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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-09-27

The Alexandria correspondent of
the London Standard relates humorous
story. Agentleman wrote to the Ad-
miral complaining that there was she'll
belonging to the Infexible in his draw
ing room, and requesting its removal.
The Admiral passed the letter to the
captain of the Infexible, and he sent on
shore boatswain and half dozen sea-
men, who found the great shell lying I'M
exploded in the drawing room as de-
scribed. AS it would have been dan
gerous to bump it about, a device was,
conveying it to the shore; A feather
firmly enveloped in it. It was then care
fully rolled down stairs, and so back to
the ship,
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GH0 A WEEK s12 a day at home easily made.
OE ACosJy outfit free. Address True Co. Augusta. Ne
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hay fever comes high, but some folks viii
have It.
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outLYDI
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reported byI
A GOOD SWORD.STROKE;

H. C. B,nner, in The Century.
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III c10 V1g11v Plr1O1P11 cOW11s. INT UOUdI
number of births was 1924, last year.
"A Polish woman. who recently ar
rived in Pittsburgh from London, has
had her husband arrested there for deser-
ton. She had tracked him toSt. Peters
burg, London, Paris, back to London, to
New York, and then to Pittsburgh, where
she discovered him at work.-Gb Chicago
Times.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28
PAR MOBILE FRATRUM.

"Tell it not in Gath, publish it not
in the streets of Askelon," but, oh I!
it must have been a heart-rending
and fearful sight to their admiring
Readjuster constituents to have
witnessed sad scene that, we are
informed, took place in church,
in molly edifice, at Standing Rock,
in Stewart county, a few days ago.
1t was nothing more than rough
and tumble, knock down and drag
out fisticuff rencountre between
the Legislative candidates in that
county, Messrs. Bagwell and Led
better, both of whom are running
on the Bate-Readjuster ticket, with
no State Credit opponent. Just to
think of it, is it not sad that these
two political bed fellows, two equal
ly dear friends of the "dear people"
-"two souls with but single
thought, two hearts that beat as
one"-should have fallen out upon
the issues of the canvass, upon ques-
tions in which their hearts beat in
unison. 1t is indeed a very sad
state of affairs and we sincerely
hope there will be no occasion for
"pistols and coffee for two" 1t
may he worth while to add that on
the occasion above alluded to Meth
er of the combatants were seriously
damaged, although the engagement
was quite lively.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28
ed. SHAW WANTED.

We are reliably informed that
some of the leaders of the Readjus-
ter party in this county. uneasy and
chagrined that the honest, respecta-
Bile element of the coiored people
of the county, have notified them
that they propose to stand by the
principles and platform Of their
party and vote for Legislative can
didates who pledge themselves to
maintain the present settlement of
the States Indebtedness, have sent
urgent appeals to the Chairman OF
the Readjuster State Democratic
Committee to send them the Hon.
% Ed Shaw, to speak to the colored
people of the county.
We have not learned whether
the Hon. Ed will come or not, but
of one thing we are certain, he will
receive no encouragement or atten-
ton from the respectable element OF
the colored men in this county.
They are far above listening to,
much less following the political
teachings Of a low, disreputable
communist and repudiator, whom
their party has kicked out of ranks,
as not worthy the political society
OF respectable colored men.
II our Readjuster friends do not
know who the Hon. (?) Ed Shaw
is, we will again inform them, in
the language OF one of their own
leading organs, the Memphis APP
peal.
The Appeal of July Both 1880,
when Shaw was candidate for
Sheriff, says:
The election of the negro Shaw,
as sheriff of Shelby county, would
be a menace to the peace and pros
perity of Memphis. He is grossly
ignorant and iInpudently aggressive
upon all the decencies of life. A
foul-mouthed salacious blackguard,
whose speeches touching white
women are delivered with view
to excite race animosities. If a
white man he would long since
have been driven from the comnu-
nifty.
This same ''negro Shaw" dictated
the Readjuster Legislative ticket oil
Shelby county and the Appeal sup
ports that ticket.
This same negro communist is
wanted by the Readjuster party OF
Montgomery county to speak to our
respectable colored citizens. and lead
them to vote for reputation.
It's an insult to the white citizens
of Montgomery county that such a
character should be invited into its
limits. It's a SANDER upon the col
ored people which they will not be
slow to resent at the ballot-box on
November Z.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28

