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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-19
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Are not fair nor is it just to hold them
on this account in untavorable contrast
with the more successful officersof Birminc-
ham and Liverpool and Glasgow for Lon.
don is 4 place which, from is immense
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-19

THE Hymns of Luther, as published by
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, are at
hand in Qusrto form, bound in muslin, from
c. S. houghton, Sacramento, and sell at 81
The music and the German and English text
are given in clear large type on heavy paper.
The book has the earlier and later preface
prepared by Luther. and also an Introductory
chapter by Leonard Woolsey Bacon, assisted
by Nathan II. Allen, the two having edited
the work and supplied the notes
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-19
QUE LONDON LETTER.
FHE MYSTERIOUS MAN WITH MYs-
FERROUS NAME AND BOX.
Direct Methods Of English Courts-De-
moralizing Effects OF American
Air-High Prices for Divorces.
LONDON. December 90. 1888.

LONDON, December 90, 1888.
Is be a lunatic, or is he dynamite fend
feigning lunacy? We refer to Noah Web.
ster Hing, whose other title is b. NJ.
Rex, the King of Apothecaries and Astrol.
ogists and Bible Oracle Maker, of New
York" These are suspicious times-times
when il is dangerous to feel safe. If
man cannot take clock concealed in box
into railway carriage without its muffisd
ticking suggesting an internal machine and
causing his fellow passengers to give him
into custody, how could it be expected for
a moment that fellow with such an aw-
fully mysterious double. barreled name as
the above would be allowed to roam at his
sweet will through the land? 1t locked
very suspicious, too, that this man should
hail from New York and another very
suspicious circumstance was that he car.
ried about a small chest, which he was
particularly anxious to introduce to the
personal notice of her Majesty, Queen Vic.
toria. The interruption on this box only
INTENSIFIED THE MYSTERY,
For what blackness of diaboIism might not
be concealed in the announcement that the
mystic receptacle contained ga key to the
secrets of the occult science of witchcraft.
being familiar and historical elueidstion
of the theory and practice of magic,
alchemy, necromancy, astrology, custo-
NANCY, chiromancy, etc, together with
directions for the making of gold, the rails.
ing of the dead, and calling up of spirits
and evocstion of ghosts, and laying bare
the operations of modern spiritualism, for
healing the sick like magic, answering all
manner of scientific questions on difficult
and unknown matters, and for controlling
the elements of nature" Such was the
inscription on the box-or, rather, such
was a part of it. Is it surprising such
should throw 5000, 900 people
into state of alarm, and raise to the
TTP.TOF OF Curiosity
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-19

DINNER wane The tapers
O'ef the Orient word;
Softer wreathe the yap1rs
Through the silence Curled
Distant, dim, uncertain,
Pa e and gray and wan,
Lifts the musty curtain
Ger the rising dawn.
Far and faint and tender,
Hinged with golden light,
Breaks the tide Of splendOr
On the shores OF night.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31
The Reunion.

The reunion of the Killebrew,
Metcalfe, Fort, Johnson, Rodford
and Whitfield families which was
mentioned as a prospective happy
occasion in the CHRONICLE few
weeks since took place at Fort 3
station in Robertson county last
Friday. 1t was largely attended
and proved most enjoyable affair.
The subjoined letter will give some
idea of how the day passed off. We
can assure Mr.. Metcalf that he does
not regret more than we do that
circumstances made it impossible
for us to be present. Friday is the
day we go to press and it is then
necessary that all hands be at home.
To the Chronicles:
HoPKINsvILLE, KY. May "a.
Il regret very much that you were
not present at our reunion. If you
lacked an invitation it was an over
sight for assure you we have been
friends for thirty years and l greatly
desired your presence. In case you
lacked reporter / will state that
we had a glorious good time, about
five to eight hundred present. Col.
Fort of Chattanooga made us good
speech, also 10. Washington and
Joel Fort. Everything passed off
pleasantly. Wehad plenty to eat
good ice water to drink and every
thing to add to our pleasure.
/ invited s. G. Mercer to meet
with US, being unable to attend he
sent his poem which / trust you
will publish and give him credit.
We will try another reunion in
about one year. With best wishes,
Yours truly,
v. M. METCALFE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31
SENTENCED TO HANG.

