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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25
Railroad Racket.

The Railroad meeting at Prince
ton, KY, on Wednesday, the 10Th
inst, was attended by prominent
citizens of Trigg, Christian, Cald-
well, Hopkins, Crittenden and
Webster counties and was earnest
and enthusiastic. The Company
was fully organized under the char
ter obtained from the Legislature of
Kentucky and was consolidated
with the Indiana, Alabama & Tex
as railroad, running through Ala
bamA and Tennessee. The subscrip-
ton hooks were opened and stock
to the amount of over 81 900, 900
was taken, chiefly by the Gordon
syndicate. The following Board OF
Directors We're elected; Eugene C.
Gordon, Walter s. Gordon, w. B.
Wood, g. G. Smith, W. ]. Wood,
+. w. Darby and w. l.. Edmunds.
The Directors elected Eugene G.
Gordon, President, w. B. Wood,
Vice President and w. S. Gordon,
Secretary and Treasurer.
This meeting completed the or
ganization of the entire line of the
road from Evansville, Ind, to Mo
bile, Ala. Nothing now remains
but to complete the subscriptions to
the required amount and the work
of construction will commence at
once and be rapidly pushed for
ward to completion.
The whole amount asked of the
Kentucky counties is only about
$40, 900, and there is little fear but
that the people of the rich and fer
tile section of country through
which the road will pass will soon
make it up. They ought to be
thoroughly aroused by this time to
the great Importance of the road to
them, and work energetically till
every dollar of the required subsi-
dy, either in money or lands, is OBJ
tanned.
The weather has been so bad that
the subscription committees have
been prevented from thoroughly
canvassing the counties, but now
that the weather is better, they
have gone to work with new vim,
and by the time the meeting which
is expected to be held again at
Princeton, some time in April is
called, it is confidently believed
that the necessary amounts will be
forthcoming.
A correspondent writing to the
HopkinsvilIe New Era, from Mont
gomery, KY, under recent date
says: "Quite an enthusiastic rail-
road meeting at Fidelity Hall in
this place last Friday night. The
people are just becoming aroused on
the subject and are coming down
handsomely with donations. c..
BIakemore, DIR. Cullom and others
of the Committee are pushing the
matter in a business way"
Judge Wood is vigorously push
ing the work in the counties south
of us and meets with much encOur-
agement from the good citizens of
Dickson, Hickman, Wayne and
other counties.
The watchwOrd of the-hour now
is "Hurrah for the Indiana, Ala
bama & Texas Railroad" A long
pull, Il strong pull and pull all
together will make it a fixed en-
terprise.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25
DEmOCRATEC DUTY.

The duty of the Democratic par
ty on this State-debt question is
plain and unmistakahle. 1t should
be for settling it on the best terms
obtainable and as speedily as posi-
bic. 1t ought and will do this, I'M
less it proposes to give up the bat
tie for local liberty and violate the
sanctity of the outstanding pledges
of the State. The time-honOred
principle Of true Democracy every
where, "the strict maintenance of
public faith" when fairly and hon
estly presented viii not fail to COM
mand the approval of the great ma
jOrity of the people. We believe
this. We feel and know that the
masses of the people are honest and
want to do what is right. They are
wearied and worn out with the spe-
cious pleas of office-seekers and
demagOgues and are now learning
by bitter experience to follow their
leadership no longer. The last
strife within the party could not
fail to teach them the utter folly CT
running off after false friends, and
we hope they are now prepared to
return to the fold, and work togeth-
er with that unity of purpose and
action which alone can give them
strength.
The question has been long enough
agitated to make them fully under
stand to what direful consequences
it is leading. Do they wish to ruin
themselves and their State? Will
honorable. sensible men wiIlfully
and knowingly pursue a line of
policy and advocate a cause, which
they must know, which their rea-
son, their Judgment and their con-
science daily tells them, is certainly
injiring their prosperity and mate
rial welfare? We hardly think so.
Well then, let us come together on
this the only practical basis and
hope of a settlement. BY doing
this we will not only benefit our
business prosperity and gain the
respect and esteem of all good men,
but rescue our State from the i'm
pending grasp of the Republican
party. Democrats, will you dc it?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

