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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE following from the Detroit
Free Press has been going the
rounds since New Years. 1t was
intended for that reformatory sea-
son when new resolutions are in
order and everybody is supposed to
indulge in more or less introspec-
ton. But it is very good reading
for any time of the year, and we
commend it to the careful attention
of some of our young gentlemen
readers:
Now, then; you are beginning
life. You are from Is to p years
old. You think you know all about
it, but the fact is you aren't but half
baked yet. What you don't know
would cover all Lake Erie, while
your worldly wisdom wouldn't
knock an owl off his perch. Sup
pose you make a resolve to begin
the year by not knowing more than
half as much as Plato, Diogenese
and other wise men. II you should
condescend to admit that you didn't
even know more than your own IA
Their, it wouldn't greatly effect your
general standing with the world.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE Republican convention as
sembled at the Court House in this
city recently, resolved that "We
enter this glorious battle determined
from behind the principles of this
great party of liberty and equal
rights, to lombard the mountains
of CASTE" That has quite gran
eloquent sound but we are inclined
to believe that the colored voters
who compose the party in this Sec
ton will find it more profitable to
engage in the peaceful pursuit of
raising hogs and hominy. The Re-
publican party is not apt to effect
much legislation in Tennessee and
no amount of legislation is going to
remove 1.-the mountains of caste"
that exists between the whites and
blacks In this section. The acquire
ment of wealth and education by
the latter is surer means to that
end and that will require time, toll
and patience. Honest industry will
accomplish more than political reso-
lutions.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

The following are the head lines
which the Memphis Avalanche
placed oyer It's report of the Repub-
lican convention of Shelby county ::
"The Coon's Cancan - Othe rwise
Known as the Republican Conven-
ton of Shelby County. An Unri-
vailed Variety and Minstrel Show at
the Exposition. A Continuous Yell
and Shrek for Six Hours Stretch.
A Fine Chance to Gauge the Senti-
ment of the Masses. A Senegambi-
an Orator Promptly Bounced from
the Building On Vigorous Mo-
ton to Lay Him on the Table. The
Delegates Chosen by the Mob Festi-
val for Nashville.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

The Southern Senators who vo-
ted against the Blair educational
bill on constitutional grounds have
got the thing down finer than their
constituents will be likely to ap-
preciate. The bill appropriates
about $50, 900, 900 to bespent on the
public schools in the South in eight
years, and the average citizen of
this section who has so long been
taxed to educate the negroes that
the Government freed, will proba-
bly, not give much heed to the
States rights aspect of the case.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE Blair educational bill passed
the Senate Monday by vote of SO
to IL. The bill. as passed, appropri-
ates 100000 to be distributed
among the States in proportion to
ilIiteracy, on the basis of the census
of 1880. The payment of the money
is to extend over period of eight
years. This is good news, and we
hope the bill will meet with a SINH
lar reception in the House. The
South cannot fail to profit largely
by such a measure. We hope our
Tennessee Congressman will give it
their earnest support and we can
safely assert that such action will
meet with the approval of their
constituents.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE fifth colossal" interrostal
space in its various relations and
cOrrelations may or may not involve
the principle of transcendental
physics known in scientific nomen-
clature as the "fourth dimension of
space" Hence the impossibility OF
determining with anything like ap-
proXImate accuracy whether at a
given time the corporal system of
man will be parallel or perpendicu-
lar to the horizon, so complicated
are the infintesimal tangential ram
ifications of the subject.
The above appeared as local in
the Brownsville Democrat last
week and we are not able to deter
mine whether the young man who
wrote it is clean daft or has recently
come from Boston.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12
THE TENNESSEE SURPLUS.

