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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

The recently published letter,
said to have been written by ex-
postmaster Fiiley, of st. Louis, at
lacking the good name of the dead
President, is document Infamous
in its defamation of the character
of a dead man, who-whatever may
have been his faults and short-com-
ings, and it is not denied that like
all other mortals he had many
was pre-eminent for his many no.
bic qualities of head and heart. 1t
will bring upon the writer and the
Stalwart crowd of which he is a
conspicuous light, the merited con-
tempt and scorn of all brave and
noble natures. The desp0iiing OF
the maine of the dead, whose voice
is hushed in eternal silence and can
not be heard in standardization, is
an offense repugnant to every senti-
ment of Justice and refinement, and
deserves the warm condemnation
of all good men. A justly offended
country will heap obloquy and dis
grace upon party base enough to
attempt to besmirch the good name
of the dead President. Let 'the
good men do live after them, the
evil be inferred with their bones"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

SERGEANT MASON, who it will
be remembered, shot at Guiteau
while confined in his prison cell
sometime previous to his trial,
has been tried by Court Martial and
sentenced to be dishonorably dis
charged from the army and contin-
ed in the penitentiary at Albany,
New York, for eight years. Con
sidering the excitement of the times
aud the motives that prompted
Mason to endeavOr to remove the
loathsome murderer of the Presi-
dent of the United States, this YER
diet of the Court Martial seems
rather too severe. Especially is it
so, since it is ut least doubtful,
whether Mason was not labOring
under a temporary fit OF insanity at
the time he did the shooting. We
believe lighter punishment under
the circumstances, would have met
the demands of justice and the law.
There will be numerously signed
petition asking the President to
pardon him.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

ONE of the most brutal assaSsina-
tions ever perpetrated in the histO-
ry of Tennessee was that of the
cowardIy murder of Deputy Collec-
tor J. NJ. Davis, who was wayiaid
near McAinnville, Tenn, last Mon
day, by moOnshiners, and shot
down without a moments warn
ing. 1t is stated that there were
about thirty men engaged in the as
sassination. 1t is greatly to be re-
GREETED that a brave and fearless
officer of the law should be waylaid
in broad open daylight and shot
down by a murderOus band of out
laws while in the faithful discharge
of his duties. This foul murder
will, we hope, thoroughly arouse
the government to renewed efforts
to break up the manufacture of
Illicit whiskey in Tennessee. No
effort ought to be left undone TO
find out the perpetrators of this
dastardly crime and bring them to
a speedy justice.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrcm our regular Correspondent.)

(t TGll our IeBuldE OOIicSpOiltltut'J
There are half dozen States in
ferior in population and wealth to
the District of Columbia, but repre-
scented in the National legislature
by two Senators and at least one
member. Washington and Alaska
alone, of all the States and terito-
ries, have no voice. The district
of Columbia, it is said, is under the
special supervision of Congress.
But what is everybOdy's business is
nobody's business and the individ-
ual members of the National legis-
lature are too busy looking after
the interests of their respective dis
tricts to care for the District Of Col
umbia. 1t is true that Congress
grants with a liberal hand, the
money necessary for National build
ings, as the department edifices and
Capitol show. But Congress is not
disposed to philanthropy without
display. Last summer when Mrs.
Garfield almost died from the
poison eXhaled from the Potomac
swamps and later when the stricken
President had to be removed from
the malariOus locality, the press of
the United States declared with one
voice that Congress must do some
thing with this monster nuisance.
The Capital of the United States is
like a beseiged city; for years an
insidiOus enemy in the form of a
belt of malarious swamps has been
closing in upon Washington and
sending its poisoned shafts into the
Vitals of the inhabitants. The citi-
zens of the Capital have been for
years going to Congress pointing to
this mass of decaying vegetable
matter and deposit of filth visible
from the windows of the Capitol.
Yet this fetid mass has been in
creasing until it now consists of
hundreds of acres of disease-creat-
ing swamps that are a disgrace to
the United States, a crime against
health and humanity.
The American traveller who is
compelled to leave Rome during
the summer on account of the mfla-
ria eXhaled from the marshes,
speaks with contempt of the italian
and says: If we but
had Rome in the United States we
would drain these pestilent swamps.
Can he be ignorant of the fact that
the Capital of his own country is
by swamps as destruct-
i've of health as those on the Tiber?
Does he not know that the Presi-
dent, Cabinet, Congress, govern
ment clerks, and everybody who |
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

