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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11
PRIVATE CLAIMS BEFORE CON-
GRES&.

G1ESS.
1t is stated that the bill of Hon.
John F. House, to transfer all
claims, now pending in Congress, to
the Court of Claims, will be recon-
mended for passage by the commit
tee in whose hands the matter was
placed. 1t Is to be hoped this bill
will pass, and relieve Congress of
the great expense and delay incl
dent upon the consideration of the
countless number OF private bills
of claimants against the Govern
ment. 1t is stated that there have
been over 1000 private bills in
trodueed in the House already dur
ing the present session, and the
matter has grown to such an alarm
ing degree, as to seriously incom-
mode the other more general and
public legislation of Congress. 1t
seems to US that the original idea
of national legislature was that it
might enact laws and super
wise the general machinery of the
whole Government, and not sit as a
court of arbitration upon any and
every little private demand or
Matched up claim, that may be pre-
sented against the Government. 1t
is the business of the court of claims
to investigate such matters and
claimants ought to be sent there
with their demands. The time and
attention of the members of Con-
gress belongs to the whole people,
and at this time, when so much
more urgent and necessary business
is before Congress, unfinished, it
is nothing but what is due to the
country, that this hungry horde of
governmental cormOrants be sent
to the proper tribunal with their
questionable claims. In ninety
nine cases out of a hundred, these
claims are unfo1nded' and frsudu-
lent, and they fear the calm, close
investigation of a properly cOnsti-
tuted judicial tribunal, and there
fore they rush before Congress and
seek, under the cover of greater and
more important measures, TO worm
their accounts through Congress and
defraud the Government of immense
sums of money. 1t is said that the
hotels and corridors of the capitol
at Washington are alive with job
bers and lobbyists loaded down
with all sorts of nefarious schemes
and claims, which they hope to
carry through under the protection
of a Republican majority, as they
did i'm the flush times of Grants adj
ministratiOn.
1t will be impossible for such
infamous rObberies to be successfully
carried out under the watchful eye
of an active and vigilant minority
and the people of the country VIII
watch, with solicitude and conf
dence, to see if a powerful and
working minority cannot be, at
least, safeguard upon the public
treasury. This bill of Congressman
Houses is a brave, bold step in the
right direction and we trust every
Democrat in Congress will rally to
his support.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11
The Murderer of Garfield.

II is no doubt TO be regretted that
people will insist on hearing re-
peated the annals of crime but as
long as the fatal fascination pre-
walls, it is better that the story of
criminal deeds should be recited in
the spirit OF history. Whoever will
read such a story should not fail to
peruse "Ridpath's Life and Trial of
Guiteau," just issued from the press
of Jones Brothers d Co., of Cincin-
natl, Chicago and Kansas City.
The work, without being needlessly
elaborate, embraces everything of
interest connected with the trial of
the wretch who killed the President.
1t is in the authors best vein. The
book, in addition to being published
as separate work, is also issued as
a supplement to the Life and Work
of Garfield" by the same author.
The latter book is thus swelled to a
very handsome illustrated volume
of 800 pages, although the publish
ers make no increase in the prices.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11
Clarence Hife's Case.
COurier-JOurnaI.

