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The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1883-02-03
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titled the Worlds Model Magazine. The
largest in form, the largest in circulation,
and the best Two Dollar Family Magazine
issued. 1888 viii be the nineteenth year
offs publication; it is now improved %
extensively as TO place it in the front rank
oil Family Periodicals and equal to n
magazine. !: contains ca pages large quar-
70, 81 < ii sndA half inches, elegantly
printed on tinted paper, fully Illustrated.
sach humber having steel engravingS, oil
picture. Or art subjects published By ".
Jennings DEmorssL Nes. York, and hy
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The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1883-02-03
To AdverrIners.

The ADVERTISER is the Oldest
newspaper in North Mississippi, i,
has : large and increasing circula.
tisn IN Tippah, and a limited circu-
laliOh IN all the surrounding cOun-
tiss, and we would therefore sug-
Eest to business men, that its col
amns would be a good medium
through which TO make their bust
ness known.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1883-02-03
GREAT COMBINATION.

The RIPLKY ADVERTISER and DEMoREsrs
ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Both
publications. n year, for Three Dollars.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1883-02-03

J. W. COLEMAN,
Acting General Passenger Agent,
New Orleans, La
I'M. TCRNEE, Acting
SuPl. North Division,
jackson, Tenn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
ALeTrER FROM cASAoA.

Since the editorial in this issue on
Immigration" was put in type we
have received another letter from a
gentleman in Canada which verifies
some of the assertions therein made
and shows the necessity for the adj
vertisement of this country that we
have urged. He says: "There are
many in Canada who would move
South, IL they knew there was any
room for active men. The Western
States have been held up constantly
before us by posters in the railroad
depots and pOst-offices, and thous-
ands have gone to try their fortune
in Dakota, Nebraska and other
western states and territories. am
a man who reads good deal but 1
have scarcely ever heard of Tennes-
see. Merely by chance heard of
its fine climate and mineral and
agricultural resources, and L now
intend to visit the State next fall"
There is no doubt that as much
effort on the part of the South to
secure immigration as has been
made by the West would soon turn
the tide this way. Organized effort
and advertisement is all that is
needed,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12

Hon. d. N. Kennedy and Judge
G. G. Smith visited Princeton, KY,
last week, and made speeches to a
large audience and laid before them
the proposition and plans for build
ing the new railroad to that place.
The people are anxious for the road
and a committe of some of their
best business men was appointed to
solicit subscriptions to the first
mortgage bonds of the company.
We hope to hear good report from
them at an early day. We also
learn that committee from Wallo-
mia was present at the Princeton
meeting, who took subscription
books to that place and will at once
begin the work of raising subscrip-
tons in that place and vicinity.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
The FIorI0d Gophers.

Mr.. Frank Phillips, former res
ident of GAINESVILLE and a gentle
tleman well known in this city,
now local editor of the Pensacola
Commercial, shipped a couple Of
Florida "gOphers" to Capt. Carkuff,
recently. One of the animals was
a present to one of the proprietOrs OF
the CHRONICLE. We learn from
the dictionary that the name "gO-
pher" is applied to different animals
in different sections of America. In
the Northwest a little quadruped
something like a squirrel is thus
designated. In Georgia the name
is given to a snake, and the Florida
crackers" have applied it to- kind
of turtle. The ''gophers" sent to
GAINESVILLE were of this last descrip-
ton. They look like a cross be-
tween the mud turtle that infests
our creeks and bayous and the ter
rapin that is found on the hills in
Tennessee. They are more than
twice as large as the latter but much
smaller than some specimens of the
former we have seen. They belong
to the tortoise family and are known
to naturalists as teStIdO pOlyephena'es.
The gopher" sent to the CHRON-
ICLE Office was presented to Mr..
Josh Rice. to be kept in the museum
at Dunbar's Cave, and, we are sorry
to learn, has since died. The fa-
tigue of the trip and the change of
climate wOs probably too much for
him. His cousin, the mud turtle,
is not popularity credited with hav-
ing such a delicate constitution.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
The Railroad COMMISSION.

