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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21
+ am Democrat and nropose TO


/ am Democrat and propose to |
abide by the action OF the next Demo
cratic convention upon this question
In the meantime wish to show by a
few facts and figures what rate of taxa
ton it will take to pay the interest on
the new bonds, how our debt will COM
pare with that of other States after it
is funded, and how other Southern
States similarly situated with US have
compromised their Indebtedness.
This enquiry, prosecuted in friend
ly spirit, can surely do no harm If 1t
does no good. / shall certainly be
very far from saying anything that
would be calculated to reflect upon
any honest Democrat who thought 1t
his duty to vote for this measure. Rep
resentatives are often placed in trying
situations, and we can ask no more OF
any of them than that they shall do
their best with the lights before them.
Our Representative in 1873 voted for
the funding bill and worked for 1T.
Two years after that bill had hardly a
supporter in the State, but no man
stood higher or stands higher, or pos
sesses more entirely the confidence OF
the community, than the distinguished
gentleman who, being called on then
to act for his fellow-citizens, did what
he thought was right and allowed con-
sequences to take care of themselves.
Already there has been thrown into
this controversy too much heat and
passion to be productive of any real
good. Adjectives and invectives are
being flung about when calm reason
would answer much better. Our SUI
preme Court is being abused by excited
meetings for treating a question of
law as a question of law, and even so
staid journal as the GAINESVILLE CHRoN-
ICLE is inclined to elevate its own pole
and call upon people to dance around
it.
People rarely dance long or well in
this country unless they like the tune
and as the next set promises to be a
wearisome one, it would be well per-
haps for each of us to understand the
thing thoroughly before the fiddlers
strike up and the dancers take their
places. X.
GAINESVILLE, Jan. IL, 1882.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21
unstampea cigars.

Considerable excitement was ere
ated around town several days ago
over the arrest byrevenue officers of
several of our citizens for purchas-
ing and having in their possession
unstamped cigars. The cigars, we
are informed, were made by a man
by the name of Kramer who lives
in South GAINESVILLE. Kramer was
first arrested by the officers for MAX
ing cigars and he told to whom he
had sold them, which resulted in
the arrest of the gentlemen who pur-
chased them. 1t is stated by some
that Kramer is poor, club-footed
and illiterate man and probably did
not know that he was violating the
revenue laws, while others state
that he claimed to be regular IL
censed cigar maker. However this
may be, it is certain the gentlemen
who puschased or paid him for
making the cigars did not know
that they were transgressing the
law and are entirely guiltless OF
any intention to defraud the gov
eminent. We are informed that
Kramer came TO several of these
gentlemen who had a lot of
leaf tobacco and stated that he
was regular licensed cigar maker,
and being in INDECENT circumstan-
ces implored them to let him make
up the tobacco into cigars for them.
Acting under this belief and hop
ing to assist him, they allowed him
to make the cigars.
The unpleasant circumstances in
which these parties are placed is to
be regretted, but there is no doubt
that they were either ignorant of
the law and acted unthoughtedly.
or else were misled by Kramer.
We also hear that a number of gen.
tlemen around Guthrie-some in
this State and others in Kentucky
have been arrested for the same I'M
conscious violation of the revenue
law.
For the benefit of those who may
be ignorant of the law and to deter
others who may unwittingly vio-
late it, we will give the law which
says that "any person who manu-
features cigars without giving a
bond to the Government, one con-
dition of which is that he shall
stamp in accordance with law all
cigars manufactured by him before
he offers them for sale, is liable to a
fine of not less than 500 nor more
than $1,000, and to Imprisonment
for not less than three months nor
not more than five years. AS to
purchasing such cigars the law says :
Every person who purchases or re-
eeives for sale any cigars not brand
ed or stamped according to law, is
liable to a penalty of $50 for each
offence. You will find other penal
ties by consulting the United States
Revised Statutes"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21
are under water from Summer to

are under water from Summer to
Cedar.
The water lacks, this morning,
only three feet and ten inches OF
reaching the high-water mark of
1847.
1t is thought by river men, that
shoulk this rain continue forty
eight hours which is more than pro-
bable, that the back waters will
reach the high-water mark of
'47.,,
The people continue to leave their
homes in the vicinity of the high
waters.
Several families living on South
Colleg street abandoned their houses
this morning.
Fortunately there have been no
lives lost as yet.
Great damage has been done lum-
Der by standing in the water.
The following table SeSews the
highest water mark for the differ.
ent years since the establishment oil
the Signal Service office at thi:
point:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21

