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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-16
LINwOODFARM.

near New Providence, Tenn, at the very
low price of TEN DOLLARS for the season.
The season will begin March Is, 1884.
We also stand a remarkably fine PACING
STALLION at ten dollars for the season.
For further particulars, see our jack and
horse bills.
HAMBAUGH a GooDLETT.
n. B.-We have fine harness horses for
sale. II. * q.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-16

AT the battle Of Manassas the
uniform Of the First Louisiar q
regiment of confederate infantry
was blue. Another confederate
regiment installing them Tor the
enemy, began firing upon them.
An order was Immediately given
for the Louisianians to shuck their
coats and put them on inside out.
and tine comical spectacle of 800
men with their coats all turned
wrong put an end, for the tiae
being. TO the ponip Of war. This
was the first 'sgreat revere that
befelI the Louisiana troops In the
war; 0stSier- Journal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-16
TO STOCK BREEDERS /

The "Great West" has become an agricul-
tural country and its thousands of colored
laborers have created a western demand for
mules. Operators of mines have also learn
ed that mules are better adapted TO their
work than horses besides this, the South
is now greater than the supply, and will
continue so for many years to come. Recog-
niztng these truths, we have determined TO
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-16
Advertised Letters.

Thefollowing list of letters remain
uncalled for in the GAINESVILLE Tenn,
post-office up to Saturday, Feb. l6,
1884. Ifnot taken out within thirty
days, they will be sent to the dead,
letter Office at Washington:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-16
COUNTY COURT SALE.
W. r. Adams, Admir- of II. M. Northington
VS.. Mrs. Ellen Northington and Others.

w. II. Adams, Admir- of II. M. Northington
VS.. Mrs. Ellen Northington and Others.
Pursuant 10 an order made in this cause az
the January Term, 1884, directing me "a re-
sell the property mentioned, win sen 70
the highest bidder, at the Court House door
in Clarksville, on
Saturday, February 9th, 1884,
the following described tract OF land lying
in District No. OF Montgomery county
Begins at southwest corner OF dover tract,
north "a east 10 poles TO a stake and point
ers; south SSo east IS poles TO a stake north
pa east "a poles 20 Red River; thence up
Red River l221S poles 10 two beech trees, the
northeast corner OF the dover tract thence
along three lines OF the dover tract north
$50 west 63 poles 20 a stake in field; thence
south ~ west 81 poles % a stake In field
thence north 81 east "a poles 20 the begin
ming, containing 90 acres by survey.
TERMs-One-half cash, balance on twelve
months time. Notes bearing interest from
date and a lien retained. No redemption.
II. ID. MOSEI4EY, Clerk.
Jan. 10, lSs4-tds By q. II. BAILKY, DE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-16
WE favor a tariff for revenue lin.ileo

TO the necessities Of the Goyernmert eco
saopsicagy administered, and so adjusted
in its application as to prevent unequal
burdens, to encourage productive indus
tries at home, afford a just compensation
to labor, BAT not to create or foster Honop-
Olies.-Ohio Democratic Platform, june
21a.-Virgiasa Democratic platform,
July 25th.-Sssbstantially, Pennsylvania
Democratic platform, Aug. 1st
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-16

Mr.. Thomas Sabine, OF Belcher-
town, Massachusetts,, celebrated his
Tooth birthday last week. He never
smoked, or drank liquor, and he
voted the Democratic ticket at the
Isst election,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-16
FINE JACK STOCK.

and have lately purchased, at long price,
one of the Largest and Finest JACKS IN the
in the State OF State OF Kentucky. In addi-
ton to our own mares and jennets, he will
be permitted to serve mares and jennets for
others. We will stand him Mt our
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-16
DIED

PARRISH-Entered into rest from her
home in Christian county. KY, on e1e
morning of the Dsh inst, Mrs. Jane Dab
ney, wife OF Nh. Jaia 8. Parrish.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-16

AT Kansas City Wednesday,
Frank James attorneys applied for
a change of venue in the Blue Cut
train robbery. A decision is expect
ed on the 18th of February.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-16