VIM. Spence was sentenced in the
Criminal Court at Nashville Friday to
be hung on the 18th of July for the
murder of Ed. S. Wheat, and the case
has been appealed to the Supreme
Court. We do not wish to anticipate
the action of the court in confirming
the death sentence, and we mean moth
ing of the kind when we say that the
execution of Spence would establish a
good precedent and have a healthy
effect in Tennessee. The administers
ton of justice has grown too loose in
our State, and a first class hanging
would be change IN the right direc-
ton. Nashville would be good place
to have such a show and it might put
a stop to the weekly killings that have
occurred there so regularly in the
past Spence would be a good case
with which to begin the new order.
He belongs to the higher class, has
property and is well connected. If a
man of that kind is hung, the criminal
who comes from lower level in so
ciety can't expect to escape so easily
as he has heretofore done.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31
PROHIBITION.

The Prohibitionists who assembled
in Nashville last week acted wisely in
not attempting to force the question
in which they are interested ON the po-
litcal parties. tits doubtful that they
could secure the endorsement of either
party. Tennessee temperance men are
not ready to sacrifice their political
faith and the welfare of the party to
which they adhere, to tire advancement
of temperance principles.
1t is wise in the prohibitionists,
therefore, to make the question a side
issue. The next legislature will be
petitioned to submit constitutional
amendment providing for prohibition
to be voted on by the people. If it
should do so, the time for holding the
election should be fixed in an off
year at a time when no other general
election is to be held. The question
can then have free and fair consider
alton without the influences that a
concurant political election would
necessarily bring to bear on it.
We are merely speaking of the
wisdom exercised by the convention
in determining not to mix the tenn
perance question with politics. We
don't mean that what we have said
should commit us for or against pro-
hibition. 1t will be time enough to
speak out in that regard when the
proposed constitutional amendment is
submitted to the people.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31
coon CONFESSIONAL TIMBER.


We see from the papers that the
people in the Tenth Tennessee district
are talking about Chas. A. Stainback,
Esq, Of Somerville, for Congressman.
The CHRONICLE is so far removed from
the Tenth district that it can't pre-
sumo to have any voice in the local
politics that agitate the public mind
down that way, but still we may be
allowed to remark that Mr.. Stainback
has peculiar fitness for the position
mentioned. He is a lawyer of fine
ability, forcible and pleasing speaker
and remarkably well versed in all ques-
tons of a political nature Mr.. Stain
back is moreover young man who
could carry into the National Legisla-
ture the vigorous and healthy ideas Of
the New South, and would be in nc
way tinged with the fogyism that
seems to cling to some of our Con-
gressmen. One thing could be relied
on; his position on every important
measure would be clearly defined
His talents would not be expended in
ingenious attempts to straddle all
questions and express a positive opin.
ion on none. He is not an able fence
rider. He has keen black eye that
could probably catch that of the Speak
er when necessity demanded, and he
would not go before his constituents
with mouth full of political platitudes
and generalized Establishments. In
short, he is not by nature pot-house
politician. The Tenth district needs g
good Congressman and Charly Stain.
back will fill the bill.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31

THE Legislature of 1SS0-S1 passed a
resolution empowering the comptroll-
er to employ attorneys to look into the
books of the various county officers
throughout the State, who collect State
revenue, and find out from them the
amounts due the State and not paid
over. The provision was a good one
and saved the State a. considerable
amount of money that would other
wise have been lost. There is COM
plant now, however, that the original
intent of the resolution has been
abused and that the attorneys en-
ployed are not always the best for the
place, but sometimes favorites of the
comptroller or members of the legis-
lature who are thus rewarded for the
support they gave him for his Office.
A brainless young solon, with no ex-
perience as a lawyer, was at one time
sent to Clarksvilte for this purpose,
and we suppose to various other places
in Tennessee.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31
THAT $4,000 PRIZE.
Drawn by Engineer Isaac Haines.