The Nashville Banner SAYS we
fail to understand the point it makes
against the unwisdom of a@cunu-
iating an unusual surplus" in the
State treasury, and calls on the
CHRONICLE to s'give any symptom
OF sore head in our protest against
the reckless collecting of hard earn
ed money from the people to be
turned over to the bankers for gra-
tuitous banking purposes" The
last legislature, it says, ''simply
passed crude and oppressive law,
to the detriment of the people and
the benefit of the favored bankers"
We confess that we are unable to
see that our Nashville contemporary
has made any "point" in the mat
ter, but we comprehend very clear
ly what it is driving at. We said
that such talk as this makes some
people believe the Banner is sore
head, because some people believe
il is intended more TO call attention
to the fact that no considerable
amount of State bonds have been
funded under the 50-3 act, than to
create righteous alarm about the
surplus. The last legislature in pro-
viding for II settlement of the State
debt was obliged to provide for
sufficient revenue to meet it. For
the latter provision to have been
made contingent would have been
difficult and doubtful legislation.
The taxes have nearly all been col
lected now and the Banners "pro-
test" is too late to be effective, if it
could ever have done any good.
If the Banner and the bondholders
are not the very worst type of
Bourbons, they ought to have learn
ed that the people of Tennessee
don't intend to pay any more of the
State debt than is provided for in
the 500 act. We are not discussing
what is right in the premises, but
what recent history has taught. The
funding of bonds will probably be
larger in the next two years than it
has been in the past and the State
will no doubt find ample demand
for all the surplus revenue In its
treasury.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12
A SOUTHERN POET.

The Southern people have not
been accustomed to look for literary
excellence among themselves, and
If great poet were to arise i'm q
State south of the Ohio or Potomac.
he would have to achieve recogni-
tion abroad before he could COM
mand the honor due him at home.
The South has been accustomed to
get her literature from the North
and foreign countries, as she did her
manufactured articles, and has new
er turned her attention 10 home
production. She has turned out
statesmen, great lawyers and great
divines, but stands sadly behind in
the field of letters. This is doubtless
more owing to the fact that literary
effort has met with poor encourage
ment at the South than to any
dearth of talent in that direction.
These remarks are called forth by
an article in the April Century on
Sidney Lanier. He was South
erner, native and to the manner
born, and true poet; but he died
in poverty and comparative obscu-
rity, without any substantial recog-
milton of his great merit. He was
born and brought up in Macan, Ga,
and served as private through the
whole war i'm the Confederate SER
vice. The article concerning him
in the Century was written by DIR.
William Hays Ward, and shows
that he was not among that large
chorus of songsters who repeat in
easy and pleasant variation those
melodies we have heard thousand
times, but a true creative artist.
The writer says, "He was no imita-
tor of Tennyson or Swinburn, but
musically he was nearer to them
than to any others of his day."
Again, "It is this quality, high and
cOnsecrate, as palmer with his
vow, this knightly valance, this
constant San Grail quest after the
lofty in character and aim, this
passion for Good and Love, which
fellows him rather with Milton and
Ruskin than with the less sturdily
built poets of this day, and which
puts him in sharpest contrast with
the school led by Swinburne-with
Rossetti and Morris as his followers
hard after him, aud Oscar Wilde
far belinda school whose reed has
short gamut, and plays but two
notes, Mors and Eros, hopeless
death and lawless love-"
The following extract from one of
his poems is cited as having "that
dainty effect which the ear loves,
and which comes from def mar
shallIng of consonants and vowels,
so they shall add their suppler and
subtler re enforcement to the steady
infantry tramp of rythm :"
"All down the hills of Habersham,
All through the valleys of Hall,
The rushes cried, abide, abide
The willful water-weeds held me thrall,
The LAYING laurel turned my tide,
The ferns and the fondling grass said Stay,
The dewberry dipped for to work delay,
And the little reeds sighed, Abide, abide,
Here in the hills of Habersham,
Here in the valleys of Hail."
A complete edition of Lanier's
poems is announced by his publish
ers, Messrs. Chas. Scribner's Sons.
The volume will be edited by his
wife, and DIR. Ward will furnish an
introduction.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE worst specimen of compaign
doggerel that has come under our
observation is entitled "Massa Lin
GUMS Boy" and is going the
rounds of the Southern Republican
papers. 1t is written in negro dia-
lect and is probably intended to
catch the colored delegate to Chica-
go, By the way, it looks very much
as il this rising young son of his
father was certain to capture the
second place on the Republican
ticket, and stands good chance for
the first.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE following dispatch is SAM
pie of the news that frequently
comes from the peaceful and law
abiding North:
CUMBERLAND, Nd, April g.
A prize fight came off at Hynd-
man, Pa, yesterday morning, be-
tween a Hungarian named Nick
vest, formerly a st. Louis sport, and
an unknown, alleged to be Kilrain,
Boston pugilist. The fight was
arranged a short time ago, and the
party left Huntington, Pa, in coal
cars, arriving at Hyndman at 3
o'clock in the morning. During
the trip a melee occurred on the
train, in which several persons
were injured. Arriving at Hynd-
man, a ring was pitched and the
fight began. Ffty-three rounds
were fought with the advantage
about even, when cry of foul was
raised. A terrible riot ensued, in
which pistols and knives were free
ly used. The riot lasted some
time, and at its conclusion three
men, including Nickvest, were
stretched on the ground dead, while
several others were badly wounded.
Nickvest was shot through the
head. No arrests are reported.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