When calling for any Of the above
please say advertised"
w. F. GREEN, p. NJ.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-16

bales. For the month of January.
507 bales. A good showing for
Brownsville, considering the fact
that so many farmers throughout
the country have abandoned the
"all cotton" plan and gone into new
industries.
Brownsville Democrat /: The po-
litical condition of Haywood county
is certainly anomalous. The politi-
cal power resides in an ignorant and
degraded floating element, and the
solid substantial citizens are practi-
cally disfranchised. Can Anglo
Saxons long submit to such a state
of things?
MurfreesborO News: Mr.. CT.
Roberts sold his two fine saddle
and harness horses to Col. McGreg-
ory, of Augusta, Arkansas. These
horses are dark bays, and splendid
matches. Then both move beauti-
fully under saddle and work well
in harness. The price paid for them
was $500. Who says that Rutker-
ford is rot a good stock raising
county?
Brownsville Democrat Z? There
are five drug stores and ten saloons
in Brownsville, and the "elIxir of
life" can be obtained without re-
striction at every point of the COM
pass on the square, and as neces.
sary consequence the health of the
community has improved wonder
fully. There has, however. been a
heavy decline in the pencil and pa
per trade, and the practice Of some |
of the physicians has been consider |
ably curtailed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-16

captlVeS are allowed to eat their
meals in the sun, we were surround
ed by crowd, each of whom had
something to sell US, some product
of his industry while in confine-
ment. There were sea-shells, some
cut into curious shapes, and cocoa
nut-shells carved into every design
that can preserve the shape of the
shell. One man had cut, with his
penknife, all the prominent Incl.
dents of his life, in quaint bias relief,
upon a single cocoanut. Here in
this prison we often saw covered
pits, or cisterns, in the stone floor,
and on inquiring, were informed
that they were dungeons which had
been used to incarcerate refractory
or dangerous prisoners. They said
they did not use them now.
should hope not. The most fearful
ou6liettes of the Bastile could not
have equaled their fearfulness.
They are holes about three feet in
fifteen or twenty feet deep,
with dank, Shiny stone sides. Here
they let down the miserable creature
by a rope, and then they placed on
the massive iron lid, and the pris-
oner staid there. They probably
took them away afterward, for we
Jaw nothing but a few inches of
water at the bottom.
The Mexican currency has lately
been simplified to great extent by
he Government that is, it has
Undergone what we would call a
having been reduced
o the decimal system. The natives,
to their old reals. me- !
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-10-25
From TOnica.

TONGA, Oct. 16.--Died, after an Illness
of several weeks, Mrs. N. Groat, of dropsy
of the heart. Her remains were followed
to the Lowell cemetery by very large con
gregaton of neighbors and friends
w. Cowell, the popular butcher, Is con
fined to his bed by cold contracted at the
late fair.
Frank Kingsbury and bride, of Adair, Ia,
are visiting friends in Tonlca and vicinity
The writer extends hearty congratulations
as an old chum,
G. V. Trout is home from Utah, having
come with Is car loads of fat cattle for the
Chicago market in the interest of a Boston
stock company He was just week on the
road
J. r. Srawn's Chicago cattle are getting
over their sickness 1t did not prove to be
the disease dreaded, but arose from turning
half starved cattle on too rich pasture.
j. G. Vanatta and bride had regular old
fashioned charivari, but as John used to be
one of the boys himself he took it with the
best grace, treating the boys in good style
and sending them home tlckled all over.
Frank Porter started yesterday on a pros
pecting tour to Nebraska. SPECK.
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the "People's party" at that time comprising
Butler and the editor Of the New York Sun,
to whom Butler Immediately announced for
publication his intention of so posing, The
conditions with Chandler were the payment
Of all campaign expenses, and the pledge.
in the event of Blaine's election, that Butler
should dispense the Federal patronage and
spells Of Massachusetts. This is the simple
story. Butler hoped to do good stroke OF
business for himself and Blaine. But the
500 600 from the Republican fund is indef-
nitely sailed down, or If there is anything
Of it left it can be carried with the party up
Salt River in November And Butler will
not have the handling Of the Federal spoils
in Massachusetts, or anywhere else, for sew
eral years to come.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-10-25

The whole history of the Butler business
in brief, says the New York Herald is this:
Butler is an old political freebooter, who
has belonged to and has been more or less
prominent generally less-in every party
that ever had existence in this country. He
went to the July Chicago Convention as a
Democratic delegate. He returned with an
exceedingly sore head, but WAS willing to
be properly plastercd up, and waited patient
ly to be approached by Grover Cleveland.
lie wasu't approached. He then began the
approaching business on his own account,
setting sail in his private yacht, and putting
into Portsmouth Harbor where he met
Blaine's man Of business, William l.. Chand-
Ter and sold his services to the Republican
party. promising to pose as the candidate
for the presidency of the Peoples party"
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From Dimmick.

