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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-05
SUBMITS TO THE MAJORITY.


The Democracy have met and
the platform has been made. Our
readers will see that the platform
adopted is not our views, nor what
we desired, yet, as we take it the
wishes of a majority have been
voiced in convention and we, as all
true democrats should, acquiesce
and shall labor to carry out the
wishes of grand and glorious par
to-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-05
For District Electo

U DAnII ILI IlICLtUTbs
l-Robert Burrow, of Carter.
rs. q. Heiskell, OF Knox,
s.
an. s. Elkin, of Summer.
81. w. Judd, OF Robertson.
IL. p. Padgett, of Maury.
S-R- p. Cole, Of Henry.
lO-J. Harvey Mathes. OF Shelby.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-05
' CAMPAIGN PorNTERs.

A large majority of Tennessee DEM
ocrats want Bayard nominated by the
Chicago convention.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-05
HER CUP FULL.
Cannon County Courier.

Cannon has no cause to complain
for the voting of her delegates or
the action of the convention, as
every measure for which her peo-
pie hoped was passed, the platform
of principles she desired was adopt
ed, and one of her representative
citizens in the person of Capt. John
G. New was selected as a delegate
to the national convention at Chica-
ago. What more did Cannon de-
sire?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-05

For Electors for the State at Large,
j. ID. G. ATKINS. of Henry.
RoBT. L. TAYLOR, of Washington.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-05

tDIG lfzlE 10 S1y tAldt stilSJ sIfttHO uCetAr
er showing their strength than the
other side and were even hen beat
en-. IF the delegates to Chicago
would correctly represent Tennessee
they will vote for the Ohio plank.
Under its inspirations democrats
have already carried Ohio, and
every one of the doubtful States
the states that we must carry 10
elect president-have declared in
favor of it.
ABIDES THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
Brownsville Democrat
The Nashville convention has
metand formulated State platform.
While we cannot give il our en-
dorsement On toto, we recognize the
fact that mutual concessions are
necessarily in framing a platform
for the party, and accept without
any disposition to be recalcitrant,
the decision of the majority. We
favored a platform adopting the
Ohio tariff policy and recommend
ing the repeal of the internal reve-
nue. system in National politics,
and in Estate politics favoring the
repeal of the railroad commission
act and the refunding Of the "Pea-
body bonds" at par.N But the col
lective wisdom of the party was
against us, and we accept the de-
cision of the convention on local
questions as final. On questions OF
National politics we appeal to the
of last resort.
AMOUNTS TO NOTHING.
Fayetteville Observer.
The action of the State Conven-
ton practically amounts to nothing,
as it is pledged to support the plat
| form of the National Convention.
The Southern delegates, if they
really desire the election of a
Demacratic president, wilt at the
Convention simply adopt the plat,
form those rom doubtful States
may suggest, and on which they
| know their States can be carried for
the party. Such platform has
been framed and the state carried
by the DemOeracy aOf Ohio; the
same platform won for the party
i'm the States OF New Jersey, Connec-
/ ticut, West Virginia and others,
1t might be doubtful, if the cam.
paign rested on theplatform adopt.
ed by our State Convention, Wheth-
er Tennessee could be. carried fol
Democracy. Whether it IS right OF
wrong, the working men of oul
cities and manufacturing town:
have been educated to Believe that
without some protection thier pay
would undergo a reduction of % oil
so cents per day and when man
believes his family's interests and
those of his party are opposed, he
will vote for the former every time.
A change of Z, 900 votes in this State
would make a difference of 1900
in the election returns, and thus
give the State to the Republicans
The business men Of Nashville say
that il the canvass had to be made
on the Tennessee platform change
of 2, 800 to 5000 votes would occurju
that place, and large changes would
be made in Memphis, Chattanooga,
Knoxville and smaller manufactur.
ing towns which, with the DETECTION
of those who would not vote at al
with such a platform, might, al
least, put in Jeopardy the success
of the party in this State.
A PARTIAL CHAIRMAN BEATS THE
MAJORITY.
Chattanooga Times.
Some of the rulings of Gen. J. d
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-05
c.. N. BYERS,
FIRE AND LIFE
Insurance Agent

