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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

The news from Europe is more pa
cItic than ut any time since the En-
glish first accused the Russians Of
trespassing on Afghan territory. The
dispute is to be arbitrated and tenn
porary peace will prlbably be the re-
suit.
Russia's first intention was undoubt-
eddy to seize Herat, annex Afghanistan
to her Asiatic possessions and obtain
by this means an outlet the the Arab
an Sea. This would have placed her
in position to menace India and
make further and more important
conquests.
The movement WAS predicated on
the idea that England WAS so entan-
gled in the Soudan affair as not to be
able to offer effective resistance to the
Russian advance. The fallacy of this
idea has been shown and the Car has
concluded to rest on the advantage al
ready gained.
II England yields Penjdeh, Russia
has made an important step towards
the accomplishment of her ultimate
design.
We regard a conflict, and probably
several conflicts, between these two
powers on this question as irrepressi-
BILE. If peace is patched up, it can not
be permanent
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09
THE KICKERS.

President Cleveland's straight-for-
ward course, (it would be Il misnOmer
to call it his policy9 is meeting with
opposition from various quarters, but
we believe, as he says, they will all
have to come to it," He is not only
acting conscientiously but with good
sense and has an unyielding will to
uphold his actions.
The New York World has a secret
grievance and demonstrates it by pre-
tended dissatisfaction with certain dip
lomatic appointments.
The Mugwumps of Maine and Mas
sachusetts are mad because copper
heads" have been appointed to offices
in those States.
Senator Eustis, of louisiana, is rails
ing Cain because the rascals are not
being turned out as speedily as he
might desire.
Johnny Mclean has begun to have
his correspondents to the Cincinnati
Enquirer tell lies on the President
because the Ohio machine was set
down on.
1t is feared that if the Tennessee
machine is not allowed to dictate the
appointments in this State, some of its
distinguished leaders will also join the
kickers.
They each have separate griev-
ance and form no united opposition.
The President is in the right, and
whether willingly or not, they will all
be bound to acknowledge it in the end.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

\ Col. X b. Stahlman, Col. Colcamp
and Generals Culp and Lee, officials Of
the l.. & ". II. r., spent several hours
in Brownsville Tuesday They came
on special train, and the object of
their trip WAS to meet the patrons of
the road and people generally and
discuss questions OF mutual interest as
connected with freight rates, etc. They
were cordially welcomed by our citi-
zens, who were gratIlied at the DISPOSE
ton OF the officials to deal fairly and
squarely in all matters touching the
public welfare. II there were anv ex-
listing grievances, these gentlemen de-
clare the road ready and willing to
correct and remedy the same, and in
fact do all in their power to continue
TO develop and cultivate friendly and
harmonious relations WITH all who deal
with the road. There is no reason for
hostility between the railroads and the
people, and we are gladio see better
feeling in this regard in Tennessee.
The same gentlemen were in Clarks-
vile ON the same errand. 1t was very
mete and proper in them so to do and
we commend their action.
The railroads are very far from be-
ing immaculate, and by unjust action
in some instances have given ground
for the demagogues and machine poll
ticians to stir up prejudice against
them, and made possible the radical
legislation with which the State has
been troubled and which has threaten
ed them so much injury.
Now, that the people at the ballot
box, and through their representatives
in the Legislature, have expressed their
determination TO trust the roads, it is
certainly the duty of the roads to deal
fairly with the people.
We regard this movement as an ev-
idence that the roads appreciate the
good will that has been shown them
by the Tennessee public and we are
glad to see it.
All important railroads passing
through Tennessee are restricted to
certain rates by their charters and dis
ordinations are provided against bya
very positive statute. An expensive
and unconstitutional commission was,
therefore, altogether an unnecessary
and improper thing, and the law crea-
ting it has been justly repealed
But in the management of big con-
Germs like railroads abuses are almost
certain to arise, and it is the duty of
their officials to look after and cor
rect them.
We regard the visit of Messrs. Stahl-
man, Colcamp and others. to various
places along the line OF the L. & N.
railroad, and the purpose they express
ed in making the visit, as an acknowl-
edgement that the road has sometimes
erred in its dealings with the public
and as the acknowledgement is accom-
panied with an expressed desire to
correct these errors, it shows COM
mendable spirit and should be accept
ed i'll good faith by the public.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

