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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30
TRUCK FlRMIIG AND RAILROADS..
Il. b. StahIman Answers ain Article i'm
the Appeal Touching the Necessity
fora Railroad Commission,
And by TabuIated Statements Proves
that the Farmer and the Planter
Have the Best Of
Concerned, and are Greatly Bene-
fted By Theirs FaciIsties.

Under the above head the Memphis
Appeal of Aug. 81, publishes a letter
written by Mr.. f. B. Stahlman, of
Nashville, n answer s0~au~ Appeal
editoial of some days ago, charging
Tennessee Railroads with desire to
opprss the truck farmers" of Geor-
gia by exacting> exksrbitant rates of
transportation on melons te the
West and also chaEging an attempt to
Grippe the work Of the Georgia Rail-
way Commissions. Mr.. StahlREu, who
rs an bile and well informed railroad
man, n an exhaustive paper Supplied
with valuable statistics and facts,
shows that extraordinary -exertions
have been made by all the roads to
keep he 'rtaudk farming" interest of
the eltire South--that the average
rates sharge6 aoar ere no greater than
in fomer Eears-that rarid trains
are beng run at largely increased ex-
pense % the roads and tina. large in
vestmGts, .Hggregating q dali million
dollar, have been made in refrigera-
tors and ~satiiated cars 10 handle this
perisnble traffic in a satisfactory
manne. FtF ~
He shows also by diGborate and
compile tables that while the Georgia
plante, zpon sthe1 pF0dudt 81 one acre.
of grosn6, worth not exceeding thirty
dollars makes net profit Of 500 to-
500 pr acre, the railroads, upon an
enornasSs investment aggregating mil
lions 0ssollars, realize a net profit of
only tn to twelve dollars for carving
the preiuct of this one acre to mar
ket, thgpaper and exhibit is valuablet
in Showing what a small percentage
of the S-ofit in the business really
goes o the railroad, and how
thorou{hiy groundless the stereotyped
charge d extortion, etc, etc. The en-
tire paer should be read to be prop
erly appreciated h&t want of space
forbidEmore than a synopsis. Upon
the question of ''traet farming" an
Tennessee he says:
Your article, fE implication,
chargeethe railroads VI h discrimina-t
ton aRl extortion against the truck
farmers of this State, and intimatee,
that aaailway Commission is necessa-
~ to P9tect their interests.
,sWithi Tennessee, as with Georkae,
the Eai.Dads have doRemuch TO stfm- /
ulate tlck farming. Nothing has,
been lei undone whieh-could be done
to he5p promote the interest of the,
farmer rates were made low aAd
GRADUALLY reduced. There has been no
advance in rates from Tennessee to
any Poir since the traffic first began
l aPPeld herewith the
BATES FROM TKHSEESsEE
prodUelai sections to Western COR
Stunning markets upon all classes Of
truck hat denomiuted frst-class
embraces nch products &C grapes, ber-
ries, plum etc. Second class, such
as beans, peas, pears, peaches, etc
The third, or lower class, embracing
potatoes, oIions, cabbages, eeucumbers,
apples, mel,ns, ETC., is not given, for
the reason that no change in rates
either Up Or down has been made
within the asst two yeaEG. For the
two classes upon which there has
been a GLANCE l give theE CURES as
follows
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30

THE Railway Commission of Missis-
sippi received another black eye yes
terday in the court at Jackson. the in
junction against the commission,
brought by the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley Company. being sustained by
Chancellor Peyton, who held that the
law is unconstitutional and void. The
case goes to the Supreme Court of the
State for final adjudication. 1t will be
necessary for the State Legislature to
get up an easy kind of law for the
benefit of the Commissioners, SO they
will have little to do except to draw
their salaries.-Memphis Ledger.
Ditto Tennessee. The laws in both
States are about the same in substance,
and both have been declared uncon-
stitutional. Salaried officers without
work is evidently the aim and desire
of the politicians. Nothing else under
the sun induces them to their dema-
gogic warfare on the railroads.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30
IF it is Honest.
Nashville Banner.