DlMMIcK, Oct, 23.--Are you going to OF
tawa Thursday
Fred Bankus is captain Of the Blain and
Logan, and Fred Meinhard of the Cleveland
and Hendricks club OF Homer. Both clubs
thus have popular captains.
The freeze last night caught many potatoes
and apples not yet in the celler or pit.
Miss Emma wilkins has closed her fall
school in No. 6, Troy Grove.
Some of our farmers are marketing their
hogs for fear the hog cholera may break out
in this section.
Butterflies and prohibitionists are decreas
ing in numbers here. The fight will be be-
tween the old parties.
Quite number of our Dimmickers are at
tending the Hummer-Web wedding in
Hall township today.
Miss Louisa schempp has closed her school
in No. Q, Troy Grove.
A part of the Homer Cleveland and Hend-
ricks club attended the Democratic rally at
Mendoza last evening.
Mr.. Sanders, Of La Sale, wields the birch
in Dist. No. 3.
Some of our Democrats were prevented
attending the big democratic demonstration
at De Kalb on Tuesday by the rain.
Mrs. Dinsmore made q trip to Polo this
week to visit friends.
Rev. Pollock, of Mendoza, will preach in
the Presbyterian church in Homer at 3 p. NJ.
on Sunday
Harvey Short, of Dixon, was down and
spent Sunday here with his parents. Harvey
in an ever welcome visitor to his old home
Some of our Sunday school workers are in
attendance on the Sunday School convention
at Earlville this week. Nj. r. A.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-10-25

What may be considered the great dramatic
event In Ottawa will be the appearance to.
night of Miss Fanny Davenport and her com
pauy in her play purchased of Sardou, entitled
Fedora The company and play have I'M
aoubtedly the greatest dramatic merit OF any
thing ever in Ottawa, and everybody who can
should not miss the opportunity OF seeing
Fanny Davenport and Fedora tonight. The
admission prices are very low.
DAN sULLY's CORNER GROCERY.
The above entitled funny play, in which
Dan Sully, OF course, plays the leading part,
started its career in New York last July hev-
ING u run there Of over ten weeks and during
thc extreme hot weather made q hit, in fact,
il pronounced the most laughablc play ever
produced on the stage. The New York Her.
ali pronounccs' it "a resistlesS Hood OF merri.
ment" and we have no doubt there Is "piles
Of fun" in it all Of which can be seen at the
Opera House on Wednesday night, the 29th
inst The bill says in Act "You Yell" Act
2"You Roar" and Act 3 "You Howl"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-10-25

uonAN-Aderman Hobun has been III
Eorsas on business for the pas, few days
NAsu.-Mrs. Nash and Mrs, GrlgsS' OF VI.
ava. ILL.,, are visiting Mrs. Samuel BROWN AZ
Wenona, Ill,
ALIEy.-Mayor Allen has resumed TIC
rclns of municipal government having re-
turned from his Michigan trip
INTERRED-Thc remains OF lhos' ION"
lue. OF Chatsworth, at one time n resident .,
this city, were brought TO Ottawa Tor our'"
on Monday,
Our-Mcssrs. DAILY, Tryon and RENTER
representing J. +. Porter's hay tools, started
out ON a business tour. No house IN the c'lS
more thoroughly advertises Ottawa thah d. T.
Porter.
CLARK.-E. II. Clark, of this city, Is no"
travelling salesman for Illinois for the japan
Tea Syndicate OF Yokohama and Hiogo, Japan
He has been in Ottawa for few days seem
ugly well pleased with his new occupation
MEaAPFIN.- Joseph Megailin and FANNY
now citizens OF northwestern Iowa, nave re-
turned to Ottawa for the winter. MT Me
gafin is much improved physically oy Ills
wear and h ,lf residence In the healthful ell
mate of his adopted state.
T1TLEp.-This is the way In which Ottawa
gentlemen are granted titles OF nobility oy
the Texans, who appreciate the work OF such
men as our good friend DR.. o. Harris, VINO
Is s,ill in that state. The Blk Springs Pd"fd
o,aph SAYS: "Dr. j. o. Harris, sometimes
called the Duke OF Midland from his ener
pe.ic labors In the interests OF our young and
prosperous neighbor west, favored the rama
oyaph with call on Thursday. The Doctor
we beg pardon-the Duke, says Midland Is
Nourishing remarkably well-has now sohd
basis for support in the numerous ranchmer
and grangers round about, whose numbers
are constantly increasing; that building Ii
continually going on, meet school mousse nh
ished, emigrants' house nearly done, Lano
hotel also nearly completed, and other bulid
ings erected to say nothing of the best iepo'
md platform Oh the road stock yards, etc
The Duke made us tired especially when he
said he wanted to consult us privately about
making Big Springs suburb of Midland, and
moving the railroad shops TO that place. The
audacity Of these titled gentlemen is proven
bal, but this wss little too much and We
told him to give us rest.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-10-25