THE attacks of the Cincinnati En-
quirer on President Cleveland can
have no other effect than to strength
en- his administration with the respect
able Democracy of the country. Such
a course from the organ of Johnny
Mclean was expected when Pendle-
ton was given the German mission.
The Enquirer has established large
circulation among a certain class OF
readers by pandering to the prurient
in a daily record OF crimes and scan
dals. 1t has the power to injure by its
underhand, knitting methods, in Ohio,
but beyond the borders of that State
its political influence is Il minimum.
In fact, so boldly does it profess its
faith in doodle" us an agent in the at
tainment of political ends, and so
thoroughly are its corrupt practices
understood, that its support, outside OF
Ohio, is more to be Stunned than
courted. Suspicion would unavoida-
bly, attach to the administration that
would meet the Enquirers unqualified
endorsement
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

BROTHER TALMAGE said in his last
Sundays sermon, Those amusements
are wrong which lead you into an ex-
penditure of money beyond your
means" Is that sound proposition :?
To our mind prodigality is the sin in
such cases, and not necessarily the
amusement INDUCED In. We once
knew man to give 500 TO fund for
the erection of a new church when it
was notorious fact that he owed hon
est debts he couldn't pay and his fam
ily were in want Brother Talmage
would doubtless agree with us that
sheer extravaganza WAS the thing to
be condemned in this instance and not
the building OF new church which
led to it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09
THE TENNESSEE BOND CASES.

We publish elsewhere synopsis of
the decision of the United States Su-
preme Court in the suit OF the Tonnes
see bondholders against the railroads.
The court decides that the State
alone is liable for the bonds and that
the railroads removed the lien, origi-
nally retained on them. in the dis
charge OF their liability to the State.
The decision will not effect the 500
settlement. II leaves the bondholders
with no other resource but the State,
which can in no way be compelled to
pay more than it pleases, and the fund
ing probably, on that account viii be
more rapid than it was while the bond
holders had lingering hope of max
ing their money out of the roads.
No one is surprised at the decis-
ion; nothing else could have
been nationally expected. The suit
was simply a desperate effort of the
bond-holders to get Ill OF their money,
and was predicated on the theory
advocated by the Savage Wilson dem
agogues.
While large numbers OF people in
the State, anxious to be relieved OF a
burden, too willingly put faith in this
theory, no person who gave it the prop
or thought and reflection could have
received it. The 80 3 bill itself WAS
enacted in contradiction to the theory;
if the railroads were liable Tor the
debt, the State, of course, should not
have agreed to pay a portion OF it.
The CHRONICLE. and its present ed
itor, when ON another paper, always
contended for the position ON this
question which the Supreme Court
has sustained.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

THE Nashville Banner seems to be
spokesman for the Republicans in
their complaint against the registra-
ton bill. Will it please state whether
or not they will accept such law on
this subject as that recently pressed and
passed by their party in Ohio? If so,
there may he an easy solution to the
difficulty with which the State is at
present embarrassed. The Ohio law
differs from that which created the
row in the Tennessee Legislature only
in unimportant details, and would no
doubt be acceptable to the Democrats
of this State.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

THE Impotence OF Senator Eustice
with the administration can be to some
extent excused because he comes from
an extreme Southern State. The Fed
eral office-holders in these States are
virtually aliens in their relations to
the people on whom they are quarter
ed. They are the remnant of the car
pet-baggers who were provided
with Government appointments when
the State offices passed into the hands
of the Democrats, otherwise, the in
telligent and property holding class.
They are all rascals of the worst type
and ought to be turned out speedily.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09
A Trip to Palmyra.
To the Chronicle:

To the Chronicle:
Three of Clarksvilles' representative
men, Mike s., Ed. L., and Bill S., and
their families made Palmyra flying
visit last Sunday and were handsomely
entertained by DIR. Eldridge and his
pleasant family. When we arrived
the Dr., and all the male portion OF his
family were outin an old field fighting
fire. Bob and Will Eldridge had
gone out and set an old broom sage
field on fire, to run rabbits and scare
off the snakes, knowing we wanted
rabbit foot and had no love for snakes
and the fire got too big a start for the
boys so the DR., had to put all his force
in operation to keep from burning all
his fence. As it was, he lost rs or 100
pannels.
After the fire excitement was over
the Dr., returned to the house and
pretty soon dinner was announced and
we all enjoyed just such a one that but
few can equal, and none can surpass,
that our kind hostess Mrs F., gave us
that day. Although Our friend Ed. L.,
threw himself back in his chair before
he was half through eating, to put on
town airs and had his plate changed,
and came home very hungry that
evening.
After dinner we took stroll around
the Drs., we'll arranged premises, look
ing at his nice grass lots, his stock. his
water telegraph, and last hut not least,
his extensive water mill. 1t is situa-
ted Just below his house, on Deasons
creek and has capacity of grinding,
we'll it can grind, and can grind corn
at that. The DR., was very anxious to
show us how it could grind, but unfor-
the night before, a musk-rat
had gotten into his mill-pond and
llnawed hole in his dam and let all
the water out, so we had TO come off
with simply an explanation how it
could grind. The Dr., is an aecommo-
dating man and took good deal OF
pains of showing and explaining and
about that mill. He SO
July convinced Ed. L., of the success
md value of such mill, that he and
Burrell Owen talked seriously OF put
ing up large steam mill in Palmyra,
md would have gone right into it if
Ed. Peacher hadn't said he did not
hink the surrounding country would
'aise grain enough to support two
UGH mills as the one they wanted To
,uild and DIR. Eldredge's.
After spending pleasant day with
he Dr., and his interesting family we
walked down in Palmyra an hour or
wo before train time and had pleas
mt chat with Tom Williams, BurreIl
oven, Ed. Peacher, Tom Laird and
everal others whose company We en-
Dyed very much. always enjoy a
isit TO old Pal. it makes me feel
Ike, old times. Yours Truly,
WASH ELBY.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

THE following is from the circular
of Sawyer, Wallace & Co, of New York
of the first inst: "The Western break
markets were very active throughout
the month, with gradual advance, IN
prices, particularly for the common
and medium grades. The weather
generally has been cold and unfavor-
able for handling the crop, and re-
ceipts have consequently been moder-
ate. In some sections we hear that
good deal still remains unstripped. A
long and good season resulting in large
offerings, may tend to lower prices
somewhat but much will depend
upon the prospects for uother CROP"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

After the adoption of the above re-
ports, Rev. DIR. Robert Price delivered
an address on the work of the differ
ef1t Bible societies from their organi-
cation 10 the present time. Short adj
dresses were also made by Mr. B. w.
Macrae and the President of the So
ciety. An election. of officers to serve
for the ensuing year resulted as fol-
lows: Hon. ID. N. Kennedy, Presi-
dent. Pastors OF the eyangelic churches
in the city, Vice Presidents; Polk G.
johnson, Treasurer; r. E. McCulloch,
Secretary; Pitman & Lewis, DEPOSIT
tarIesI.
Executive committee: p. w.
Maciae, III. G. Merritt, f. F. Fox, g.
N. Byers, M. A. Stratton, and Col w.
F. Young.
Capt 7. III. Smith was made a life
member of the auxiliary society by
the contributions of ladies of the
Christian church and Rev. Mr. Donald
son was made life member OF the
Parent Society by the contributions of
friends A collection was raised
to something less than one
hundred dollars, after which the meet
ing adjourned, to meet again the first
Sunday night in May 1886.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09
Tennessee Press Association.