EDITOR CHRONlCLE:-The writ
ing spirit has not happened to me
lately, or other duties have been
too pressing.
/ was grieved that Springfield,
where | spent four pleasant years,
has suffered from disastrous fire.
Especially every brick in the old
church was dear TO me. On De-
cember 20, 1865, I drew up a sub
scription and started around 10
build that house. 1t was my birth
day, and | was twenty-seven that
morning. Great was our joy when
DIR. Mcferrin dedicated it the fol-
lowing year, but the flock are
housele7s again.
Last Thursday morning while we
were busy planting garden seeds,
a familiar voice hailed us, and
Lewis Lowe stood in the garden
gate. We suspended operations
and proceeded to get up the best
dinner for our SOuthside friend that
our house afforded. During the
twenty-fOur hours he spent with
us, we asked him questions enough
to make a respectable catechism.
He says his horse is fat, but that he
has spent but one night with Tom
PreWett since / left,
Everybody here is planting corn
this week, and good many plant
ed week ago. L never saw more
anxiety to make good crop
l spent night before last with
Allen James, away over beyond
town. He is one of the largest and
best farmers and i5>as genial as any
livery stable man in your city. He
was educated at Black Gnat school
house, and gave us among other
things, this experience: A half
grown boy beloved like calf
when the teacher flogget him one
day, and about fourteen of the boys
took him out and gave it to him
again for his want of manliness.
They then formed themselves into
an anti-crying club and bound
themselves to slash any boy who
showed the white feather under
the teachers lash. The teacher
in blissful ignorance of this, wore
out his switch on Allen without
making any impression, and finally
struck him several licks over the
head and cut him in the eye. The
boys watched the proceedings with
great interest, and at recess called
the jury together to decide the case.
The verdict was that he cried out
of one eye but not out of the other,
and they forthwith elected him
captain of the squad. / think he
was entitled to the promotion.
The assassinated collector, James
Davis, was raised in this commu-
nifty, and his aunt lives within a
stones throw of our door.
In conclusion, hope the young
folks south of the river will con-
tinue to get up a wedding about
every two weeks, for they are gen.
orally the occasion of a good letter
from your correspondent over there.
j. w. G.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

Bro. IvANS, of the Athens Post,
the Nestor of the Tennessee Press,
says he doesn't propose to worry
and fret over the debt question
much more, but would like to say,
before lapsing into magniloquent
silence on the subject, that if a
mans position thereon Is to be
made the sole test of his fitness or
unfitness for office-from Governor,
through the various grades, down
10 county ranger and district bal
liff-no satisfactory and permanent
compromise can ever be consumma-
ted" lie is correct about this, and
yet in the face of all honorable eff
forts TO compromise, we hear the
stalwart nO-credit organs and aspi-
rants for office crying out, nominate
no man for any Office however
small, who is not an avowed low
IaXpT
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

AMONG the latest publications
issued from the prees of J. r. Os-
good Il Co., is a book entitled
''Original Portraits of Washing
ton" Miss by Elizabeth Bryant
Johnstoue, a young authoress of
Washington City, and niece of DIR.
J.L. c. Johnston, formerly of this
city now of Canton, Ky. The book
is highly commended by the North
ern press. The National Repnbli-
can in speaking of it says: at is a
superb tribute, full of genuine feel
ing from true hearted, clear
minded woman, who shows herself
fitted by taste, culture and loyal
anpreciation to do justice to the
s,,h;eet." Those who have never
read a good biography of the Fa-
tber of our country would do well
TO procure this book.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

