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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

Examined and found correct
JNo w. FAxoN,
Q. ID. BAILEY,
Auditing CONT Board of Education.
TO the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen, Of the
City Of Clarksgille..
GENTLEMEN I have the honor of
submitting my first annual financia
report of the condition of your Public
Schools. In reviewing the workings
OF the Public Schools of last year a
very important feature presents itself
A greater number of pupils have been
admitted than at any previous time,
which necessitated the employment of
an additional assistant teacher in the
primary department.. 1t may be
reasonably expected that your schools
will gain in popularity from year to
year,
From the above report you will find
that the amounts received from the
City, State and County were barely
sufficient to defray the expenses of the
Schools. Very respectfully.
LEOPOLD BLOCH,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

THE Banner hiss recently been pub
fishing some foolish dispatches from
New York to the effect that the Ten
nessee bondholders entertain an idea
Of getting the money their bonds call
for out Of the surplus in the National
Treasury. Ii il wild, impractical
scheme that no sensible man would
give scarcely moments thought, bat
some papers, moved by malice. ac-
cnsed Senator jackson of having orig
mated it The Senator very promptly
denied any connection with It, and
furthermore said that he had advised
the bondholders to refund under the
50-3 not, which he regards finality on
the debt question. The American
published the false charge made against
Senator jackson, but hasn't had the
fairness to publish his denial
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

The jury in the Bellamy case failed
to agree and were discharged Thurs
day afternoon having been kept to.
gether since o'clock Tuesday, when
the case was given them. They stood
ten to two for acqnittal, and one oil
these two agreed to come over il the
other one would. The man who held
SD firmly to his opinion was Mr.,
Jacob Basford of the Fourteenth dis
trict. This is the third trial that DIR.
Bellamy has had, as accessory to the
murder of Jim Brown, and he was
tried once as principal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18
THE WAY 1T Is.

There is no necessity for angry de-
mails or accusations to pass between
the Democrat and CHRONICLE, AS to
the former papers assertion that the
CHRONICLE once advocated Tennes-
see railroad commission. What the
Democrat means to say is that the
RUSSELL platform contained a clause
favOring Il railroad commission in this
State and that the CHRONICLE support
ed RUSSELL for Governor. The fact is,
the CHRONICLE supported Mr.. RUSSELL
ON account of his position on the State
debt without regard to the balance of
his platform. The difference is mere
matter of construction; we don't
propose to be drawn into a discussion
about matter so utterly profitless.
A paper can't always abide by what
has been in the platform of its party.
The National platform on which Til
den was nominated declared that il
the specie resumption act was carried
into operation 1T would bankrupt the
country.
Ii may be well enough TO remark
right here that the present editor of
the CHRONICLE proposes to defend
only his own record and has nothing
to say of what the paper was or what
1t did before he became connected
with it. In reply to this the Democrat
will probably make some invidious
remarks about thelCHRoNIcLE's chang
ing editors, us it has formerly done.
Such talk is too absurd to merit no
tice. and considering that the Demo-
crat has itself had three editors, or
sets of editors, in two years, these re-
marks are stones thrown from a glass
house.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

THE Memphis Appeal comes out
for absolute free trade and pronounces
the New York Custom House another
He'll Gate that ought to be blown up
with dynamite. If the farmers, whose
fancy this was intended to tickle, ever
have to pay direct tax in order to
defray the enormous expenses of this
Government, they will wish all such
papers as the Appeal had been blown
up with dynamite before they ever
advocated such thing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18
THE MAN AND THE MONKEY,

"What ails you ?" asked the man /; al see
you are a sufferer and can scarcely get
along"
"Oh, you see replied the monkey, my
mudder she had what you call the scrofula
very much scrofula, my fader, he had heap
sores, some big, some little sores, long time.
They both took much medicine and died;
the sores was all they left me-"
eyes, yes" replied the man az see how
1t is. Your mother inherited her disease
scrofula, and your father caught his on the
wing, and yon inherited or were born with
both complaints. But why pine away and
die when you can be cured ?"
81 been done used over sixty bottles one
drug store medicine, and il no good. Money
all gone and sore here yet. : me doctors
charge heap money, but moo good
"But my friend said the man "you got
hold OF the wrong medicine. Go to the
drug store and get one bottle OF b. b B., and
before using all of IL you viii feel better. II
is a quick cure. It will cure all sorts OF
sores, Scrofnla, Blood Poison caught on the
wing, Itching Humors, Catarrh, Blood and
Skin diseases and Kidney Troubles"
III be so thankful for your kindness, and
win go get B. B. B., to-day" replied the
monkey.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18
The New YORK robaeco Market.