Represents the following weI-known companies
tf ~ FIRE INSURANCE Wa .t0.
North British aud Insurance Co
Phoenix, OF London England Fire Association, Philadelphia,
Queen, OF London, England Union, Philadelphia,
Northern, London England German American, Now York,
Western Toronto Canada North Western National Wisconsin
gregae Assets n United States $26OOoOof FH1NA
f - sfsi LIFE INSURANCE ftf
s Mutual of New York, assets sl06, 8248, fsf fir
Equitable of New York. assets, $53,0305S1.
The two Largest Life Insurance Companies in the world
perOHce Upstairs Opposite Phil. Liebers
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-05
.THF STATE PRESS ON THE DEMOCRATIC
~ PLATFORM.
HARDLY PROBABLE.
TYrio,, r4tx nt,r Cor,nfrx

HARDLY PROBABLE.
Union City Our Country.
:. Its hardly probable the Chicago
convention will adopt the Tennes-
see tariff plank.
"YOU TAKES YOUR CHOICE"
Chester Citizen.
We present in to-day's issue, the
platforms of both parties and leave
it for each one to read, think and
act for himself.
DETERMINED TO BE SUITED.
Springfield Record.
For our part, we favored the Ohio
platform, declaring for incidental
protection, but the platform, as
adopted, does not initiate against
that idea, for no tariff can be levied
that does not of itself necessarily
give protection.
TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE.
Murfreesboro News.
In our opinion, the difference be-
tween the majority and minority
reports Of the committee Cn reSOlu-
tiOns in the state convention was
the difference between different
words that mean about the same
thing. af
A SOUND DOCUMENT.
Brownsville States and Bee.
The State Democratic platform rs
adopted at Nashville, Is published
elsewhere. II is a sound document
in every respect, and there Is not a
democrat i'm the State who will not
give it his cordial and cheerful sup
port. aiEt .fit
NOT VERY WELL POSTED.
Camden Herald.
The very best of order was OBJ.
served throughout the sitting of the
convention, the greatest harmony
prevailed and every body was in
good humOr, and every Democrat
is well pleased with the work of the
convention, so. far at least as we are
able to learn. ,r.5 o
DON'T LIKE THE TARIFF PLANK
waverly Times-Journal.
This is not as we desired it to be
yet we accept and shall support it
We have an abiding faith in the
National convention in changing
the tariff plank so as to unite the
party, not so much i'm Tennessee as
| i'm the United States. Taken as 9
whole the PLATFORM is good, and
with the minority report added i
would have been invincible.
WON'T HEED ITS MANDATES.
.s. Carthage Mirror.
The platform adopted by the con.
VentiOn which appears elsewhere in
this issue, settles the state debt an(
favors a railroad commission. this
action, 10 rejecting men, is certain
Iy a glaring inconsistency. in the
resolutions, and in some counties
people will pay as little heed to 1T
mandates as they will in certain
congressional districts to the tariff
plank of the platform.
49,. S.TrpMTTS, M THE IA IOPJTY
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-05
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Governor.
VIM. b. BATE, of Davidson.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-05

The Democratic candidate must
have something to recommend him
more than mere availability.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-07-05

be regulated by legislation, without
regard to supply or demand. Some
of the most effective criticisms OF
the bill have been offered by South
ern Democrats, many of whom
have escapedtheg contagion of hy-
pocrisy. anti!denaooeism. q IA
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09
CINCINNATI CRIMINALS.

Evidence That They will be Vigorously
Dealt with in the Future.
CINCINNATI, April 4.-The first SEN
fencing of prisoners since the riot took
place to-day in Judge Johnston's court.
Belle Osborn, colored, was convicted of
shooting with intent to kill, and received
seven years. She begged most piteous-
~ when her sentence was announced,
and the Judge began to say as this was a
woman he would modify the SEN
tence, when the prosecutor interposed
a vigorous protest, saying this woman
had been before tho criminal courts
again and again and something must be
done to relieve the courts if for no other
purpose. The Judge permitted the
sentence to remain. The only other
case where the crime was homicide was
that of John Murtha, who pleaded
guilty to manslaughter. It appeared
that he struck man with his fist. His
plea was accepted and sentence of five
years was given.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09
CANADIAN CHIN4MEN.

