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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22
The Aurora BOreaIiS

The Aurora BOrealis or "NOrthern
Lights" as seen by late retirers i'll
this city on last Sundays night, be-
tween the hours of ten and eleven
o'clock, was indeed rare and bril-
liant sight, and caused many eXcla-
nations of wonder and surprised
delight from those who were so for
tunate as to view the mysterious
phenomenon. The whole northern
heavens were lit up, dimming the
stars and casting a sheen of indies
cribable beauty over the earth. Re-
ports state that the grand phPnOm-
enOn was generally observed all
throughout the country. The cor
ruscating pencil shower of the Mem
phis Appeal paints the following
aesthetic portrait of the scene.
Slowly the aurora kept edging
more into the west, until cast of
north not much remained except
beams of moderate brightness amid
the daWn-like glimmering of the
sky, and here and there pyramidal
forms of light stood out from the
sky. AS the shafts sprung more
and more from the west of north the
scene assumed a new glory. A flush
of tender pink glanced upon the
vivid cleaning. The beams shot
up with renewed splendOr, fading
and subsiding, while others flashed
into keener energy and glowed with
an intense brightness, whose pale
polish became more and more TRAD
iscent with the flush of rosy color.
Deeper and deeper grew the hue
until the white glowing beams of
light were suffuSed, especially at
the parts nearer the zenith, with a
deep rose tinge that quenched some
thing of the brightness, but that
added strange Wierd charm to the
spectacle. So the scene continued
for some time, supernai in beauty,
but restless, shifting and changing,
as il caprice and within were direct
ing the waxing and waning of the
light, the intensity of the glow, and
the soft fleeing of living brilliancy
into the mass of Shimmery white
ness of the background. The radi-
ent stars glistened here and there
the deep vault of the sky was like
dome spread out to receive the
shifting, glistening, ever-changing
effdlgence; earth lay dark and SOM
Der, as if listening for music that
did not come, and the polished bOs-
ON of the Mississippi reflected the
dartings and quiverings of the
strange but beautiful guests that
were peopling the vastness of the
space. All the change, the gleam-
ing, the glow of vivid light, the
flushing hue as maiden's blush,
deepening into roseate glow whose
tinge of fire was not without a
CLEAN that looked almost frowning
and threatening-all was immersed
in the solemn stiffness of the night,
as though all things terrestrial and
celestial felt thrill of awe in the
presence of the sublime spectacle
that was filling the northern sky
with wonders, and that made the
vast concavity of the spangled sky
the stage on which to perform a
drama so wondrous and sublime.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22
The Jeannette.

The details of the loss of the ill
fated arctic exploring vessel, the
Jeanette, and the now almost
hopeless search for some traces of
the fate OF its gallant Captain, DE
Long, cannot fail to interest all who
have ever read anything of the re-
peated and vain expeditions in
search of the North Pole. DR.. II. q.
Ledyard, an American now in ST.
IBERIA, and who had met Lieut.,
DanenhoWer of the lost steamer,
sends the following additional de-
tails of the loss of the vessel:
Since last fall, when they were
caught by ice in trying to reach
Herald Island, they have never
taken course, but were held as in
the jaws of death, and squeezed till
every timber quivered, turned this
way and that, thrown, floating and
then caught again, and every hour
was i'll suspense, never knowing
when the ice would close upon them
little more and the deck sink be-
meath them. Throughout this storm
they were we'll and trying to be
cheerful, working very hard, for the
engine and men were barely able to
keep the water out. They had to
pump for year and a half. June
IL, 1881, the crisis came. The ship
showed greater straining than be-
fore, the deck quivered and mex
| plicable movements warned them.
They prepared their boats and made
their camp beside the vessel. She
rOr e and turned in her cradle till the
yards touched the ice. Then the
rigging gave way, and the mast lay
PROSTATE. AT O'Clock in the morn
ing, the foe parted and all went
down. A cry of alarm called al to
escape from the crevice in the ice.
1t opened just through the captains
tent. Then began retreat of %
days. They struggled southwark.
Three hundred miles of broken ice
were thus passed over. Four miles
a day WAS thought good fortune.
| After one series of fourteen days,
! they were tWenty-seven miles fur
ther north than at the first. While
working over the ice, dragging the
boats, they discovered Bennett Is
land, to explore which they spent
three weeks of their precious sum-
mer days and expended much of the
limited supply OF food. To this de-
tour, those who survived attribute
much of their suffering and the
death of their commander, with
nineteen men. After three months
of this periIOus and ~exhausting
work, they came to blue water, and
then with fair winds took course
for the mouth of the Lena river.
MelVille's boat was stove against a
block of ice. The Captains boat
lost her mast and sail. The Captain
landed with all well, but abandoned
the boat, as the water was shallow
and would not make the channel OF
the river.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22
Remove the Penirentiary.