CoLMAN'S Rural World predicts
that "the year 1882 will be a lively
one with stock breeders. The en-
thusiasm among farmers for i'm.
proved stock is on the increase, and
among stock breeders there is a
desire to obtain the most fashion
able at almost any cost. There will
more fine stock change hands in
1882 than in any preceding year,
and we do not know but we might
say any preceding two years. And
prices will improve. Money is in
supply. Stock-breeders in good
standing, ifthey have not got all
the money they need will have no
difficulty in procuring what they
may want. So the breeders of fine
cattle, horses, sheep, swine and
poultry have bright year before
them-the brightest for ten years
past"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21
SOMETHING ELSE no no.

1t is supposed the Supreme court
Will render its decision in the 1909
case today, or some day soon. We
know not what that decision viii
be, but If the decision of the Chan
ceilor should be confirmed and the
case finally settled, che thing we do
know and that is, that notwithstan-
dIng the unfounded assertions of
the agitat0rs and would-be leaders.
the people of Tennessee will be
heartily glad of it and rejoice that it
is at last settled. They are already
nauseated with the discussion of the
question. They are worn out with
1t and want to turn their attention
TO something else. After being
ever so many long years shameless
~ imposed upon, they have at last
learned that ga demagogue is one
who employs specious and deceitful
arts to deceive and control the peo-
pie, panders to popular prejudices,
and engages in nefarious and cor
rupt practices to gull and misIead
the multitude" and have deter
mined no longer to become the will
ling tools of such men. They have
now learned that to blindly follow
such men don't pay and they will
now turn their attention to some
thing else. They now see the utter
folly of keeping the press, its states
men and honest men of all classes
continuously wrought up over this
hurtful question when they might
be busily engaged in far better
work, in encouraging immigration
and developing the vast and rich
resources of the State.
They are beginning to'learn that
they owe it to themselves and their
pOsterity to endeavor to push for
ward the material interests of their
State, rather than to stand as i'm
pediments in the pathway of its
progress. They have just passed
through a year of extraordinary
drOuth and shortness in crops and
have paid two taxes, and now that
they see these hardships and mis-
fortunes passed and gone, they are
glad that they met them like men,
and are sanguine and buoyant fol
the future. They are proud tC
know that they have passed through
such crisis bravely and herOically
and that the future looks brighter
They look with pride at the pre-
served honor and credit of theil
State, and will never again join
any party which seeks to blackeT
its reputation and retard its pros
perity.
The days of demagOgues are
about passing away. The people
are now alive to the nefarious ways
and dark schemes by which these
men sought to climb into place and
plumber over their ruined interests
In few years the man who at
tempts to keep up this foolish agita
ton will be regarded by the people
as an enemy to the Safe. In
few years the direful subject viii 81
forgotten aud Tennessee will be
prosperous and happy. Its contin'
ued discussion has been full of evil
consequences to us, and all good
men will rejoice that it is taken
from the politics of tao Stnto-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21
Port Royal, Jan. Is, 1882.

THE latest news from the jean
nette's crew was telegram to Sec
rotary Frelinghuysen from st. Pc
tersburg on the 18th inst. 1t stated
that Lieut.. Danenhauer with five
of the crew had arrived at Yakutsk
on December II. They were COM
fortably lodged and all their wants
supplied. Engineer Melvill and
six men were expected soon. Cap
tain De Long and the crew of the
first cutter were not found up to
November 18th. 1t is now learned
that the Jeanette was caught in
the ice on October 1st 1879 and
drifted with the wind and currents
until last June, when she was aban-
dOned.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21

THE Hopkinsville Republican
has changed its name and now
comes to us as the Hopkinsville
Advance. This paper for some
months past under the excellent ed
itoral charge of Mrs. G. Mercer has
done much good work for Hopkins
vile and Christian county and de-
serves the support of the citizens.
The Advance is a non-partisan
name and suggests the policy advo-
Gated by the paper for Hopkinsville
and its tributary country. Wehope
it will continue to advance in pros
perity.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21