The Dominion Parliament at Ottawa
IS exercised over superabundance of
Chinese ia British Columbia. A Mr..
Shakespeare has introduced measure
looking toward total prohibition of the
trade In Celestials. ''Trade" appears
to best express it, as they are brought
over in cargoes, packed like merchandise,
and sold in bulk to the highest bidder.
1t appears to Mr.. Shakespeare that, as
John can sleep on shelves and hooks and
live on nothing, the white man has not a
fair shake. This country will not par
ticularly regret that John must go from
Canada, for he was always thorn in the
flesh, and since ne was forbidden to
come en- masse by way of the Golden
Gate he has persisted in smuggling him.
self down from the north il considerable
quantities,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09
chilli AND PERU.

Having definitely concluded treaty
of peace with Peru, Chill has now en-
forced upon Bolivia her demands for a
truce. It is only in a nominal sense
that a state of war has existed between
these two republics during the two years
since the fall of Lima. The treacher-
GUS and boastful BoIivians, after show
ing during the war that they were I'M
able to fight, have lately been exhibit
ing their unwillingness to make peace
It is probable that definite treaty will
soon be concluded, and that will bring
the west coast war In all its phases to a
formal end. But peace, also, has her
troubles for these unfortunate South
American republics. In making his
treaty with Chill Inglesias, the provis-
ional head of the government of Peru,
was obliged to cede to the conquerer the
Department of Taranaca, whose rich
guano deposits and nitrate beds are
mortgsged to Peru's foreign creditors.
Chill expressly refuses to recognize this
lien, but offers to pay over to the Peru
Wan bondholders one-half of the net
proceeds of all the guano beds now being
worked. This is not satisfactory, and it
is understo cd that France, Holland
Italy, and Great Britain have joined in a
note in which Peru's right or power to
cede territory to which she had no clear
title is vigorously contested. This is an
old story with these European powers,
especially with Great Britain. It was
primarily the clamors of British bond
holders which plunged England into
Egyptian troubles. The government of
the United States will watch with con-
siderable interest to see precisely what
these European powers intend to do
on the west coast to enforce their claims
though since the Blaine era in our
diplomacy we are without influence or
respect in that quarter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09
Deeds of BLOOD

Jim Tucker, the Red Bench, Ark, murderer,
convicted IN Logan County, has been Sentenced
to be hanged on Friday May 80.
row occurred at prize fight near Hvnd.
man, "a, on the 18th, during which one of the
principals and two lookers-on were killed.
howard Q. Trip, a well-known poet and
magazine writer of Iowa, was shot and killed
by some unknown person at Lamars, on the 9Th.
,. henry hose. a colored murderer, was legally
strangled at Osceola, Ark, on the 4th.
Joe MCGEE was hanged at Conshatta. La.
on the 4th inst, for the murder of Green
witnessed the execution. - =" :
Andy Roland, colored, was hanged at Spring
place Ga, on the 4th, for the brutal murder
of Abe Watkins year ago. W.
George Jones, colored boy, was hanged at
PIttsburg. Pa. on the Sd inst, for Murder
committed one year ago.
Peter Vigne fired the lookup at WatervilIe
Me, on the Sd inst, and persisted in the
flames.
Margaret Stuessy was found guilty at Mon.
roe, Wis, on the Sd, of the murder of her hns-
band. The crime was committed in 1882.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09
THE MILITARY ACADEMY.

The United States Military Academy
at West Point was established ninety
years ago. The law provides that each
Congressional district In the United
States, each territory and the District
of Columbia shall be entitled to one ca
Diet at a time, and, besides this number,
the President appoints ten cadets every
year. Cadets are admitted between the
ages of IL and q, after passing examin-
atoms in certain elementary branches.
Each cadet is paid $500 year and is
boarded free, but is required to provide
his own clothing, books, etc. The sum-
mer months are spent in camp life. On
graduation, after four-years' severe
course of study and training, the cadets
become commissioned officers in the diff
ferent departments of the military serv-
ice for which they have prepared them
selves, being pledged to serve in the
army for eight years from the date of
their admission into the academy. There
are nearly 800 cadets in the academy at
a time, onthe average.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09