y bill authorizing the Governor
to appoint three commissioners,
one from each grand division of the
State, to inquire into the eXpedi-
ency of the removal of the peniten-
tiary and report to the next Gen
eral Assembly, passed the House
last Tuesday by vote of IS to 90.
That the penitentiary should be r.
moved and enlarged is not only the
desire Of the citizens of Nashville,
but of the whole people of Tennes-
see. There are many reasons why
this un~ightly, ptStiiential structure
should be removed from its present
location in the very heart of our
Capital City, but the chiefest of
these is that which humanity and
a refined civilization would prompt.
The Governor in his message on
this subject, says: 1.-THE buildings
are too small and their accOmmOda-
tiOns too limited to secure the real
sOnable health and comfort of the
large number of convicts within the
walls" If the Governor could APP
point the Commissioners immedi-
ately and let them report to this
session of the Legislature, it would
not be acting too hastily in a mat
ter SO urgent and important.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22
THE SUPERIOR COUNT Bin.

One Of the especial matters men
toned in the call of the Governor
for attention at the present extra
ordinary session of the Legislature,
was to devise some measure for the
relief of the overcrowded docket
of our Supreme Court. In furthe-
ance of this object Representative
BuquO, of Houston county, intro
duced bill in the House, last week,
ITO establish an intermediate court
of Tennessee, and to relieve the
crowded docket of the Supreme
Court; TO be composed of three
judges, one from each grand divis-
ion of the State" Among all the
measures brought before the Legis-
lature, we think none should have
precedence in prompt and immedi-
ate action over this bill. The rea-
sons. for such a court are obvious
and imperative, and are so well
known to every intelligent citizen
of the State that it is hardly necessa-
ry to reiterate thine here. IL is well
known that our Supreme Court is
about three years behind with its
docket and the way new cases are
now accommodating, it will be utterly
impossible for the present Court ev-
er to catch up and clear the docket.
Hundreds and hundreds of liti-
giants have waited long and patient
ly for their cases to be reached and
decided, until the claws delay" has
worn them out, and they now cry
loudly for some relief.
1t is no fault of our Supreme Judg-
es that this state of affairs exists,
they have worked untiringly to
catch up, but they found the docket
so crowded after the war and appel
ants have so increased since, that
the work has been too much for
them. Other States have all in
creased their judicial tribunals of
late years, why may not weP 1t
will not cost the State any more,
and even if it does, the people, the
litigants pay the bill and they are
the sufferers and need the relief. 1t
now takes about three or four years
to get a case decided after an appeal
is taken, and instead Of the time
growing shorter, as it ought TO, the
court has struggled on and yearly
become further and further behind.
y quick and speedy decision of all
legal controversies is what every
good government ought to give to
its citizens and il cannot be said
that the people of TenneSse4 have
had this for the last twenty years.
y thousand weighty arguments
might be brought forward to show
why we should have, not az inter
mediate Court, but court of equal
pOtrer with the present Supreme
Court, to aid in deciding the cases
now upon the docket. Mr.. Buquo's
bill Is a good and timely measure
and we hope the Legislature in its
wisdom will establish the court, be-
fore adjournment.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22
TEE JOINT CALL.