We clip the following from the New
York Tobacco Leaf of July IL:
Western Leaf-Some sales have
been effected since the LIST OF July, but
nobody thinks it worth while to report
transactions, ourself excepted. Some
day, in the Sweet by and by" it will
perhaps, be discovered that silence in
market affairs is not the best way to
sustain the market. 1t is pretty well
accepted fact that the Reggie demand
for leaf in this market will not make
its appearance in force before August.
The intended sampling in anticipation
of that demand has been deferred un-
til next month. The wire edge has
been taken off of speculation ON the
Western breaks by the iourlshing con-
dition of the crop in the field, which
is growing under extraordinarily IA
vorable conditions. In the face of all
this, however, prices in this market
show no quotabIe change, but are firm
ly held by receivers, who have not lost
confidence in their belief that all OF the
available crop OF 1884 will be taken to
a pound, the visible wants justifying
this position in every sense.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

THE extracts from Miss Cleveland's
hook which the newspapers have been
publishing indicate that she is very
ambitious writer. Her style is strong
but rather ponderous and probably
platitudinal. She displays research
and thought, but says nothing strik-
ingly original. She has been bold
enough to say of George Elliot what
many others have Believed, but didn't
have the courage to assert, viz: that
her first works are the true specimens
Of her genius, and the metaphysical
productions which came from her
intercourse with LEWIS are TO great
extent boshy.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

ON THURSDAY, August 8, 1885. will
open and hold an election In the different
precincts of Montgomery county for the
purpose of electing one School Commission
err for each district. The following officers
are appointed to hold said election and
make due return of the same:
District No: III B. Allen. H D Marshall
and Clark johnson, judges; r A Barnes and
10 RandIe, Clerks; W. A. Scott, officer.
Dist. No. 2-J A ROllow, A @ Childs and
] W Scott, clerks, Dick Talley, ofIicer.
Dist. No. sack Anderson, Joseph Muir
ply and John Parish, Judges; p Manson
and Frank Anderson, clerks; Scott HAM
Dist. No. 4-w d Taylor, Green Smith and
Jim Southall, Judges; Dug Chester and John
Dist. No. 81 ] II Achey, II kogers and
Ross Bourne, judg y; Tom Bradberry and
Martin dawson, clerks; s Rogers, officer.
j II Turner, judges; G Morrow and jesse
hollow, clerks; Marion AbsiIire, officer.
Dist. No. ben Mc6iee, Hambeaugh
and H Walker. judges; Bob Bailey and
John Hambeaugh, clerks; John I station,
officer.
Dist No 81 o Howard, L Cherry, and
b w Humber, clerks; Dave Buck, officer.
Dist. Mo- o. John Morrow, Ben Wiley
Leigh and Geo Cooper, clerks; Tom Cooper,
Dist. No. lO-J R Hooper, Ed Brewer
and Starkie Hogan, judges; Bill Rogers and
Robert Pickering, clerks; Guss Holt. of1cer.
Dist. No. lI-Wm Crouch, sandy Frey
and John Hoskins, judges; Hervy Whit
field and John Travis, clerks; Ben Mobley,
officer.
Dist. No Il, Court House-Gus Harrison,
w w Barksdale and Henry Kick, judges;
F F Abbott and Rudolph shelton, clerks;
Dist. No u, Market House-Jim Euther-
ford. NJ NJ Elder and Geo Carlisle, judges;
Jim Parlin and John Stuart, clerks; Z
Stafford, officer.
and ohm steele, judges; Tom Lyle aud
Mike Ward, clerks; r. A Lyle, officer.
Dist. No. H-Ben Clifton, Sam Wilson
and Jim : uart, judges; FL Wall and Albert
Barton, clerks; Dick Atkins, officer.
DIST No. i5-Kel .ey H.. rs. III Brown and
Dave Brown, judges; Calvin Halliburton
and VIM Smith, clerks; Hoffman,
Dist. No. l6-sid Batson, III Harp, r
aud Bob Ramey, judges; VIM Lyle and Car
ney Harris, clerks; short Waller, officer.
Dist. No IT-fsen Ramey, Griffin Organ
and John Richardson. judges. Robt Ed
nond. on and Wesley Organ, clerks; John
Mathis, officer.
Dist No. is-Heis Davis, Green Sanders
and Jim Kennedy. judges, Prank Corne
and Ros't Baggett, clerks; l. Sanders,
officer.
Dist. No. 81 C Dillon. r II McFall
and Ja rorban. judges; rh.,~ Lard and
Vim Williamson. rlsik.; Ben swirl, 'siiis-r.
Di<t. No. 2t-Bs,flsy FlefeIs. J.,sis. Nc
Caui-y d isud higgins. judge; W
Tis.rns a.sd VIA dunbar. ci-sks: J''lsa
DIsI. n. ai--ka o.i.arn, y sailaw and
Pugti HNyhe.. jsastr.as; A sasssral ASH Tom
ts.l ~. g, ~ y ..si..ls,l. .siiic.,:-
J Il p..wer~. jnsls.. II Swii' aisd " wlek-
.. ". CsJLLiER,
sheriff OF montgomery county.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