Readers of the Courier-Journal
have been informed of the arrest of
Clarence Hite, a cousin of the James
boys, near Adairville, Logan coun-
ty, and his sentence at Gallatin,
penitentiary for completely in the
Glendale train robbery. The officers
took nite from his fathers house
and carried him to Kansas City
without the formality of a requisi-
ton, and the grand jury of Logan
county had the matter brought be-
fore them. 1t could not be ascer-
tanned who the Missouri officers
were who did the kidnapping, but
an indictment was found against
Ben. Jeter, Town Marshal of Adair-
vile, for aiding and abetting the
men who captured Hite and carried
him away. Hite's father tele-
graphed to Thomas James, an uncle
of the boy and prominent citizen
OF Kansas City, to employ lawyer
and have consultation with prls-
oner, but the telegram was inter-
cepted. A letter was written, and,
after much difficulty, MIR. James
and the counsel he had retained got
access to young Hite and arranged
for his defense, but, as soon as they
left the Jail, Hite was hurried off to
Gallatin, and thence to the peniten-
tiary in short order. Hite's father
thinks his boy innocent of the crime
of which he was convicted, and that
he was sent to the penitentiary
through the connivance of detec-
tives, who would thus get the re-
ward of So, 900 offered for the cap
ture and conviction of each of the
robbers.
We learn that Judge A. G. and
Mr.. John Rhea, of the Russellville
bar, have volunteered, as the Hites
are poor, to go to Missouri and in
vestigate the matter, and that they
Will do so this week. Wood Hite,
a brother of Clarence, took hand
in the robbery and a reward is Of
fered for him. He was in Louis
vile last fall, and though Captain
Bligh claims that he was Killed
few weeks ago, IA citizen of Logan
county informs us that Wood Hite
has been in Logan county since the
capture of his younger brother.
Clarence Hite, nicknamed jeff"
is only about nineteen years of age,
but it is by no means certain that
he is innocent of the crime of which
he has been convicted.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

Bowling Green Gazette, March 8.

Bowling Green Gazette, March 8.
The interest in the great revival
has not abated in the least since our
last report. Judging from the
crowds at every service and the
number of confessions, we are in
clined to believe it has increased
with every time the eager listeners
have had a chance to hear the great
expouTHer of the gospel. Notwith-
standing the vast amount of good
the great evangelist is doing in our
city, he is continuallyand thorough
ly discussed, many of course endor-
sing him to the syllable and letter,
and others fighting right square
against and throwing cold water on
his good, great and powerful efforts.
Many who are sectarian enough to
disagree with him among their own
people and from their own mouth,
write, telegraph and send word of
his untiring energies and unpreced-
ented success. Since his arrival in
the city on the Goth he has had 626
confessions and has anointed 341
persons and besides that has visited
many afflicted people who were un-
able to reach him. His allotted
time here has expired and it is his
mind now to load up the little organ
and his excellent family to-day and
post off to Paris, his next place in
view. Wherever he goes the bless
ings of this community will follow
him.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

THE "Melican man" says John
Chinaman must go. There was a
rousing anti-Chine5e demonstration
at San Francisco, the other day, in
which four thousand of the best
citizens took part. This is why we
remark and our language is plain,
that All. Sin must go. His room
is far preferable to his company,
and we will like him better in his
own fiowery kingdom.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

The New York Sun in comment
ing on the action of the Senate in
granting Grant life pension of
$4,000 a year, thus mildly goes for
the Southern Senators who voted
for the bill. 1t says:
The ground upon which certain
Southern Senators, calling them
selves Democrats, voted to give
Gen. Grant ten thousand dollars an
nually for the rest of his natural life
is indefensible from any pr,int of
view.
They said il became them TO be
magnanimous. Magnanimuls with
what? With the public money
raised by taxation /? That money
does not belong to members of Con-
gre5s. They have no right to give
it away. They are soleInnly sworn
to appropriate it only to certain
specified purposes aud they are
trustees for these purposes. alone.
To pay ii out for the qualification of
sentiment, whether that senti-
ment be charity or admiration, il
almost as bad as to appropriate il
corruptly. Nothing can be worse,
nothing more fiagrantly opposed to
the true principles of Federal legis-
lation, than this misrepresentation
of the means provided by law for
the support of the Government and
for no other purpose.
The talk in which these Southern
Senators INDUCED, by way of prep
aration for this betrayal of their
trusts, is very much like that which
preceded the stupendous act of po-
litical treason in the same quarter
in lS76-'77. IL was magnaniinOus
then to join in swindIing the people
out of their choice for President
and it is magnanimous now to
empty the Treasury into the peck
cts of persons having no claim
whatever upon the public money.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

