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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

THE MurfreesborO News says
nobody is anxious for Senator Jack
son to resign but few cranks.
And the Athens Post, commenting
on the samesubjeet, says, "when the
Legislature meets it is quite likely
that some neophyte, ambitious
of a little nOtoriety and green as
his native pastures, will offer a res
olution asking the Senator to re-
sign, but it will have no effect other
than to elicit popular contempt and
overwhelm its author with a deluge
of ridicule. Senator Jackson is in
strict and hearty accord with his
party upon all political and Federal
questions. Why should he resign ?"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

MANY a young man with fine
talents and plenty of capacity has
remained in idleness and finally
made a failure of life simply because
he did not think the employment
he could obtain, when he sought
work, was honorable enough for
him. Apropos of this subject the
Chicago Inter Ocean says:
The Governor of Kansas told the
young men of Chicago that twenty
five years ago he drove oxen, and
drove them well. An exchange
says the present Governor of Texas
started in life as a hOstler at So per
month, and he did his work we'll.
The financial magnate, Rufus Hatch
began life as a chain carrier in sur
veyIng Wisconsin railroad, and
afterward was a locomotive engin-
eer. There are multitudes of idle
young men because they cannot
find honorable work" They
would do well to remember that all
honest labor is honorable, and that
idleness is vice.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

IN Congress, Monday, the House
Committee on Education reported
a bill appropriating $lO,OOO,OOO an
nually for the next five years, to
aid in public education. 1t is pro-
posed that this sum shall be dis
tributed among the several States
and territories by the Secretary of
the treasury, in the ratio of illitera-
cy. 1t is also provided in the bill
that a sum not exceeding five per
cent of the appropriation may be
expended annually for the educa-
ton of teachers. 1t is stated that
the bill was very favOrably receiv-
ed and there is little doubt of its
passage,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16
A Horrible and Unnatural Murder

The Paris Intelligencer, of Dec.
9TH, gives an account of the foul
murder of an old man named David
Crews, and his daughter, Mrs. For
rest, living in the southern portion
of Henry county, by young man
named Shin Forrest, grandson of
Crews, and son of Mrs. Forrest.
The morning after the terrible
affair young Forrest called at
neighbours house and reported that
his mother and grandfather had
been brutality murdered during the
night by two men who entered the
house, and from whom he fled; that
returning after awhile, he entered
the house, and found both the old
people weltering in their blood.
The Intelligencer adds:
The report soon spread, and the
neighbors gathered to witness the
CHASTITY sight.
There lay the old man, scarcely
more helpless than he had been for
a quarter of a century, but cold and
stiff in death, his skull having been
crushed in at one fell blow, and his
body showing other severe bruises.
Mrs. Forrest was found in the adj
joining room, her face and head
terribly mutilated, and her body
and bedding giving evidence of the
death struggle. Their own axe had
been used as the instrument in the
bloody work, the CORY handle and
the character of the wounds attest
ing the fact. Suspicion pointing
strongly to young Forrest, as the
perpetrator of the dark deed, he
was arrested and on Saturday last
had an examining trial before Es-
quire Smith of the 18th district.
There were no witnesses in the case
of course, but the circumstances
were SO strongly against him that
he was committed for further trial,
and is now safely lodged in Jail to
await investigation at the next
term of our circuit court. Forrest
claimed to be innocent of the whole
affair. He expressed a great desire
to attend his mothers funeral,
which he did under the escort OF
his guards, and "tOok on" consider
ably.
The general opinion almost with
out exception is that Forrest is the
fiend who had courage to commit
the awful deed. The question
arises what was the incentive that
actuated him to such a barbarous
crime. There has as yet been but
one solution given to this problem,
ald that is that to get the old folks
out of the way he would fall in po-
session of what few earthly goods
they possessed, which consisted of
one mule, milch COW, beds, &C.,
&c. 1t seems impossible to think
that such a character could have
been reared in a christian land.
Indeed, if Pluto were to turn loose
his host from the Internal regions,
certainly no worse case could be
found, one that would fall upon his
mother and her helpless father at
late hour of the night and brutality
murder them.
Since the above was put in type
Forrest made confession to Sheriff
Freeman, in which he said that he
did the terrible deed, and that he
was paid to do it by two men,
whose names we will not call, there
being but little confidence placed
in his statement.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

The Cincinnati Tobacco Journal
Of the 18th inst, has this to say
''about the tobaccotax and the at
tending evils: 9fe
Joel Ravens, a tobacco grower,
was convicted last Tuesday in the
United States Court at Covington,
KY, of selling Tobacco without
license. He sold IA few pounds of
raw leaf to neighbor. This mat
ter of making Tobacco growers ac-
countable for every pound of tobac-
co they dispose of to Others than
licensed buyers is at variance with
the principles of the government and
serves to make the internal reve-
nue. systems as Objectionable to To-
bacco growers as to Tobacco mon
ufaciurers, and I'VE doubt not but
what planters will go as far as man
ufacturers in demanding and work.
ing for abolition of the Tobocco
Tax. While Kidding and freeing
the manufacturing industry of n
burdensOme tax and subject of
continual agitation, and a conse-
quent disturbing element, abolition
will bring 10 planters relief from
OdiOus espionage and hurtful re-
Straint.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