The Democratic party will not overlook
any pledge of the party. or any nominee
in this canvass. 1t goes to the country
distinctly committed to the observance
of its covenants and clean methods.
Among these is the creation of an eff
cient Railway Commission.-Wo World.
Efficient Railway Commission is
good. If the World says what it
means and means what it says, it will
join in thegeneral demand for scratch
ing Savage, Gordon & Co. from one
end of the State to the other.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30

From the very moment the Legisla-
ture passed the law creating Q Rail
road Commission we opposed it as I'M
wise, unconstitutional, inquisitorial
and calculated to do much harm, and
we note with pleasure growing SEN
timent towards our views. 1t has
done much harm and no good, and is
foolish extravaganza to supply offices
for a few men. We hope on election
day that every voter opposed to such q
commission will erase the names of
the candidate from his ticket, as
mark Of his disapproval.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30
Simplifying Matters.
Hsrtsville Sentinel.

If the courts keep on trimming
down the functions of our Railroad
Commission soon they will have but
little else to do than draw their ssla-
ries. As this is about the size OF it
anyway, the courts are simplifying
mates very considerably.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30

This, we doubt not, was unintentional.
The Commissioners are above suspi-
cion; but when it is remembered that
they are chosen because they are igno-
rant of railroads, own no stock in
them, and have nothing to do with
transportation interests, it is not
strange they biundered.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30

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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-08-28
France and China.

Though there is a paEic at Foochow,
says the New York Herald, war between
France and China is not very probable.
English newspapers are apt to exagger-
ate the gravity of the situation. Eng
land has much togain by the weakening
of French ascendancy in the China seas.
While she would affect to deplore a
conflict, it would really delight her.
But it does not seem that anybody
else wants France and China to fight.
China, indeed, objects very strongly.
The courtiers talk war, but at heart
mean peace. The Emperor is q boy;
the Empress holds the regency on suf-
france; the successful march of an enemy
to Pekin would probably upset the en-
tire dynasty. And France has no sort
of desire to overturn thrones. She has
still to pay the Tonquin bill. She still
mourns for her slain.
But lie Figaro has probably found
the convincing reason for asserting that
there will be no war. 1t has learned
that the Chinese read the articles of its
witty contributor, M. Albert Wolff.
"Can we draw swords with race sc
civilized ?" it asks. Certainly not. The
culture of the Chinese has again saved
them
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-08-28
How they Met Greely.

Officers of the returned Arctic fleet
say that Lieut.. Crosby had charge of the
deck of the steamer Bear, which was in
the lead on the day the party was dis
covered, and Lieut.. Colwell, who was
the year before in the Proteus, was cruis-
ing along in the open water in the steam
launch with two ice pilots, bound for the
cache which he had made the year be-
fore on the north side of Cape Sabine.
The launch's whistle was blown at in
terynIz. When not far from tIle ice foot,
Mr.. Colwell saw q man appear over
ridge back 80 rods from the ice foot. He
held a flag in his hand, but he did not
wave it, as the launch headed in toward
the hillside to meet it, but before he had
travelled far he tumbled down and then
rolled to the foot of the hill. The launch
soon brought up beside the ice foot,
which presented perpendicular wall SIX
feet high above the gunwale of the boat
The men scaled that by means of pro
jecting crags, in spite of the waves which
were tossed up by the gale, and fastened
to carry food, which was kept constantly
prepared, to the survivors. Lieutenant
Colwell lifted up the edge of the tent,
which the gale had blown down. A man
with spectacles raised his head. "WhC
are you?" said Mr. Colwell. There was
no reply. The question was repeated
Then the man said, in hesitating way
81 am Greely." The party of rescuer
found the scene very affecting. The.
found the bodies of the dead buried nea
the tent under a few inches of gravel
The wind blew SO fercely that when tn
crust was removed it blew the grave
from the bodies. All the bodies wer
frozen stiff and were all easily recog
nized. Allison, who died afterward, wa
one of the most lively of the survivor
when first found.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-08-28
Preserving Peaches.