Messrs. Childress and Wallace,
Chairmen of the two wings of the
Democratic party, met in Nashville
last week, and issued the following
call for a straight Democratic Con-
vention to be held in that city on
June the 20. 1t is to be hoped the
convention will result in union and
harmony.
In obedience TO the instructions
of our respective committees, we
hereby call a convention of the
Democratic party, to assemble in
the hall of the House of Represen-
tatives in Nashville, on Tuesday,
the Goth day of June, 1882, at y
O'Clock, for the purpose of nOminat-
ing a candidate for Governor and
the transaction of such other bus
mess as may properly come before
il. We have no power to direct the
action of the Democracy in the Sc
lection of their delegates but, in
view of antecedents resulting in this
Joint call, ii may not be improper
i'm us to express the hope that the
Democrats, in the various counties
in their primary meetings will take
such steps and precautions in select
ing delegates as will secure Demo-
cratic unity and harmony.
JOHN w. CHILDRESS,
Chm. Dem. Elk. Com.
ID. +. WALLACE,
Chm. Low-taX Dem. EX. Com.
Nashville, Tenn, April 10, 1882.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

THE Boston Advertiser has at
length become liberal enough to say:
"There are very good reasons why
Mr.. Cox's bill for repeating the
'iron-claP oath, SO far as members
of Congress are concerned, should
pass, and none at all why the oath
should longer be administered. The
oath excludes no man from the
House. 1t is only necessary for a
Representatives. elect to say that he
does not take the ordinary, but the
modified, oath, and it is admins
tered to him as matter of course.
1t would not be well to keep up the
present distinction, after lapse of
twenty years, even if the persons
who take the modified oath felt hu-
inflated by being placed among
the exceptions. In reality they re-
gard the difference as rather recon-
mendation than otherwise. All dis
tinctions which are now meaning
less should be abolished"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

THE Gibson County Mirror says /:
"There are a vast number of people
who think defeat almost as crushing
as the irrevocable dissolution of
their party"
Too true, alas. And we regret to
add that there are a number of petty
politicians in Tennessee who would
complacently witness the dissOlu-
ton of the Democratic party and
the overthrow of its grand princi-
Piles just for the sake of few paltry
offices. The better elements of the
party must see that this is not done
at the coming State convention.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22
THE DEmooRArIo CONVENTION.

Messers Childress and Wallace
have issued a joint call for straight
Democratic Convention to nominate
a candidate for Governor and pro-
muIgate party platform. 1t may
be found elsewhere in this issue in
full. The call is issued without re-
strictions or conditions. This is as
it should be. The Chairmen of
the committees had no power to
lay down a policy or set of princi-
pies by which the Convention
should be guided, and they have
been wise enough not to attempt
this. They merely "express the
hope that the Democrats in the va
rious counties, in their primary
meetings will take such steps and
precautions in selecting delegates as
will secure Democratic unity and
harmony" This fills every condi-
zion for which every true Democrat
could contend. We are glad DEM
ocracy is again coming together in
one united council, and hope ii
will by wise and honorable action
frame set of principles and pro-
mitigate a party platform upon
which all good Democrats can stand
without regard to past differences.
The innitiatory steps towards this
devoUtly to be wished for end have
been taken it now remains for the
people to become alive to the great
importance Of the hour and send to
the party Convention the very best
and most intelligent men of every
county, who will attend the Con-
vention and fearlessly, boldly and
candidly face the live and para
mount questions which will be
brought before it. Upon the action
of this Convention will depend the
future of the Democratic party in
Tennessee, and what is perhaps
of far greater importance still, its
position before the world and in
fluence in the councils of the Ma
ton.
The first and paramount work of
the Convention is to come to full
and unequivocal understanding con-
corning the great issue which has
divided the party. 1t needs to lay
down a clearly defined policy in
regard to thesettlement of the State
debt. This is what the people. are
most concerned in at the present
time and the wish is general and
earnest to come to some substantial,
permanent policy as to the best
means for its speedy and lasting
settlement. This question is of far
greater Importance than the filling
of the offices by means of a patched
up and shallow union based upon
no sound principle. The hour has
arrived when the music must be
faced. This question must be settled.
1t must be disposed of on principles
just alike to the State and its cred
itOrs. The issue cannot be lodged;
if the attempt is made it will result
in ignOminious failure, disaster and
disgrace. We repeat, let Democracy
send its intelligent, honest, fair
minded, unprejudiced, progressive
men to the COnvention-men who
will deal with this question in a free
frank, business-like manner, then
will peace and harmony reign and
all will be well.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