One dollar poll tax and one dollar
tax on marriage license for school
purposes.
Robt. Manning was allowed to
erect a gate on Searcy's ferry road
to remain till Oct. LIST, 1887, and an
other party was granted the same
privilege on Edmondson's ferry
road at Stewards gate.
The following road commissioners
were elected: Dist. No. 1, r. III.
Burns, No. 2, N. o. Lovelace, No.
8, George Barbee, No. 4, j. w. Ira
hern, No. 5, J. z. Grant, No. 6, Jno.
Cobb, No. Z, A. G. Goodlett, No. 8,
A. J. Bird, No. 8, r. FL. Edmond
son, No. 10, Allen Halliburton, No.
Ii, J. ID. Robbins, No. IL, It. J.
Mumford, No. 10, j. G. Armstrong,
No. IA. r. L. King, No. Is, Finis
Foust, No. IT, Jno. G. Batson, No.
II, r. A. Lyle, No. IS, J. r. Chan
mel, No. 10, S. B. Powers, No. 20,
w. e. Weeks.
The Maveety road matter was
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

PHIL THOMPSON, of Kentucky,
made a motion in the House Mon
day, to suspend the rules and adopt
a resolution declaring it unwise and
inexpedient for Congress to abolish
or reduce the tax ON spirits distilled
from grain, and the motion was
agreed to and the resolution adopted
by the overwhelming vote of 179 to
SO. That was according to the
CHRONICLES creed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

We are glad to note that the wheat
crop of r obertson county is looking
fine, We have taken great pains to
inquire of our farmers as to the eff
feet the use of commercial fertilizers
haye had on the wheat, and with
out single exception they say that
it has had the finest effect magma
BILE. Indeed it is so marked that
you can now, at this early day,
easily distinguish crop where it
was used last fall from one where 1t
was not. They all say that where
the fertilizer was used the wheat Is
not only more advanced, but
much better stand on the ground
Springfield Record.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

We Jap0r tariff for revenue linsited
TO tbs necessities Of the Government eco
nonically administered, and 80 adjusted
sn its application as to prevest unequal
burdens, to encourage productive indus
tries at home, afford a just compensation
to labor, but not to create or foster nsonop-
olies.-Ohio Democratic Platform, June
2la.-Virgilia Democratic platform,
July Enthusiastically, Pennsylvania
Democratic platform, Aug. LIST.
We favor a tariff for revenue, limited
to the necessary expenditures Of the GOO
er7lnaert, and so adjusted as to glue pro
lection and encouragement to home
production, industry and labor, toithout
producing or fostering naonopoiies.-
NsaO Jersey Democratic platform, Sept
18th.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE GAINESVILLE Chronicle is of
the opinion that it has made its
views upon the tariff understood by
its readers. Either the editor of the
paper or the readers thereof must be
"wondrous wise. - Union city Our
Country.
Both, Brother Cardwell, but nei-
Their the editor or the readers are
responsible for your inability to
catch on. We have stated the case,
but the Lord alone can help you to
understand it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE Banner says, "a large num-
Der of the laboring people of Nash
Vile have asked Col. Colyar, by a
written request to address them on
the subject of the tariff, which he
has consented to do, saying his adj
dress will be from a Democratic
standpoint. The time has not been
fixed, but will be in a few days.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THERE will be meeting of the
State Democratic Executive Com
mite in Nashville on the 18th of
April, to call a convention to elect
delegates to the National Democrat
ic Convention. Every member is
requested by the Secretary to be
present.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE railroad commissioners con-
tinue to draw their pay and main
tam a dignified silence in regard to
the Determinations in the table of
rates they fixed up. Papers all
over the State have been clamoring
for an explanation, but the COM
missioners don't seem to have any
to offer,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE Pennsylvania Democratic
Convention which assembled We'd
nesday, adopted the Ohio tariff
plank in substance, demanded re-
peal Of the internal revenue laws
and instructed the sixty delegates
from that State in the National con-
vention to cast their votes for Ran
dali for President.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