MOTHERS who have children TINT
will cut teeth this summer can avoid
the heat by taking their iittl' ones to
Dunbar's Cave Mr.. Re-. informs us
that live very sick chill iren hive been
taken to the Cave this summer and all
of them greatly benefited by the cool
temperature that prevails there. Chill
dren ut the Cave feel-entirely t.o COM
Portable to annoy visitors by crying.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

THE American has made the discov-
cry that certain "fossilated old line
Wings" in this State are not, never
were, and never will be, Democrats
though they profess to act with the
party, and that the negroes, especially
those of the Ed Shaw type, are "natu-
raj Democrats" If these assertions be
true we must say that both the Wings
and the negroes have had powerful
poor way of showing their party pred
ileetions
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18
Masonic Tribute OF Respect.

Whereas, In the dispensation of Divine
Providence 1t haas pleased the Supreme
Architeeto the Universe To remove from our
midst. our friend and brother, Jas. Mat
Ihews, whose death occurred on the 9th OF
May, lsS5. being about 20 years OF age.
Brother Matthews was initiated Into the
mysteries OF the Mystic order while u citi-
zen Of the State OF Mississippi. when conn
paratively q young man, after which he
removed 10 Tennessee and affiliated with
a charter member OF McAlister Lodge No.
402, in which he remained true and zeal
ous member until his death.
Turing the organization at this Lodge while
tia. was working under dispensation
this noble brot'"r generously contributed
the use OF on" oi the rooms of his residence
to the Lodge ia W .ich the Lodge neld its
meetings for twelve months. Therefore be
it
Resolved, That ia the d. ath IF Brother
Matthews the STAT. has Lost ore of its hest
citizens, the church an exemplary member,
aud the Hasonic + paternity most faithful
and Jealous brother.
Resolved, That we bow In humble SUBJ
mission To The will of Him vino doeIh all
Things well.
Resolved, That the Lodge and furniture
be dri,ped in nOur ling for thirty days
X y lived, Thai this preamble and rtsoiu-
ton b. entered upon the records of the
Loig-, ~ copy b. furnished the family of the
dcceas. Il, and tl.e Ssne be published in the
GAINESVILLE CHRONICLE and Nashville
Christian Advocate.
SIDc. BATsoN,
IN. RYE,
u. y. Halfway,
Committee.
Nashville Christian Advocate please copy
and send charges to Jas. WYATT Secretary
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

Louis Jennings who was at one
time editor OF the New York Times is
going to be Tory candidate for Par
Lament in England 1t is perfectly
natural that man who was a Repub-
lican in this country should join the
Conservatives in England. If the
Republican party ever finds any bet.
ter cause for existance than the allega-
ton that JEFF Davis is an arch traitor
it will have the same principles that
the English Tories profess.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

The American and Banner both
reprimanded the Union for publishing
the London scandals revealed by the
Pail Mall Gazette. The Union replies
that its esteemed contemporaries SUI
perior virtue is attributable solely to
the fact that they could not. get this
choice news, and that their realindigna-
ton is at being outstripped in enter
prise.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