A good way to preserve the small
early peaches which are not suitable for
canning is to peel them, and to eight
pounds of fruit add three pounds OF
light brown sugar. Scatter the sugar
over the peaches and let them stand for
few hours, then you will not be obliged
10 add drop of water to them. Let
them cook slowly until they look clear,
and can be pierced easily with broom
splint; then spread them on plates and
set them in the sun to dry. There will
be thick syrup left in the kettle, which
may be boiled a few minutes after the
fruit is taken out and poured over the
fruit on the plates. When the peaches
are dry pack then in jars with powdered
sugar scattered over each layer. The
jars must be carefully covered so that
it will be impossible for the smallest fly
to enter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-08-28
A Short Talk With the Boys.

The other day a hoop on a wash-tub
cracked in two, and was asked to have
the tub sent to the cooper-shop for re-
pairs. To do that I must pay an ex-
press man 25 cents to take it over, the
same to return it some day, and 20 cents
to the cooper to mend it. That would
figure 10 cents, while the tub only cost
g. cents when new. The cooper might
repair il at once or leave it kicking
around for week. 1t would be cheaper
to buy a new one, but still cheaper to fix
the old one myself. How did do 1t p?
Well, three or four weeks ago I picked
up an iron tub hoop in the alley and
laid it away. 1t now came in play. l.
took of piece about two inches long
and drilled hole in either end. Then
l drilled holes in the broken hoop to
match. When the holes were ready L
brought the end of the hoop together,
laid on the splice, and with two soft
rivets and the help of hammer and
small anvil had hoop as good as new
and had made the repairs at cost of
not..over ono cent.
I use this incident as preface for
urging every father to supply his boys
with a workshop and few handy tools
Room can be found in the house or barn,
and little money will put boy in the
way of becoming a handy man. In my
workshop have two hand-saws, ham,
mer, two chisels, small anvil, large
and small vice, iack-p!ane and
smoother, mitre box, mallet, gimlets,
screwdriver, brace and several bits, nail
set, trying squares, drills, rule and avis.
With these tools you can do almost any
job required about the house. There
may be one boy out of fifty who doesn't
care to "putter" with tools, but the
other forty-nine do, and there is more in
it than appears at first sight.
I was in blacksmith's the other day
when gentleman drove up in a carriage
and said:
"I want this sewing awl sharpened.
NY man uses it about the barn, and I've
been trying for the past two weeks to
bring it down."
He was a rich man, but what of it
Hadn't he brains enough to pick up a
file or rub that awl to point on whet'
stone? If lis time was worth anything
he spent 50 worth and paid Is cents for
what he could have done himself in sc
seconds. NJ. QUAD.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-08-28
A Snake and Its Young.

The snake known as the blowing ad
der was formerly common in the mead
ows of Orange county, New York, but
is now very rare. 1t is beautifully
marked snake, growing to three feet in
length, and receives its name from its
habit of laying its head close to the
ground when disturbed and rapidly in
fating or spreading it out until the head
becomes twice its usual size, when the
air is blown out of the snakes mouth
with noise like escaping steam. The
snake is said to be poisonous. The first
one that has been seen in the country
for long time was discovered by Geo.
Springstead, in the town of Waway-
anda. He smashed its head with a club,
when he was surprised to see a young
snake crawl out of its mouth. He cut
the old snake open and found rs young
ones, four inches long, inside of it and
killed them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-08-28
IN THE DAYS OF '4S.
How Zach. Taylor was Officially Informed
of his Nomination and How he Responded.