Frank Lestie's Popular szontE,iy.
The April number especially COM
mends itself, for it abounds with
literature of more than usual va
ried, interesting and instructive
character, and is remarkable in the
artistic department. There areoyer
one hundred fine illustrations, and
a handsome cole,red plate frontis-.
piece, "Othello Relating his Adj
ventures Before Destlemona. The
articles are peculiarly interesting
and are replete with information.
"The Life-saving Service on the
Great Lakes" by A. B. Bib, with
its thirteen illustrations, will not
fail to command general. attention.
1.-The Palaces of the People," with.
illustrations and details of the Capt.
TOD at Albany, by M. E. Sherwood;
"A Bit of Loot descriptive of
scenes in India; aCount de CHAM
bord" Henry V. of France), by
Frederick Daniel; "The Land of
the Kabyles; Or, Mountain Life in
Algeria; "Locusts and Grasshop-
pers," by f. Buchanan White,
NJ. D.-possess great merit, and are
profusely illustrated articles. In
the department of fiction "Leonie,
Empress of the Air,' by Gerald
Carleton, Is continued, and there
are short stories and sketches by
p. B. Marston, Rev. w. III. CIeve-
land, r. B. Kilnball, Elizabeth
Bigelow, I. B. Thorpe, etc., etc.
The poems are generally, beauti-
fully illustrated, and there is an
abundance of short articles, para
graphs, anecdotes, etc., etc. The
12S large quarto pages are filled
with pleasant reading. The price
of single number is % cents; the
subscription for a year, So; six
months, $1.50; four months, 81,
sent postpaid. Address, FRANK
LESLIE, SO, 80 & 81 Park Place,
New York.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25
RAILROAD SPEAKING Ar CHAR
F,OaTE

EDITOR CHRONICLE: ~ eSterday
was the first day of our Circuit
court. Judge Stark and Attorney
General Bell arrived about eleven
O'Clock and found everything ready
for business. There was an unusual
number of people in town from
every part OF the county.
According TO previous notice,
Judge Wood, of Alabama, and
Judge Smith, of Clarksville,-put n
their appearances early yesterday
morning. They came to speak in
favor of building the proposed rail
road from Mobile to Evansville.
When Judge Stark finished his
charge to the grand jury, he an
nounced that these gentlemen
would speak to the people and that
the court would stand adjourned for
two hours, for that purpose. The
Courthouse was literally packed
with people anxious TO hear the
speeches. Judge Wood spoke first
and fully explained the object and
plans of the company, of which he
is the Vice President, by which
they expect to build the road. He
dealt candidly with the people and
told them that, in consideration OF
the difficulties with which the
building in this county would be
attended, that TIE company would
only ask, of the people of Dickson,
donations sufficient to build one
mile in every seven miles in the
county. Judge Wood was ia Char
lotte a few weeks before this, and
appointed a committee of citizens
to take charge of the subscriptions.
They have not had an opportunity
to visit the country districts, and
have spent only one day in Char
lotte in getting up subscriptions,
but in that one day and confined
to the town, they obtained a sub
scription from only thirteen per-
sons, of So, 450. One man sub
scribed $500, another $1,000, an
other 81 800 and another $1,000 I;
and all made their subscriptions on
liberal basis, showing, at once,
their anxiety and determination to
get the road if possible. AS soon
as Circuit court adjourns, which
will be this week, several of the
most influential men of the town
and county, will make thorough
canvass of the whole county, and
try to raise the amount asked from
Dickson county within the next
thirty days.
After Judge Wood had spoken,
Judge Smith spoke about an hour
in an earnest appeal to the people
to take hold and help to secure
the benefits of this great enterprise.
He was followed by Col. Thos. Nc
Nelly and Hon. Jacob Leach in
short but forcible speeches, urging
the people TO accept the offer of
Judge Wood and to subscribe at
once. Charlotte and Dickson coun-
ty will do their part. We hope
soon to have railroad cOmmunica-
tons with GAINESVILLE and the bal
ance OF the world. Hurry up the
work and you will please
CHARLOTTE.
Charln1te- Tam Mnrch 2I ISSl
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