The Railroad Commission has
been organized but will not be able
to proceed to business until a sched-
ule of rates has been given it
from each of the roads passing
through Tennessee territory. The
Nashville Banner of the Sth says :
The Railroad Commission met
this morning and transacted some
routine business, such as answering
correspondence. About two weeks
ago the Commission addressed let
tiers to the various railroads asking
for schedules of tariffs. They have
received these schedules from the
Mississippi d Tennessee and Wes-
tern Il Atlantic roads. The Louis
vile Il Nashville road addressed a
communication to the Commission
signifying their attention of for
warding the schedule and also pass
es under the law. Passes were also
received from the Western & At
lantic. Mississippi & Tennessee and
the Illinois Central. The Commits
sion will receive passes under the
law, but positively state that under
no consideration will they be ac-
cepted as a personal courtesy. The
Commission will not be able to
transact any business of Importance
until they can hear from all the rail-
roads, which will be about the first
of June.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
GRANT AND cORKLIRG.

There is something peculiar about
COnkling's admiration for Grant
He championed the Grant cause at
Chicago with all of his splendid
ability and now says that the coun-
try was set back ten years because
the half-breeds defeated the hero OF
AppOmattOx in that convention.
COnkling is himself vastly superior
to Grant as a statesman, and, as he
is not given to undertaking his own
ability, must be conscious of that
fact. 1t is something hardly known
in history for a statesman to show
such great reverence for an eX-sol-
dier as to be all the time seeking
the preferment of the military hero
in civil offices. Can it be that Conk-
ling thinks third term for Grant
would convert this country into Il
splendid empire and that he, Lord
Roscoe, will be made chief baron OF
the realm?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
The ProsperItY of the South.

a Georgia paper, the American
Recorder, says:
"There probably never was a
time when the people of the South,
as a whole, were more prosperous
than they are to-day, and it is a
prosperity built upon solid fOunda-
ton that of industry. Hard years
of experience have taught the peo-
pie that success was attainable only
through labor, and to-day they are
laboring with hand and brain. They
are but beginning to find out the
vast resources of a country which
for climate and variety of products
is uneXcelled in the world, and they
are going to work TO develop and
utilize those resources. They are
learning to be Independent, and in
stead of shipping grain and hay
from the North, we shall be surpri-
sed if in a few years they do not
turn the tables and export food to
the North-indeed, it has this year
already begun. The time was when
the South was exclusively agricul-
tural in its pursuits, but the past
few years has seen factories SPRING
ing up all over this section, and as
they having proved profitable,
others are rapidly following. The
South is destined at no distant day
to not only raise cotton to clOthe
the country, but to manufacture it
into Fabrics, thus keeping at home
all the profits"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The races at Lexington, KY, have
been in progress this week.
The United States Supreme Court
has adjourned for the term.
A new three story brick hotel
is being built in Union City, Tenn.
Several members OF the Dakota
legislature have been indicted for
accepting brides.
Galveston has received 100000
bales of cotton during the season
now drawing to close.
The City council of Chicago will
allow the telegraph companies to
put their wires up on iron poles.
A man named A. J. Mosby at
tempted suicide at MurfreesbOro
Monday by cutting his throat.
Cause, hard drinking.
The Louisville Base Ball Club
defeated the Cincinnati Champions
Monday. 1t is the first defeat the
latter club has ever sustained.
Conkling is to deliver a great
speech on Decoration day in which
he is expected to shy his caster into
the political arena.
Judge NJ. T. Allen was very Sc
we're on the gamblers in his charge
to the grand jury, in Nashville,
Monday.
Edwin Booth, after his great tri-
umph in Europe, will return to
America in June and spend the
Summer in a cottage at Newport.
The primary elections recently
held in Kentucky indicate that
Jones and Knott are the leading
in the guOernator ial
race, but don't thrown any definite
light on who will be the democratic
nominee. !
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
BEATS MARX TWAIE'S FROG.