Os
Nowadays train of cars is barely suf-
ficient to accommodate those who travel
hundreds of miles charged with the i'm
portant duty of informing candidate
that he has been nominated for the
Presidency. Long speeches are made,
and the notification costs many thou
sands of dollars. But this IS not all.
The candidate must write a letter of ac-
ceptance, giving his views on pretty
much every subject he can think of.
These journeys, parades, speech makings
and long letters are of comparatively re-
cent origin.
The convention that nominated Gen.
Taylor meti in Philadelphia, June 7, 184S.
The chairman was the Hon. John More
head, of North Carolina On the 10th
of that month Gov. Morehead addressed
Gen. Taylor a letter officially notifying
him of his nomination. The distraction
into which the Wing party was thrown
by Gen. Taylor's nomination was not
made less in the ensuing thirty days
by the silence of Gen. Taylor. Governor
Morehead, in reply to inquiries by lead
ing Whigs-notably Mr.. Weed-said he
had positively written the General and
he knew of no reason why the reply was
not fol thcoming. Gen. Taylor was such
crotchety old fellow and Wing leaders
in general knew so little of him that it
was not thought best to stir him up on
the subject. Letters from the old SOL
diers were appearing in different quar-
ters, some of them not altogether salts
factory to Wing leaders, but not word
came from him about the nomination.
1t began to look like an indignity. Mr..
Weed, to whom more than any other
man Gen. Taylor owed his nomination
was desperate under the suspense.
Meetings were proposed and one was ac-
tually called in Albany, looking to the
Reputation of the nomination. When it
met, however, other counsels prevailed,
though the suspense continued.
On July % the postmaster at Baton
Rouge, where Gen. Taylor lived, ad-
dressed the Postmaster-Generala letter,
saying that with the report for the cur
rent quarter from that Office two bun
dies of letters were forwarded for the
Dead Letter Office, they having been
declined on account of the non-payment
of the postage by the senders. 1t was
in the ten cent and non-prepayment
time. OF the forty eight letters thus for
warded to the Dead Letter Office the
Baton Rouge postmaster said majority
were addressed to Gen Taylor, who had
declined to pay the postage on them and
take them out of the office because his
mail expenses had become burdensome.
The General had since become aware
that some of the letters were of import
auce and asked for their return. Undue
course the letters were sent back +
Baton Rouge. Among them was Gov.
Morehead's letter notifying Gen. Taylor
OF the action OF the Philadelphia Con
vention.
Gen. Taylor's response was dated
July Is, a month and five days after the
letter of notification was written. 1t had
ain in the Baton Rouge post Office four
weeks after Gen. Taylor refused to pay
the ten cents postage.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-08-28
YOU OR L.

II we could know
Which of us, darling, would be first to go,
Who would be first to breast the swelling tide,
And step alone upon the other side
If we could know
If it were you,
Should walk softly, keeping deaf h IN view
Should my love to you more oft express
Or should grieve you, darling, any less
If it were you?
If it were l,
Should improve the moments slipping BY
Should more closely follow Gods great plan,
Be filed with greater charity to man
If it were 1?
If we could know
We cannot, darling; and tits better SO.
l should forget, just as do to-day,
AMI walked along the same old stumbling
way
If l could know.
I would not know
Which of us, darling, will be first 10 60
I only wish the space may not be long
Between theparting and the greeting song;
But when, or where, or how we're called
to go
would not know.
-EUeTy Saturday.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-08-28
THE OTSEGO LAKE TRAGEDY.
Young Steers Shoots Himself In the Pres
ence of the Girl who Rejected Him.

A letter from Richfeld Springs, New
York, says: The suicide of Edward G.
Steers on the pier in front of Hyde Hall,
Otsego Lake, was more sensational and
dramatic than at first reported. Young
Steers was the son of Schuyler 3. Steers
one of the wealthiest men in Louisiana.
Three years ago he fell in love with
Theresa White, cousin of J. Pell Clarke
and Hyde Clarke, two of the leading So
ciety men in central New York, and the
possessors of sixty thousand acres of fine
land decided by George III. to George
Clarke. Hyde Hall is the old family
mansion, and overlooks a magnificent
bay.
On Wednesday, late in the afternoon,
young Steers and Wilson Curtis, son of
Judge Curtis, of Cooperstown, invited
Theresa White and her two lady COM
panions to row across Otsego Lake to a
pleasant grove, there to enjoy lunch
and subsequently to visit Hyde Clarke
at Hyde Rall, just opposite. After the
picnic Steers took Miss White in his
boat and hurried ahead of Curtis and
the other ladies. Arriving at the dock
he jumped ashore and said to his COM
panion:
"Tese" (his pet name for Thercsa).
81 ask you once more for all, will you
marry me?"
"You know I cannot" she replied.
"Then, said he, "I'll shoot myself. "
In an Instant he drew a revolver and
shot himself just under the right eye,
the ball coming out of the top OF the
skull. Death was instantaneous.
Young Steers's father sent him abroad
two years ago, thinking he would for
get Miss White, and last winter sent him
to India. He had always had all the
money he wished, and moved in the
best society. Wednesday was his
twenty-frst birthday.
A correspondent called to see Miss
White Wednesday at Otsego Lake, but
found her delirious and incoherent. Her
mother gave the above facts, adding that
she would not allow her daughter to
marry Steers, because he was dissipated.
No one saw young Steers shoot himself
except Miss White. The body lay on
the dock all the afternoon, covered with
leaves and brush, awaiting the arrival
of the Coroner from Cooperstown, eight
miles by boat. Miss White is at pres
ent in dangerous condition from ner-
Yous shock.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-08-28
The Beet Sugar Boom.

