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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-31

WELL-MANAGED ExECUTIoN.-But few execu-
IONS nave taken place In this section OF the coun-
Try where everything went off so satisfactorily as
that or the boy. Beaner at Leesburg Va. yester-
day. AS was stated In yesterdays STAR the pris-
oner was awakened at five O'Clock and ate hearty
O'Clock and rem aimed till the execution: the rome
was rugged on the seaf1old and tested the prisoner
heard the death warrant read; directed Wbat dis
position should be made Of some OF his Effects:
oade farewell to Col Nixon, the taller; went to
the sca10ld, and his body was lowered into the
comm hfteen minutes after the drop fell, then
taken to the bnria: greund. half mite from the
town. and Inferred with the rites OF the Episcopal
church, by O'Clock. There was no hitch or lar OF
any kind, and Capt. Caruthers, the sheriff. and his
assistants are TO be congratulated that the dis
agreeable duty was performed so well
committee representing the Capital City Guards
composed OF Capt Thomas s. Kelley, First Lieut.
Sergeant II. b. Lucas and Private Thomas e. Jones
paid visit TO the armory OF the Washington
Light Infantry Corps last evening, and presented
the corps with handsome silver punch bowl and
ladle, donation to the approaching fair OF the
corps Capt Kelly delivered a presentation
speech IN which he said that but for the disnter-
the Capital City Guards would not exist Col
Moore maze an appropriate reply.
THE BIOLOGICAL soc1krY-At the meeting OF
the Biological society last evening Dr. Leon Fred
erich and DR.. George E Gilpin were elected to
communication upon the variability OF the hatch
| Ing period OF the domestic hen. DR.. Taylor ex-
| hibited and made remarks upon sections of hard
mems OF an apparently new nematode worm, allied
| TO trfchfnH found In fowls. Mr.. HOugh DISPLAYED
some German and Japanese wood sections Of great
| beauty. MI +. A. Lucas exhibited Drawings
showing the results OF accidents upon the bones Of
! certain wild animala Mr.. Frederick w, True ex-
na eSnss OF the extinct Arctic 5n
lures OF Mount Katahdin,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-31

FREE LECTURES ON MATERIA MEDIcA-Profes-
SOr Baird, secretary OF the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, has sent out notices that DR.. ID. w. Prentiss
Will deliver course OF lectures in connection with
the department OF materia medtca of the National
by specimens and other material from the collec-
ton OF the museum. They will be delivered at
o'clock on successive Saturday afternoons, begin
to attend, must be provided with tickets, which
may be obtained by application through the mail
or In person to MI. s. c. Brown. register OF the
scum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-31

UNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SoCrABLE.-Last
evening the members OF Unity Presbyterian
church entertained many OF their friends at their
place OF worship Clabaugh hall, 14th and SITS.
NV. Mr.. Arthur B. Claxton, president, announc-
ing the order OF exercises, which were unusually
sic on the piano, which was Followed by readings
ana Rotations by MeSSrs Perlee and Provost, and
Instrumental and vocal performance by Misses
"Home, Sweet Home" the sweetest story In SIM
pie song, performed by Miss Dufour, and sung by
Perlee. The c0mmittee-Misses Hodges. Tustin
and Mr.. ThompsOn-were entirely successful In
diScharging the duty assigned them. Rev. Mr..
Patch made brief congratulatory remarks, and
refreshments, consisting OF coffee and cake. were
served by committee OF ladieS-MrS. Hodges,
Mrs Warman and Hrs. Heron.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21
THE PROFESSOR.