IF the Tennessee Legislature
wants to do a humane and necessary
thing, it ought to have the State
Insane Asylum greatly enlarged or
a new one built. There are hun
dreds of these poor unfortunates ly-
ing in the County jails throughout
the State for want of room in
proper Asylum.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

TUE Gallatin Examiner pays the
following just compliment to our
distinguished fellow-citizen, EX-
Senator Jas. Z. Bailey:
Among those who, by invitation,
addressed the late meeting of the
Democratic Executive Committee
in their deliberations was EX-Sena-
tor Bailey. His views We're patri-
otic and stateSmanlike, and marked
by that boldneSs that ever charac-
terizes him as Il public man. He is
the kind of man who would rather
he right than Senator"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22
I'm the FiVe-MilIiOnth Part of a
Second.
London Graphic

1t is a curious fact that photogra-
pliers, who of all others are most
dependent on clear weather for
their operations, are now able to de-
fly both fog and night-at least so
far as their sitters are concerned.
AT a recent demonstration at the
rooms of the Society of Arts several
pictures were successfully taken by
artificial lights; while Capt. Abney,
who is now delivering series of
Cantor lectures upon photography,
obtained an image on sensitive gel
atine plate by the illumination af-
forded by the spark from the Ley
den battery. The actual duration
of the light so obtained he estima-
ted at the tive-millionth part of
second.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

TIE Gibson County Mirror is one
OF the cleverest, soundest and BRAY
est defenders of a correct and true
Democratic policy among our eX-
changes. In speaking of the joint
convention, it says:
Democrats have abandoned no
principle to secure harmony as yet,
and it remains to be seen whether
they prize integrity or mere success.
Abandon principle and we reap an
immediate success which in the end
will prove more disastrous than de-
feat in the next canvass.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22
Saturday, May 6, 1882,

2S3 acres of land in District No. of Mont
gomery. county, bounded as follows: Be
ginning at an ash, the southeast corner OF
land here conveyed, running north 2S6 poles
to post oak; thence west l24 poles to a
stake between two beaches; thence south
l24 poles TO a black thence Nvesg Is poles TO
white oak; thence south Tag poles to "a
stake; thence west 81 poles to Big West
Fork thence down the said stream u poles
to stake near sycamore; thence east lis
poles to stake and pointers; thence north
20 poles to small hickory; thence east l24
poles to the beginning.
TERMS OF SALE-CaSh.
POLK q. JOHNSON, c. and NJ.
Apr8-5t-pfS9.00
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

IT is thought Congress will adj
iourn by the 1st of June. BE it re-
membercd that it is n Republican
Congress and promises great things,
bat fit has fulfilled these promises
and enacted any wise and useful
legislation, IN eXpectant country
has been unable TO discover it. The
country needs Il change of admins
fratf,,,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

Now that we Democrats are to hold
a straight out Democratic cOnven-
ton, and have agreed to drop the
terms State-credit and Low-taX,
and work together in unity, peace
and harmony" it behooves every
man in the party to come down to
the stern realities of the situation
and remember that it is our mission
to take charge of the affairs of Ten
neSsee and sustain her plighted
faith. We must realize at once that
she owes a public debt which is
recognized as just, due and unpaid.
1t must be settled in some way;
how, where and when, it is the du-
ty of Democracy to say, and that too
in the platform promulgated by the
coming convention on the Goth of
June next. Let us be equal to the
6uty
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

Captain Howgate, formerly con-
nected with the Signal Service Blu
reau, and who has been confined in
Jail at Washington under default of
bail for embeZzling over two thOus-
and dollars from the Government,
silently packed his knapsack one
day last week and went "where the
WOOdbine twineth."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

THE State law-maker have been
grinding steadily away for the last
two weeks, at the Statute mill, and
innumerable chunks of wisdom
have been thrown into the hopper,
but nothing worthy of special men,
ton has yet dropped into the bins.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

WE trust there is nothing omin-
Gus to the coming Democratic State
convention in the failure of the
Harmony Mills, at Cohoes, n. Y,
by reason Of the bolt of its work.
men. 1t would be perfectly awful
if the Tennessee Harmony mill
should fail.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22
GAINESVILLE Tobacco Market.