WE have received the annual
report of Mr.. David p. MADDEN, OF
Memphis, President of the Board
of Police and Fire Commissioners
of the Taxing District of Memphis,
required by law to be made to the
Governor before the assembling oil
the Legislature. The report shows
the Taxing District of Memphis,
under the management of President
Hadden and his co-laborers to be in
good condition as regards health,
progress and prosperity.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16
RELIEF FOR THE SUPREME coURr.

We are glad to note the fact that
the Nashville and Memphis Bar
Associations have recently held
meetings and taken active meas
ures towards memorializing the next
General Assembly of the State to
enact some appropriate legislation
for the purpose of relieving the
overcrowded docket of our Supreme
Court.
Indeed not only the entire legal
fraternity of the State, but the peo-
pie at large also are becoming deep
ly and seriously agitated on this
subject, and the next Legislature
must and doubtless will do some
thing to rectify this long standing
and growing evil. For years past
we have heard again and again of
the laws delay In the highest trib-
unal of the State and although
everybody seemed to recognize the
fact that something ought to be
done, yet nothing has been done,
no immediate active steps taken.
1t is known that the docket is. four
or five years behind-hand and the
hard-wOrked justices at the present
session, have already stated that at
the greatest possible progress they
can only reach cases filed previous
to January 1st 1879, and not even
thus far on the docket from many
of the counties. It is nowhere de-
MED that this is great public evil;
it is conceded by all parties and by
all classes that it is a great public
wrong and is yearly working great
injury to the vital, moral, material
and business interests of the State.
We suppose any active legislation
on the subject has been postponed
from legislature to legislature in
the hope that the Court as at pres
emf constituted would finally catch
up. This, after fair trial and an
earnest attempt, has been proven a
mistaken idea. The present Court
has done all it could, but with
the most strenuous efforts it car
not clear the docket for years and
years, and the necessity to have it
relieved in some more speedy man
ner has become urgent and impera-
tive. II would take columns To
enumerate the evils accruing to
parties litigant from these long de-
lays. 1t engenders the greatest dis
satisfaction and complaint against
all litigation; it keeps the people
from seeking their just rights and
remedies in law; it makes the prac-
tice very disagreeable and unpleas-
ant to the legal fraternity; in short,
it is a crying evil in a thousand
ways and must be remedied. 1t is
a wrong and certainly there is a
sufficient and full remedy some
where and by some means. What
this remedy is we are not prepared
to say. Certainly the incoming
Legislature has in it enough law
yers-meu of talent and intimately
acquainted with the abuses grow
ing out of the stagnation in the
Court-to devise bill that would |
cover the immergency. Let them
consult with the present Supreme
Court and eminent men of the pro-
fession all over the State, who no
doubt would take pleasure in aid
ing and advising in any way posi-
BILE in order that the Legislature
may provide an adequate relief. 1t
is measure of the greatest i'm
portance. Certainly there is a suf-
ficient and satisfactory remedy and
every member of the Legislature
owes it to his constituents and the
people at large to find it out and
ADOPT it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

OUR friend &. w. Crockett, editor
of the Dover Courier, is candidate
for Sergeant at Arms of the Lower
House, of the next General Assem-
bly,. There is no more agreeable,
affable gentleman to be met any
where than c. w. Crockett, and no
man in the State would make a
more attentive and efficient Ser
geant at Arms. He is not an office
seeker, but a modest and capable
gentleman, and we trust he will
have the support of our representa-
tives and be able to secure enough
votes to elect him to the desired
position.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

REPRESENTATIVE CARLISLE has
publicly declared his intention OF
being a candidate for the next
Speaker of the National House OF
Representatives. He has received
letters from Representatives from
nearly every State pledging him
their support. His chances of be
coming the next Speaker are con-
sidered the most flattering of any
of the aspirants.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

THE Jacksonian, published at
Jackson, Tenn, after suspending
for week or two, has again made
its appearance as a Tri-weekly. If
brother Taylor wasn't so ambitious
and would only try weekly at his
newspaper venture we would have
more hope of his permanent success
than we now have. 1t is right
difficult thing. we imagine, to run
successfully a tri-weekly in town
no larger than the size of Jackson,
and which already has three week
lies. However, we wish the jack
sOnian all success.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16
The FIRST Shot Fired IN the Ldre War.
FeusacULa OOIHIHerVAHI'