The Nashville American has re-
Gently been discussing the utility
of titles, and their indiscriminate
application In this country. The
most noticeable propensity among
our fierce democracy is to adOrn
their names with military pre-
fixes, but their are civil appel
lation5 which are as loosely ap-
piled as Major, Colonel and Gen
eral. One of this particular class,
it seems to us, is very reckIessly
used. The title professor" is made
to fit any parsonage from the doubt
full dignity of a monkey trainer all
the way up to a scientist or learned
occupant OF a University chair. 1t
has absolutely no graduation and in
that particular is but a small inn
provement on honest Mister. AS
far as this title indicates Darwin was
no way superior to the slight of
hand Snowman who held forth at
the Opera House last week, and the
erudite pedants of Harvard and
Yale are on a level with the
smallest pedagogue that ever BRAN
dished ferule. 1t is peculiarly
masculine in its application. A
lady may be the principal of an inn
portant seminary and not be enti-
tied to the honor, but if a wearer
of bifurcated garments teaches six
children at public school for two
months he is straightway dubbed
Professor" This is marked in
Justice. The fair sex are debarred
from being anything military or
even Judges and 'Squires, and on
the principle of equal pay for equal
work, we insist that they be called
professor whenever they take it
into their darling heads to teach a
school or start a show. Then, too,
on account of the purely democratic |
character of this popular title it
should be applied without regard to
previous condition, &C., and the col
ored teachers should also be called |
professor" Why not? the appel
lation does not require that its wear
er shall have taken degree, or even
that he be college graduate. If
colored man should teach school,
play the fiddle remarkably well, or
become expert in feats of leger-de-
main, why is he not a professor
A diploma from a medical school
will make him a doctor or a license
to practice, signed by two Judges
will create him lawyer. The
same may be said OF females, and
the broad and liberal principles that
ordinary mOrtals into pro-
fessors should not be limited to Ell
Their sex or race. 1t is gloriously
free and republican title, a title for
the million and should be attaina-
BILE by every one. There is no rea-
son why its privilege should be con-
fined 10 male whites.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21
HENDRICKS ON THE TARiFE ISSUE.

Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks was
interviewed in New York Monday
by a Courier-Journal correspondent.
He said that the leaders of the De-
mOcracy appear to be much more
divided on the tariff than they real
ly are. He knows of no Democrat
who advocates a horizontal tariff,
which he interprets to mean total
abolition of revenue taxes, and says
there will have to be great deal of
judgment exercised in the arrange
ment of taxation on different ar
ticles. He further says that in In
diana majority of the people hold
that we should have a tariff for rev.
enue with due regard for the in
tereSt of the manufacturer. In
response to a direct question as to
the position of the Democracy on
the tariff, he said "That is a broad
question. l can only say this in
reply: taxation for protection is not
going to be received by the Demo-
cratic party" Mr.. Hendricks is
good Democratic authority and
generally sound in his views.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21
0f0ELiKsRsD SPEECHES.

A paragraph has been poino tho
rounds of the press for some time
which states that an undeliverad
speech of Gen. Joe Wheeler, of Ala
Daina, cost the Government a large
sum OF money to have it printed in
the Congressional Record. The nar-
agraph has brought this unpardon-
able custom of Congressman before
the pubic in a strong light and
e.lclted much adverse criticism.
The American people fail to recog-
nlze the benefit derived from
these unspoken speeches. They
are too close kin to "unkissed kis-
ses" and 'sOngs that were never
sung" for the practical public of
this utilitarian age 20 catch on to
their value as works of art. II is
not claimed that they have any
practical value, or that they accom-
Plished any real good. They are
printed to crafty the vanity of
congressman who could not be
heard on the floor, and to show
what such members would have
said if they had only had a chance.
They act as mild deception for
the unwary constituents, who are
not posted as to this kind of proceed
ure, and lead them to believe that
their immediate representative has
made very brilliant record in
Congress. a distinguishing trait of
the American people is a propensity
to stick to business and to eschew
what is not business. They admire
eloquence when it serves a purpose,
but fail entirely 10 appreciate that
kind furnished by the posthumous
speeches of the Congressional Rec
ord.
The matter complained of
amounts to an evil and public senti
ment demands its correction. There
is no sense or sound purpose in ap-
prOpriating thousands of dollars at
every session of Congress to print
these speeches that were never de-
livered, it is an imposition on the
people to crafty the vanity of a
few petty politicians. Then, too, it |
makes an incorrect report of Con-
gressiOnal proceedings and is, in that |
particular alone, great wrong. |
The democratic majority of the |
next house can make happy hit |
by putting an end to this conceited /
practice. The public will appreciate
such action and the Congressional
Record will be read with more in
terest when it is known that it con-
tains nothing except what was &C
tually spoken on the floor of the
House or Senate. The custom adds
nothing to the glory of the Congress
men who indulge in it. To the re-
verse, it puts them in light rather
bordering on the ridiculous and is
in no way calculated to enhance
their reputation with sensible peo-
pie. A member of the next House
can add more to his fame by mo-
ton 10 abolish this custom than by
publishing, at the public expense,
the best unspoken speech that ever
adorned the Record.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21
THE BOSS METEOR.
1T Kills. a family Knocks Down a House and
TerrorIZes Whole
Community.


