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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

The deadlock at Albany will be
broken soon. DR.. Mary Walker
has addressed a letter to the New
York legislature, in which she in
forms that pure and incorruptible
congregation of assembled wisdom
that she has at last got her own
consent to accept one of the vacant
places of United States senator. The
result will soon be announced
Conkling and Walker. DIR. Mary
has long been recognized as Il Half
Breed, and a Stalwart at that. Let
the legislature hire little Plat a
peanut stand, and thus put him in
the way of making an honest liv-
ing he can run that. DIR. Mary
will fill his place in the senate adj
mirably. Conkling can't bull-doze
her. She'll stand up to him like Il
little man.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
TIC clarksvtlle reading cub

l shall not trespass upon your
valuable space with detailed ac-
count of what was said and done at
the Reading Club last Tuesday
night. Mr.. and Mrs. Howell are so
cordial in entertaining the Club and
its friends that their kindness is
frequently accepted. Despite the
stormy night gOodly company
had gathered in the spacious parlor
before eight o'clock. The parlor
itself was a thing of beauty, fra
grant with rich flowers, tastefully
and artistically arranged. The fol-
lowing was the programme:
Instrumental solo, Miss Nora
Baker, "Annie Laurie"
Recitation, Miss Amanda Shack
elford, "The Witch's Time"
Vocal solo, Miss Bette Garland,
| violin and piano accompaniment,
Miss Adams and Prof. Emery,
"Angels' Serenade.
Humorous contribution on "Cre-
nation" by Miss Lizzie Meriweth-
er, read by Miss Jennie Mattill.
instrumental solo, Miss Julia
Stafford. of Nashville, Pole
Galop."
Essay, Miss Lou Lowell, "Cre-
nation, historically and physiolog-
ically considered;"-an excellent
paper.
Reading, Mrs. Byrne, 1.-THE Last
Prayer" This reading fully sus-
tanned Mrs. Byrne's reputation as
an extraordinary elocutiOnist. We
learn that Mrs. Byrne desires to
form classes in elocutiOn, and
doubtless the young people will
gladly avail themselves of such eff
cient instruction.
Vocal solo, Miss Mamie Adams,
"Ah! So True ~
Reading (by request of Pres.), by
Prof. Collins, the president-elect of
the Academy-selection on Crema-
ton. Prof. Collins made a pleasant
impression upon all present, and is
valuable acquisition to the Club.
Essay by the president, "Crema-
ton"
DIR. d. F. Wright made a learned
and interesting talk on the same
subject, with other modes of dispos-
ing of the dead. His discril tiOn of
the "Mountain of Silence" where
the Parsee expose dead bodies, was
very fine. The Doctor clearly init
mated that he does not wish to be
nt,au.ifed, and the Club is pledged
to see that his wishes in regard to
his body, after death, are fully car
ried out.
"A lovely Rrose-tree would bloom,
And fill the air with rich perfume"
Reading, by Miss Bette Garland,
"The Flowers Name"
Vocal duet, Misses l.. and A.
Wilson, "Fly Away Birding"
The Club will meet the third
Tuesday night in July, at the resi-
dence of Judge Smith, on Madison
street. In addition to the pro-
gram published last week, Mrs.
Byrne has kindly consented to give
another reading. We wish to re-
mind our friends again of the i'm
portance of meeting early.
Author for discussion, Edmund
Spenser. ~
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
which to base his insinuate,a