"Vell," said the foreign gentleman, evil
you answer me ices? I hat study re
music for re last tirty year, an [ sink
know zomesing apout him. Yet I go
and L here re long zintonie, and re CON
zerto on re piano, and re fantaisie upon
re violin, and will confess me Eat at re
first hearingI DON 3erstand leedle or nos
sing of him. And as I seetg and
leestens to re music [ hears re youno
LADIES' all around me, who I cannot bnt
sink knows less of re music zan I who
hat 20 mooch study him, and zev all
say. How beautifully How mooeb
soul zere is in re gompositionp How
grand re devilopementP ven, by garl I
understands nossing-I, myself, who
haf so mooch play re piano and re vio-
lin, and hear re best music in Europe
Am 70 nooch re fool and is re Amerl-
can mees 20 mooch re smarter zan am
[? Will you answer me Eat, my kind
vriend?" Unfortunately, however, his
nearer could not, although he had often
marveled at similar circumstances, and
the foreign gentleman went away, shak-
ing his head mournfully.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09
RSIn0ka.

August CASTS photographic establishment at
st. Louis, caught fire on the 9Th, and before
the flames could be controlled the entire build
ing was Quilted, entailing loss of about $780,
600 On stock and machinery.
The entire block from Darden & Kennedv's
corner to the corner of Gilman. WestR Poi,,t.
consisting of four stores and two warehouses.
burned on the 9Th, together with 1000 bales of
cotton. Loss estimated at $20O,00O
Acotton yarn factory at Hilversum, Holland
burned on the 4th inst One person was killed
and several were wounded. Six hundred peo-
pie are thrown out of employment
Fire in London on the I'd inst, DESTROYED
.Dolly's Chop-House", building of Tandel
Phillips q Sons, importers of toys and fancy
goods, IN Newgate Street, the large book-bind-
cry OF Smith Bros, Ivy Lane, and the publish
ing house of A. Williams on Paternoster Row.
The favorable direction of the wind saved ST.
PauPs Cathedral. The entire losses in Pater-
noster Row and vicinity are covered by ingur-
ance and amount to 81, 25000O.
The Ottervile flour mills near Jersevville
ILL.,, burned on the I'd inst Loss $15, 900: in
surance $4,000. '''0'
Eight business buildings and one residence
were destroyed by fire at PerryviIle, Ind. on
the night Of the 31st. Loss heavy
Geo. E. Hubbard's hardware establishment
at Grand Haven, Mich, was DESTROYED by fire
on the 3Oth. Loss $25, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09
RELIGION IN FRANCE.

The tendency to 60 to the extreme in
the opposition to cIergymen as teachers
in France seems to be very strong among
her public men. Two resolutions have
been adopted by the French Chamber
which entirely cuts all connection be-
tween church and school. One of them
requires all teachers in boys schools to
be laymen within five years. This, it is
said, will turn out 5000 teachers, whose
places will have to be supplied. Another
clause, which was carried by an over
whelming majority, forbids state school
masters and mistresses to accept any en-
gagements, paid or unpaid, in connection
with the church. A public school teach
er cannot serve as a member of the choir
or as organist of a church.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09
THE FRENCH COMMTSsTON.

A Washington dispatch says: "The
French-American Commission, which
was created tn 1880 under a convention
between France and the United States,
to settle certain claims of French citi-
zens, closed it's business April l. The
claims aggregate about $35, 900, 600, and
their awards will be less than $500, 900,
with per cent. interest on them to be
added to the allowances. This remark
able difference between the claims sub
mitted and the awards of the commits
sioners shows how exaggerated and IN
founded the bulk of the claims must
have been. It happens not infrequent-
~, even with an arbitrator above the
suspicion of unworthy motives, that the
very worst cases are passed upon fabri-
Gated testimony. The Mexican govern
ment has protested against the awards
to We'll and La Abra before the recent
commission as being wholly fraudulent
from beginning to end. These cases are
by no means exceptional, but they are
the most notable, on account Of the size
of the awards. When it is asked how
these wrongs are committed the answer
is, by organized perjury, by Justification
of papers, and by other nefarious meth
DDS well known to class of practition-
ers before these commissions, and to pro-
fessional claimants who have reduced
fraud to fine art. IF all the facts could
be brought to light which are known to
exist in different forms, the perjury and
the false claims before the Venezuelan,
the Mexican, the French, and the Ala
bama Commissions would astound the
country and almost defy belief.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09
GOTERNMENT BUILDINGS.