THE old Wing party is dead" said
Rufus Choate, in 1S56-and voted Tor
James Buchanan. Some OF the neG
Old-line Wings in Tennessee to-day
seem to desire to resurrect that party
from its honored and honorable grave
and indulge in an unholy masquerade
in its majestic shroud.-ABaerican.
Who are they, and what demonstra-
ton have they made? We have not
heard OF them except in the abuse you
have been piling upon them. Just as
a matter of news suppose you tell the
public who it is constitutes this dis
turbing element
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

THE American recently had an ar
ticle headed in fiashy type "Col. Jo-
siah Patterson Heard From" There
is never any difficulty about hearing
from the Bold Buccaneer of the Bluff
city. 1t is estimated by those who are
learned in acoustics that a jackass
can be "heard from" about as success.
fully as any other quadruped.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

WHAT does the Nashville American
mean by all of its senseless gable
about "fossilated old line Wings ?"
What is it driving at and whom does
it mean to hit? We have heard of no
old line Wings making any kick or re-
monstrance, or in any way attempting
to revive their old party. What does
the American mean by abusing them ?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

PROBABLY the American was led to
believe that GAINESVILLE is on the de-
cline because that is the state of its
circulation up this way. II it takes
that as rule it may some day come
to the conclusion that & very heavy
emigration from Tennessee is going
on and that the State is being rapidly
depopulated.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

4 broad-guage Democrat is one who
recognizes that the Tennessee debt
question is settled, and who don't
measure a mans politics by his adher-
ence to some narrow local issue that
has been made the pet project OF the
machine He wants to see a united
party and the only political foe he
wishes to measure swords with is the
Republican party.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

COL JACK WALSH, distinguished
machine politician of the Bluff city
who has "more influence than my man
in the first ward, begorrah!" is circu-
lating a petition to have Col. Edward
Shaw appointed surveyor of customs
at Memphis.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

THERE are really but two Independ-
ent newspapers in Tennessee. One of
them represents the views of Mr.. A..
L. Landis, of Nashville, and the other
expounds the position OF DIR. r. L. C.
White, OF Lebanon.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

THE eminent historian of the Nash
vile American speaks of the East
Tennessee mountaineers having been
Tories during the war of the Revolu-
ton. How many East Tennessee
mountaineers were there in Tory
times
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

THE Avalanche thinks the reason
the Republicans pet the machine and
the machine In return pets the Repub-
licans, is on the idea suggested by the
Kentucky coat of arms, Omitted We
Stand, Divided We Fall"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

THE Banner came out printed on
red paper Saturday afternoon. The
Banner don't need to paint things red
to get itself noticed. 1t is live and
enterprising paper and is always read
able
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

Mr.. Spurgeon, the celebrated Lon
don preacher is holding up the Pail
Mall Gazette in its attacks ON the
vices OF the rich aristocrats in the
great Metropolis.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

Attorney General Garland has given
an opinion that the government is not
bound TO accept the Dolphin.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

THE Banner and the Union have
begun their senseless war again and
the public is being greatly edited and
entertained in consequence.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

Ioux T. LYrrLEroE has given proof
az his thorough conversion TO the csose
n Republicanism--he has begun to
abuse JEFF Davis.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

The Grand Lodge of Free and Ac-
cepted Colored Masons of Tennessee
met in this city on Tuesday last. The
following Grand officers were present
Master, Rev. Nelson McGavock, Nash
vile; Dep. Master, C. c, Russell, Knox
vile; Sen. Warden, L. w. Williams,
Memphis; Jun. Warden. Jno. McNeal
Bolivar; Treasurer, I. E. Williams
Memphis; Sec'y, A. w. Williams
Memphis.
G. w. Daniel and B. JefIries, Past
Grand Masters, and many other dis
tinguished members were present
Knoxville was selected as the place
OF the next meeting.
The following resolutions were
passed by the above order before adj
journing:
Whereas, this Grand Lodge has met
and transacted its annual business in
! due and ancient form. Therefore be
it
Resolved, That this Lodge tender its
| heartfelt thanks to the citizens and
Masons of GAINESVILLE for the sumptu-
Gus repast to which we have been re-
cipients. Be it further
Resolved, That this Grand lodge ten
i der to the retiring Grand officers our
grateful thanks for their respective
dutles~
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18
Administrators Notice.