party in Tennessee. The lives and
records of these gentlemen certainly
entitle them both to full credit and
belief. But equally certain it is
that one of them is mistaken, has
not read correctly the real senti-
ment of the National Democracy on
this momentous question. How,
then, they say, are we to determine
for ourselves who is correct? Ger
tain it is that the National Democ-
racy either does or does not endorse
the course of the Bate Readjuster
Democracy Of Tennessee. How,
then, they say, are we to arrive at a
true and correct solution of the dis
puted point? In all candor, we ask
those who are anxious to solve this
problem, is there better proof that
can be brought forward than the
unbiased, thoughtful. well-weighed
utterances of the acknowledged and
accepted organs of the National
Democracy. 1t is the aim, purpose
and duty of these papers to find out
and study and weigh the true SEN
timents and policy of their party.
They are advised, assisted and
guided by the accepted leaders of
the party and the National Execu-
tive Committee.
We refer our readers then, with
confidence, to the testimony of the
New York World, in an editorial
published elsewhere in this issue,
headed Southern Political Intelli-
gence." The World is known to
be the duly authenticated and ac-
credited organ of the National
Democratic party and always voices
the true sentiments of the party.
We wish this article could be read
by every true Democrat in Tennes-
see. 1t tells what the National De-
mocracy thinks of the Bate-Read-
juster-repudiation movement in
Tennessee, and adds the weight of
its powerful testimony to that of
Senator Howell E. Jackson, and
other distinguished sons of the Ma
ton, that this unfortunate Readjus-
ter movement is the offspring of
error, passion and wrong, and will
not only destroy the Democracy of
the State, but will iearfully injure
the glorious cause of the National
Democracy.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28

IF, as some of the distinguished
sons of Tennessee assert, the whole
National Democracy are in sympa-
thy with the Readjuster movement
why, we ask and pause for a reply,
do not some of the distinguished
and eloquent orators of Democracy
in other States, come to the assist
ance Of the sorely tired and worn
out Readjuster speakers and give
them little rest. They are sick,
dusty care-wOrn and hOarse try
ing to persuade the honest masses
of Tennessee to repudiate their hon.
est obligations, and would doubt
less take it as a sincere act of kind
ness il their alleged friends in sister
States would assist them just a little.
No, the assertion that they have
the sympathy OF true Democrats of
other States is not capable of proof,
to put it mildly. There is not
Democratic leader in any other
State who would dare take his
stand on the floors of Congress, after
having lent his assistance to aid
another State to repudiate her
debts. The movement has no as
sistance among true Democrats any
where.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28
THE HOPKIHSWLLE FIRE.
The Greater Part of the Business Portion of
the CITY LAID Low

The Greater Part of the Business Portion o
the CITY Lad Low.
On Wednesday evening last about
6 o'clock, word came by telephone
that our neighboring city of Hop
kinsville was being consumed by
an uncomfortable confiagration
The announcement, of course, Great
ed great excitement here-Clarks-
vile had not forgotten her own
great calamity of April, 1878-and
Immediately the thought rose in
ever mans breast what could be
done in the way of assistance, if
anything. About this time tele-
gram came from the Mayor of that
city to our own, asking for aid.
Mayor Howell telegraphed back
that our fire engine was out of re-
pair, but that if it could do any
good, we would send over 800 feet
of hose, the Hook & Ladder Com
pany and 40 or so men. Word
came to send them.
1t was but the work of few mo-
ments for Chief Hyman to rally his
men, draw the hose carriages to the
freight depot, where fiat car was
secured, the hose, trucks and men
placed aboard, the station engine
attached and word given to pull
out; when they arrived, however,
at the passenger depot a message
was received that the fire was I'M
der control, and it was not necessa-
ry to come.
Forty or fifty of our citizens,
however, secured horses and bug
gies and went by way of the Hop
kinsville pike. They arrived there
about II o'clock, finding the fire
about out, having spent its force
and destroyed everything within
its track. The following is brief
of the extent of the fire,
as yet learned:
It commenced about 6 O'Clock in
a stable. the property of Il. l.. Smith,
on Virginia street and swept about
six squares of the most substantial
business portion of the town. About
fifty-two houses were burned, most
ly business houses, but few dwell
lngs and tenements, many of them,
those on Main street,
were new buildings lately erected.
The pastofce, Hopkinsville Bank,
Presbyterian church
and Mozart Hall were destroyed,
put the new opera-house, just erect
I'd, was spared. The City Bank
vas uninjured, though it stood on
Main street and was surrounded by |
burning buildings. The business
houses lost nearly all their contents,
he spread of the fire being extreme
y rapid. All the mails, letters, T
books and papers Of the postoffice
we're totally destroyed except 81 900
n stamps. The New Era ONCE. I
With all its contents. the property
Il Hunter Wood, was destroyed.
His loss, partially covered by insur-
nee. will reach $1,000.
At ONE time it was feared that
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28