THE following article was writ
len for the Nashville Banner by an
sold and leading Democrat" and
we desire every man who claims to
be Democrat to read and carefully
PONDER its contents:
How can a man who sincerely
believes that the State does not owe
the bonds issued to the railroad
con- panies, agree to pay fifty cents
OP8ny other amount on them, and
take from the bonds that he says
the State deOs owe the same amount.
To be specific, how can he agree to
500 upon the railroad bonds, which
is in reality only % cents, and pay
5O-3 or % cents upon the Capitol,
Hermitage and other bonds of the
State debt proper? They said in
1880 they desired TO pay every
dollar of what we owed, and Moth
ing that we did not owe. VIII
they now change their position,
and say all bonds are alike, and we
will pay equally on all? How is it
with true State credit man, who
believes that we owe the whole OF
this debt, and that we are able to
pay far more than is proposed by
the harmony-a -all-haZardS-men,ca can
he agree to pay only 5O-3 when he
knows that the State is able to pay
far more without embarrassment?
Is he willing to compromise with
out consulting the creditors, by
forcing upon them settlement
which any reasonable man would
say they should not accept? The
position taken in the last Demo-
cratic State Convention is one from
which it seems to me no true DEM
ocrat can depart from, and to sur
render this destroys the Democratic
party of Tennessee. The settle
ment, when made, must be the
result of a conference and agreement
with the creditors and not dictation
on the part of the debtors. This l
understand to be the Democratic
position, and if. any men choose to
depart from it they are responsible
for the results that may follow.
A DEMOCRAT ON PRINCIPLE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

IT looks as if those who, every
year, seem to feel sort of mali
ciouS satisfaction in premature
prophecies about the failure of the
peach, and other fruit crops are des-
tined to be proven false prophets
this year. Most of the fruit trees
are now i'm full bloom and from
present indications we are likely
to have a most abundant crop.
It's true the chances that it may
yet be killed by late frOsts are not
all gone by, and our fine antieipa-
tions may yet be dashed to pieces,
but Judging from the present out
look, we expect to sit cOntentedly
in our Brussells-carpeted sanctum
sanctorum, and revel in the luscious
donations of our fruit-growing
friends.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

THE propriety of surrendering
the charter of Fayetteville to get rid
of whiskey, has been the leading
topic of conversation on our streets
during the past week. A majority
of the opinions that we have heard
expressed are in favor of the change,
but we do not like the idea of abol-
ishing a government to be relieved
of an evil. There ought to be some
other way to accomplish that end:
If the town can retain its municipal
form with court and police for the
arrest and punishment of offenders,
the change, in the interest of NOR
atty, might be made, but If we are
TO be reduced to cross roads sta
ton, the surrender is not very de-
sirabIe.-FdyetteUlye Observer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

THE democratic party Is united.
The high flyers, the pullifyers and
the harmonizers-all feeding with
the samesp0on and blowing bubbles
with the same pipe-stem. If we
can just keep our tempers now !!
And if we can survive the terrible
battle being waged at Nashville in
the name of democracy for Suprem-
acy of newspaper companies.-Col-
var, Doak and Riley engaged in a
rough and tumble gouge for whose
newspaper shall make the most
money, and in the melee democra-
cy is SO bedraggled and bunged up
that Tom. Jefferson wouldn't know
it. Hawkins sits astride the capitol
dome and fiddles for the show
Pulaski Citizen.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25
UNIVERSITY AND CITY PARK
Association.



We would commend to the citi-
zens of GAINESVILLE, an article clip
ped from the ''Tri- weekly Mercury"
published in Meridian, Miss. 1t
viii certainly afford encouragement
10 our people at home, when they
realize how much interest is mani
tested abroad in the enterprise of
improving and identifying the
University grounds for the benefit
of the citizens of GAINESVILLE, as
we'll as students and faculty. The
young men of the University are
exhibiting most comnendable zeal
in aiding the Iaudable work, by
recently planting fifty memorial
trees.
To the Citizens of Meridida:-It
viii be remembered that during
the epidemic of 1878 our city, in
common with many others, was
largely indebted for the generous
aid sent US from various towns and
cities throughout the country. But
for this generous assistance given,
our sick and dying must have suf-
fered greatly for the necessary sup
plies. Among those TO whom we
owe debt of gratitude, are the
good people of GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
who responded promptly and liber-
ally to call made by our Aid So
ciety through the undersigned, at a
time when our funds were greatly
reduced. They not only responded
promptly and literally, but di-
rected US to call for more if we
needed it.
The ladies OF that city are engag-
ed in the praise-worthy undertaking
of ornamenting the grounds of the
Southwestern Presbyterian Uni
versity located in their midst, OF
which our own DIR. J. n. Waddel,
formerly Chancellor of the Univer-
sity of Mississippi, is now the hon.
orable head. Irrespective of party
| Or denomination the citizens OF
that city contributed to our aid IN
our time of need and in the same
spirit, it is proposed to give our citi-
zens an opportunity of expressing
their gratitude for the benefactiOns
received from that people. Quite Il
number of ladies and gentlemen
under the direction of Mrs. Ida w.
Ball, aided by several young ladies
from distance, have kindly I'M
dertaken Il concert, which will be
given in the Opera House OF next
Tuesday night, the proceeds OF
which will be given to the cause
above indicated. In furtherance
of this undertaking, Messrs. Marks
Lichenstein & Co., have generously
offered the use of the Opera House
at mere nominal sum to cover the
necessary expense of lighting DC.
May we not hope that like gener-
Gus spirit will animate the entire
community? Both the occasion
and the character of the entertain
ment warrant the expectation of a
full house. Respectfully,
JOSEPH BARDWELL.
This gentleman's name will be
recognized as one of the hOnored
Directors of the University.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25
JOURNALISTIC AMENITIES.