ONE of the saddest features of the
recent decision on the 1908 settle
ment is, that it deprives the blatant
demagogue and wOuld-be repudia-
tor of his most persuasive argument
and grand battle cry, submission
to the people" If the people are
not content with the action of any
Legislature, they know a subse-
quent one may repeal its predeces-
sor's act. This meaningless cry
was the demagogical plea upon
which the hungry office-seekers of
the State wished to crawl into pow
er; but now, alas, such cry avail
eth nothing, and the poor, misera-
BILE discOntents will have to look
about for some other petard
by which they may endeavOr to
kOist themselves into Office.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11


HELENA, March 6.-The situation
ia decidedly squally. The. Ievee
above the town is in part SUBJ
merged, and the water is within at
least six and haifinches above the
river levee. The Walker street
levee, which protects the city from
the current of water running over
the levee above, is intact, and guar
ded byan efficient force, doing their
utmost to prevent a crevasSe
through the running over by the
water, which is at this writing, 7.3O
p. M, imperiling our city. To
summarize, 1 would say that we are
desperately pressed, and that the
best we can. do is TO obviate cur
rent through the town. Strenuous
efforts are being made, under com
petent direction, to prevent a rush
Of water through the city. We are
lighting against odds, and boats of
every description are in demand.
In West Helena the people. are
opening their parlors to the suffers
OF the bottoms, and SO far there is
but little actual suffering. Though
many have moved out amt in, in
the modern vernacular sall struck
for tall TIMBER The basin above
the town, commonly known as
Poortown, Is under water, and the
majority of the residents here have
been forced to move out. The all
absorbing question is: Where shall
where can l put my family ?
And the answer comes like the dull
echo from an abyss. The fact is,
the enemy have met us, and we are
theirs.
MEMPHIS, March Capt. Cor
don Webster, of Indian Bay, Ark,
one hundred miles up White river,
arrived to-day in the interest of the
sufferers by the overflow in his
vicinity. He reports the water
there thirty-five inches higher than
ever before. This is attributed to
the back-water from Helena, a
large volume of which rushes &C. oss
the low country and assists In filling
the whole intervening swamps.
Indian Bay is deserted by all except
one family. who are encamped on
Indian mounds, others having
sought quarters on the bluffs of st.
Charles, or adjacant hills. More
than half of the stock belonging to
the people of Monroe county are
drowned, and from five TO six hun
dred residents are destitute and
need immediate assistance. Several
fields of recently planted corn are
covered with from nine to twelve
feet of water.
MEMPHIS March 8.-The river
remains stationary with thirty-six
feet on the gauge. Passengers who
arrived this morning from below
report the levee at Helena, Ark,
still intact yesterday evening. A
force of 800 men were at work
guarding all the weak points. The
river there was rising steadily. Al
Austin, Miss, between here and
| Helena the river had cut through
the town, destroying the principal
buildings, among the Number the
Masonic Temple, the Centennial
Block, a large brick building is
almost demolished, the water being
twenty-five feet deep all around it.
Several store houses and dwelling
houses were washed away and car
ried a distance of half mile. The
loss of. stock continues, and the
situation hourly growing more des-
perate.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

DISPATCHES, the early part OF
the week, brought the heart-rend-
ing news that Il severe snow storm
was raging at Duluth. Its too ut
terly too too bad. Just to think of
it, Duluth; Duluth, the zenith
city of the unsalted seas" covered
with pOIluting snow. We guess,
the Hon. j. Proctor Knott, will
weep bitter tears when he hears OF
this sad affection.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

