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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

WHEN some political utterance is
reported as coming from public
man now a days, it is always best
to wait for a corrected edition be-
fore we indulge too freely in criti-
cism of the same. Congressman
Caldwell was reported few days
ago as saying that 81 would not
vote for the Morrison bill if L
thoughtft would pass the Senate"
What Mr.. Caldwell did say was
that the bill would, in his opinion,
receive the votes of many men,
bers whose support would be with
held il they thought it would pass
the Senate, but he is not himself
one of them. Mr.. Caldwell will
the Morrison bill because
he believes in tariff reduction. He
stands on the Ohio platform, and
would have preferred a different
kind of tariff REFORM" but takes
the Morrison bill in preference to
no reduction at all.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

1T il useless for the defenders of
the Railroad Commission to talk
about "casting aspersions on the
character of gentlemen" and such
like buncomb. No one wishes to
wantonly SANDER the members of
the Commission, but the people
would like to know why in taking
the Georgia rates as a standard,
they increased the charges on farm
produce and cut down those on ar
ticles manufactured by the Peniten-
tiary lessees fifty per cent. The
Commission might deign to give
some explanation of the matter if it
can do so.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
The Late Bishop K1vdndugh.

The following is related of the
late Bishop Kavanaugh, the senior
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, south:
"His formal union with the
Church was in 1917, when in his
fifteenth year. Like many of the
great Bishops, his work began
among the colored people, and it
was seldom he was allowed to
preach to a white audience. 1t is
said that once while helping in a
meeting, the preacher in charge
was asked to dinner, but Mr.. Kava-
naugh would have had none save
for a colOred woman VINO was one
of the hundred thousand and more
of negro members that the South
ern Methodists had prior to 1861.
When, at later day he preached in
the church as a Bishop, and doz-
en- people offered him carriages and
dinners, he said: "Thank you but
/ see yonder at the back. of the
church the good colored sister who
was the only one to give me an in
vitation when / was here before,
and | am going home with her
now" And he went.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

OUTSIDE of the "Solid South" the
Democracy will require As electoral
votes to gain the presidency and it
therefore seems that the policy of
the party should be some scheme to
capture those 4s votes. New York
can give Sc OF them and New York
is usually Democratic State. New
Jersey can give 9, Indiana, 10, Con-
necticut 6, California and Nevada
IL. Each Of these is probably Dem-
ocratic, and it is to these States that
the Democrats must look. Ohio IS
the only other State the Democrats
have any hope of carrying. 1t looks
like New York was the main
ch tnce.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

We favor a tariff for revenue linsited
TO ths necessities Of the Government eco
4ao'nicGlly 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, but not to create or foster naonop-
olies.-Ohio Democratic Platform, June
Virginia Democratic platform,
July 25th.-Substantialiy, Pennsylvania
Democratic platform, Aug. LIST.
We favor a tariff for revenue, limited
to the necessary expenditures Of the gov-
eminent, and so adjusted as to give pro
lection and encouragement to home
production, industry and labor, tOithostt
producing or fostering nsonopOlies.-
Nst0 Jersey Democratic platform, Sept.
13th.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

Murfreesboro News: Last Tues
day, Mr.. Epps Merritt received
some money in trade he had made
The money was handed him on
the Milton and Jefferson pike near
his house, in the 18th district. That
night about 10 o'clock his kitchen
was discovered to be on fire. The
family rushed out of the dwelling
to the fire. Mrs. Merritt started
back into the house for water and
was met by a man with a pistol in
one hand and knife in the other.
He rushed out and escaped. 1t was
discovered that Mr.. Merritt's desk
had been broken open and about
$3.50 stolen while the family were
out of the house. At last accounts
neither the bold robber nor any of
the money had been traced
Murfreesboro needs a first class stock
yard, such as they have in Column
bia, ami we are surprised that some
of our stock men do not get up one.
The large stock trade done here
now with present meagre facilities
for loading, handling &C., indicate
what an immense business would
be done if we had a first class stock
yard on the line Of the railroad.
Besides this, the railroad could
make this feeding point for stock
en- ronte to the South, as Columbia
now is. The handling ofhogs alone,
say two or three hundred car loads,
would pay handsomely, besides
hundreds of cars of cattle, sheep,
mules &c.-We notice that COM
pany has started q creamery in
Nashville and advertise for 500 gal
Ions of milk or cream. We under
stand this company propose to start
a creamery in any county in Mid
die Tennessee, where they receive
the proper management in the way
of guarantees as to sufficient guam
titles of cream to keep their estab-
lishment running. We hope our
farmers will take hold of this enter
prise and encourage the creamery
business. Wherever creameries
have been established they have
been very renumerative.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