disposed of by orderinga new road
to be opened through Mayeety's
farm from Caldwell & SheIton's
lansting to point intersecting the
old road. A jury Of view was APP
pointed to lay off the road. Maveety
appealed.
The Release Committee Is the
same as last year with the addition
of FINS Ewing and HI. III. Mockbee.
On motion of 9. 1T. Slaughter, a
committee of three was appointed
to consider the ACCESSIBILITY OF APP
propriating $3.50 to make a display
for the county at the New Orleans
exposition, and report in July. q.
Ill. Slaughter, j. NJ. Anderson and
g. J. Corban compose the commit
tee.
$500 was appropriated to repair
Governs bridge, in Dist. No. 8.
5000 was appropriated to assist III
building a bridge across yellow
creek, at or near Sailors Rest.
The Bond Committee was author
lied to expend s., 900 of the amount
in its hands in repairing and build
ing an addition To- the county
Jail, If that much money is required
for the work.
Judge Tyler was authorized TO
expend $500 in improving Green
wood Cemetery turnpike il the citi-
zens living on the pike will con-
tribute like amount.
The order heretofore entered re-
leasing all ministers of the gospel
from the payment of poll tax was
reconsidered. 1t is said that minis
tiers have grown SO numerous since
the exemption was made, among
the colored population, as to seri'
ously affect the county revenue.
The following jurymen were ap.
pointed for the May term of the
Circuit Court.
Dist. No. 1, s. P. Hollins, No. 2,
ID. w. Taylor, No. 8, Duke Smith
Thos. Manson, No. A, Otis Ellat, j.
X. Taylor, No. 5, j. w. Adams,
No. 6, Geo. VARIED, No. Z, B. ID.
Lee, ID. L. Smith, No. s, I. j. Nor
ris, No. 8, Il. v. Cooper, Nathan
Horn, No. 10, j. p. Williams, No.
IL, Green Walker, No. II, ]. J.
Rawls, Dick Jackson, M. @. Pit
man, No. 10. G. w. Armstrong.
No. IA, ]. s. Ransdale, No. Is, Jno.
w. Bagwell. No. 16, j. @. Trotter,
No. II, VIM. Durham, No. Is, Jesse
Hearen, No. 10, G. w. Watwood,
No. 20, j. j. McCauley.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
To the Quarterly Court Of Montgonaey:
County.
Sine my last report there has beel
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE House Committee on Post
offices and Post-roads, by vote of
8 to II adopted the following:
Resolved, that it is the sense of
this committee that it is inexpedi-
ent for the Government either to
construct a postal telegraph or to
purchase any existing line of tele.
graph.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12
THE COUNTY COURT.

The County Court met in quarter
ly session Monday, all the Justices
being present except two. Judge
G. w. Tyler presided and the Court
got down to business without delay.
1t was ordered that in the future
not more than $3.50 be paid for a
coffin for pauper child.
The Committe appointed to re-
district the county into school dis
tricts were given until the July
term to make their report.
The rate of taxation for 1884 was
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE demand for Mr.. Longs last
Sunday law sermon was so great
that the Memphis Appeal published
it i'm two issues, Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12
R. S. BR0ADDUS, AGENT,

Mrs. James X. Polk, at the ven
cradle age of 81, still lives in excel
lent health at Polk Place, Nashville,
Tenn. She never had any children,
but adopted a niece, who married
George w. Fall, merchant of
Nashville, and who, with her hus-
band and only daughter, Sadie,
make up the happy family at Polk
Place.
THE value of the telephone pat
ent is enormous, and we very much
doubt il it could now be purchased
for 49,, 100000. 1t Is probably by
far the most valuable single patent
which has ever been issued.
LONDON has % daily papers 524
weeklies, and over 600 monthlies.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12
fnality.