THE State-credit Democrats of
Tennessee are threatening to form
an alliance with the Republicans
rather than submit to a compromise
settlement of the State debt. =
South hCRtUcEjdn.
Young man, they are threatening
to do no such thing. On the con-
trary, they are striving by all hon
est and honorable means to have
this hurtfuI question settled in a
fair, just amt equitable way. This
can only be done by negotiation
with the States creditors and there
by coming to some voluntary and
reasonable compromise. The State
credit Democracy are unalterably
opposed to any form of Reputation
and will never consent to harmonic
by destroying the honor and good
name of their State. This is what
the nO-credit party seem DESTROYS
To do; while the the State-credit
men are urging them to join in
their efforts to come to some solu-
ton of the question upon a basis
honorable and satisfactory alike to
the creditors and the State, and
thereby consolidate the Democracy
and save the State from falling into
the hands of the Republican party.
The State.credit Democracy has
never threatened to join the Repub-
lican party and never will. They
do not however, consider this debt
question one of party, but rather be-
lieve its speedy settlement ought to
be worked for by all good men ir-
respective of any party. Now
Charles, we hope you understand
the true position of the Tennessee
State-Credit Democracy. It's motto
is "the strict maintenance of the
public credit both State and Ma
tional," and we know you will say
we are correct.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18
WE SHAKE YOUR HONEST HAND.


The Murfreesboro News piumbs
the line, and sums up the platform
of the Tennessee Democracy in the
following clear, succinct and I'M
mistakable terms. 1t speaks the
sentiments of every true Democrat
in the state. Listen to it.
We favor the honorable settle
ment of the State debt by the Leg
islature with the creditors Of the
State.
We are earnestly i'm favor of Dem
ocratic harmony, and are willing to
make every concession consistent
with duty and self-reSpect. Our bit
terest opponents would not ask for
more, neither would they respect
us if we forced further concessions
upon them.
We are opposed to Republican
rule, and shall work to re-establish
Democratic supremacy in the State.
To accomplish this, we believe il is
only necessary to uphold the STAN
dard of the regular Democracy,
around which, when the shock Of
battle comes, all true Democrats
will rally. We believe that the
State debt question will find an ca
sy and satisfactory solution, and
that conservative low tax men will
abandon the reputation leaders
and align themselves with the reg
ular organization. If we find our
selves mistaken in this, we will
profit by the lesson.
We are unalterably opposed to
the making of any more namby-
pamby platforms like the Colyar-
Marks platform of 1878, which was
a cowardly dodge of the questions
at issue.
We are opposed to running the
party in the interest of any one man
or any clique of politicians.
We are opposed to the adoption
of any policy by the party which is
not frank, square-cut, open and
equivOcal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

can, get away from Washington in
The summer, and that those who
stay have their blood blackened
and sinews stiffened with ague?
The Capital through the neglect of
Congress, is getting bad name.
Medical authority declares that, if
the swamps were drained, moth
ing more would be wanting
to make the National Capital a
model sanitariuIn. The draining
of these swamps, which would cost
no large sum, will enable healthful
atmosphere to circulate in the parks
and wide streets of this city, which,
in a peculiar way, is the city of
every citizen of the United States
the city of fifty millions of people.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18
JOURNALISTIC CHANGES.