1T was not so much the sentiment
tai question OF "The Freedom of
the Press" involved IN the injunc-
ton against the American that
made that proceeding ridiculous
and Objectionable. Without an al
legged equitable interest in the paper
asproperty nosuch Injunction would
have been applied for. The funny
part is that it calls on the courts to
define the principles of political
party. AS a legal proceeding the
thing is impracticable, that's all.
The aspect of the case which most
astonished the public was the polit-
ical incongruity OF "the big three"
who combined to obtain this pecu-
liar decision; Mr.. Cherry, the Re-
publican, Mr.. Cooper. the Sky blue,
and Mr.. Vertrees, the chairman OF
the State Democratic Executive
Committee. All of this didn't APP
pear in the bill rs filed, but the pub
lie went behind the returns.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

Camden Herald: Camden is
shipping more eggs to market, at
this time, than any town between
Nashville and Hickman. There
is so much building going on over
the county that our saw mills in
the county fail to supply the de-
mand for lumber, although most of
the mills are running on fast time.
from the present indications more
building will be done in Camden
this year than for the last ten.-
Many of our farmers are sowing
clover see, although the season is
very late for the sowing of clover.
merchants are selling more
agricultural implements this spring
than usual. This is healthy sign
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

The late unpleasantness in Gin
cinnati has led some able editors to
moralize on the difference in
Southern and Northern lawlessness.
The principal difference. as it pre-
sents itself to our view. is, that
when they start out to lynch a man
i'm the South they generally make a
clean job of it with very little noise
and bravado, and when it is over
every man goes about his business.
But when they undertake the same
kind of thing at the North, an aw-
full fuss is raised, the principle OBJ
ject fails, and the result is an out
break of wild fanaticism and all
kind of mob violence. Another
important difference is that lawless-
ness in the South is sought after
and looked at through magnifying
glass while like exhibitions in the
North are considered without the
coloring of prejudice.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

The Nashville Banner is dis
tressing itself unnecessarily about
the surplus in the State Treasury.
A State that owes as much as Ten
nessee does, according to any view
of the debt question, is not likely to
be much bothered about surplus
revenue. Such talk as this makes
some people believe the Banner is a
sore head,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
THE Memphis Appeal saws SO

THE Memphis Appeal says Estate
politics grow i'm interest and inten-
sity every day, and ii is made more
and more apparent that the peni-
tertiary scandal is to be thoroughly
aired on the stump and in the press
and that there will be more candi-
dates for Office than ever were
known before" The Appeal quotes
largely from State papers to support
these assertions.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

A disconsolate editor, in the far
West, erected a monument over
his dead wife and upon 1t he placed
the following touching inscription
STo the memory of Sarah, the
devoted wife of John B-editor and
proprietor of the Democrat
weekly newspaper. published in
the town of A, at the low price
of one dollar a year, Invariably in
well regulated family
can afford to be without it,"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

SENATOR JOHN SHERMAN will
probably not move to investigate
the Cincinnati affair, though it was
big circus compared to the Dan
vile and Copiah county side shows.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

IT is generally admitted that the
last Cincinnati festival was gotten
up entirely on home talent. There
was no necessity to send abroad for
artists-except the military.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

FIELD Marshal Murat Halstead
was not heard from in the bat
tie of Cincinnati. His military ex-
ploits are confined strictly to the
South and began when the war
ended.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
In Chancery at ClarksvIlle--Stata
Of Tennessee.
CLERK AND MASTERS OrFrcr. ]
March IL. 1874