The next annual meeting of the Ten
nessee Press Association will be held
in Nashville on Wednesday, May 10th !.
After the adjournment an excursion
will be made to the exposition at New
Orleans. Members wishing to par
ticipate in the excursion will notify
the secretary, DR.. r. L. G. White, Leba
non, without delay. The business
meeting will take place during the day
and the public exercises at night, DUR
ing which Mr.. Bell will deliver his ad-
dress. The executive committee will
make an effort to secure good music
for the occasion.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09
EVERYTHING is reported on a boom

EVERYTHING is reported on a boom
in Dickson county. Harris & McCul-
lom, agents of Chicago syndicate, are
buying up large tracts of land and pro-
pose bringing colonies to settle on the
same, DIR. w. L. Moody, at Gillem's
Station, which is just north of Dickson
Station, sold about 1000 acres of land
yesterday for $1,000, but as some of it
was improved and there were some
buildings on it, the price paid him
was considered small. The same par
ties bought some 10000 acres of land
in Humphreys, Stewart and Houston
counties a short time since, and wild
lands in those counties have been on
the boom ever since. The agents OF
the syndicate are buying all the wild
lands they can get in Dickson, and
when they find large body of it, they
take it at the owners own price rather
than lose it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

Henry Watterson has been to see
the President and Is full of gush over
the excellence of the administration.
This is little surprising, considering
that the President set down on the
Kentucky machine, of which Henry
was, TO some extent, supposed to be
the crank. Those who remember how
Henry gushed over the tariff plank in
the Ohio platform and afterwards
abused it, hope that he will be more
faithful in his support of the admins
tratiOn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

THE newspapers are calling on the
youth of the country to mark the life
of the late Commodore Garrison and
profit by his example. The average
young man is just about as capable of
doing like Garrison did as he is of as
Stunning the hawk-bill nose and keen
expression of eye that characterized
the old commodore.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

THE GAINESVILLE Chronicle says Col.
Colyar has completely done up the
American on the tariff issue. Did you
expect staid and respectable organ of
the simon pure to come out first in a
conflict with buzz saw ?-AUdldnche.
The result was perfectly natural, but
then it was awful funny, because the
American, you know, ignores the Col
onel.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

"THE Hopkinsville Artificial Ice
Company" is the name of an organiza-
ton in our ncighboring town across
the Kentucky line. The company
may be artificial for all we know, but
we are willing TO wager something
that the ice produced at its factory is
As natural as any frozen water ever
seen
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09
A BARBECUE
Excursion and Tobacco Sale TO be given the
Planters .kleHg the. lima OF the @I.-se=


Planters sAleHg the lima OF the E.-uaz,
A. and T. X. R.
The Clarksville merchants and busi-
ness men generally, associated with
the Tobacco Board Of Trade, have de-
termined to get up n first elass enter
tainsnent for the people Living along
the line OF the !. A. Il T. r. r., now
completed and along the route as sur
veyed through the counties of Chris
tan, Trigg and Caldwell.
The entertainment proposed will be
CRANE barbecue dinner, to be served
in the yard Of the Tobacco Exchange
with a lunch for the ladics In the hall
OF the building. II will come Off on
the 9TH Of June. All parties attend
ing, will be brought IN and carried
back over the road free Of charge.
On the same day there will bo to-
bacco sale exclusively OF tobacco
brought in over the T. A. and r. road.
A number OF buyers will be present
and IL is expected that fancy prices
will be realized.
Messrs. J. J. Crusman, Mike Clark
Thomas Herndon, A. Howell and a
number of the leading business men
and tobacconists of the city, are prom
inent in the undertaking and will
make it a success, something that will
do credit to the city.
Committees have been appointed TO
work up each feature Of the entertain
ment and it is hoped that everybody
in GAINESVILLE and our country friends
throughout the county, who take nm
interest in the city's prosperity, will
bestir themselves to add something TO
| its success.
! 1t is going to be big time, a red
letter day in the historyof GAINESVILLE.
A first class band Of music will be Sc
curedand nothing neglected that can
add to the enjoyment and festivities OF
the occasion. tits hoped that every
body between Clarksville and Prince
ton along the line Of the new road viii
bezhere and send their tobacco.
mother meeting OF the committees
viii be held at the Exchange building
next Friday night. fsasah
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