The Strcator Rally on Wednesday last was
rather unfortunate III the matter of weather,
there having been n heavy rain on Tuesday,
which made the roads in that end of the coun-
ty impossible, which was followed by II raw,
cold wind on Wednesday, which increased in
strength and decreased in temperature
through the day and evening. There was
only such an attendance ms could get in over
the railroads. The crowd was large in the
afternoon, for I'm afternoon meeting, the main
attendance being expected in the evening.
The afternoon meeting was addressed by
90 The latter made magnificent address,
which made very favorable impression. In
The evening there was procession Of proba-
Oily 1900 men--not 80 large ms was expected
or hoped for, but still large considering the
state OF the weather, and particularly the
beastly state Of the streets, which were not fit
for n marching procession, Main street being
one mass Of mud. Streator is not the place
for a snowy parade, If she appears every
night US she did the other night dark and
gloomy and muddy mot an electric light out,
and the gas shining like tallow.dips, though
nearly every house on the street was lighted
up After the parade Hon. Carter Harrison
made an address from the Plumb House steps,
the only dry place in town; and he held his
audience Of about 200 to the end, appending
b. mis- English speech short address in Ger
man. At eleven o'clock the meeting broke
up and the visitors returned home, with wet
feet aud half frozen.
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Vicinity Items.

The ladies' of Streator had a campaign
sociable the other night, at which they
made the speeches.
The Elgin News says that during its sea.
son the packing factory canned l,024,jOO
cans of corn, 100000 cans Of pumpkins and
about 10000 cans of tomatoes
The commissioners have done good
job in fixing the approaches to the Mil
lington bridge. They are now perfectly
safe, and Millington can now brag of a
good bridge with safe approaches
Il. s. Green, of Verona, representing the
SeOsson Manufacturing Company, was in
Streator, looking over the place as a manu-
featuring and shipping point. The com
pany Is now engaged in making corn cult
vators and other agricultural implements
and have capital stock of $4,000, If
they can interest Streator parties to increase
the stock to $4,000, they will go there, he
said, enlarge their facilities, and establish
a manufacturing plant that will be of con
siderable importance to the city
About four o'clock Tuesday morning Il
fire broke out in the barn on the old John
L. Cooper farm, southwest of Millbrook
and the loss was very great. The property
belonged to Jacob Budd, Esq There were
over hundred tons of hay burned, 1900
bushels of oats, two mules, lot of farm i'm
plements and several out buildings. The
dwelling also took fire, but it was saved by
hard work. The light was brilliant and
lighted up the country for miles
The clothing house of Julius Moses, of
Streator was closed Saturday night by
Deputy Sheriff Riordan. Judgment was
obtained by different parties to the amount
of nearly $4,000, as follows Streator
National Bank, 81 ,4l9.5O; Enstien, Lsngan
g. Co., $30s463; Mrs Max Rouble
$525.5O; Hirsch, Ellison l. Co, 81 ,294 AZ
Rinehart, Meyer g. Co, $2,l40.25
Michaels, Koch & Stern, $955.00 Sweet
Dempster g. Co., $l,ll1.50; Mayer, Engil
& Co., $358.50 Staus, Lowell & Co, 50,
2O250 1t is hoped some compromise
may be effected julius has been live and
progressive, and has only attempted toe
much with small capital He started In
business In modest way there five years
ago on the first of October, and has gradu
llxt hrilt m Iarua hpaipaGa
About 80 o'clock last Saturday after.
noon fire was discovered issuing from the
cut straw room, In the second story Of the
northeast wing OF the Allen Paper Car
Wheel Company's works, in the east part
Of Morris. The room wherein the fire orig.
mated was filed with cut straw, and in an
instant il was all in flames, presumably ig
hitting from "hot box" of the shafting
running through the room. The alarm was
sent in by telephone, but owing TO the
material in the room and the
great distance from town, the fire had good
headway before the fire department could
reach the place. The loss is principally
that which can be replaced by labor, to-wit,
the rebuilding of the walls on the wing,
and replacing woodwork in the second
floor of the main building. MIR. Dow, the
places the loss at 10000.
The bsilding is covered by insurance. On
Monday the resident officers received word
from the president of the company to i'm
receive bids for the rebuilt ling
If the part Of the works destroyed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-10-25