Terr0rTZes a Whole
Community.
The following appeared in the
Cincinnati Enquirer of 16 inst. 1t
may be true but the fact that Tom
Ochiltree has recently returned
home from Congress makes us a lit
tie skeptical. 1t has a family re-
semblance, too, to that report of the
sinking of Wade's farm at Reelfoot
lake which got into print sometime
ago, and that fact is not calculated
to increase our credulity. However,
if it is lie it is good one and is
meretOriOus in that particular if no
other. Our readers can form their
own opinions.
DALLAS TEXAS, April 15,-The
following telegram has been receiv-
ed from Williams Ranch, Brown
County, dated the 18th: About
two O'Clock this morning a ponder
Gus meteor fell from the heavens
upon the outskirts of this town,
killing several head of cattle and
completely destroying the dwelling
house of Martinez Garia, Mexican
herdsman, who with his family,
consisting of wife and five chill
dren, was buried beneath this mon
ster meteor. The greatest cOnster-
nation prevails here over this singu-
lar phenomenon. The descent and
shock from which may be compared
to the shock of an earthquake and |
the descent fan immense ball of fire. |
In shape it reSembled somewhat |
the Courthouse at Fort Worth, and |
is still hot ami steaming. 1t is i'm
bedded in the earth probably 200
feet, and towers above the surface
of the earth about seventy feet, and |
will cover about one acre of ground.
The conclusion was terrific. Nearly
every window in town was shatter-
ed to atoms. People were hurled
from their beds on to the
floor. Goods in store houses were
thrown from the shelves, and every
thing was thrown into a state of
chaos and confusion. No lives were
lost as far as heard from. except the
Mexican herdsman and his family
although several buildings fell to
the ground, and cattle fed in terror
in every direction. The air was
filled with a sulphreous gas, and the
widest confusion prevailed, as it
was long time before any body
could even conjecture what it was.
This is undoubtedly one of the lar
gest meteOrs that has eyer fallen in
Texas, and it has already been visi-
ted by many people, and will doubt
ess continue to attract great atten-
ion for months to come. Great
excitement prevails, not only here,
put all over the surrounding coun-
,ry, in consequence of this singular
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21
Result of Rebate.

A Washington dispatch of the II
speaks as follows with reference to
the preparations being made to fur
nish Tobacco manufactures and
dealers with labels and blanks pre-
vious to May list:
"The largest order for printing
blank forms ever given the Public
Printer is that of the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue for blanks and
labels required to carry into effect
the provisions of the law relative to
rebate on Tobacco and Cigars. This
order is for fifty million labels and
seven hundred and fifty thousand
blanks for the use of manufactures
and dealers. There is great demand
for these blanks, one st. Louis manu-
facturer alone having sent for seven
hundred and fifty thousand labels.
The demand is being met as rapidly
as circumstances will permit"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21
MORE MONEY WANTED.