estate of Jesse w. Bailey, decd, all persons
indebted to the same are notified To come
forward and max payment and those hav-
ing claims against said estate will file them
with me, properly authenticated, within
the time required by law, or they will be
barred. II. q. MERRITT,
Admir-. OF Jesse w. Bailey, decd.
July Is, l8S5.-4w
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

Is the story of Russians advancing
ON Herat hoax to eounteract the
Pail Mall Gazettes revelations?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

1T is peculiar fact that although
Tennessee has next to the most litter
ate population of any state in the I'm
ion, it comes 9th among the IA states
that have over 100000 invested in
colleges and schools of high grade.
Virginia and Tennessee are the only
Southern states found in this list. 1t
stands as follows. New York, 1885,
1853; Pennsylvania, $4,33S,O99; Ohio,
$3869,234; Missouri, S2,794,O00; Hi
nois, $2,5O1 900; Massachusetts, $2,26l.-
OF; California, 900; Virginia,
81 $4,000; Tennessee, 81 ,56S, 749; Con-
necticut, 81, 10000; Michigan, 81 $780,
954: Iowa, $l,37SOO0; Rhode Island,
81 100000; District of Columbia, ST.
100000 and Indiana, $l,120,O00. The
State having the lowest is Delaware,
which has but $4,000 invested in
schools of high grade.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18
Frank leslie's sunday Magazlne


For August is bright and spark
ling Summer number. The leading
article is american Missionaries in
Mexico" anent whom some hard
things are put down. If the writer,
Emily Pierce, is sure of her facts, it
is not IA creditable record. Another
of the series of Christ's Parables, and
two more of the Slcred Musicians,
appear in this number. @The First
Missions in California" with its illus
trations, is very interesting article;
and "From Canterbury to Dover" by
G. A. Davis, a delightful bit of de-
scription. DIR. Talmage's sermon is
on "Left-handed Men" There are
three pages of music devoted to a set
ting of the TIE Deum, by ID. e. Hervey.
A readable article on Lowell is accom-
panied with his portrait and cOpious
extracts from his poems. There is
also an article on John Ruskin, with
portrait. The %Glances at Bible His
8
tory" is devoted to King Solomon, and
brings the subject to the end of his
reign. The eccentric Georgia evan
gelist, the Rev. Sam Jones, is given
portrait and biographical sketch; and
there are also portraits of Dean Smith,
of Canterbury, and Bishop Ellicott
both of the Bible Revision Compan-
les. The two serial stories-"Love'
Harvest" by B. L. Farjeon, and what
She Made of Her Life" by Lydia
Hoyt Farmer-are continued, and the
shorter articles are abundant and at
tractive. Published by Mrs. Frank
Leslie, So, S. and 81 Park Place, New
York City, at % cents number, or
81 so year.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18
EYES OF FIRE.

"Oh, might kiss those eyes of fire.
Ten Thousand scarce would quench desire:
Still would steep my eyes in bliss,
And dwell an age ON every kiss"
That young dude needs something for
his blood he is utterly too fresh. b. b. B.,
is the Dest thing for him, because one bottle
will cure him. But that dude is not all
alone in his terrestrial glory-not by a jug
full" Many others are considerably "rat-
tied" Just now about that blood poison bus
mess. but b, b. b. will cure for the least
money and in the shortest time. The boom
is coming. Purify, Purify.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18

"oh, JOSIE" said little gleeful Maud, "we
are going to have some honey made al our
house" allow do You know ?" asked josie.
because mamma sent the servant after
three BIS. and don't know w'tat bees are
good for only to maze honey"
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. will mai l
any one II most wonderful bn,k FREE.
For sale ,.y Owen & Moore, c!rksville
Tenn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-07-18
THE HOUSE OF
CORN ELIUS.

Having moved my business from New
Providence to GAINESVILLE, have located I'm
the Current house, head of Pubic Square,
nearly opposite the Post Office, where we
are prepared to do all kinds of Tin and Sheet
Iron Work, Roofing, Guttering and Repair
ing on short notice, and ON reasonable
terms. We hope to receive n share OF the
public patronage. and guarantee all work.
Inviting all my friends to see me, l am,
Respectfully, !.
CORNELIUS MEXICAN,