The beet sugar boom which has been
so foolishly attempted by some parties
who know nothing of the difficulties OF
the culture of the beets and the manu-
facture of the sugar from them, an ex-
change says, will meet knocking
out" blow in the fact that large guam
tity of beet sugar is now brought here
from France and Germany. just now
the sugar business is exceedingly de-
pressed, and there is glut of sugar and
molasses in every market. 1t is said
that molasses cannot be given away in
Cuba rs the cost of the casks, freight,
and other charges, including import
duty, amount to more than the market
value here, which is now about Is cents
per gallon only. Under these circum-
stances farmers will hardly find sugar
crops profitable; but, Notwithstanding
ali this, they should grow them, if only
for fodder purposes, that facility in
their culture may be acquired in readi
ness for better time.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-08-28

WITCHES. descendants of G.
becca Nourse, who was hanged as a
witch at Salem, Mass, on July 10, 1892,
held an anniversary reunion at Danvers,
a few days ago, at which about 200 of
her representatives were present. Ben
jamin F. Nourse, of Boston, presided,
and arrangements were made for the
erection of a monument to be dedicated
a year hence. An interesting feature OF
the occasion was letter from the poet
Whittier expressing the opinion that,
in the execution of Rebecca Nourse, the
people of Salem hanged the best Chris
tan woman among them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-08-28
The COuntry's Commerce.
A LARGE DECREASE FOR THE YEAR, BOTH
IN EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.

Mr.. Nimmo, Chief of the Bureau of
Statistics, at Washington, transmitted
to the Secretary of the Treasury his re-
port on the foreign commerce OF the
United States for the month of June,
1884, and for the year ended June 30,
1884. 1t appears from the statement that
the balance of trade III favor of the United
States during the last fiscal year was
S72, 798, 997, as against balance in our
favor during the year ended June 30, 1888,
of 800, 65S, 489. The total value of the
exports of merchandise during the fiscal
year Just closed amounted to $40, 513,-
$50, as against 1923, 839, 402 during the
preceding fiscal year, a falling off of
SS3, 1926, S42. The imports of merchan-
disc amounted to $667, ia, 563, as
against 1923, $50, 914 during the preced-
ing fiscal year, falling off of $55, 466, ,351.
The decrease in the total value of ex-
ports of domestic merchandise during
the year ended June 80, 1884, was due
chiefly to the falling off in the exports OF
cotton, manufactures of cotton, wheat,
wheat flour, hops, tobacco and manu-
factures of tobacco, and fruits. There
was, however, during the fiscal year
just closed marked increase in the ex-
ports of cattle, oils, provisions, copper
and manufactures OF copper, rye and
corn. The decrease in the total value
of imports during the year ended June
80, 1884, was largely due to the falling
off in the values of the imports of iron
and steel manufactures thereof, cotton
manufactures, hides and skins, bread
stuffs, tea, wines, flax, hemp and jute
and manufactures thereof, earthen,
stone, and china ware, leather and man
ufactures of leather, art works subject tc
duty, manufactures of wool, hops, anc
tobacco and manufactures thereof
There was, however, a considerable in
crease in the values of imports of sugar
and molasses and of coffee.