of drag
on flies in countless millions. The
more supe-stitious took it as an in
cident of the comet year. The flies
were unusually large, and were sew
aral hours in passing, moving rapid
ly to the south.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
A Rig Navigation scheme.

A New York special says a COM
pany has been organized with a
view of controlling the freight tom
mage on the Mississippi, Missouri
and Ohio rivers. Sixty-three steam
ers and one hundred and twenty
barges have already been bought
at their actual value. The purchas-
ers claim that they can run them at
a reduction of $500, 900 year in ex-
penses. james r. Keene is also said
to be at the head of this company.
Its projectors say that they are now
perfecting arrangements by which
grain and provisions can be shipped
to Europe at little more than half
the prices now ruling by rail via the
Atlantic ports. The company have
bought all the warehouses on the
rivers not controlled by railroad
companies, and are to erect others
at New Orleans and various points
on the three rivers. A meeting of
those interested will be held on Fri
day, and complete arrangements
are to be perfected this week.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
.Nrs. ROsengietd'S

and see the most elegant Bon
nets and Hats We ever brought
on. We can suit the most faS1
tidiOuS taste, and our variety
is endless in Tuscan Lace,
Straw. Steel and Mixed BOnnetS
and Hats. We also have on
hand rPaJy-trimmed Hats at
from $1.25 TO $3.50, In the very
latest style. Come and see for
Yourself. As for Flowers and
Feathers, words can't express
the variety, In our Notion
and Novelty Department, We
have a full line of Serge, Sat-
I'm. Pasamenty Buttons, Cords
and TaSSeIs, C. p. COrSetS, FIeX-
ibIe COrSetS and other brands,
Null and Fancy Ties in great
variety, Fans, ParaS0lS, Ladies
Underwear. Our old standby.
LHpln'S Kid Cloves Foster aud
other makes, SILK MiftS OF the
Latest Shades. We are also
agent for Children'S DR.. trays
Shoulder Brace. call and eX-
anime for yourself. srl7=.--
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06

THOSE who knew Capt. M. H.
Clark whose interesting letter on
the last days of the Confederate treas
ury we published Sunday, will ac-
cept all his statements as absolutely
conclusive of every point which
came under his personal supervision.
AS one of the largest tobacco dealers
in the United States, with business
connections extending all over
America and Europe, Capt. Clark,
seignior of Clark Bros, at Clarks-
Vile, enjoys a reputation for busi-
ness capacity and strict integrity
which is not exceIled. We know OF
no man more Thoroughly capable OF
writing complete account Of the
last days 0fthe Confederacy as they
came under his immediate observa-
tion and we hope he will favor the
press with full account from the
evacuation of Richmond to the close
of his service in Florida. AS per-
sonal narrative giving all details It
would be exceedingly interesting.
Nashville AD1ericdn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
Corner Strawberry and Second StS.,
CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE
DUNBAR'S CAVE
April Is, 1Ss1-tf.

Is now open for the reception of visitors.
Entrance to Cave Grounds I0cts.; entrance
to Cave with guide 5Octs., with liberal dis
counts to large parties.
Liberal terms TO picnic parties. Barbecues
prepared when desired,
Sulphur water kept at Cave much cooler
and better than at the spring.
Bridge tickets to Cave to be had of j. NJ.
Rice at half price. J. M. RICE,
june4tf For Cave Company.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06

THE only absolute specific we
know of for sneezing, snuiiiing and
choking catarrh or head colds Is
SanfoId's Radical Cure, which, for
the small sum of 81, affords instant
relief and invariably cures.-Mefi-
cal Times,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
A vigilance COMMITTEES In New.
Orleans.

IT Is learned that Vigilants have
given "Nine-fingered Frank" alias
"Dago Frank, said to be notorious
character, twenty-four hours to
leave tie city. That a Vigilance
committee has been organized in
this city, admits of little doubt but
no reliable information has yet been
received at this hour as to its com
position and objects.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
MACHINERY FOR SALE.