James ID. Mosby et ala. Complainanta y.
Waiter h. Drane ct ais, Complainant.
ls appearing nom affidavit fled In thia
cause, that the Defendants, NJ. Al. MarfIn-
unknown heirs OF 3nidor. deceaee.l
ana MIS-. Theresa Mckinney, are nOn-resi
dents OF the State OF Tennessee;
IL Is therefore ordered that they antor THAR
appearance, herein, before or within fhe
4rSt three days OF the next term OF fhss
Chancery Court, 20 be held at CinrkTyflie-
on tho third Monday In April next. lsS4
and plead, answer or denur 10 Comnlain
ants bill, or the same will be taken fOr com
fessed as 20 them and set for haarine ~
parte; and that copy Of this order be pnb-
GAINESVILLE Chronicle. s''0
POLK q. JOHNSON.
Clerk and Master,
March ~, l8s4@4l
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
He Can Manage a Newspaper.
Texas Siftings.

"That's not what / meant" res
pended the professor. "In ancient
days knowledge was confined to a
few learned men, but nowadays
almost every donkey knows as
much as a professor"
The students looked at each other,
nodded, and whispered "That's
sou
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

OE the 1S6 yeas defeating the
Whisky Bill, 81 were Republicans
and 50 Democrats. Of the nays,
the Democrats furnished 70 and the
Republicans IL.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
Why You Should
BUY THEM OF
JOSH. RICE.

First-Because with the vines Won buy
this Spring, you get the patent 6Prunlne
Process, which prevents them rotting and
the protectlon which keeps on the birds.
bugs and moths. 'f
Second-Because he gives you better vines
at a less price than any one else
Orders for grape vines LEFT at Broadduas
Store, with Jno. Rice, viii be promptlv
filled. Il M ISI1(kfr' -
March q, 1884-tf ANA~A'
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
CURRENT OPINIONS ON GENERAL
TOPICS.
A GOOD DEFINITION.
Athens Post.

A GOOD 1N4AAOAN'
Athens Post.
Father, what is a demagOgue ?
A demagogue, my son, is generally
a sort of second class idiot who
spends his time in pretending to
plead the rights of the dear people
by magnifying their wrongs.
NONE WHATEVER.
shelbyville Commercial.
Much has been written about the
platform recently adopted by the
Democratic party in Ohio. No
reasonable objection can be urged
to it, taken as a whole. and no Sc
rious controversy is raised over
it.
Camden Herald.
Our people don't care much about
the tariff or TIlden's health but
if all signs don't fail, potatoes, peas,
beans, onions, and all kinds OF gar
den "sass'' will be abundant before
the meeting of the Chicago conven-
ton.
EVEN 1.-THE ONLY EXPONENT" ETC.,
IS NOT THE TRUE TYPE.
Shelbyville Commercial.
Recent developments go to prove
that the Democratic party has not
a representative paper at the Cap
itol of the State. The American
and World are the so-called Dem
ocratic organs at Nashville, but it
is evident that they are wolves in
sleeps clothing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
The Excelsior
QU1LTER.
Can be Attached to any Sewing
Machine.
On Exhibition at Singer Sewing Ma
chine Office.

The finest quilts made in a few hours. The
machine Is so simple that a mere child can
operate 1t. You can quilt with IL and at { he
same time read newspaper or knit, IL You
wish. The machine guides and feeds itself
so that you have to simply work the treadle
Of the sewing machine. The sewing Is done
in perfectly straight lines, and can be cross
ed into diamonds or squares much neater
than can possibly be done by hand. Quilt
break when washed. Price OF machines
from $40 to SIS. State and County Rights
for Sale. Call and see it, OF address,
MRS. AUGUSTA HOOVER,
March p, 1SS4-tf GAINESVILLE. Tenn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
THE PENITENTIARY RING.
Union City Our Country.