DIR. VIM. M. Clark, for the past
three years the editor-in-chief and
a large stakeholder in the Nash
vile Banner, has retired from its
edltorship and sold bis interest in
the paper to Messrs. Ira p. Jones
and II. NJ. Doak, formerly of the
American. The newspaper frater-
nifty will regret very much the re-
tirement of DIR. Clark from the pro-
fession. During his brief, but bril-
liant career as editor of the Banner,
he has won the friendship and es-
TEEN of all who have read and con-
sidered lis honorable, manly utter
ances, and know how deeply he has
the welfare, honor and credit of
Tennessee at heart. His journal
istic ability is of high order and we
hope the influence of his pen may
still be felt in Tennessee journalism.
To his successors, Mr.. Doak and
Gen. Jones, who are known to all
readers of Tennessee papers, the
formeras lately editOr-in-chiet of the
American, the latter as managing
editor of the same journal, we ex-
tend a warm welcome back into
the fold and wish them all possible
success in the new enterprise. With
General Jones as manager and Mr..
DOak as editor-in-chief, the Ban
ner, which has already won a high
name for itself and done valiant
service for the cause of right and
the advancement of Tennessep's
best interests, will rapidly come to
the front as the leading daily jour
nal in the State. Vigorous and
newsy, bold in the advocacy of an
enlightened public policy, and firm
in its honorable convictions, it de-
serves the best wishes of true Dem
Ocrats and will command the sup
port and patronage of all good citi-
ZenS,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18
RAILROAD MATTERS.

On last Saturday, the 18th inst,
as per announcement, the subscrip-
ton books of the Mobile, Clarks-
willie q Evansville Railroad were
opened at the Bank of GAINESVILLE,
and 81 ,3l2, 800 was subscribed, the
greatest part of the amount being
taken by the Gordon syndicate.
At the same time, the stock-hold-
ers held meeting and elected the
following Board of Directors: E. G.
Gordon, w. S. Gordon, w. B.
Wood, G. G. Smith, w. J. Wood,
A. Howell, ID. n. Kennedy, III. c.
Merritt and G.. B. Wilson.
The Directors then elected the
following officers of the company:
E. c. Gordon, President; w. B.
Wood, Vice President; w. S. Cor
don, Treasurer; and Ii. c. Merritt,
Secretary.
A resolution was adopted consol-
idating the Mobile, GAINESVILLE q
Evansville r. r. Co., with the En-
diana, Alabama & Texas r. r. Co.
An organization was had at
Princeton, KY, on the 10th inst,
under the several charters obtained
in Kentucky, and the whole line
will be consolidated with the Indi-
ana, Alabama & Texas r.. r.. Co.,
under which name the entire road
will hereafter be known.
The northern terminus OF the
road will connect with all the roads
centering at Evansville, and south
ern terminus with the roads in
Alabama, connecting Mobile and
New Orleans. The road will also
connect with the Georgia Pacific,
now being rapidly constructed from
Atlanta to TeXarkana, crossing the
Mississippi river at Greenville. 1t
will thus be seen that the organiza-
ton of the entire line of the road
is now about completed, and the
Company holds itself ready to go to
work as soon as the subscriptions
asked of the different counties along
the line are made up. 1t only re-
mains for the people to do their
part, and the work will be at once
begun and rapidly carried to COM
pletion.
Hereafter Judge Wood, of Alaba-
ma, will devote his personal atten-
ton to securing the subsidies be-
tween the Cumberland and TenneS-
see rivers. Judge Smith will have
charge from GAINESVILLE to Prince
ton, and Judge w. j. Wood, of
Evansville, will have control from
Princeton to Evansville. Vigorous
efforts will be made to push ON the
subscriptions with all possible des-
patch, so that the grading may be
commenced as early as possible. If
the subscriptions were made up, the
work would begin Immediately.
1t remains with the people to say
how soon the work shall be begun.
1t is matter of great congratula-
ton to see how great an interest is
being manifested in this grand en-
terprise, and if the people will con-
tiuue to work with the earnestness
and vim which now characterizeS
their efforts, the road will be under
Roadway long before the summer
has past. GAINESVILLE has prompt
Iy met the 100000 demand upon
her, and the projectors only await
the response of other stations along
the route.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

SOME of the severest and most
deSparing critics of the Republican
party are found within the party.
The Philadelphia Telegraph, for
instance, says:
eft is Pitiful to contrast the pres
ent office-mongering record of the
Republican party with its heroic
and patriotic record of earlier years.
Then it supplied a new reason each
new day for its right to exist and to
receive public and general conf
dence. But at present what does
either it or its opponent do to con-
vince the country that it should not
be rehabiIitated in both principles
and men? It wants a new, live
issue, just as much as the Democrat
ic party wants one, but apparently
it is not so we'll informed as to its
needs as its rival IS. The Republi-
can party might command, by de-
serving it, a new lease of power if
it would but make a purified and
elevated civil service an issue; but
it has not the courage to do that,
and the chances are that it will drift
into the next Presidential campaign
without any sentient issue at all,
with nothing but a cry to be kept in
possession of the spoils.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18
RepnnIicnn Co,,vcntlon.