/ have a good Engine, Boiler and
Corn Mill, together with everything
complete, ready for running, that |
wish to sell TO make room for larger
machinery. w. "A. SETTLE.
Nav oO 1891
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06

IT will cost the government $780,
600 to print the reports of the COM
mis- toners To the Paris Exposition.
1t would seem that the money
might be invested to a better adj
vantage.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06

CHARLES A. DANA was working
on a salary of 80 per week when he
was married, and he Is now worth
5000, 900. There Is no trick about
it /; all you have TO do IN To marry
rich and put your wise's money o'it
at interest.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06

THE great temperance petition
presented TO the Georgia Legisla-
ture the other day was 600 feet long
and contained $4,000 signatures. It
was greeted with applause.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06

1t will be seen that the longest
drought that ever occurred in
America was in the summer of
1862. No rain fell from the lst of
May to the 1st of September. Many
of the inhabitants sent to England
for hay and grain.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
rmE NE1v NEw YoRK sENArolss

&
Now that the legislature at Al
bany has played its disgraceful par
and adjourned sine die. every bod,
wants to know who are the nev
Senators to succeed Conkiing ant
Platt ConklingwilI bestIcceeded b,
Elbridge G. Lapharn and Platt BY
Warner Miller. The New Yori
Sun thus laeonieally disposes o
them: NsTf s s.
| Elbridge Ct. Lapham and WarlIel
Miiler-these are the names of tht
two men who now represent the
State of New Y orlx in the aSenatelo
! the United States. 3s& AiiE
Neither Mr.. Lapham nor Mr.. Mil.
Ter is a great man-so far as they
have given US opportunity to judge
4 of their size. Neither of them is a
statesman-so far as we can judge
by their career in politics. Neither
of them is an orator-so far az can
/ be judged by anything that il
known of their speeches, if either of
them ever made a speech. Neither
of them possesses. any, observable
powers of mind 80 far as their pow
ers have been observed. Neither
of them has been Il leader of the Re
publican party-so far as it's leader
ship is anywhere on record. Nei-
ther of them has identified himself
with any public policy, though one
of them, il not both of them, could
tell an interesting story of the prof
itableness of private policy in polit-
ical life.
We cannot give the people of the
State any satisfactory reason why
Mr.. Lapham was yesterday elected
a Senator of the United States, or
why Mr.. Miller was elected last Sat
urday. &
THE members of the National
Board of Health express the opin-
ion that the yellow fever will not
give the country much trouble this
year. They have adopted every
precaution, and have their eyes on
Havana, where the fever is very
bad. DIR. Turner, the Secretary.
said few days ago:
HO NOlAOW lCFCI 10 NClJ OdO III
Havana. / await the kilograms
each day with a good deal of ankle
ty. | thought last year we were all
right, as we had passed the 9th of
July, but on the 9Th the dispatch
came announcing its appearance. I
have not been away from business
for three years, and want to get
away for short time in August,
and that naturally causes me to
watch for the fateful telegram with
some anxiety. But / don't think
that it will come, and INassure you
that this wish is not a purely per-
sonal or selfish one either. If only
my vacation was involved it would
not make so much difference. But
there is the loss to life and property
which is so disastrous. We are on
guard, and while we don't pretend
to be able to keep yellow fever out
of the country, yet there is an adj
vantage in adopting all possible pre-
cautions" ;"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06

WHEN is man like a looking
glass? When he reflects.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
severnI Dry Times.

An interesting report is that of
several drOuthes, as far back as the
landing of the Pilgrims. How
many thousand times are observa-
tions made like the following !:
"Such cold season ~ "Such "A not
season I" "Such dry weather." etc.
Read the following list showing the
number of days without rain.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06

In the summer of 1890, "A days.
Summer of 1880, Al days.
Summer of 1887, 75 days.
Summer of 1862, so days.
Summer of 1864, 40 days.
Summer of 1893, 81 days.
Summer of 1894, 80 days.
Summer of 1905, 40 days.
Summer of 1715, 46 days.
Summer of 1853, 81 days.
Summer of 1870, 50 days.
Summer of 1741, ~ days.
Summer of 1745, 72 days.
Summer of 1749, l0S days
Summer of 1855, 40 days.
Summer of 1862, 123 days.
Summer of 1773, 80 days.
Summer of 1871, 81 days.
Summer of 1912, % days.
Summer of 1856, 26 days.
Summer of 1871, AZ days.
Summer of 1875, 26 days.
Summer of 1876, 26 days.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-06
rev. wellborn rroone,

Kansas City. July 25, 1881.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-07

RrCE-There was a good demand for this
grain to-day. The sales were 255 barrels, the
market closing steady. We quote:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-07

&c Go WHeen az F%ernandina with TT75s75~
and Key West. ~0N@F heys, TamSss
C1ose connection meda v,eA
Tor enterprise, Melonvlle ard i1+ Steamer
landings on the Upper 81. .ToSn,@l termediss
sseamers for the ocklavaha ri /, eiso wa
SISSs P ans s9sfs ,a soeSeommodatiOhs. Ibrd 9r1i
nation furnished at olice, eogos and gu infos
Bryan streets, Pulaski Ho,se ol Bull and
Freight received daily, excent spra.
JNo. \. ROBERTSON, GeneraI
LEVI J. GAzAN, G. 4. 0"ce On wharf.