CAPT. THOs. J. HENRY, of Nor
gan county, KY, was nominated by
the Democratic State convention
for clerk of the court of appeals, at
Frankfort ON Thursday of last
week. Capt. Sam. NJ. Gaines, of
HOpkinsville, ran third best in the
race. He made gallant fight for
the place, and although defeated,
he won the confidence and esteem
of all who came in contact with him
during the canvass. He will be
Capt. Henry's first assistant clerk.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21

WE have heretofore referred to
this rema rkable book by DR.. John
Clark Ridpath, published by Jones
Brothers & Co. Its success is almost
phenomenal. 1t is doubtless hav-
ing larger sale than any other
book now before the public. 1t
seems to possess the rare quality OF
responding to the popular want In
every detail-in matter, illustratlon'
paper, printing, binding, and price.
AS it concerns Garfield's life and
the events which make him illust-
rious, this book will ever remain
the standard popular biography.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21

Gen. Albert Pike, who is the
highest ranking Free Mason in the
United States, is now ~ years old.
He is still so vigorous that he en-
joys field sports with as much relish
as when fifty years ago he hunted
in New Mexico, Texas and Arkan-
sas. He is more than six feet high
and is but little bent. So says a
Washington correspondent.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21

THE letter of our fellow citizen,
Cant M. Fl. Clark, in regard to
,rhot became of the alleged Confed-
crate treasure at the collapse of the
Confederate government, has been
nuhlished in every leading paper in
the country and is universally ac-
canted as a complete vindication of
Mr. Davis from the charge of hav-
inc ANYTHING to do with its dispo-
col He shows that Mr.. Davis
,o,,ar received a dollar of it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21

SENATOR BROWN, of Georgia, has
introduced bill in the Senate to
provide each Senator with private
secretary, at a salary of $1,000 a
wear. 1t is said the bill will pass, as
both Republican and Democratic
Senators favor it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21

THE New Orleans Picayune
closes an article on the South Caro-
lima exodus with the expression of
a belief that Arkansas and perhaps
Louisiana will be benefited by an
increase of labOrers, and the migra-
ting negroes themselves will receive
some valuable lessons from expert
ence.-Memphis appeal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21

THE Oscar Wilde aesthetic craze
is raging all over the country, and
many of the young men want to
return TO the age of knee-breeches.
This may do for fat, wsll-rounded
young gent, but it will never take
with,
"a sallow and lank young nan,
A shrunken-shank young man"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21
Trustees Notice.

Whereas the firm of Rice, Broaddus & CO.
on the 18th December, 1881, executed q gem
eral assignment of all claims due them to
me for the benefit of their creditors, all per-
sons indebted to said firm are notified and
requested to come forward without delay
and settle same with me or my agent, Mr..
r. II. Pickering, and all persons having
erly verified as required by law.
B. w. MACRAE,
Dec. "a, lSSl-4t Trustee.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21
Officers of the Fire Company.

W skAS II OAAPahy.
At a recent meeting of the Fire
Company the following officers were
elected:
It. III. Hyman, Chief; John
Young, Captain; III. E. Dibble, As
sistant /; ]. G. Joseph, Secretary ;
Walter McComb, Treasurer IT. e.
McReynolds and Will III. DAILY,
Hose Directors; A. j. Mcneil, En-.
gineer j. M. farrell, Assistant; j.
F. Wood, Pipeman +. M. Morri-
son. First Assistant Sam Wilson,
Second Assistant.
Hose Reel No. 2-H. B. Wilson,
Chief Hose Director John Sullivan
and James Parlin, Pipemen.
Hose Reel No. 3-M. III. Stratton,
Chief Hose Director; w. T. Lynes
and Tom Lynes, Pipemen.
Hose Reel No4-Wm. Kleemann,
Chief Hose Director; f. l. Smith
and VIM. Pardue, Pipemen.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21

SENATOR l.. q. G. LAMAR was
reelected to the United States Sem
ate on last Tuesday by the Missis-
sippi legislature.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21