The wife of Senator Fair, OF Ne
vada, has sued for divorce. 1t is
said the Senator will allow the suit
to go by default and will settle on
his ex-spouse $S,OOO,OOO cash and
81, 100000 in real estate. They were
married in 1852 in Calaveras county,
CAL, which locality is made famous
by Mark Twain's story of the
jumping frog. Since Mrs. Fair
will jump, as it were, from the
arms of her Ieige lord into nearly
$1,000, 900 in her own right, we are
inclined to believe that she will
eclipse the record of Jim Smiley's
noted pet, and is really the best
jumper-frog or woman that ever
came from Calaveras county.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
COL John Coffee Hays.

The New York Graphic contains
a picture and biographical sketch of
Col. ]. G. Hays, the Texas ranger.
who died at Oakland, Call, April q 4,
aged sixty five years. The Graphic
says:
He Was a brave man and one
around whose memory cluster
many romatic incidents of daring
deeds and heroic acts. "Jack"
Hays was born in 1918, in Wilson
county, Tenn, and sprang from
Irish stock, his grandfather, John
Hays, having come to Pennsylva-
MIA from Donegal county, Ireland,
many years ago. When a strip
ling only nineteen years old Jack
went to Texas and was a surveyor
there for several years. When the
State threw off the Mexican yoke
and declared her independence,
thus involving herself in bloody
struggle, young Hays was among
the first to offer his services. He was
commissioned colonel and placed
in command of the Texas Mounted
Rife Rangers, which soon became
the terror OF the MeXicans and dread
of the Indians. In 1910 he was
placed in command of the Texas
frontier and served with distinct
ION.
During the Mexican war Col
Hays Joined Gen. Taylor's COM
mand and co-operated with the
United States army. His daring
exploits in front of Monterey were
the wonder of all, and Gen. Worth
issued an order complimenting him
and his rangers, and acknowledge
ing their heroic bravery in graceful
terms. AS soon as the Mexican war
was over Col. Hays went to Cali
fornia and was elected sheriff after
II prolonged contest with John w.
Gray, afterwards governor of Penn
sylvania, and David c. Broderick,
subsequently elected United States
senator. During the troublesome
days of the vigilance committee his
endeavOrs to stay the hangings of
several notorious thieves and ruff
ans excited some severe criticism
and subjected him to the dislike of
the law and order party. He has
been described by an intimate
friend of his youth as u delicate
looking man, five feet eight inches
high, clad in thin Texas jacket,
a broad-brimmed hat and an open
loose collar with a black handker-
chief tied in front. He had a RO-
man nose, large mouth, dark brown
hair, large hazel eyes and heavy
eyebrows. His complexion was nat
urally very fair, but continual ex-
pOsure had made him dark.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
The Wrong Man.
Lebanon Herald.

The Nashville correspondent of
the Louisville COurier-J Journal con-
tributes to that paper an extended
account of the life and public SER
vices of Senator Dodd of Davidson
county. Referring in very compli-
mentary terms to speech made by
the senator during the recent ses-
sion of the legislature, the cores
pendent represents him as having
said that, lin all the elements of
true manhood, patriotism and in
tegrity, Isham 6 Harris, Saul of
Tarsus like, towers head and shout
ders above any politician of the re-
publican tribe" Senator Dodd
should seek that correspondent,
take him to a retired spot and
quietly but firmly assassinate him.
No man should be allowed to live
who asserts that Il senator of Ten
neS5ee doesn't know the difference
between Saul of Tarsus, who was
afterwards the apostle Paul, and
Saul the son of KiSh, who "from
his shoulders and upward was high
er than any of the people,"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
A Just Judge.
Puck,