which to base his insinuate,d
SANDER.
Another instance. A few days
since a fellow by the name of Pos
tell sent to the Chicago Tribune
telegram grossly slanderous and de-
famatory of Gen. Gordon, of Geor-
gia. Gordon's son, seeing the tele-
gram, made it convenient to make
a polite visit to PosteIl. The fol-
lowing appears as the result of the
interview between young Gordon
and PostelI
ATLANTA, June %, 1881.
"MR. HUGH III. GoRDoN-Dedr
Sir, Having learned that YOU feel
aggrieved at certain remarks in a
letter recently written by myself to
the Chicago Tribune, in which seri-
Gus reflections were made upon
your father, Gen. Gordon, / take
pleasure in diselaiming any inten-
ton to do him injustice in this let
ter, and regret having published
the same. Very respectfully,
IS. w. POSTELL."
All right. A few more instances
of this kind will convince news
papers, who employ social scaven-
gers and defamers on their columns,
that a gentleman's private reputa-
ton is not worthless thing to be
trified with at their good pleasure.
The utterly reckless disregard of
private character and the sanctity
of the family circle, displayed by
some of our large and influential
daily papers, is a disgrace to our
country and the age in which we
live. They may felicitate them
selves on displaying great enter
prise in the field of defamation and
scandal, but it is a refreshing sign
to witness that the maligned and
illuminated are beginning to show
some enterprise" themselves in
bringing the cowardly scandal
mOngers to account.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
Items from MeAllIstcr's X Roads

Items from McAlIfstcr's N Roads.
Times here are fiourishing, good
rains, tobacco all planted, corn look
ing well and wheat crop harvested.
j. C. Batson has sold sixteen
hogsheads of tobacco and is still
pricing. "Uncle Nit" a jolly old
bach is still lounging around loose,
says he's going to marry soon as he
is old enough; guess he will. Mar
Tying is at low tide here just now !;
hope for better times about Christ
mas.
Protracted meeting at Beech
Grove begins Sunday July 8, and
the one at Mt. Zion soon. Brother
Stephans, nice young preacher, is
assisting Brother Cullom and we
have preaching twice a month at
Zion. jeremiah can't stay with us
any longer than this year we are
sorry to say, he has done an inn
mense amount of good and has not
an enemy on the circuit, no preach
err ever did more good on this cir
cult.
During the storm last Sunday the
lightning struck Squire L. j. Swift's
dwelling house tearing off the
Notwithstanding and doing other
damage, two or three of the family
were shocked by the electricity, but
not seriously.
Miss Arie A. Leftwich, a beautiful
young lady from Pulaski is visiting
Mr.. G.. B. Plummer's family. Wish
she may have pleasant visit. Miss
Laura Edmundson and Miss Lucy
Richardson are coming up soon on
a visit, Sid Batson has heard of it
and is smiling already, he is not the
only one that is rejoicing, but then
he can beat the rest of us smiling,
he even smiles aloud at times.
RUsTICUs.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

The Nashville Banner says that
Charles d. WoOdsOn, of Robertson
county, whose mysterious disap
pearance about a year ago caused
his relatives so much trouble, was
in Nashville this week. At the
time of his disappearance, he was a
census enumerator, and his work
was found in his room all complete;
it was turned over to the supervis-
or, and his pay has been in Wash
ingtOn ever since, awaiting his
order. He says he was quite sick,
and took laudanum to alIay pain,
when he lost consciousness, and
found himself in Missouri some
time afterward. His account of
himself is rather vague, and his
memory still at fault. Arrange
ments were made for him to get his
money, which he will do in Il few
days.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
Meavily INSURED.
Nashville American, June "A

Mr.. VIM. H. Morrow, State agent
OF the Mutual Benefit Life Insur-
ance Company, of Newark, N. j.,
sent check for SO, 060,6 to Mem
phis, yesterday, to pay policy is
sued by his company on the life OF
G. w. Goyer, Esq. This policy
was issued in 1876, and the premi-
ums on it amounted in all to 3d.
1928; less $735,0I returned to him in
dividends. Mr.. Geyer was insured
for about $4,000. The company
Mr.. Morrow represents is one of the
oldest in the country, chartered in
1915, and has assets amounting to
thirty-six millions of dollars.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

THE attendance at the Art Exhi-
bition at Stewart Cabinet building,
on Thursday night, was not so
largely attended. Prof. Emery's
display of statuary was very good
indeed +; also scenes from the Vati-
can, Alhanbra, Lake Como, The
Coliseum, etc.; and the little folks
enjoyed the dissolving views inn
mensely.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