THE Board of Mayor and Alder
men met in regular session on last
Monday, as is required by thAa
of the city, to receive the city@naT-
shal's official returns of the election
held on Saturday previous and pass
upon same. The new board of may
or and aldermen whose names we
elsewhere give were declared regu-
Iarly elected and the city marshal
ordered to issue certificates of cleo
ton to them. The outgoing board
will meet on Tuesday the 31st to
receive the yearly reports of the va
rious city officers and settle up the
old business Of the board.
WE have received from A. NJ.
Purdy, of Palmyra, N. Y, his des-
criptive 34-page catalogue of trees,
plants, seeds, &c. The drawings
therein of the Russian Mulberry,
the newer grapes, Strawberries
raspberries, blackberries, &C., are
very fine, while the description of
fruit, and directions for planting,
&C., are valuable. Sent free to ali
applicants. If you, reader, are in
terested iH fruit or flowers, send a
postal and get copy. If any who
read this have sent to him for
specimen of the Fruit Recorder,
they will receive a copy of the Cat
alogue in due time without writing
again.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21

Gen. Atkins introduced bill into
congress for the removal of tax on
leaf tobacco in the hands Of the
producer, and to reduce the tax on
manufactured tobacco. We hope
the bill will become a law. The
tax on tobacco is a tax on labor, and
one that discriminate against one
class of our citizens, that need pro-
lection rather than taXation.-Pdris
Nltelliqencer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21

"Twenty years ago." says a col
ored philosopher, 'niggers was
wuf thousand dollars apiece.
Now dey would be deah at two
dollars a dozen. It's 'stonisn' how
de race am depreciatin'."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21
Come to Stay.

Owing 20 the large amount of Eastern
work sold 70 the people at three times Its
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-01-21
HOme-Made Goods
AT
Wholesale Prices.

My work will all be hand made, and no
Eastern shoddy, but the buyer viii get value
received for every dollar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-26
Lost.

I OSr.-A Blue, Wooden, Summer shawl W.
IL tween Gardiner and Augusta, on the mornins
OF the 18th. The finder will be- rewarded by iea'ihs
the same at this office, the office OF A.,
sc. WHITMORE, Gardiner, Me-
augiseodlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-26
POLITICAL.

LOUISVILLE, Aug %.
The democratic convention of Sd Ken
lucky district nominated John +. Hallsell
for Congress. John W. Caldwell declined
nomination.
CoNNERsvILLE, Ind Aug. 25.
The democrats of the sixth district have
nominated Luther Benson for Congress.
EAST SAGINAW. Mich, Aug. 25
r. G. Horn has been reDomnated for Con-
grass by the republicans of the eighth dis
trict.
CONCORD, n. n, Aug. 25.
The following bulletin has been sent from
the Currier headquarters at Manchester: Re-
turns at Manchester from reliable sources
show that up to date 266 delegates to the re-
publican convention are elected; their pref
erance Is as follows: Currier l56. Hale IS,
uncommitred So.
CHARLESTON. S. c., Aug. %.
The democrats of the third district today
renominted d. Wyatt Aiken for Congress by
reclamation.
SELMA. Ala, Aug. %.
John W. Jones (colored) was today nom-
mated by the republican convention of the
4th district for Congress 10 fill the expired
vacancy, and ex-yudge Geo. II. Craig for the
4Sth Congress.
ST. Louis, Mo, Aug. %.
The democrats of the l4th district, after
being in session three days, nominated l.. II.
Davis for reelection to Congress on the
452d ballot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-26
Political Notes.
vote will count this wear.