The County Republican Executive Com
mittee met in GAINESVILLE March 18th, 1882,
Henry Roberts, Chairman, presiding. 1t
was ordered that q County Convention be
held on the LIST day of April, 1882, at Clarlzs-
Vile, Tenn, to elect delegates TO the State
Convention, which convenes April q, 1882,
at Nashville, Tenn. The Republicans in
their respective districts are requested to
hold meetings on the 25th day of March TO
elect delegates to the County Convention.
HENRY ROBERTS, Chairman.
j. w. PAGE, Secretary.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18
wtde Spread Calamity.
Memphis Ledger,

The outlook down the river is
very gloomy. There is no doubt
that this is the most disastrous food
known in the history of the coun-
try. The loss of life has been con-
siderable, suffering has been great
and on the increase and the damage
to property is incalculable. Hun
dreds of people are on the point of
starvation, and cannot readily be
reached from the outside world.
Some of them are at inaccessible
places and may die for want of the
necessities OF life. Many of the
planters who could get away have
fled to higher lands, and scattered
in all directions. Whole towns, as
Riverton and Austin, have been
washed away. A good many col
Ored people have abandoned the
places they called their homes, es-
capped from the food and are wan
dering around homeless and aimless
in different parts of Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee. 1t is diff
cult TO foresee how these people,
even when the food subsidies, can
get together and make crop. Hun
dreds and thousands of head Of
stock have been drowned or starved
to death, and many are to be seen
yet huddled together on levees and
ridges partly covered with water.
OF course it is impossible to reach
and feed many of them. 1t is doubt
full whether there is enough cotton
seed in the overlooked region to
~ in 10
were very hard pressed last year,
and sold their seed down very close
to the oil mills. Much that re-
NAMED is destsoyed by the flood.
Cribs of corn have been washed
away, together with fodder, straw,
hay, etc. Last years corn crop was
unusually short, and it was only
here and there that full crib was
to be found. But what little there
was on hand is nearly all injured or
swept away. The extent of this
calamity is such that it has passed
beyond the power of any locality,
city or State in the valley to afford
the necessary relief. The govern
ment has responded very promptly
and given such aid in rations and
tents as authorized by Congress,
but all this does not amount to a
1.-THE of what is and will be needed.
Various communities, Memphis
among the rest, are affording shelter
to the refugees and raising funds
for the relief to the sufferers. 1t
seems that if Congress cannot, Or
will not, make liberal appropriate
ton at once to supply the sufferers
with food and the means to plant
crop, that a Central Relief Commit
tee should be organized at Mem
phis, Little Rock or Nicksburg, and
an appeal made to the country at
large. 1t may be said that relief
funds and free rations are demon
alizing upon some classes, and this
we know to be true. The fact is
too well known in Memphis. But
the suffering exists, and the duty Of
the hour is to do something towards
its relief. 42 az }E
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18
THE Nashville Morning World is

TIE Nashville Morning World is
continually saying that the State
credit men of the State, who are
not willing to harmonic with the
World on a semi-repudiation plat
form, are the men who are not
anxious to settle the State debt.
Such a position is as untenable
one as can be. We. are one of those
men who believe that truth, though
crushed tosthe earth, will yet rise,
and long. after the editors of the
World, and such men as Savage,
Colyar, Marks, Wilson, TaIliaferro
and Others of-the same stripe have
sunk into their graves 'unwept,
unhonored and unsung,' the people
will acknowledge the justice and
wisdom of the men who are now
seeking to preserve in all its purity
the honor of Tennessee; we still
have confidence in the people,
C0tuDl6ic Independent.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

IN this hour of gloom and SYM
pathy for the sufferers by the disas-
trous overflow of the Mississippi, it
is cheering indeed, TO have a word
on the bright side of the subject.
The Vieksburg Herald expresses
the opinion "that in spite of the
overflow, a good cotton crop will be
raised. The floods will enrich the
lands and increase the crops, and
in point of fact, be beneficial"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

THE Republicans of the State will
hold their gubernatorial conven.
tiOn at Nashville on the 9th of
next month. There are said to be
many prominent Republicans in
the State who have "an itching
palm" for the nomination, and
lively times are expected among
the ambitious ones.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18
Fatal Shooting ia Trigg Co, Ky
Nashville American.