The editor of a railway journal
was recently brought before pc.
lice justice, charged with having
thrown large inkstand, two ten.
pound paper-weights, and sundry
other missiles at the head of visi-
tor to his Office, infiicting painful
injuries. 1t appears that the person
assaulted was the inventor of an au-
tomato car-cOupler, and had called
On the editor for the purpose of ex-
hibiting a model of his device and
explaining its operation. On learn
ing the fact the magistrate declined
to hear any further testimony, and
fined the complainant one thOus-
and dollars, observing that it gave
him pleasure to recognize in the
conduct of the journalist, on the Oc-
casion referred to an example OF
forebearance under singularly ex-
asperating circumstances, which he
believed to be almost without par
allel.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine

For delightful, edifying and in
structive reading this magazine is
not eXcelled by any of its contem-
porarie5, and the June number, in
these respects, we think, could
scarcely be surpassed. The follow
ing admirable articles are profusely
illustrated "What is the Baptist
Church ?" by Rev. DR.. Chambliss,
being a continuation of Religious
Denominations in the United
States; among the Natives of the
North," (No. ID by Lieutenant
Schawatka; "The Other Side of
Greek History, Ancient and Mod
ern," by Rev. Wilburn f. Crafts
"Sacred Musicians of the Nine
teenth Century," by Alfreton Her.
vey; "The American Pilgrim in
Palestine" by E De Leon, etc.
There are articles by the editor, DIR.
Talmage, on the late Alexander III.
Stephens and Peter Cooper, and a
sermon in the Home Pulpit, 1.-THE
Cloudless Morning" There are also
articles, essays, stories and poems
by ADELAIDE Stout, Ida Hervey, Oh
i've M. Birrell, Rev. w. w. DeHart,
S. L. B., Mrs. w. Faucet, Rev. E.
PaysOn Hammond ETC., etc., and a
most interesting miscellany. Price
% cents, or SO year, postpaid. Adj
dress, Mrs. Frank Leslie, Publisher
81, 50 and 81 Park Place, New
York.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12

The first edition of the Democrat
under its new management is very
creditable to the proprietors. The
salutatOry fOreshadows fair con-
duct of the journal according to the
editors Interpretation of the truly
democratic. They go into the bust
ness with full knowledge of the
hard trials and great fluctuations
that await the newspaper man, but
are willing to endure these ills for
the qualification of their tastes and
journalistic prediction. We are
glad to welcome them into the pro-
fessIOn they are so calculated to
adOrn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12

GATH is enthusiastic about Mary
Anderson and has given her a
"boom" to begin with in Europe.
This is an excerpt from his criticism
OF her Juliet. "But the jewel of pu-
riety, maidenhOod and fresh unsual-
lied love that Miss Anderson is, not
seems, shines through her work like
light within a lamp. This rarest
talent on the stage, sort of pearl,
a maid Ofdiamond clearness, is the
wonderous charm of Mary Ander-
son. She can play Juliet with con-
science, and it is talent, too"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12

To the Citizens of clarksxllle

To the Citizens of ClarkSVille:
We, the undersigned b ard of Trustees
and Pastor of the A. NJ. L. Zion Church in
America at GAINESVILLE. namely: Samuel
Dabny, Jessie Love, SHenry Grizarh, shelby
Clark, and sandy Mcneil, Trustees an A.
A. Williams, (PaStor,) do make this appeal
TO you, that we may set ourselves Right be-
fore you: On April 4, 1882, one CAL .. III
Thomas, then pastor of said CiuI ciI, did
contract and buy lot to bull 1 house for
III, worship of God lin for said c. ngreg;l' ion,
Oh the South side of Franklin street uear
the double pond and adjoining IL lot then
belonging to Colonel Bailey Soiae eight
months afterwards, Elder Mitchell of the
@. M. E. Church, bought the Bailey lot to,
build his congregation house of worship
Churches would be side by side. This the
Zion people thought was done Intentional
ly, so we have made every effort we could
not to build there, but we are now driven to
build on our own lot. We tried hard to buy
the old Presbyterian church, but failed in
the endeavor. we tried to buy the old
Catholic church and this we failed to
get; and as rybody knows we, mean
the colored people, are very poor, and
not able to buy another lot. Now at this
late day we cannot get away from the other
cost us $500. If any one wants to buy said
lot, or exchange with US and will give us
lot suitable, we will make the exchange, If
not we are compelled to build where we are.
Our lot is 50xl03 feet and nearly paid for.
We have no place to worship in, that you
all know. We cannot do the good we would
had we church. We have to pay very
high rent, say SIS per month for the house
we are now in and 1T is very unacceptable.
am compelled to cry my God, my God,
what must do. l was born and raised in
this state, and am not more than 100 miles
from where was born, but il now seems
that the time has come, after fifty years,
that must leave. Where must go and
what must do? l would not write this
letter if it was not that some very respecta-
BILE white gentlemen have said a change
ought to be made. / want everybody to
know that we are not to blame for this. l
also ask you my white friends to help us,
you have already helped us TO build all the
other colored churches here, now we claim
that it is our time. VIII you help us If so,
God will bless you. am yours,
A. A. WILLIAMS, Pastor.
GAINESVILLE, May 8, 1888. 1t
Go to Bowling d Wilson's for
any style of shoe or slipper, fine
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12