Every vote will count this year.
No one should allow himself to be deluded
by over-conidence. Keep steadily at work.
ter with more effort.
The republicans who will feel best after
election will be those who are working with
all their might before election.
The Somerset Reporter says: "They do
say that Mr.. Thing can dispense a crowd, a,
short range, the quickest of any man on the
stump in blaine or any other State
Hon. W. w. Thomas, Jr., is working with
republican ticket generally. He sets noble
example to all unsuccessful candidates.
Pennington Chronicle.
In this county, several of the men who did
to the election of Murch in 1880, and to swell
the vote for Plaisted, have become disguised
with both, and are laboring with as much
energy against them now as was formerly
exerted for them.-Roekiand Free Press.
The demo-fusion papers this week (before
the news of the heavy assessments on fusion
office holders in Maine had leaked OUT
bristled with black headlines about Hubbelrs
circular, but yesterday most of the organs
fell back on the weather, the drouth and the
war on the Nile. The New Age. (Pillsbury's
old organ) continues to defend the State
steal, much to the disgust of the better class
of the democrats. Eastport Sentinel.
Ii is the constitutional duty of the Cover
nor to " nominate and with 1.-THE advice
and consent of the Council to appoint" Il
is the constitutional duty of the Council t.
| refuse to confirm when they consider the
nomination an unsuitable one. Any nomi
nation made to punish q faithful officer BY
| supplanting him, is an unsuitable one The
Council did its duty nobly in defending Judge
| Libbey. The people will endorse their course.
Oxford Democrat.
The seizure of the Suez Canal has worked
very sudden change in the arguments and
attitude of many critics of Secretary Blaine
policy toward the proposed canal across the
Central American Isthmus. Englands action
As good as demonstrates that no such canal
sill be safe unless we hold its approaches,
md Mr.. Blaine pointed out to Great Britain
hat the United States would in future mould
all its actions toward the canal upon tn. ex-
illicit ground that its control must rest in this
| ountfy alone, treaties or parts of treaties
Notwithstanding. No other course in the
| nature and progress of events is safe for the
| United States, or personal animus against
he policy of some distinguished public man
| .sioe, Is likely to receive the support Of
Observation-Disclosures Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-26

Governor Plaisted dwelt yesterday
principally upon his fight with the Coun-
ell. Well he might. for he has nothing
10 show in his administration but his at
tempt te bulldoze and override the Coun.
Gil and violate the constitution. This is
the beginning and the end. the alpha and
omega. Of the Plaisted administration. If
Judge Libbey's democratic friends take
pleasure in reviewing the unjust manner
in which the Governor treated the able
and upright jurist. then of course they were
pleased with his speech yesterday.
notwithstanding the lack of anything
attractive in the style Of the speaker.
They will please bear in mind that vote
for Plaisted will be vote for the con-
tinued exclusion of Judge Libbey from the
bench and that vote for Robbie will be
. vote for his reinstatement upon the
bench. Judge Libbey's democratic friends
can in no way so well show their appreci-
alton of him and their resentment of the
insult placed upon him by Governor Plais-
ted Is to give their votes on election day
for Col. Robbie.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-26
Boston Market, August %.
WHOLESALE PRICES

WHOLESALE PRICES.
FLoUR-is in moderae demand al previous p, ices
We quote Western Superfne at 80 50Sai %; CON
mon extras 81 50aS4 rs; Wisconsin extra 81 95a
SO %; Minnesota including choice bakers brand.
81 eua$7 90; Winter wheat Michigan AT S5.5u Il
800: OHIO and Indiana : 5ua5 90; Illinois ard 81
Louis So t0,S6 30; patent spring wheats 81 Pa
8 rs, and winter wlieats ST 50a IS pei Dbl.
CORN - is steady; quote mixed and yellow SO
a9}, and no grade ShaSSc per bushel.
OATS-are scarce AID firm al s0aS0c per bush.l
for common to No : " hite; No would bring e2aS &c
RYE-n minaly y1c per bushei.
SHoRTs-S22 50a23 20 per Fine Feed and
Middngs heid al 81 uOass 20.
PoRK-is in lair demand; sales at so 00a2i 90 per
Dbl prime S23 0Oa23 - for mess SIS U0a2o so for
Western and BOSTON clear and backs.
BEEF-is held at Sii 00ali 90 for prime; SIS GOA
Is 90 tor mess, II; rs 00a2l on for family
aud plate.
LARD--is in light demand at l3al3ic per h.
to- city and Western.
SMOKED HAMs-at l4al5c per pound for
Boston and Western.
BUrTER-s steady; we quote choice West
ern and Northern creameries at - PC,
and fair to good at 2la24; choice New York and
Vermont daries AT 2sa26c, and fair TO good ~ &C
Western dairy packed lsal9c for choice. and l7aise
for fair TO good Western lad- packed lSal9c for
choice and l6il7c fer fair 10 go 3D.
CHEEsE--is in steady demand at III IA life for
choice full cream, l0alc for fair good and ig
common.
EGGs-ar selling at 25d26c per dozen for
Northern and Eastern and 2.a2ic for Canada, Z. f.
Island and Nova Scotia.
FOTAToES-Are in fair demand At 81 s 'a3 90 per
BARREL according quality.