appeals to old soldiers, to State
Credit Democrats and TO temper
ance people to lay aside their con-
victions, and if they can't vote for
his platform to vote for him person
ally. He said at Carriers creek
that Mr.. Fusseu would not be at
the Inauguration, but he ''expected
he would be prosecuting some poor
fellow for selling whiskey on Sum
day" thus casting slur on faith
full officer for discharging sworn
duty, and expressing pity for vi
olator of the law, clearly showing
where his feelings led him. He has
been met by brass bands, flags and
professions, all the trickery of poll
ticians, and demagoguery has been
resorted to to keep up boom for
him. Men belonging to the Low
tax party, the Greenback party and
the Republican party, one United
States Senator and half dozen ex-
congressman have been pressed IN
to service as electors, but still the
people say, ''if he is man of such
extraordinary powers and his plat
form is just, why does he not come
out like a man and discuss it?"
Their commons sense tells them
that there is something wrong, and
they will not blindly give their
support to man or a party that
can give no better reason for de-
manding such support than has
been given by Gen. Bate and his
followers. They propose to "prove
all things and hold to that which is
good" and in November wilIHsnow
under" the party which avoids dis
cus5ion and shuns investigation.
P,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28

DEMOCRACY cannot afford to vote
for the readjustment of settlement,
the business, fairness and liberality
of which she cannot truthfully
deny. 1t was made in exact accord
with the Democratic platform OF
two years ago, and in accordance
with every platform promulgated
by the party since the return to
power after the war. Democracy
cannot afford to go back ON its own
utteranceS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28

THE Hon. ~ Ed Shaw said in a
speech in Memphis, during the
late great Readjuster-Ed Shaw
Reputation -Republico- Democrat
ic pow-wow, when they put two
communistic negroes on their tick
ct, at his dictation, that she honest
ly believed it would be a God-send
to the colored people If they should
lose the francise," the right to vote.
And this is the character the Read
Juster party of Montgomery county
propose to import here 10 instruct
the respectable colored men how to
vote. We want every colored man
in the county to know this.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28

the whole central portion of the
town, including the public build
ings, would be burned, but a change
In the course of the wind saved
them. AS it is, fully two-thirds of
the houses on Main street from
Spring down to the warehouse
building ON Liberty street, and
back four squares are burned not
single building remaining except
the City Bank.
The fire department, consisting of
two hose carriages and a tubular en-
CINE, were wholly unequal to the
OCCASION not only on account of the
rapldity with which the fire spread
and its area, but also on account of
a scarcity or inadequate supply of
water. The total loss cannot
be accurately estimated, but
Will not fall far short
OF $500, 900. The most of the houses
and stocks were covered by insur-
ance, but the loss is serious one to
the town and viii affect it for some
time. The excitement was intense
during the fire.
THOSE DAMAGED.
James Hover, jewelry: Evans.
city drug store George V Camp
bell, grocery; James Hye, clothing
house Geo o Thompson, furniture;
Chas Thompson, hardware; Buck,
ner q Woodbridge, drugs;J Dink-
lespiel, millinery Hopkinsville
Bank Dabney & Bush, shoe store !;
Henderson, grocery; Wiley's drug
store; j Q German, tailor; he
Bryan building, unoccupied Ros-
enbaum, dry goods; Grisham, gro
Gerry; New Era Office; Wheeler &
Mill's warehouse; w w Coe, dwell
ling; Gather & Campbell, law Of
fee; E G Sebree, law office; ] Me-
Carroll, law Office.
On Court street-R Anderson,
saloon; John Young, hardware !;
Brandon, jewelry; Postell, soloon /;
Max Myers, butcher; Edwards
grocery.
On Virginia street - Burbridge
Bros, grocery Mozart Hall; Myers
q Hord, grocery Postoffice; Gen.
trail Hotel Ed Terry (coll, restaur-
ant; One meal store Anderson &
Chany, grocery; Poindexter, dwell
ling.
On Russellville street-Tandy's
billiard hall, Ellers saddle shop, ID
w Smiths grocery, Taylor & Hairs
restaurant, Schmidt's saloon, Steel s
blacksmith's shop, Il ID Smiths two
stables, Geo Thomas tenement.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28