There is something rotten in
Denmark-and the Denmark of
Tennessee is Nashville. To point
out the existence of this rottenness
is easy enough, as its smell uner-
r1ngly locates it, but to remedy the
evil is grey horse of another color.
The use of disinfectants allays the
steaming stencil now and then, but
at regular intervals the sickening
odor bursts forth in all of its renew
ed vigor, fairly "making Rome
howl ~ for a time. Figures of
speech aside, there is a syndicate
If so we may call it-of rascals
bedecked in saints clothing which
is bringing down upon Nashville a
reputation which we blush to see
settling upon the capital city of the
old Volunteer State. This political
clique is possessed of money, some
brains, and various tricks and devil
ces; it lacks conscience, and all
sense of honor. 1t is composed of
a choice selection from the three
parties, readjusters, sky-blue, and
and has an "organ,"
the which is noted for its unblush-
Ing cupidity and general stupidity.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
THE REAL INIQUITY.
Camden Herald,

The free trade organs should stop
talking about war tax until they
cease defending the imposition of
the war tax of the millions of mon
ey collected annually by an army
of political agents under the OBJ
noxiOuS internal revenue laws.
They ought to be consistent in this
matter. If they would advocate
the repeal of the odiouS internal
revenue laws packed upon us as a
war measure, but continued during
the long years of peace, to the con-
fusion of trade and the oppression
of the people, to furnish pap for
republican hangers-on, they could
then consistently howl for free
trade.
nrr,ncr III, III
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
A COMMON SENSE VIEW.

Is it reasonable TO suppose that
any three men in the State capable
of regulating the complicated sche-
dule of charges and rates of even
one of its grand trunk railroads
could be hired for the bare support
afforded by the salary allowed the
Railroad Commission =? Why, if one
of those men had the experience
and talent for managing a single
railroad, he could command three
and four times $1,000, now allowed
him by law to manage all of the
eight grand trunk lines in the
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
Fayetteville Observer

Is it possible that the railroad
commissioners OF Tennessee have
lent themselves, knowingly or I'M
Willingly, TO subserve Mr.. Cherry's
private ends, and that Mr.. Vertrees,
Chairman of the Democratic Exec
utive Committee of Tennessee, is
also serving this Republican specu-
lator in convict labor at the expense
of railroads and the agricultural
interests of the State?
If this Caesar can hide the sun
with a blanket and put the moon
in his pocket, miizzle the press and
silence the editor, what is it he may
not do with the aid of Casca and
Brutus and the Tribunes of the peo-
pie?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
IN CHANCERY.
Fayetteville Express.

The Nashville American, like
Dickens Bleakhouse, is in chancery,
and the suit bids fair to have as
many complications as the celebra-
ted case Jarndyce and Jarndyce.
With d. B. Cooper and John ].
Vertrees on the one side, and Col.
Colyar en- the other, there will be a
plentiful amount of shrewdness in
the case. These gentlemen all are
reputed to be as the Greek Lysan-
der of old, who, "where the lions
skin fell short, eked 1t out with the
fOX'sD
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
SOMEWHAT ON ITS EAR.
Murfreesboro News.

The Nashville World has chad
the ear" of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee. The Chairman of
the Committee is endeavoring to
get the American by the ears. If
he succeeds, what will become of
the ear loaned to the World? Will
the Committee have both papers by
the ears, or will they have the Com
mittee by the ears, or will the
American have the World by the
ears, or the World have the Amer
lean by the ears, or will Mr.. Cher
ry have the whole crowd by the
ears?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
THE POPULAR SIDE"
Pulaski Citizen.

Demagogy is at an open premium
in Tennessee. Even the chairman
of the State Democratic Executive
Committee files bill to restrain "a
newspaper from taking the unpop-
ular side of current questions and
asks to be allowed to manage that
paper SO he may make it advocate
the popular side. The bill never
once alleges that the side he propos-
ed to take Is right. That is the pol
icy that pertains with the World
and Vertrees wants the American
leveled to this plane.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

The Nashville Cotton Mills organ
lied in 1881, with capital of $780,
600 propose to more than double
their present capacity; will add 100
looms and other necessary machin-
cry. M
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

Such a scene as that around the
courthouse and county Jail last
night was perhaps never witnessed
before. 1t was one of carnage and
bloodshed almost unparalleled. A
surging mass of humanity boldly
faced the bayOnets of the militia,
demanding as the price of the with
draWal the surrender of the men
confined in Jail on the charge of
murder. Their demands were not
complied with, and terrible
slaughter of human beings was the
result,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

A company has been chartered to
build Il railroad from Nashville to
Memphis Uia. Franklin, Centreville
Linden, Decaturville, Lexington
AMI Jackson, and tits said engineers
will go 10 work on the survey i'm
m"didtely.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
Waverly Times-Journal.