The railroad committee have put
forth their most strenuous efforts in
soliciting subscriptions and those
efforts have met with liberal re-
spouse. The amount raised is now
in the neighborhOod of $120, 900, but
more money must come from
GAINESVILLE and Montgomery coun-
ty before the committeeman start
for Kentucky. A few more thOus-
and will bring the pile to the re-
quired size, and it won't do that the
railroad should be left so very near
and at the same time SO awful far
away. We believe that the full
amount will be subscribed and that
the enterprise is an assured success,
but there is work to bedOne yet and
more money must come before ii
can be announced a fixed fact. The
right Of way will probably have to
be purchased in some places and
that will have to be done outside
of the amount to be subscribed to
bonds. Fully 100000 must be
raised yet, and GAINESVILLE and
Montgomery county must subscribe
half that amount. 1t can be raised
if there is no tagging; every man
must give what he is able and the
object will be accomplished. 1t is
time now for those deliberate"
fellows to make up their minds
what they are able to subscribe and
come down with the cash. We
don't believe there is a citizen of
GAINESVILLE who is not alive to the
benefits that will accrue to the city
from the building of the road, and
certainly there is none who is alive
to that fact and is not willing to do
something to bring about the pros
perity. We hope to be able to re-
port next week that sufficient
amount has been subscribed to al
low the committee to 60 to Ken
lucky.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21

AFTER 100000 has been SUBJ
scribed to the bonds of the new
railroad the right of way must be
secured for 100 miles before the Cor
dor proposition has been complied
with. This will doubtless require
the expenditure of some money,
and the money required for that
purpose will have to be donated.
The railroad scheme is not out of
the woods yet, but the liberal SUBJ
scriptions of a few more citizens
will soon bring it out.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21
Crop Prospects.

During the past few warm days
the wheat prospect in this county
has wonderfully improved. The
clover is growing rapidly, and gives
promise of a full crop, while the
outlook for the fruit crop was new
er better. The farmers until recent
ly done little work toward getting
in their corn on account of the wet
weather, but now the work OF lay
ing off and planting is going on ev-
erywhere, and, if the pretty wealth
er continues few days longer, the
bulk of the crop will be planted
Herald Enterprise, RhssekUitte april
18.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21

The Boston Post of the 10th gives
a table showing the total gross ex-
changes at the twenty-six leading
clearing houses of the United States
for the week ending April 14th,
together with the percentage com
parison with the total gross exchan-
ges for the corresponding week in
1882. The increase at Memphis is
set down at q per cent. and is ex-
ceeded only by four other places,
New York, Milwaukee, Lowell and
Kansas City.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21

THE races at Nashville will begin
April 3Oth and continue six days.
The Banner says that the indications
are that it will be the "Diggest"
meeting Of the Nashville Blood
Horse Association held for years.
Stables of thoroughbred horses from
Louisville, New Orleans, Memphis
and all parts of the Union have
been entered.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21

The indications are that the
American public is growing weary
of Mrs. Langtry. The Lily has
made herself too cheap, and the
Freddie Gebhardt business is get
ting to be nauseating.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21
Public Laws.

An ACT TO be entitled an Act to amend an
Act To authorize the city of ClarksvilIe to
levy and collect additional taxes for
school purposes, passed April 81, 1882.
Section |. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly OF Tennessee,
That the Act passed April u, 1882,
and approved April "a, 1897, enti-
tied IAN Act to authorize the city
Of GAINESVILLE TO levy and collect nd
ditional taxes for school purposes -
be amended 50 as to read as follows:
That the city of GAINESVILLE is here
by authorized and empowered to
levy and collect a tax not exceeding
one hundred dollars worth of prop
erty, and one dollar on polls for
school purposes, and that so much
of an act passed March 10, 1860,
entitled an Act to incorporate the
town of Middleburg, and for other
purposes in conflict with this Act be
and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. Be il further enacted,
that this act take effect from and
after its passage, the public welfare
requiring it.
Passed March %, 1888.
b. +. ALEXANDER,
Speaker of the Senate.
NJ T., T,En(ER Wnnn
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21