THE Memphis Appeal, now one
of the leading "hurrah" Bate-Read'
juster repudiating sheets in the
State, said of the 1908 bill soon af'
ter its passage, that it fought tc
be allowed to stand; further agita-
ton of the subject would be little
short of criminal" The Appeal is
now supporting Ed. Shaw and re-
pudiatiOn,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28

The Readjusters' leaders are
driven to desperate straits to try to
bolster up their rotten platform and
elect their candidates. There is no
snare, device or species of political
tFickery they are not resorting to,
bat the people will endorse no
such schemes. They will severely
rebuke them at the ballot box on
the 7th proximo.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28

LET respectable (?) Reputation
be buried out OF sight forever on
the 9TH OF next month. Such a
spirit is but the forerunner of COM
munism. A condition of society
that permits the forcible confisca-
ton of property is but little remov-
ed from communism.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28
IS THE READJUSTERS' CANVASS CON-
QUOTED ON A HIGH POLITICAL
PLANE ?

We want to put few interroga
tories, to state few facts, and then
ask the above question of the fair.
minded, generous, heightened citi
zens Of~MOntgomery county, or o.
the whole State, for the matter o
that.
Why is it that Bate has failed tC
meet any of his opponents Tor the
Governorship in joint discussion
during the canvass? He has not
done so.
Why is it that Senator Harris,
after cOnsenting to joint discussion
of the question at issue with Senator
Jackson, mutually agreed" to dis
continue said joint discussion
Why is it that Hon. John F.
House, after asserting that there
was somebody in the State ''guilty
of treason" to the Democratic party,
has failed to accept the open chal-
lenge of Gen. Luke E. Wright to go
before the people of every county
in the State and discuss the ques-
ton as to who is guilty of that al
legged "treason ?'
Why is it that Atkins, Whit
thorne, Simonton and a few others,
now on the retired list, have utterly
failed or refused to meet their polit-
ical opponents of the State Credit
Democracy on the political hust-
ings?
Why is it that the Legislative
candidates of the Readjuster party
have been advised not to, and for
the most part have refused, to meet
their competitors before the people
in the various counties of the State?
Why is it that at every appoint
ment of Messrs. Russell, Beasley
and Hawkins, the woods and cross
roads for miles around have been
blazed with circulars, advising
and urging the people to stay away
from their discussions?
Why is it that at every appoint
ment of Messrs. Russell, Beasley
and Hawkins, the Readjusters have
had some distinguished orator, such
as Harris, House, Savage, Marks,
Turner, Ed. Shaw, set id Omne ge-
nus" to speak to the people just Il
day or two before, or day or so
after; "flocking all alone by him
SELF" and giving an ex parte state
ment of the facts, "with no one to
dispute OF make him afraid?"
Why is it that, not content with
harassing this larger game, some of
these distinguished speakers come
home, in few miles of the sOmke of
their own chimneys and fill APP
pOintments on the same day, with
in a mile of the long-standing APP
pointments of the local candidates
of the State Credit Democracy
Why is all this thus, we ask in
no spirit of bitterness or resentment?
Is it because they shirk from an
open. fair, temperate discussion of
points of honest difference? We
hope not. We hope they have
some good reason for not permitting |
a joint discussion of the questions at |
issue for not wanting the people to
hear all sides of this mOmentOus |
question, upon which they will be
called to vote on the 7th of Novem-
Der next.
We put these few questions to the
liberal, conscientious, fair-minded
citizens of Montgomery county.
We ask them to think over them,
70 answer for themselves, and tell
Is whether the employment of such
actics is the proper, fair, generous
way to conduct a political canvass;
whether a cause that is founded ON
ofty and dignified principles
would ever depend for its success
md triumph upon such questiona-
de political warfare?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28