Everybody has seen a picture of
two asses with the inscription
"When shall we three meet again?"
The point being the person looking
at it making one of the three. This
brings to mind that a good picture
could be made by taking out one Of
the four legged animals in the pic
ture and putting In good likenesses
Judge Allen and Col. Vertrees, and
changing the inscription to read
"When shall these three meet
again ?" But then it would be
rough on the ass.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

The Tennessee Republican states
that Gen. w. w. Murray, of Hunt
ingdon, is very prominently spoken
of as the next candidate for Gov
ernor on the Republican ticket.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

Brownsville States and Bee: A
personal difficulty occurred in the
Democrat newspaper Office Tuesday
afternoon between Mr.. Green, the
publisher, and compositor named
Flynn, during which the latter was,
severely cut near the heart. The
cut is an inch to the right of the
nipple, the knife striking the fifth
rib, glancing outward and upward.
and entering the fourth intercostal
space. The trouble grew out Of a
misunderstanding in regard to a
settlement. Flynn is at the board
ing house of Mrs. Gholson where he
is attended by DR.. j. III. Sewer,
who regards the wound as danger
Gus though not necessarily fatal.
Flynn is an old man, fine printer
and has been in Brownsville only
short while. The preliminary ex-
animation will take place before
Esq. Leigh tomorrow morning at
IL o'clock-Mr. Green meantime
having given bond. We may add
that the circumstances attending
the cutting conclusively show that
it was done in self-defence. Mr..
Green is too well known in this
community for any one to believe
that he would do anything OF the
Kind unless he thought it was a case |
Of absolute protection.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05

The people OF Brownsville are ex-
ceedingIy generous, they recently
contributed $3.50 in one day to the
Cause of foreign missi rs. The
people of Brownsville are also try
ing TO get Northern capitalists TO
rebuild the cotton factory which
WAS burned in thai citv
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-31
Humorous Definitions.

4 smart, pithy or humorous definition
often furnishes happy illustration ot'tne
proYerbial breyity which is the soul OF Wit.
A boy once said that dust is mud with
the Juice squeezed OUT A fan, we learn
from another Juvenile source, IS " thing
to brush warm of with :" and monkey,
"a small boy with tall" salt what
makes Your potatoes taste bad when you
don't put any on;;" wakefulness, eyes all
the time coming unbuttoned;" and Ice,
water that staid out too late in the cold
and went to sleep"
A school boy asked to define the word
sob" whimpered out: A." 1t means when
a TELLER don't mean to cry and it bursts
out ITSELF 4 youngster was asked to
give his idea of the meaning OF response
bility.n so be said: Well, suppOsing | had
only two buttons on my trousers, and one
came of, all the responsibility would rest
on the other button
To hit off jury as "a body of men or
ganized to find out which side has the
smartest lawyers" IS to satirize many OF
our intelligent fellow countrymen." The
word suspicion is, in the opinion of a
Jealous husband "a feeling that compels
YOU to try to find out something which
you don't wish to know" good dennl
toin Of a -Phariseen IS a ''tradesman who
uses long prayers and short weights" Of
q humbug, zone who agrees with every
BODY and a tyrant, the other version
ofIsomebody's hero" Thin soup, accord
ing to an Irish mendicant, is "a quart O
water boiled down to pint, to make i
strong"
OF definitions of bachelor-"an unal
tered man." "a singular being" and =
target for a miss" are apt enough. 4
walking stick may be described as 'thl
old mans strength and the young man
weakness" and an umbrella as "a fai
and foul weather friend who has had S
many ups and downs in the world
watch may be hit of as second han,
affair." and spectaeles as second sight
or friendly glasses" Fashion has bee
cleverly hit off as -sn arbitrary disess
which leads all geese to follow in singl
file the one goose that sets the style
Boston Herulf