nAchipAAs AASnu.J 1fSABcI, may ~.
The lucky holder of one-fifth OF
ticket 1882, which drew the cap
ital prize of $751; 900 In The Louis
lana State Lottery last Tuesday, is
Mr.. Isaac Haines, the engineer OF
passenger engine No. 81, on the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
The gentleman was interviewed at
Chattanooga last Wednesday, by
an attache of the Times, and that
journal on yesterday had the fol-
ing on the subject: "'I'lI tell you
how 1t happened said Mr.. Haines.
Il happened to find an old dollar
bill in my pocket book when in
Memphis last week, and, while
sauntering along the street, conclu-
ded to buy:a lottery ticket. / put il
away and thought no more of it
until this morning, when a gentle
man showed me a telegram from
New Orleans, stating that ticket
No. 1O,842 had drawn the capital
prize, $4,000 in The Louisiana
State Lottery. Remembering that
l had ticket l hunted it up, and
found that it correspondent with the
number telegrapned.' Mr.. Haines
is undecided what he will do with
the money, but it will he put to
good use. He has been running an
engine on the Memphis road IA
years, and is held in high esteem
by his employers He has supper
ted two sisters and an aged father
for years on his farm near Steven:
son, Ala. "A few manihs ago he
was in pool for ticket in the
same lottery and drew large
prize, receiving $500 dollars for his
share.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31
THE CONVENTION TO-DAY.

Some Tennessee Newspapers have
recently been giving mysterious warn
ing to Democratic conventions to be
on the lookout for certain shfewd
enemies in disguise who are likely to
capture them before they know it if
the conventions don't keep their
weather eye open. The CHRONICLE
don't feel called ON to repeat this ad-
vice TO the convention that assemblies
in the Court House to-day. That body
is likely to be composed of intelligent
citizens, all of whom are pretty well
acquainted with the political senti-
ments OF one another and the masquer-
aiding willopus-wallopus will be readily
recognized if he should put in an APP
pearance. live should presume to give
advice to the convention it would be
that it bear in mind the fact that the
democratic party is dangerouslydivided
on the eve ola Presidential election. In
our opinion wisdom should dictate
that no fuel be added to the flame re-
Gently kindled in Washington. If we
disagree with any faction of the party,
it is certainly not to the interest of the
party that the members of that faction
be branded as traitors and renegades
and sent over to the enemy unless
they meekly subscribe to our way of
thinking. Tennessee Democrats above
all others should know the danger of
division. The Bate movement was a
compromise of factions and by COM
promise alone did the Democrats of
Tennessee regain control of the State.
The convention should be guided by
sound judgment in all matters and
not by the fiery counsel of extremists
or the blatant bombast of designing
demagogues. That a reduction in
taxation is needed should not lead the
convention into a war on useful indus
tries that are needed to build up the
country. The manufacturer, the miner
and the wool grower, are not necessa-
rily bloated and oppressive monopo-
lists and the cutlery against their inter
ests is a form of Quixoteism that BODIES
no good to the Democratic party ~
the nation. The convention to-day
should be positive in all things but
rash in nothing, and its action cannot
be very far wrong.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31

THE prevalent opinion on the tariff
question among the citizens of this
county, so far as we have been able to
ascertain it, is very moderate one
and entirely in conformity with the
views of the CHRONICLE. The average
idea hereabouts is that anything but
revenue tariff is unconstitutional,
unjust and wantonly oppressive on
the tax payer. A reform of. the exist
ing tariff and its reduction to a reve-
nue. basis is demanded but there is no
desire to disturb or injure the manu-
featuring industries of the country.
To the contrary, our citizens very
generally recognize the immense ben
eft that will accrue to this section
from the building of factories and the
development of the mineral wealth
that lies hidden in our soil. A reve-
nue. tariff so adjusted as to afford all
needed protection is what the Mont
gomery county man wants.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31
Ladies Go See New Goods
R. S. BROADDUS, AGENT.