The costly and impressive delibera-
ton with which government buildings
are apt to progress towards completion
is brought to mind by the history of the
st. Louis custom house and post Office,
just opened to the public. The original
appropriation for the building was In
July, 1870. Thus nearly . fourteen
years have been used in constructing
the edifce, while the authorized cost,
100000 has been exceeded by so per
cent. The waiting for appropriations
has, of course, accounted for some of
this delay; but the process of preparing
structures for the convenience of the
government is generally painfully slow
and almost invariably extravagant, when
judged by the work and payment in
volved in contracts for private citizens.
st. Louis has been taught by an object
lesson, in all these years, that govern
ment building is never built precipi-
lately
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09

Maj. G.. G. Thurmand, q prominent member
of the Shreveport Cotton Exchange, committed
suicide by shooting, on the Sd. He was fnan
clally embarrassed.
John and George Stephenson, murderers.
were executed at Regina, Northwest Territory,
on the Sd INST They made full confession of
their guilt
John W. Gibson, young rough, deliberately
shot down John Mccoy III a grocery at Hop
klnsville, KY, on the I'd inst.
Capt. VIM. III. Robinson, Democratic candi-
date for Congress in the Eighth Alabama dis
tr1ct, against Gen. Joe Wheeler, committed sui
eide at Scottsboro, Ala, on the night of the
LIST, by sticking penl1nife into his heart. He
had just returned from an electioneering tour,
and it is supposed the excitement affected his
mind.
Frank Elliott, (colOred) who committed an as
sault upon young woman in York County. N
G., on the morning of the LIST, was taken from
the sheriff's posse just outside the corporate
limits and hanged.
On the night of the 31st ult masked moi
surrounded the jail at Dallas, CASTOR County,
n. c., overpowered the jailor and took Out
Edwin Mccullough, colored, carried him to q
tree half mile distant and hanged him. A
week previous Mccullough shot and instantly
killed Thomas Wilson, a prominent young man
of CASTOR.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09

isIlikely that Alexander III. has inner
tied from his father the high purpose to
force the expansion of Russian power
over the wide plains of the East. The
pretext is found in the necessities Of
commerce. Russia has been shut off,
to considerable extent, from the vast
Asiatic continent by 8 barrier of bar
barism. 1t is country of great pos
sibilities, with an enormous population,
and should not be forever deprived of
he influences and the benefits of civil
ization. The tribes of Western Asia
have been a source of continuous trouble,
preventing commercial developments
and standing like wall in the way of
Russias eastward march. By per-
sisting in policy of quiet aggression,
the Gear has gradually gained ground
and now has obtained firm foothold at
the gateway of the coveted REGION.
Leaving British hostility out of view,
it does not appear that the Russian ad-
vance In Asia will or can be successfully
resisted. And if it is a matter of pref
erence as to which of the two ambitious
powers, England and Russia, shall dom
mate, there is nothing to indicate that
the choice will fall to England. One
thing seems very certain-these powers
can not jointly occupy Central Asia; and
it is quite as evident that Russia's de-
signs do not stop short of military ag-
gression on England's Indian frontier.
In other words, events are moving to-
ward a great Russo En- gish struggle for
supremacy in Central Asia. The crisis
may not come for year or more, but it
will come, and then the world will wit
ness war of gigantic dimensions, with
the chances favorable to Russia.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-09

The London newsboys, it is evident,
could not be given any 'points" by the
fraternity on this eide of the water.
''Horrible attack upon Mr.. Gladstone
in Piccadilly" was shouted by young
urchin close to one of the cluos. Out
rushed the porter to purchase the paper,
but the horrible attempt turned out to
be speech of Lord Randolph Churchill.
A gentleman hearing the cry went to his
door to buy paper. He found on get
ting it that he had only half-crown:
The boy offered to get change. 'tNo, "
said the gentleman. ''How do [ know
that you won't run away with my half
crown ?" sob, sir!" was the reply,
''you hold my papers as security for my
honestly" with which he took the half
crown, thrust bundle of papers into
the gentleman's arms, and ran for
change. The bundle only contained
twenty-one penny papers, and the boy
never reappeared.