Our market Tor April, though Oc-
casionally irregular, was generally
very strong. with an upward tendency
throughout until the close, when it
ruled shade easier for both Leaf and
Lugs of Reggie styles, but prices yet
for all grades, except the commonest
Lugs, are materially higher than at the
beginning of the month, and being
quite satisfactory in the man to both
planters and country dealers they are
rushing their tobaccos ON the market
as. fast as possible, consequently the
breaks show much improvement in
qualitysas some of the finest crops are
now being sold. a.
The weather for the most part has
been dry and cool, with only a few
warm, seasonable days occurring suit
able for handling. We had good
rain last night. but from appearances
this morning | presume it will make
only light season.
Plants, though backward, are plenty
full and doing well, especially those
protected by canvas, and with suitable
seasons at the proper time we may
again expect ailarge planting.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09
Washington, May 4th, 1885.
Citizens Building and Loan Association.

Citizens Building and Loan Association.
The annual meeting of stockholders
of this association was held at the
office of Polk g. Johnson, Esq, on
Monday night last, and the following
named gentlemen were unanimously
reelected as directors b. w. Macrae
A. Howell, P. G. Johnson, HI. III. Lur-
ton and J. j. Crusman. The new
Board held a meeting Immediately af-
ter the adjournment of the stockhol-
ders meeting, and elected the follow
ing officers: B. w. Macrae, president !;
w. S. Poindexter, treasurer; r. E. Nc
Culloch, secretary; Hon. II. HI. Lur-
ton, attorney. The following is state
ment of the Association as read by the
Secretary.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09
Clarksville Bible Society.

The anniversary meeting Of the
Clarksville Bible Society was held at
the Christian church on Sunday night
last. The church was filled to Its ut
most capacity and many turned away
b cause seats could not be Obtained.
The meeting was opened by the read
ing OF scripture lesson, and prayer
hv the Rev. 7. L. Moody after which
the minutes of the last annual meeting
were read and approved Reports
from the Treasurer and Depositaries
were read rs follows.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09
Tnhaccn Renncf.

Mr.. B. X. Gold. of this city, has is
sued his tobacco report, dated the LIST
inst. 1t contains the following figures
referring to receipts, sales, shipments,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

Editor Vertrees marks his ponder
Gus productions in the American, a,
b, c and q, like exhibits to bill IN
chancery.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09
Non-Resident Notice.
In County Court at Clarksville-s State OF
Tennessee.
q. Clerks ONCE May l. IS85

J. 4. johnson compl't VS.. H. s. Kellogg ct
ais. defendants,
1t appearing from petition for partition
filed in this cause, that the Defendants,
Leonard Cook and Alma Cook are non res
idents of the State of Tennessee
It Is therefore ordered that they enter
their appearance, herein, before or within
the first three days of the next term OF The
County Court, to be held at GAINESVILLE,
on the first Monday in June next, 1885,
and plead, answer or demur to COMPLAIN
ants Bill, or the same will be taken for
confessed as to them and set for hearing ex
parte and that copy of this order be pub
ltshed for four consecutive weeks in the
GAINESVILLE CHRONICLE.
r. d. MOSELEY, Clerk.
May 2, 1SS5.-4w
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

Sir Peter Lumsden, the English
general commanding in Afghanistan
has been ordered to return to London.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

Although winter, that hoary old
monarch, with his crown of snow, and
his sceptre gemmed with icicles, eff
fects man kind with such evils as
coughs, and colds, happily they can be
cured by Coussens Honey of Tar, a
most excellent remedy for diseases OF
the throat and lungs, bronchitis, Group
and Hoarseness. For sale by Owen d
Moore and w. s. Barbeee & Co.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

WE copy the following death notice
from the last number of the Somer-
vile Reporter:
In Nashville, Tenn, on the oath
inst, of d;ptheria. William a, young
est child OF Hon. w. A. Milliken,
aged five years. His remains were
brought TO Somerville and inferred in
the town cemetery Sunday evening.
Burial service was conducted by Rev.
F. A. Juny.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-09

A young gentleman wishes to know
which is proper to say on leaving a
Young lady friend after late call
goodnight or good-evening. Never
tell lie, young man. Say good-morn-
ing.