wsare indebted to Hon. A. j.
,,.,.,welI for a printed copy of the
.e@s-r ! tariff bill, with table OF
rates and estimated duties on I'M
norts under the same
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE baseball season was opened
in Louisville Sunday, in a game
between the Louisville and Evans
vile clubs, which resulted in a
victory for the latter on score of IL
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE Davidson County Court ap-
propriated $500 to make a display
at the New Orleans exposition and
appointed Capt. John w. Morton
commissioner.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12
In Chancery at ClarksvilIe-sytata
Of Tennessee.
CLERK AND MASTERS OFFICE. ,
March Is, 1884, h

CLERK AND Masters OFFroK.p
March Is, 1884.
James ID. Mosby et ais, Complainmnta. VIZ
waiter II. Drane OF ais, Omplainanls.
&c appearing from AFFIDAVIT filed I'm m IA
cause That the Defendanta, NJ, A. MaF9ir
Geo. ID. Martin, Jr., q. A. Martin, and 49,
unknown heirs OF - Bnider, deoeaaMd
ana MRS. Theresa Mckinney, are nOn-rerfs
dents OF the State OF Tennessee:
IL In therefore ordered that they an Ter THAR
appearance, herein, before or within ar.
nrTt three days OF the next term az 49,
Chancery Court, 10 be held al Clarlsvilhr
on the third Monday In April neTs ts1aas
ana plead, answer or demur 10 Comnlafvas
ants bill, or the same will be taken fnr s~s-.
fessed as 20 them and set for hearinrg -
Parte; and that n copy OF this order 81 s,rnA
Clarksville Chronicle. Az en@
POLK q. JOHNSON.
u.,,,a.. q a.., Clerk and Master.
M Ehnlay q y SCALES sc ,solrs for Complts.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE Funding Board has issued to
date 1858, 430 in certificates, and en-
tered, yesterday, sl9, 270, for which
certificates have not yet been issued
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

THE motion for new trial in the
case of State VS.. G. P. M. Turner IN
the Memphis Criminal Court was
overruled and the case appealed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12
Just Received

Il ne10 lot of those beautiful ZEPHYR Plaid
GLNGH.4DM; also a full assortment of WHITE
and embroidered patterns; e1e1ythtnS heir i1.
the nay Of PRINTS, DRESS GOODS and TO-
SlERY, both cotton and silk for ladies' and
geptLenae7a's wear. Call and see our prettu
SOJNMER SILKS, Which are the latest. our
Stoch Is complete give 1t an inspection and vou
cannot fail to be coVUiaced
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

JAIL COMMITTEE.
The report of the Jail Commission
ers showed that the entire amount
expended for State prisoners for the
quarter was $736.7S under the new
system, from which the amount re-
ceived from the State was to be de-
Quoted. The county prisoners have
been placed at work ON the public
roads and have done during the
quarter good work at Moseley's fill
and on the Charlotte pike. On the
whole the Jail system under the pres
ent law is great improvement on
the old law. All the food, clothing,
etc., is bought by the committee, and
the jailer gets a salary. This is best
for the prisoners, and best for the
county.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

We certify that we have care
fully examined the report of Judge
G. w. Tyler and find the same cor
rect. We have inspected the checks
and warrants upon which the dis
bursements were made, and have
burned the coupons.
H. r. ROGERS,
A. r. WILSON,
III. H. MOCKBEE.
February 20, 1884.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12

REPORT BOND COMMITTEE.
TO the Quarterly Court of Montgona-
eay County:
We respectfully report that since
our last report we have taken up
seven Montgomery county bonds
numbered 10, 20, "a, 70, IA, 102 and
lis.
We paid for these bonds, with
coupons next to fall due attached,
the sum of 81, 061 81, leaving amount
yet to be expended in our hands,
SIS, $40 85. We have cancelled all
these bonds.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAs. w. TYLER,
J. A. RoLLow,
/. p. HOWARD,
j. M. ANDERSON.
A nriI z 1894