Next week will be court week
sure enough. The High and NIGH
ty II. C. Court convenes on Monday
the 18th, Chancery court Tuesday
the 5th, Quarterly court Tuesday
the 5th, County court Wednesday
the 9th. Persons having business
in either of the above courts should
take notice and govern themselves
accordingly. We understand that
the County court has three bastardy
cases and a large lot of delinquent
privilege tax cases to dispose of.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

A PALE-LoOKING man went to
an Austin doctor for advice. The
doctor examined all the mans
symptoms, and then asked him if
he slept sound of nights. mo, /
never sleep wink of nights. /
never shut an eye before daylight"
"Ah," said the doctor, "that comes
from nervousness, caused from us
ing too much tobacco" "No, it's
not that. l don't sleep at nights
because / am a night Waterman,
and don't get out of bed until late
in the afternoon"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

DIR. MARY WALKER has been
wearing breeches and trying to
play man for some time; and now
she wants to succeed Plat in the
senate of the United States. Why
not? Mary has as much right to
play man as Platt has to play the
fool, and really we think she would
be an improvement on Plat. 'Rah
for Walker
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

CAPT. ED HOWARD, DIR. Beck
with and two or three other gentle
men have organized a boating club,
and gone into camp at Camp Crus-
man. They practice daily, and are
getting in their work bravely,
though occasionally an awkward
oar "catches a crab" They have
two or three good boats on hand
and have ordered a shell, which will
be daisy.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

WE recently published an article
urging the organization of a public
library here. This is good idea,
and one which will meet with a
favorable reception by our citizens.
We are emphatically a reading
people, and the wonder is that such
an institution has not been estab-
lished long since. We hope some
one interested will take the matter
in hand and start the ball rolling,
for it can be made a success with
very little trouble.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

To the School Directors of Mont
gOmcry County, Tenn
Our school law has been so
amended as to require our school
year to close the Both of June, and
the New Year to commence the
first day of July. I hope you will
bear this in mind and make out
and send in reports OF your school
work for nine (9) months-th that is,
from Sept. /, 1880, to July /, 1861.
You will find all blanks that are
necessary at Bank of GAINESVILLE,
also copies of Amended School
Laws. Under the Amended School
Law you can start the school early
enough to make five months before
Christmas, and / hope you will try
to do so. Please let me know when
the schools commence that l may
visit them.
NJ. 6. CARNEY,
County Supt.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
Bismnrk Anxious About Emlgra-
ton.
pan Mall C1azatfa

1alI MILL S1aLebAS.
A correspondent writes to us from
Leipsic as follows: The emigration
statistics of Germany are engaging
the serious attention of the Imperi-
al Chancellor, who has submitted
to the Bundesrath tables showing
that during the year 1880 no fewer
than 1,454 young men liable to
military service quilted the father
land for America. As the exodus
during the past year was nothing
beyond the common, whereas this
season the numbers are assuming
really alarming proportions, it
seems likely that the military SER
vice will be deprived of at least
10000 young men. The worst fea-
ture of the case, of course, is that
the emigration Of this class means a
tWo-fold loss to the country-the
sinew and backbone of the land
are leaving it, and the aged, intirm
and children are left behind. 1t is
not little remarkable, perhaps,
that the chief exodus seems to be
from Prussia. Bavaria, with a
population equal to one-nlnth OF
the whole of Germany, only sup
plies one-twentieth OF the emil
grants, seeming to demonstrate the
fact that life in the South is not
quite so uncomfortable as in Prussia
itself.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

VENNoR, the weather witch, pre-
diets great deal of rain in July.
His forecast for the month is, first
week cool and showery, 10th, to
18th days exceedingly hot, after
that time very severe storms, and
about the close of the month cool
wave strikes US.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

DUNBAR's cave is now in good
condition for visitors the low
places have been dug down, and a
person can walk upright through
all the main chambers and pass
ages, and a good carriage road leads
from the turnpike down to the
cave. other Improvements will
hereafter be made as circumstances
may require.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

THE American mosquito has ap-
peared in London. How it crossed
the Atlantic is not known, but it
has opened business, and has, prob
ably, ere this, some of the best
blood of the country in its veins.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