The press throughout the country
have wasted gallons of ink in dis
cussing who fired the first shot OF
the late war; so far they are all
wrong. The first shot of the war
was fired at the steamer "Star OF
the West" in an attempted effol {
to reinforce Fort Sumpter. This
shot was fired by the Citadel Cadets
of Charleston. The steamer "Star
of the West" was transport char
tered by the government, to convey
troops for reinforcing Major Ander-
SON at Fort Sumpter. There are
two of our citizens that witnessed
the cannonading, who will substan-
tiate our statement.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

Now that the fresh pork season is
full upon us, it may be well to be-
ware of the deadly trichinae by
having your meat well cooked.
Hardly a day passes that the papers
do not contain an account of some
person or family falling victims to
these frightful parasites. A whole
family at Bradenburg, Ills, are the
latest victims.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

Hon. GEORGE n. TILLMAN, OF
Shelbyville, Tenn, and Miss Mar
tina Washington, daughter of Col.
George A. Washington, Vice-presi-
dent of the Louisville 4 Nashville
railroad, were united in marriage
at the residence of the brides IA
Their, "Wessington," near Cedar
Hill, in Robertson county, at 1O
O'Clock last Tuesday morning. Rev.
VIM. Graham, of Nashville, officia-
ting
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

THE Henderson (Ky.,) Reporter,
of the 18th inst, has this to say
about the tobacco market of that
place so III g. .v-r :
Since our. last report a number of
sales have been made at good pri-
ces. 1t is estimated by a promi-
nent dealer that; one half the crops
in the country. have been sold at
prices ranging So 90 for good and
s~r9'lds Tor Iugsl TO 50 30 for good
ana secO--,s: the general price for
trash being 81 e0. IN special cases
prices have even been higher than
the above figures. - = !,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

AT HOpkinsville, Monday night,
a tailor named VIM. Pennington
alias Burke, was found shot dead,
lying in few steps of the cabin OF
a negro woman named Fanny Scott,
on Sites Hill. Pennington was
shot through the body and was
stone dead when discovered. Fan
ny Scott was arrested on suspicion.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

In the Lower House of Congress,
Monday, Congressman Dibrell, of
this State, introduced a bill to abol-
ish internal revenue taxes and al
low a rebate on whisky and tobacco
after 1t has been in bond a certain
time. The bill was referred.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

A SON of Senator NJ. C. Butler, OF
South Carolina, is dangerously ill
at Washington with Bright's dis
ease. He is brilliant young man
and much sympathy is expressed
for him and his father.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

THE New York Sun thinks 1.-THE
Constitution of the United States
should be so amended as to empow-
er the President to veto one or
more items of an appropriation bill
while approving the rest OF the
bill" The SUMS head is level on
this point.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

THE imaginative editor of the
Elkton Register knows man born
in Wilson county, Tenn, who at
his birth only weighed two pounds,
and his average weight since he
was twenty-one years old has been
two hundred pounds. As it is I'M
seasonable for snake stories, we
presume it is legitimate for the
rural editor to get in his work on
some other line,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

THE Pulaski Citizen, after a thor
ough investigation of the matter,
says; SIT is remarkable fact that
in connection with the history OF
the Tennessee penitentiary, that out
of all the persons sent there for life
none have survived their time."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

Gov. STEPHENS, of Georgia, has
recently pardoned Capt. Edward
Cox, who was sentenced to impris-
onment for life in the Georgia pen
itentiary, for the murder of Col.
Robert A. Aston, in 1879.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

AT Little Rock, Ark, Monday
it was discovered that Robert 8
Champion, for five years past cash
Ter and pay-master of the Little
Rock & Fl. Smith railroad was
defauIter to the sum of about $10,-
600. Champions whereabouts are
unknown,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

THE members of Company B.,
late G. s. A., of Maury county, who
were with Gen. Bate during the
war, have captured and Gagged a
large eagle, measuring nine feet
from tip to tip, which they propose
to keep until the day the Governor
elect is inaugurated, when the roy
al bird will be set free from the
dome of the State Capitol, in honor
of the event. The king bird will
be adorned for the occasion with a
banner, on which will be inscribed
"For President in 1884, Cleveland,
of New York; for Vice-President,
Bate, of Tennessee"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

THE HopkinsvilIe New Era says
Capt. Daniel was over there last
week, looking after their proposed
waterworks. Hopkinsville ought
to have them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

"MY DEAR" said a very meek
and henpecked music teacher to
his buxom wife, "don't you think
you have spanked Johnny long
enough. His cries annoy me ex-
ceedingly." Just one passage
MORE" said the exhilarated mother,
shifting the animated keyboard to
the other knee, and blowing upon
her congested palm. I'VE will
close with an idyl for the left hand.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16
State OF Tennessee Circuit Court Of
Montgomery County.