IF Carter Harrison can succeed in
getting himself elected Governor of
Illinois, which is rather remote
possibility, he will be no bad man
for the tail end of the Democratic
presidential ticket, in spite OF his
views on the tariff question.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12

Green, Hamilton & Co. have en-
tered suit in Memphis against the
Memphis, Selma Il Brunswick rail-
road for $4,000 damages for non
payment Of labor performed. The
indebtedness of the company to
contractors is said to be nearly
$4,000.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
THE Gazette fund for the relief t

THE Gazette fund for the relief to
the family of the late conductor,
John s. Cain, murdered at Mulber-
ry Station, on the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railway, amounting to
$2141 %, was paid over to Mrs. Cain
last Wednesday by Mr.. George
Russ Brown, city editor of the Ga
zette. This liberal contribution to
bereaved family is highly creditat
BILE to the Gazette for its persisten-
and successful efforts. 1t is a salts
faction to know that Memphis peo-
pie also contributed a considerable
sum included in the above amount.
Ledger.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12

In his charge to the grand jury,
Judge Allen said:
When man becomes gambler
he shakes hands with good repu-
tation and a good name. The vir-
tue of woman and the honor of man
become to him a myth, or us tale
that is told. He becomes a social
leper, an outcast and as the leper
wanders abroad, his scales and
sores making him the horror of
mankind, so this modern leper,
this Pariah, goes out from society
and from all the ennObling infiuen-
ces oflife.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12

Judge William 5. Woods, who
goes on the q. s. District Bench, in
Indiana, as the successor of Judge
Gresham, recently appointed Post
master General, is native of Mar
shall county, in this State-Nash-
U1He american.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12

THE Royal Canning Factory at
Muscatine, Iowa, has declared a
dividend of II per cent. on capt.
tai of $50, 600 for 1882. Fruits and
vegetables were canned.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
Sheep, Lambs, Cattle, Horses,
FOR SALE.

have on my place, near GAINESVILLE,
75 Head of Graded Sheep, Bucks and
Ewes, 20 Lambs. 4 Fine Beeyes, 3 to
4 Years Old, WELL FATrED, 4 Mich
Cows, with young calves, Fine Bull
Calf months old. = Head OF Horses,
about 1 200 Pounds of Wool, ) Stacks
Of Hay, a crop of Tobacco about 1000
pounds, and a large lot OF Potatoes.
All persons wanting any of the above call
early or they will lose a bargain.
j. w. BAILEY.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
SIRA YED.

Strayed from my place last Saturday eve
ming mare mule, black, with light mouth
and belly, heavy build, collar marks on top
of shoulders. Parties returning the mule
or Information to me will be rewarded.
may l2-tf ED. G. ROBB.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12

Go to Bowling q Wilson's for
any style of shoe or slipper, fine
hat, underware, etc.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12

Earl Spencer, the lord lieutenant,
has COMMITTED the death sentence
of Patrick DeIany, who plead gull
ty of completely in the murder of
Cavendish and Rurka.