THREE men charged with piracy,
in plundering the wrecked steamer,
City of Vicksburg, were tried in
Memphis this week and found gull
ty, one was fined fifty dollars and
the others ten dollars each. Rath-
er light punishment for so serious a
crime as piracy.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

OUR "bossship" over the editorial
columns ceases with this issue.
We have tried to please you during
the EDITORS absence. If you are
not pleased with our work we are
glad of it; and if you are pleased
with it, 1--WE would remark" that
you are easily pleased. D. Wn-
chester Home Journal.
Shake, pard shake.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

JIM WHITFIELD (col.l, one of
Capt. Gracey's teamsters, had a
slight attack of sun-stroke last We'd
nesday evening. His condition at
one time was critical, but Mr.. Matt
Gracey had him removed home
and properly cared for, and he is
now all right.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

Gov. HAWKINS has offered a re-
ward of five hundred dollars for the
arrest and conviction Of any person
concerned in the lynching of the
LaPrade murderers, at Springfield,
last February. Who bids for the
half thousand?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

A CONVICT at Huntsville, Texas,
has written to the Governor, re-
questing that the latter knock off
ten years of his sentence, which is
imprisonment for life, on account
of good behavior.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

MEssRs. CURRENT q SHELBY s
new hearse, and span of black
horses, make as handsome turnout
on funeral occasion as we have
seen for many a day. Mr.. Current
gives his personal attention to all
funeral calls.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

Ihefollowing list of letters remain
uncalled for in the GAINESVILLE post
office up to Saturday, July I'd,
1881. Ifnot taken out within thirty
days, they will be sent to the dead
letter office at Washington
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

DYERsBURG, Tenn, had a big
fire on last Sunday might've
houses were burned, among them,
the office of Neal's State Gazette.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
SHROUDS.

/ have quite large stock of Burial Robes
for gentlemen and ladies' which legitimate
ly belong to my trade, ready prepared for
immediate demand. Persons wishing n
robe TO go with the caslket will please let 1t
be known. JNO. +. COUTS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.


CITY OF MEXICO, June 27.-An-
other account of the calamity says :
"The list of seventeen officers and
1877 privates killed does not include
railroad officials and employees, or
women or children of soldiers. On
ly sixty person in all were saved
alive, and of those forty are more
or less injured. For a moment af-
ter the plunge of the cars from the
bridge all was darkness. Suddenly
one hundred barrels of brandy,
loaded on two of the vans, caught
fire, and the burning fluid inunda-
ted the mass of passengers strug-
Cling in the ruins. Only the few
not disable or hopelessly wedged
in the timbers escaped. The dead
and living were wrapped in Il sheet
of flame, and slowly burned before
the eyes of the survivors, who were
unable to save them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
Jno. F. CoutS,
UNDERTAKEN.

I have engaged the services of A. t.
JONES, and placed him in charge of the
Undertaking Department. He has had
much experience in this department, and
is conversant with the business in all its
details. His Office is l, 2, 3 Public Square,
opposite the Tobacco Exchange.
= mo l. fsnTTTG
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

NEXT Monday being the 4th of
July, legal holiday, the banks
will all be closed. Persons having
notes, drafts etc., falling due on
that day will have to pay them to-
day, Saturday 2.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

IT is somewhat strange, but loaf
ers nearly always have visible
miens of sport.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
Ex-President Hayes to secretary
RIafne

WASHINGTON, June ga re-
cent publication purported to give
some disparaging and abusive re-
marks made by ex-P President Hayes
about Secretary Blaine. The Sec
rotary wrote note to the ex-Presi-
dent, inquiring about the authority
of the report. Hayes replied at
once, concluding with these words !:
| have to state that the paragraph
in which your name occurs is a fab
rication, and that not enc of the
statements contained in it, referring
to you, was either made or author
lied by me. Sincerely.
r. b. HAYES.
The ex-Pre-ident had previously
written President Garfield, dis
claiming and denying all reports
that attributed to him any refIec-
tons or adverse comments on the
policy or measures of the Admins
tration.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
Repairing & Mattress Making

lam now engaged with Jno. #. Conts, and
am prepared t. do Uphoistering, cleaning
and making mattresses, and repairing gem
A. 4. JONES.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
EMBALMTNG.