Our sales for the week probably
ran over 700 hogsheads. The mar
ket was strong at even rather fuller
prices. There are orders in the mar
ket Tor all grades, and they are pres
sci to be filled. Prices bid give gem
eral satisfaction, and rejection is
rare. The crop is poor in quality or
we should see some very high prices
quoted. There is room in the marke
of the world for large crop of fine
GAINESVILLE tobacco. We quote:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

DIR. MARY WALKER was dis
missed from the Government SER
vice the other dav, in Washington,
for tampering with the males. We
are glad to see a disposition on the
part OF the Government to protect
lis young men from the Circean
wile5 of such young damselS as DIR.
MArN.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

If any of our disgruntled Low
tax friends have not yet purchased
Harmonious for the Summer cam
paign, we would suggest that they
call on Sheriff Jas. Z. Moseley, who
has nice lot of fine French ones
around at the Court house.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

"A LAZY young man complained
that he was overworked in his bus
mess, to which the father replied
II suspect George, that overwork is
not your trouble, but that it is that
you need working over -Honle
Treasure.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

THE Dresden Democrat says !:
"One of Dresden's prominent citi-
zens, when asked his platform
briefly and succinctly replied !:
First, harmony on principle, and
then harmony for success. l am
opposed to smallpox, cholera, yell
low fever and inundation.''
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

IN an interview with a Kansas
City Journal reporter, Mrs. Jesse
james stated that she and her hus-
band lived at Nashville, Tenn, for
two years, under the assumed name
of Howard, and this within the
last ten wears.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

y Philadelphia editor hears the
name of Comet. He should have
no difficulty in providing tale for
his paper, but 1t is hoped he will
not get out of his orbit, and pitch
into the Sun or the World. Norris
tOtCn Herald.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22
Saturday, May 6, 1882,

a lot of ground in South GAINESVILLE bounded
as follows On the south by Reed street and
fronting GO feet on said street; on the east
by Forest street and bounded 1917 feet on
said street; ON the north by the property of
G. G. Smith, and on the west by lot sold
by said Smith TO Emory.
TERMs-Six and twelve months time.
Notes with good security. No redempttSn.
POLK q. JOHNSON, q. * NJ.
AprS-5w-prfS7.5O
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22
Saturday, May 6, 1882,

about lbs acres of land in District No. OF
Montgomery county, bounded as follows
mo nn tbe sonfb t hv tbe prner ~ ~ hW
Fort, Sr., on the east by the property of
G. Burress, and on the west by the property
of Z. b. Ross, it being the same land sold by
10 Fort to w. w. McMurry and by McMurry
to o. d. Battle.
TERMs-Six and twelve months time.
Notes with good security, bearing interest
from date, and a lien retained. No redemp-
ton.
POLK g. JOHNSON, c. q NJ.
AprS-5t-prfs7.5O
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

TIE Memphis Appeal says !:
zone of the curses of Tennessee just
now is a swarm of little-headed pol
iticians with large ideas-of them
selves.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22
CHARLES G. SMITH VS.. CYNTHIA j.
EMORY eft ais

Pursuant TO a decree ofthe Chancery Court
at GAINESVILLE, at its February term, 1882,
will sell at public auction, to the highest
bidder, at the Court House door in Clarks-
vile. on
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

It's all a mistake about Frank
James coming here to lecture in
Elders Opera House and our citi-
zens need not feel any uneasiness.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

Mrs. KEY, Mother of Postmaster
General Key, died at HiaWassee
College She was in the eighty-sec-
ond year of her age.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-22

George NJ. Chilcott, of Colorado,
has been appointed by the Presi-
dent, to the U. S. Senate, to fill the
unexpired term of Senator Teller.