A young man, giving his name as
LOvel Greer, shot and killed ne
gro, name unknown, about sunset
yesterday evening, at Mac0y's store,
twelve miles from Linton, in Trigg
county, Ky. Greer, another white
man and negro drove up in a
hack and all dismoanted. Greer
turned to the negro and said, You
rascal, you have followed me long
enough" at the same time drew a
pistol and fired twice. One shot
passed through the head and the
other through the body OF the negro
who fell and died without speaking
Il word. Greer waved his pistol in
the air and said, "Do not touch me;
| will not be arrested" and ordered
the driver to take him to the station.
1t is not known where the negro is
from. No papers were found on
his person giving any clue to his
name.
l learn from a gentleman from
GAINESVILLE that Greer is a young
lawyer of some ability, formerly
located at Dickson STA, Dickson
county, Tenn. These are all the
particulars as far as l am able to
learn. CROAfwETJ.
Beverly, KY, March 8, 1882.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

Mr.. r. III. WATKINS, the talent
ed young editor and proprietor of
the Franklin Progress, has sold his
paper to Messrs. w. L. Turley and
E. B. Campbell, of that city, and
will go to Birmingham, Alabama,
to start paper.
We are glad to know the Prog
ress. will continue to do battle for
the good name and prosperity of
Tennessee under Messrs. Turley G,
Campbeli's rule. Success to the
PROGRESS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

THE Edmunds anti-pOlygamy
bill was passed by the House last
Tuesday by a vote of one hundred
to forty two. The President will
doubtless sign the bill and it will
then be a law. The bill makes the
crime of polygamy punishable by
fiue and Imprisonment and suffi-
cient cause for chaIlaging juror,
disfranchise polygamists and legit-
imizes polygamous children up to
January /, 1888. Now let the law
be executed and this foul blot wiped
out forever.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

KENTUCKY is to have meeting
at Louisville, on April the 9TH, TO
organize State Bar Association,
the object OF which will be ito cul-
tivate the science of Jurisprudence;
to promote reforms in the law; to
facilitate the administration of JUS
tice; to elevate the standard of in
tegrity. honor and courtesy in the
profession DC. &c.". Now let Ten
nessee be the next to move in this
direction.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18
THE Winchester Home Journal

The Winchester Home Journal
says: The late 'Low-Tax" Con-
vention in Musfreesboro transacted
business with closed doors, This
don't look like Submitting it to
the people" We hope the pro-
posed meeting in Winchester will
not act SO. The Home Journal is
ior free, frank, harmonious action
and speech, to the end that Democ-
racy may be united and the State
debt settled. Indeed, we think.
with "Countryman," that the bond,
holders should be represented
This would be the fair thing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18
Tobacco seed for Distribution

Commissioner Hawkins has pro-
cured from the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington an additional
supply of tobacco seeds for distribu-
ton in Tennessee. He now has
seeds of nine different varieties. of
the weed. as follows: Big Or0noco,
Maryland Broad Leaf, Gold Leaf,
Yellow Oronoco, Gooch, White Bur-
ley, Hester, Medley, Pryor and
Havana. AS the quantity of all
these varieties, except Havana, is
small, those who wish tosecure them
should apply promptly.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

THERE are rumOrs of war heard
now and then in Europe. 1t seems
TO be generally believed that the
uneasy state of feeling now existing
between Germany and Russia will
result in a war between these two
n,1qhtv powers at no distant day.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

Commissioner Raum offers a re-
ward of $500 each for the arrest of
the men engaged in the assassina-
ton Of Collector Davis, near Nc
Minnville, Tenn, last Monday, and
also $500, for their names.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-18

IT is understood at Nashville that
the Tennessee bondholders have
submitted SOC proposition to the
Governor. 1t is supposed he will
mention it in his coming call for
the extra session of the Legislature.