STATE SENATOR, j. III. Wilkin-
son, of Cadiz, Trigg county, KY,
Died at Frankfort on last Tuesday,
where he was in attendance upon
his duties AS State Senator from the
Sd District. In his death, the State
of Kentucky loses an efficient pub
lie servant, the bar a lawyer of abil-
ity and weekly journalism good
writer. He was known to the
newspaper fraternity as the editor
and proprietor of the Cadiz Demo-
crat. He was a native of Virginia,
but had lived in Trigg county for
many years. He held the hOnora-
BILE position of County Judge for
that county for sixteen years, and
was greatly esteemed by all who
knew him. His remains were
taken to Cadiz for burial last Thurs
day, accompanied thence by COM
mittees from both houses of the
Kentucky legislature.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

Mr.. ARCHIE THOMAS, of the
Springfield Record, who was burn
ed out by the recent fire at that
place and lost his press, type and
everything, has the sincere sympa-
thy of the entire press of the State
in his great loss. He has issued a
circular letter to his friends and pa
irons stating that he will again be-
gin the publication of the Record
just as soon as he can raise the
money to buy the material. His
loss is about $1,000. We wish
brother Thomas a speedy recovery
from his great calamity and hope
soon to see the familiar face of the
Record.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11
In sneakingof Gniteau,s appeal

IN speakingof Guiteau's appeal to
the court in banc' many are ignor-
ant of what the terms means. 1t
simply means a full court of the
five district judges, sitting, just as
our own Supreme court, for the de-
termination of questions of law ex-
clusively, as distinguished from a
court sitting TO determine ques-
tiOns Of fact Banc is the old COM
mon law word for bench Judges
Carter, Wylie, Humphreys, Mac
Arthur and Haynes constitute the
court in banc to hear the appellate
law questions in Guiteau's case.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

THE Woman's Missionary Socie-
ty, of the Tennessee Conference,
will meet in the city of GAINESVILLE,
the third Thursday in June.
The GAINESVILLE Auxiliary Mis-
sionary Society will meet the first
Monday in April, at 4 o'clock, at
the Academy. At that time del
egate will be elected to represent
the Society at the Conference, and
other matters of vital interest will
be discussed. In behalf of the Off
GERS, we. urge a full attendance OF
members and cordially invite others
to join.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

CAN'T some poor, unhonored son
of these United States be found who
is willing to sacrifice himself upon
the Supreme woolsack ? The Office
seems to go a-begging. Conkling
prefers the seclusiOn of his law Office
and $4,000 cash fees. Edmunds,
mad that the gown was not first
offered to him, declines the honor.
We wonder if some Ohio man could
not be induced to accept the po-
sition.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

THE Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
tainted in the Central Music Hall,
Chicago, a few nights ago, while
delivering lecture ON The moral
uses of Luxury and Beauty" And
now st. Louis will say, it was
nothing more than the hideous
sight of a Chicago beauty's foot
that threw the Rev. gentleman
into a fit of Inconsistencies.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

QUITE notable event in the So
cieiy circles of Our -cOlored friends,
was the marriage on last Tuesday
night, at the Ist Baptist church, Of
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Barksdalt to Miss
Harriet Perdue. The Rev. D.
Jones performed the ceremony in q
brief, impressive and graceful man.
Eer. The attendants upon the con.
tracing parties were Mr.. Hammie
Daniel and Miss Mary McCage
Mr.. Wise Brewer and Miss Martha
Martin. After the'ceremony,S the
happy couple, accompanied by
their.friends and relatives, repaired
to the residence of Mrs. Hilliard,
the aunt of the bride, in Brandon
town, where an elegant reception
was rendered them. During the
evening the Mozart brass band dis
courSed sweet music TO the assem-
bled guests. VIM. Barksdale is Il
prominent young colored grocer OF
this city, and is popular and de-
serving. We wish him and his
bride much happiness.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

THERE has been comparatively
no ice gathered in the South this
year, and while this fact will make
little difference with those living in
cities where the manufactured ice
can be procured with ease and at
even less expense than the housing
of it wodld cost, still there will
doubtless be much inconvenience,
and, In many cases, even suffering
forthe want of it among people in the
country far removed from cities,
during the coming hot season.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