beautiful Summer iSizks from soc to 81, Lyons
Black Sltes from 81 to 3, beautiful Novelties ~
Silk and Wool Dress Goods, Otona0ns, C7aoILies,
PomgWs, Nuns Telling, beautiful 6rocaded and
plain Satin soc, elegant uO1site India Linen
Robes with trimming complete, from sc to TO-
Just receiOed another lot of those beautiful plaid
Gi7eghona. Call early or you may miss the
pTett1est. 5000 yds. beautiful Union Lawns
5 to lee, handsome figured La1Ons 1Oith solid
co1oTs to match, only z5c The prettiest and
cheapest White Dress Goods, SViss Ena6TOid-
ezTes, Loces, IN the city. our second purchase of
these goods has 0z7IUed and are selling 1OeI The
targest stocb Of Hona6urgs at lou prices SPLEEN
did stock of Lace Curtains at LouO prices. The
finest and most stylish stock of Ready Made
CIothing e0e1' offered by at exceedingly Lo1o
prices. I sell a good suit for SIS, a. splendid0IZ-
WOOL suit for $40, the best alIwooL blue flannel
suits for SI2 and the best French Worsted, tail
Ornaa01e, suits for $25. These are BARGAINS that
only need to be seen to be 0ppTeciated
SI aso have nice Piece Goods
at home and guarantee sell
send off and buy them
Keep at
have to live as well as that help them.
Inc best 81 Shirt in town that wont down
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31
A COMPARISON.

The Hopkinsville New Era, in its
last weeks Issue, Ian1ented the decline
of the telephone exchange in that once
promising village, and said that the
list of subscribers had gradually di-
minished till practically none are
left" Twas all right that the New
Era should indulge in these regrets
and we have no fault to find with its
lachrymose utterances, but why it
should gooutof the way to make such
reckless and ungrounded assertion
as is contained in the following, we
are at loss to understand:
Our neighbor, GAINESVILLE, with few
er inhabitants and transactlng smaller
annual business, has telephone ex-
change consisting of fifty business
houses and twenty-five residences and
there is no reason why Hopkinsyille
should not have as many"
The New Era is a very excellent pa
per, and can generally be relied on as
accurate in all it says We are all the
more surprised, therefore, that in the
face of facts it should so boldly assert
that GAINESVILLE transacts smaller
annual business than her pleasant
little neighbor in Christian county. 1t
would not be necessary to present fig
ures in refutation of this assertion to
any business man who is at all ac-
quainted with the two towns. The
absurdity Of such claim is apparent
on its face, but to bring the matter to
test we offer the following:
The business of both GAINESVILLE and
Hopkinsville is largely founded on the
tobacco trade. The amount of tobac-
co received and sold in the two places
may, therefore, be taken as a criterion
for estimating the business that each
town Translates We will take Hop
kinsville authority on this point and
abide by what it says. The report of
Messrs. C. F. Jarrett& Co, of Hopkins
vile, issued May 18th of the present
year, gives the following receipts and
sales of the two markets:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31
THE CALL FOR THE STATE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
. the Democracy of Tennessee:

To the Democracy of Tennessee:
BY direction of the State Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee. you are hereby notified
90 assemble in convention, at the capitol In
Nashville, on Wednesday, June Is, 1854, at
IL o'clock m, for the following purpose,
namely:
To nominate n candidate for Governor
20 nominate three candidates for Railroad
Commissioners; TO appoint delegates land
alternatesl 70 the National Democratic Con-
vention to be held at Chicago, ILL.,, July 81
1854, for the State at large, and two for each
Congressional district; to nominate two
Electors for the State at large, and to select
one for each Congressional district, and to
transact such other business Is may be nee
essary.
To this end, the Chairmen OF the County
Conventions throughout the State are here
by notified to convene their respective COM
mittees, and call conventions of the Demo-
Gratis Of their counties, irrespective of past
differences, to appoint delegates TO the said
convention TO be held on the 18th day OF
June. J.J. VERTREES. Chm,n.
j. +. HILLsMAN, Sec'y.
Nashville, April is, 1884,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31