1T is rather a singular coincidence
that the day set for working the
| public roads in the various districts
of this county tallies exactly with
the appointments of the State Credit
candidates to speak in the different
districts. Is this another of the lit
tie, disreputable schemes to prevent
the people of Montgomery county
from hearing an open, fair and hon
orable discussion of the questions at
issue in the canvass ? If it is, we
want the honorable, fair-minded
people of the county to know it.
Such political trickery is never re-
sorted to by party whose cause is
right and just, and which grows in
strength by the light of open dis
cussion. Why is it that the hands
were called out upon the public
roads in District No. Is on last
Wednesday, and again in District
No. 8 on Monday, both days being
appointments of the State Credit
candidates to speak in these respec-
tive districts. If this is another
scheme of the Readjuster bosses to
throttle the voice of justice, State
credit and honor in Montgomery
county, we repeat, we want the
good, true, high-minded people of
this county to know it. If there is
a man in Montgomery county,
white or black, who has had his
right and privilege to hear fair
and temperate discussion of this
question on both sides before he
goes to the polls to cast his
vote, taken away from him by such
questionable means, we want and
intend that he shall know it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28

THE sober, solid, debt-paying
business sentiment of Tennessee is
that this debt should remain set
tied. Why disturb it? Let il re-
main settled.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28
Coming AmUsemeHts.
JOHN THOMPSON IN "ARoUND THE
WORLD"

Our amuSement-lOVlng people
have had just cause of complaint
! for some weeks past at the great
dearth of theatrical entertainments
which seemed to have given us the
"gO-by." There is no longer cause
for this, for glance at our columns
this week, will show that there is a
considerable boom in the amuse.
ment world with us.
Tonight, we have at Elders OPP
era House, the famous John Thomp-
son, in his wonderful and enter
tanning character acting. In his
particular line he stands without a
rival on the American stage, and
every one who wishes to enjoy an
hour or two of hearty fun and
laughter should go to see Thompson
in "Around the World" He comes
with the highest endorsement Of the
press.
If any person in Rochester doubts
that there is cure for the blues he
should have witnessed the "Star
Comedian" John Thompson, last
night in "Around the World -
Union and advertiser Rochester, ".
~
AS a comedian John Thompson
cannot he surpassed his versatility
is astonishing, and imitation is out
OF the question.-Bu6alO (W. ~
Express
Reserved seats at usual places, at
usual prices.
FOREPAUGH's CIRCUS.
Remember that Forepaugh's
great circus and menagerie will ex-
hibit here on Monday, the Both inst.
1t is acknowledged to be one of the
finest shows in the world. The
Louisville, KY, Commercial says
of the performance in that city last
tits popularity of Forepaugh
that his shows always furnish all
the attractions advertised, and the
present establishment is replete
with good features. There is moth
ing cheap or clap-trap in the entire
show, and the acts in the ring are
by the best people that can be en-
gagged. 1t would be unnecessary to
mention the usual circus features,
but there are several new sensations
that are surprising.
MARION ELMORE's "CHIsPA CO."
ThisDgreat star sOubrette, said to |
be the handsomest little lady on
the stage, will appear at Elders
Opera House Thursday evening
next, in the latest and best American
play ever written, "Chispa," a ro-
mantle stage picture of life and love
n the giant redwood forests of Cali
ornia. The play is replete with
human sentiment and pathos, and
f the New York, Chicago and st.
Louis papers are any criterion to
20 by the play and company have
made great hit; the largest thea
ers being tested to their utmost ca
,acity to hold the crowds desiring
o see this popular actress and her
lew play. We hope to see a full
louse greet them here.
CALLENDER's MINsTELs.
Mr.. Charles A. Davis will soon
Tisit this city to make arrange
nents for the coming engagement
f Callender's Original Colored Min
trels, an organization which is be-
ne received with great favor
the country. They are
aid to be the best representatives
{ genuine coIored minstrelsy.
HAZEL KIRKE" AND "EsMERAL-
DA." II
We learn that Mr.. Thos. w. II
brown, representing the Madison
quare Theatre, N. Y, will soon ,
isit our city to arrange for the pro- h
uction OF "Hazel Kirke" and '4Els-
leralda," the two great New York q
lccesses. II