1.-THE champion blasphemer of
the world" Col. r. G. Ingersoll,
has written a letter to the Memphis
Appeal in which he defends him
self against the charge of being a
plagiarist. lie refers toa temper
ance article which hts been going
the rounds of the press, and says
that he never claimed to be the au-
thor of the entire article, but that
the first part is his, and will give a
thousand dollars to anyone who
will show where he plagiarized one
word of it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11
RenhhIicnn Convention

The County Republican Executive Conn
mittee met in GAINESVILLE March 7th, 1882,
Henry Roberts, Chairman, presiding. II
was ordered that a County Convention he
held on the LIST day OF April, 1882, at Clarks-
vile, Tenn, to elect delegates to the State
Convention, which convenes April "a, 1852,
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, 1882-03-11

THE CHRONICLE will never
swerve from the course she has
stood to these many years. We
will appeal to the reason, Judgment,
justice, State-pride and patriotism
of our citizens. The great major
ity of our people possess these quail
tiles and will govern themselves
accordingly.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

CoNKLING has declined the Asso-
ciate Justiceship. He does not care
TO be laid on the shelf in any such
polite way. He is doubtless specu-
lating in larger cultures" than a
life position on the Supreme court
bench can hold out for him. His
friends need not consider this re-
fusal the "greatest effort of his
life -
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

AT Springfield, Tenn. last Mon
day, IL. b. Hooper, Jno. Hooper
and Ross Elliott were arrested and
placed in Jail. They are charged
with being parties to the murder of
DIR. ]. w. NuckOlls, on February,
the 2Sth.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

AN exchange truthfully says
"There is too much disposition
among the farmers TO take cheap
city papers in preference to their
county, because they can get them
for little less price. They never
consider that a city paper gives
them no local news, or ever says a
good word for the county in any
way, while the county papers are
always doing something to advance
the interests of the county,"
There is no investment that a
farmer can make that will bring
him IA better return, or give him
more real pleasure than two dollars
invested in his county paper.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

Col. JOHN ID. NORRIS has sew
cred his connection with the Hop
kinsville New Era. We regret to
hear of the retirement of Col. Nor
ris from Journalism, of which pro-
fession he has long been an able and
honored member. The New Era is
now under the editorial charge of
MessrS. Jas. r.. Wood and Jno. w.
Payne. both young and rising jour
nalists and will keep up to its present
high standard.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

The Louisville Courier says :
"The protection gougers have been
so frightened by the comments on
the outrageous Mckinley bill that
they have not dared to urge its
passage. The bill is measure of
the steel combination, designed to
exclude the possibility of COMPETE
ton. The bill, among other things,
proposes to tax the cotton-planters
additionally on cotton ties not less
than $575, 900 year, or $780, ton.
That is the protection which the
spoiliators say is such blessing to
American farmers and planters
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

THE CHRONICLE will never BART
er the principle of public honor and
public faith. We are Democratic
and propose to stand to the
grand old Democratic principle,
"the strict maintenance of the pub
lie credit, both State and National"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

TIE bill granting a pension OF
5000 IT year to Mrs. Garfield, Mrs.
Polk and Mrs. Tyler, was favorably
reported to the Senate last Monday
and will doubtless pass without any
nnnnsitiOn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

Mr.. GEO. CARLISLE has moved
his grist mill, situated on Franklin
street, near the former sight OF the
double ponds, across the street next
door to Joe Farley's livery stable.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

IN the Senate, last Monday, the
Judiciary committee reported bill
to establish a uniform system of
bankruptcy. 1t is thought the bill
will pass.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

LINsEED oil, well applied with a
white wash brush, has been recon-
mended by a Kentucky fruit grow
err as a reliable remedy for pear
blight. He claims to have effectu-
ally checked the progress Of this
disease with its use.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11

THERE is man out in Nevada
who says he saw mule die. We
can't believe it, it must be one OF
hose aesthetic rOniances.