am prepared for embalming bodies, that
they may be kept for a suitable time for in
terlnent JNO. +. COUTS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

THE following, which we clip
from the Memphis Appeal, gives
the result of terrible railroad ac-
cident which occurred on Friday,
June 9th, near Mariposa, Mexico,
by which over two hundred lives
were lost recent heavy rains had
undermined the supports of the
bridge, and though known to be
unsafe, the railroad officials persist
ed III running the trains; besides
those killed and burned to death
fifty others were seriously injured.
A horrible catastrophe happened
on the MOreles railroad Friday
night at IL O'Clock. The Provis-
ional bridge fell while a train,
which was drawn by two engines,
was passing over it, and the cars
and engines tumbled down a preci-
pice. The fire of the engine caused
a general conflagration of a hum
dred barrels of brandy. The
dead number 1877 soldiers and sew
enteen officers, not including rail-
road officers. OF the women and
children of the soldiers forty were
more or less wounded, and only
about sixty were saved. The Sec
rotary of Public Works and militia
ry physicians departed on Saturday
for the scene of the disaster.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02

SWELL, / should perspire, is the
latest.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
IDAHO SPRINGS.

This favorite watering place is now open
for the reception of visitors. The proprie-
tor will rent furnished rooms to those de-
string them, in addition to keeping hotel
accommodations. A market wagon will
run daily and supply renters with market
horses. Parties wishing rooms must apply
early. j. A. TATE, Proprietor.
july 2-'Sl-tf.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
To Country Dealers.

have a large stock OF wood collins and
Baskets, together with n well-assorted stock
am ,,renared to furnish the trade at n reas-
enable discount JNo. +. COUTs.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
An EIoauent speech.

At the dinner on Lookout Noun
tain during the recent meeting OF
the Press Association, III. M. Doak
of the Nashville American, made
the following eloquent speech:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: / have a senti-
ment to offer which seems to me to
suit with the time, place, and sur
roundings-a sentiment which may
come properly from an association
of the press of T'ennessee-repre-
senting all shades of past and pres
ent opiniOn-a sentiment which
may properly precede the meeting
of the "Army of the Cumberland
and the welcome to be extended
them by the old Confederates.
These high battlements of Lookout
lift us above the scenes of old earn
age and battle, as these times seem
to be lifting us above the rude pas
sions which fifty went with that
mighty energy. Standing here
then, upon these high encarpments
in the upper air and sunlight, over
looking the war-furrowed, bullet
enseamed, bloody-baptized crests OF
Missionary Ridge and these once
sodden and trOdden plains and val
legs, now smiling with vine and
orchard-then the theater of a
mighty struggle in which the
hopes, sentiments, passions, the
aspirations and the adverse opin-
ions of great people met in one
vast energizing, translated into ter
rible action, converted into grand
deeds-the birth throes of a nation,
purified, recreated, newborn into
eternal life. Overlooking here
the resting places of mortality's
sad remains-the monumental and
the unknown grave of the blue and
the gray, faded into one common
dust, their spirits vanished into one
common eternity, their human
thoughts, actions, sentiments and
energies gone into the recreation,
publication and preservation of one
common Union-leaving to others
the discussion and assignment OF
the exact need of praise and blame,
filed only with reverential admi-
ration for the deeds, fortitude and
devotion of all American citizens,
who cOntending with pure motives,
l propose a toast to be drank stand
ing, and in solemn silence. Mr..
Chairman, 1 propose that common
heritage, left to our common coun-
try, to be held for all time as sacred
as dear household memories
propose-"Our Honored Dead"
This was the expression of an
eloquent man, moved to passionate
utteraDce of noble realization of
the greatness of his great country.
Sectionahsm could not draw breath
in his atmosphere. The sentiments
of the speaker were heartily APP
plauded by seventy-tive representa-
tives of partizan press h0tta-
nOogd Commercial. { Rep.)
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
TO the School Directors of Mont
gOmcry County, Tenn;

Shake, pard ; shake.