We have lately had a disgraceful
violation of the amenities of jour
nalism by a street fight between
two Knoxville editors, growing out
of personal abuse and examinations in
their respective papers, and here is
the dignified and respectful way in
which the Chattanooga Commercial
alludes to the editor of the Times
of that city:
The sad-eyed lunitic of the Times
is anxiously waiting for some one
to throw him a rope" so he will
know what side of the State debt
question TO take. The suspense is
terrible.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

THE Southern Progress is the
name of a new weekly Republican
paper just started at Bowling Green,
Ky. 1t is neatly gotten up and
starts with fair prospects of success.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25
Overalls, March 81, 1882.

THE principal objection urged
against the admission of Dakota
into the Union as State, is said to
be because as a territory, the people
there have been guilty of disgrace
full and ineXcusable reputation.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

THE CHRONICLE wants it dis
tinctly understood chat it is for the
settlement of the State-debt upon
the lowest terms obtaInable from
the creditors. This has always been
our position and viii continue so to
be; we can never advocate a forced
settlement, without consulting our
creditors.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25
Living Witnesses.

The hundreds Of hearty and healthy
looking men, women and children, that
have been rescued from beds of pain,
sickness and well nigh death by Par
ker's Ginger Tonic, are the best evil
dences in the world of its sterling merit
and worth. You will find such in
almost every community.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

THE Governors of Rumber of
States have declined to convene the
legislature in extra session to redis-
trict their States, Preferring to allow
the additional congressman al
lowed by the apportionment bill to
he elected by the State at large.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

IT is said ScoviIle will retire
from the Guiteau case after the bill
of exceptions is signed. And after
they are passed upon by the court
i'm banc, we guess, Guiteau will
"retire" by the hempen route.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

THE young ladies of Memphis
and Nashville have organized COM
panies for drill in the manual OF the
broom. Why the deuce, any SEN
sensible man, who has the bodily
welfare of his fellow man at heart,
should lend encouragement and
countenanee to any such conspiracy
we can't see.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

THE South Kentuckian threatens
to dispense medicine and news from
the same building. We shall soon
expect to hear that number of its
subscribers have expired.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

THE Democrats of Arkansas have
determined to return Senator Gar
land TO the L. $. Senate. They
could not do better.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

THE Iriquois who met in Chicago
last week were not a band of untu-
tored Indians, but they propose to
take the scalp of the Protectionists.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT TEN
NESSEE CONFERENCE.

Second Round OF Quarterly Meet
imgs.
Cheatham Ct, at Clifton, March 1926.
Port Royal ct, at Salem, April H..
Springfield, April SO.
Red River ct. at Mt. Zion, April 9-l0.
Palmyra CT at EbeneZer, pril l5-I6.
GAINESVILLE STA, April 22-23.
Cedar Hill ct. at Turnersville, April 81.
The District Conference viii be held at
Cedar Hill, April $3.50.
r. X. HARGROVE, P. E.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

JUST as we predicted. 1t has
been discovered that some news
paper reporter wrote the Mrs. SEQ
willie letters to Mrs. Garfield.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-25

THE war cry OF the Iriquois was
tariff for revenue only" and the
tribes throughout the land will join
in the grand war-WhOOp.