Comment on this exhibit would be
entirely superfuous. AS we said
above the figures are taken from the
circular of Hopkinsville house and
we are willing to vouch for their accu-
racy. We don't care to humiliate our
neighbor and completely crush it with
more figures on thissubject, but we can't
stop without saying that one ware
house in GAINESVILLE has received more
tobacco this season than has been re-
ceived in all of Hopkinsville. Mr..
Major, the obliging book keeper OF
the Grange Warehouse, this city, in
forms us that their receipts up to the
18th inst, Appropriated 6s524 hhds.,
533 hhds. more than was received in
Hopkinsville during the same time.
AS we have said above, to estimate
the tobacco trade is to estimate the
business done in either of the two
towns of which we are speaking, but
we will venture to say that compari-
son of any other trade will make as
great a disparagement against Hop
kinsville as that shown above. The
wholesale business done by the mer-
chants of GAINESVILLE is larger and
covers much greater extent of coun-
try than that done by the merchants
of Hopkinsville. Our business build
ings are better than these of Hopkins
vile. We have bigger town and
better town, and the difference is grow
ing wider every day. We have very
kindly feeling for Hopkinsville and
would be glad to see. it flourish, but
he New Era instituted the compari-
son and we feel called on to refute the
assertion it made.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

To the Democrats of Montgomery County
You are hereby notified to assemble in
Convention at the Court House in Clarks-
Vile, on Saturday, May 81, 1884, at IL O'Clock
a. m, for the purpose of appointing dele
gates to the State Convention which meets
at Nashville on the 18th of June.
All Democrats throughout the county, ir-
respective Of past differences, are requested
to assemble at their voting places in theil
respective Districts, at O'Clock, p. m, Sat
urday, May 24th, and appoint delegates &c
the County Convention.
By order OF the Democratic Executive
Committee. CHAS. W. TYLER,
May 5, 1884. Chairman
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31
OratOrical Contest.

The contest for the first and Sec
ond speakers medals will take
place at the Cabinet building,
Tuesday, June 8, at O'Clock sharp.
The following are the speakers,
with their subjects:
VIM. G. Fits, WESTMINSTER
Abbey and its Occupants"
E. M. Hicks, 1.-THE land we love-"
J. F. Martin, "Changes of ma
ture."
L. H. Richardson, "There is a
divinity that shapes our ends,
rough hew how we WILL"
j. A. Smiser, "The message OF
the nineteenth century,"
N. Symlie, doubt"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31

CAPT. DIEMER and VIM. Forbes
came in town last We dnesday.
They have made preliminary
survey of the country North of
Princeton to the Ohio river at IN
iontown. They have gone back to
Princeton and will at once run the
levels over the line surveyed and
make a permanent location of the
line.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31

THE Milan Exchange says that judg-
ing from the evidences shown by the
trade issue of the CHRONICLE, Clarks-
vile is on big boom. The flourish
ing exhibit made in our big paper
would be likely to create such an i'm
preston, but the idea is not exactly
correct The steady advancement that
GAINESVILLE is making is something
healthier than a big boom. There is a
gradual growth all along the line here
that means permanency in the inn
provement that is being made and is
far preferable to the fitful booms in
which some towns overshoot their real
importance and then fall as far below
the mark as they have gone above it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31

FREE trade ideas don't flourish in
MEXICO. That republic has begun to
s1vske from a long slumber and join
tha civilized nations Of the earth in the
march Of progress. To protect the
infant industries begun there, tariff
duties have been increased hVe per
cent. all round.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31

THE Blair Educational Bill only
provides for the distribution OF sur
plus that has already accumulated
When the amount appropriated has
been disbursed the law will cease to
operate. The surplus was taken from
the people by over taxation, and the
educational bill is the best. means yet
proposed of returning the money. i
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31

THERE is an unusual calm in the
political atmosphere just now, but it is
the calm that precedes a storm: When
the Chicago conventions are over with,
the wild winds viii get in their racket
and many ship will go down before
the tough breezes that howl over the
deep and dark blue ocean OF. political