Stewart Wilcox (colored), Complainant, VS..
Eliza Wilcox (colored), Defendant.
rs Bill for Divorce.
y Iu this cause Il appearing, from the AMI
dayif of Stewart Wilcox, that the defen dant
Eliza Wilcox is q nonresident OF the State
OF Tennessee.
1t is therefore ordered that said Eliza VIII
cox appear before the Circuit Court OF Mont
geometry county, at the Court House In
Clarksville, on the first Monday In January
next 1879, 20 plead, answer or deFnur TO the
bill filed against her for divorce by said
9tewrt Wilcox, or the same will be taken
for confessed and SET down for helring ex
parte. IL Is further ordered that copy Of
this order be published four consecutive
weeks In the GAINESVILLE Chronicle.
X. 'fF. rri- T.. ID. BAILEY,
Nov. Is. 18S2-4t~ Clerk.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

Congressman n. J. Hammond, of
Georgia, is the latest name men
toned in connection with the
speakership of the next House.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16
Saturday, December 80, 1882,

al the right, title, claim and interest thai
Thos. q. Keats has in and 10 two tracts OF
land, lying in the 9th Civil District Of Mont.
gomery county, Tennessee, and being the
lots numbered one and seven, in the plat
filed by the Clerk and Master of the Chan
Gerry Court in GAINESVILLE, with his report oI
sales, made In the cases of James Gordon
VS.. w. A. Jones ct al and Hinson, Neblett
ct al. VS.. Tyson, Jones ct al. In the Chancery
Court at GAINESVILLE, Tenn, and bounded as
follows:
Lot No: 1-Beginning at two dog woods,
James Johnson's corner, runs south 30 poles
TO forked post oak thence west go poles
TO two small post oaks thence north 200
poles to the Poplar Springs branch thence
down said branch with Its meanders 81 poles
to the mouth of the lane thence along the
lane south 09o east 81 poles to a bunch OF
white oaks thence south ~ poles TO a stake
and pointers; thence east ITO poles TO a
hickory, corner to Johnson; thence south
100 poles 20 the beginning, containing $50
acres.
Lot No. 7-Beginning at two dog.woods,
Johnsons corner, and the beginning corner
to Lot No. /, running south 80 poles 10 n
forked post oak thence west 81 poles to q
stake, cornerto No. s, and 10; thence soHth
100 poles to a bunch of post oaks; thence
east 376 poles to a stake and pointers thence
north 90 poles 20 a stake and pointers thence
east lbs poles TO stake and pointers; thence
north l30 poles TO black oak, in Johnson 3
line; thence west go poles to the beginning
containing 5261% acres.
Levied on al the property of Thos. q.
Keats to satisfy an execution In my hands
in favor Of g. g. Lyle,o
November 25, 1ss2-6tprfsi6 90 Sheriff
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

Thoroughly wetting the hair once
or twice week with a weak solu-
ton of salt water will keep it from
falling out.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16
WE have received fr,m n W

WE have received from N. w.
Aver & Son, of Philadelphia, their
carefully prepared American News
paper Annual for 1882. There is no
other publication of its kind, within
our knowledge, which contains so
much information of such varied
use and value for general business
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BILE to extensive advertisers in any
branch of trade or business, contain
ing. as it does, a carefully prepared
list of all newspapers and periodi-
Gals published in the United States
and Canada, arranged by States in
geographical sections, and by towns
in alphabetical order. 1t gives
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also. Complete in all its depart
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ing just the information wanted and
only that-simply arranged, easily
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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

Bowling O. Wilson sell the
" Rambler" a patent shirt, that
never tears down the back, The
finest, best 800 shirt In the mar
ket,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16
Sherif's Sale of Real
Estate. Tr
State of Tennessee-Montgomery Co

By virtue of writ of Il. ia, 10 me direct
ed, from the Circuit Court of Montgomery
county, Tenn, / will sell to the highest
GAINESVILLE, ON
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16

An imm ense assortment of Jeans,
Flannels, Linseys, Blankets, Jackets,
Dolnlans, listers. Shawls, to be fotlno
at Bloch Bros, at very reasonable
prices.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-16
Headquarters for
Fashionable Millinery.
MRS. ROSENFIELD

has in and is selling cheap awe selected and immense
stock of Imported Hats and BOe endless variety nes
Wings, Vers Pushes atins, all of the Nee Shades such
Electric Blue Hunters Green Cadet Blue Terra Crushed
Strawberry including all the old standing coo Coaks Cir
cLars Doans, Jackets, Paator Uerets and Saith Raps
Wear assortment is greater than We shall continue
We invite the public general TO call and examine stock
and don't forget call at Rosenfelds for pair of Gotta
GHoneS, any other color and style. Respectfully
Oct H. iSsaam Mrs, WI. Ro~enHsId.