IT is related that a Texas pastor
declined an increase of 800 a wear
upon his salary on the ground that
the hardest part of his labors here
tofore had been to collect his pay,
and it would kill him to collect 300
more.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21

1867 Prizes, amounting 1865 900
Application for rates to clubs should be
made only to the office of the Company in
New Orleans.
For further information, write clearly;
giving full address. Send orders by Express,
Registered Letter or Money Order, adj
dressed only to M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
or NJ. A. DAU2HIN,
COZ Seventh St., Washington, ID. @.
N. BIN the extraordinary Semi-Annual
Drawing of next June the Capital Prize will
be Sl5O, 900. apr q S3-3w.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21

Incorporated in 1868 for % years by the
Legislature for Educational and Charitable
purposes-wtih a capital of $1,000 OO-to
which a surplus of over S250,000 has since
been added.
franchise was made q part of the present
State Constitution adopted December % A.
D., 1879.
The only Lottery ever voted on and en-
dorsed by the people of any State.
1t never scales or postpones.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
place monthly.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
WIN A FORTUNE. FIFTH GRAND
DRAWING, CLASS Il, AT NEW Or
TUESDAY, May ), ISS3-I56th
MONTHLY Drawing
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21
LONG SOUGHT FOR,
FOUND AT LAST
THE JULIAN WASHER.

Truly q labor saver, and a clothes saver.
Mr.. JOSEPH II. RAINEY, General Agent
for the State OF Tennessee, is at the Frank
lin House, and desires to sell the territory
County right or will sell the machine to
clubs. He takes pleasure in operating this
machine for all who desire to purchase.
The Julian Washer is simple, does not get
out of order, and is not so hard on clothes as
the old fashioned washer. 1t has been thor
Oughly tested in this city and has given en-
tire satisfaction.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21

IT is announced that when Gen.
Sherman starts in June on his fare
well tour of inspection his personal
staff will be broken up. He will be
accompanied by Gen. Tidball and
Col. Bacon.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21

Three houses were burned IN Lex
ington, Ky, Thursday. Loss 81, $50.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21
FOR RENT"

A Nice Cottage on Main Street, "Corner
Lot" Apply to
apr 2i-2W w A SETTLE
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21

LOUISIANA State Lottery 20.
ave do hereby certify that we supervise
Semi-Annual Drawing of the Louisiana
State Lottery Company, and in person man.
age and control the Drawings themselves,
and that the same are conducted with hon.
esty, fairness, and in good faith towards all
parties, and we authorize the Company to
use this certificate, with fac-similes of our
signatures attached, in its advertisements"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21

w. l.. LEDGERWOOD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved March %, 1893.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-21

jury DEOuSnl III d fcTulCt vi SuIlly
Wednesday and he was sentenced to
be hung May 18th.
Albert Taylor, who was one OF
the parties engaged in the murder
of Sheriff Kate and Deputy Sheriff
Conway of Hamilton county, in this
State, last winter, has been identi-
fed at Emporia, Kansas. He was
arrested and jailed there for assault.
A terrible accident is reported
from Chattanooga. Tuesday Mr..
Trase Griggs and a young lady, said
to be his affianced, were out buggy
riding on Lookout Mountain, when
the horse became frightened and
leaped into ravine 200 feet deep,
dragging the buggy and its occu-
pants down with him. Griggs and
the horse were instantly killed. The
young lady escaped death by a mir
acle but was severely injured.
The colored people celebrated
emancipation day in Washington
Monday in spite of the bad weather.
The most notable feature of the eel
ebration was a riot occasioned by
one company refusing to take the
place assigned it in the procession.
A battalion attempted to force this
company to obedience
and as the muskets were not loaded
the belligerants INDUCED freely in
throwing mud-mOre damaging to
their gala dress than hurtful to their
bodies.