This extreme tired feeling We have In the
spring, fall and during summer denotes tor
pid liver; we have no appetite and no ambi.
ton. Take DR.. Jones' Red Glover Tonic; it
corrects these troubles, restores good spirits.
1t speedily cures dyspepsia, bad breath, piles,
pimpcs, aguc and malaria diseases. A per.
feet tonic, appetizer and blood purifier. Can
be taken by the most delicate. Price 80 cents
Of L. Y. Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-10-25

4 bridegroom walked up the church aisle
Ills coat hadn't very much stasIc;
When asked 10y his bride,
Why he hadn't mare pridt,
lie ,aid that IL wasn't whal,le,

W nv ne udull I hl'l'' pm
He said that IL wasn't Whaiele'
The crowd of Ottawa Democrats that
came over last night was rather NOISY
Ouite a difference from the kepuOlicahS
who came from there when Oglcsby spoke
here.-StrodtOr Free Press.
OF course, Democrats don't all wear
billed shirts" and wear a stand up collar
lardy dab, and are not as simultaneously
quiet as Col Plumb on the truth OF the
Fox River Railroad business. Or course,
Democrats make noise and we know the
dudes of the Free Press are disturbed
thereby; nevertheless 1t is not at all likely
the Plumb crowd own Streator or that the
town AZ a whole Is averse TO having an
excursion of 600 ladies and gentlemen call
on them even for political purposes. II Is
too bad there isn't to be another mutiny ou'
there 30 that the artistic Free Press men
could reouest Democrats to cut the labor
ing men of their list of excursionists and
send out only wearers Of broad-c cloth and
silk stockings
Among other mali gnant things which the
Chicago Times writes against Mr.. Blaine
Is the following sentence: "An aunt OF
Blaine is Mother Superior of the convent
of Notre Dame, at South Bend, lndianna.'
This Is intended 70 have double effect on
the predjucies of both Catholics and Pro
testants,--La Salb TIMES.
When the fool-killer strikes La Sale
county, the Times man will have TO crawl
into hole and draw 1t in after him II he
wants to save his scalp.lock.
The Streator Free Press says there were
only about 100 men in line at the Demo
cratic meeting on Monday night. The
Press has studied Col. Plumbs position as
to the Fox River Road so vigorously of late
Though 1t hasn't had word to say on Its
own hook" on the subject that 1t can't tell
the truth to save it, even in so triiling a
point as the number Of men in torch-light
procession The truth is there were eight
crowded coaches and baggage car from
Ottawa and Grand Ridge alone, who ought
TO count up to at least 800 and procession
about three blocks long was in waiting
when these men arrived and joined ill.,
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Kegistsr.

Tuesday is the last day for registration
Of voters. The Board will on that day
be in session at Esq. Lockwood's office in
precinct one, and at Schaefer's hall, in
precinct tive. Voters who are not regis
tered must appear nov in person. It will
greatly facilitate voting ON Nov. 4,h, II
every voter will see that his name is prop.
erly registered. Let il be done
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-10-25
A Great Discovery,

Mr. WIN. Thomas, Of Newton Ia, says
"My wife has been seriously affected with a
cough for twenty five years, and this spring
more severely than ever before. She had used
many remedies without relief, and being
urged To try DR.. Kings New Discovery, did
SO, with most gratifying results The first
bottle relieved her very much, and the second
bottle has absolutely cured her. She has not
had so good health for thirty years"
Trial bottles free at Lutz IL Briggs Drug
Store. Large size $l.O0
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Faith

In matters Of medicine is said to be half a
remedy; but m desperate, tantalzlng, chronic
diseases, such rs Rheumatism, it is hard to
ret mn faith. That was the reason why Rev.
IS G. Hume, Of indianapolis, preferred to test
Athlophoros in about the scycrcst case he
could lind before he pronounced upon It's
merits He writes: "Ihc case was Of Rheu.
matism Of twenty years standing. The pa
,icnt could not wall; except with two canes or
by pushing a chair before him. In a short
time after taking AthlophOros he could walk
without canes or the chair