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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
A KISS BY MOONLIGHT.

From time immemorial, no one will pre-
tend to deny the fact that kisses have been
held in high repute by both sexes-whether
active or passive. 1t has been decided that
LEGAL KISS implies ACTION on both
parties; when a lady simply consents to be
kissed without seton of her lips, 1t consti-
tutes only a PASSIVE kiss--a sweet de-
prived of its nectar.
Snugly ensconced within a moss-embow-
cred and vine-clad verandah, and almost
hid from view amid sweet-scented honey
suckles, was seated a fair Atlanta nymph
whose beautiful dark eyes, alabaster COM
plexion and voluptuous contour seemed to
DAZE the young gent by her side, who ever
and anon, while circumnavigating her slen-
der waist, gave her BUSS and then a RE-
BUSS to the amazemento fa pedestrian who
happened TO be passing that beautiful moon
light night At that moment the lover was
heard to ask "My dear darling Sarah Jane,
you are becoming more beautiful every day
your eyes sparkle with more brilliancy, your
once pale cheeks have been painted by the
roseate hues of nature and you seem to have
entirely regained your health. VIII you
tell me the cause of the change ?"
81 have simply used that wonderfully eff
fective blood remedy known as B. B. b."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

THE following telegraphic cores
pondence passed between Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee and Gen. Hancock:
Governors Island, N. Y, August g.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Alexandria, Va.
Would it be agreeable to you to be
appointed as aid on the occasion OF
the ceremonies in connection with the
obsequies OF Gen. Grant II it would,
you will be so announced. Please re-
ply by telegraph.
w. S. HANCOCK, Major General.
Alexandria, Va, August l
Gen. w. 8. Hancock, Mt. McGregor, N. Y. I
Your telegram received. I accept
the position, because by so doing can
testify my respect for the memory of
a great soldier and thus return as far
as can the generous feeling he has
expressed towards the soldiers of the
south. FITzHUGH LEE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
A rRIcK Of the tvnes last week mn,

A TRICK of the types last week made
us speak OF Brother Russ Shelbyville
Commercial as ultra Republican,
when We meant 10 say ultra republic
tom. Brother Russ has been a news
paper man long enough to know how
the intelligent compositor can ever
lastingly ruin the able editor with one
pull at the type boxes, and will excuse
the error. We spoke of Brother Russ
as repudiator in no opprobious sense.
He glories in the1act that he has al
ways openly advocated the total repu-
diation OF what he calls ~the railroad
debt" and objects to the sos settle
ment because it only wiped out half OF
that debt
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

The Americans latest dido: /. e. its
proposition to create civil rights
railroad commission, has raised regu-
lar howl from the State press. Some
Of those papers that formerly followed
the American, are loudest Ia their de-
nunciations OF the scheme and others
maintain an omnibus silence.
We give some extracts OF this nature
on the first page Of this paper and
herein present a few more. We
haven't space for all we found:
The dirtiest, meanest, littlest thing
that once respectable newspaper has
ever did ia now being done by the
American Il is now trying to induce
the negroes to favor railroad COM
mission, because the commission
would have seen that yoer rights we're
maintained. Chester Citizen.
Every thinking Democrat must de-
plore the fact that the American has
thrust the race question upon the
party and people of this State. 1t is a
question that is boundIess and unfath-
enable; no man can see or appreciate
the end to which it would attain il
given scope Gibson County Herald.
Independents may be either fools.
rascals, or selfish idlers. but they do
not favor negro social equality. The
late unlamented Nashville World died
of too much railroad commission
humbuggery, and the machine organ
that put on its mantle seems to court
the same fate ON the foolishness.--
Wave1y Tines-Jour1sal.
The Nashville American, the leading
Democntic paper in the state goes
further than any Republican ever has,
or any colored person ever asks, and
demands social equality on trains and
in hotels for the negro. 1t is wanting
votes badly Cleveland Herald.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

TIVE following is taken from the
circular of Sawyer, Wallace and Co.,
of New York of the LIST inst:
The Western markets continue
active and firm. In some sections the
growing crpp is reported As suffering
from drouth, and on this point we take
tho liberty of quoting from the Loais-
vile Courier journal, which, under
date Of 9th ultimn, says: The com
ditiOn and outlook OF the crop are be-
coming less satisfactory under the in
auence of intensely hot weather.
There have been local showers here
and there, but the dryness of the air
and earth is exciting apprehension.
In the Eastern districts, as heretofore,
it is most pronounced, but there is
also considerable anxiety in some
portions of the State west and south
of Louisville. There are probably no
injuries which suitable weather con-
ditions could not remove, but 1T is
important that an early change should
come. Corn in some sections is dam
aged irretrievably."
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

THE Memphis Avalanche intimates
that Gov. Bate is not Mr.. Vertrees'
candidate for the Senate, and there
fore the utmost harmony does not ex-
list between these distinguished Ten
nessee statesmen. Vertrees denies
that he is himself candidate, and the
Avalanche thinks he will look after the
interest of ex-Gov. Marks. There are
several other Richmonds in the field,
and the contest is likely to be lively.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
THE ALLAN IA CONSTITUTION

In long article relating to the B. B. B., OF
that city, says:
The Blood Balm Company started one
year ago with $1,000, but to-day the business
cannot be bought for S50,000i
The demand and the satisfaction given is
said to be without parallel, as its action is
pronounced wonderful.
We are glad to announce that our drug
gists have already secured a supply, and we
hope our readers Will supply themselves at
once.
1t Is said to be the only speedy and perma
nent blood poison remedy offered, giving en-
tire satisfaction In all cases, before one bot
tie has been used. For Blood Diseases, Kid
ney Troubles, Scrofula, Catarrh, Old Ulcers,
and Skin Diseases, try one bottle IL. B. b.
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ca, will mall
free of cost, book filled with information
about the blood, the Kidneys, Scrofula, etc.
For sale by owen and Moore, GAINESVILLE,
Tenn.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
THE NEGRO QUESTION.

This il q question that demands to
be met fairly and squarely. Dema-
gogy can't deal with it without dis
turbing the peaceful relation Of the
races, and it ought always to be kept
out OF politics.
The Nashville American has brought
it into Tennessee politics by demand
ing commission that will compel the
railroads to give the negro equal
privileges with the white man on
their trains.
This is only going half way. If the
American il sincere in its professed
friendship for the negro, and Its deter
mination to see him admitted to all
the privileges the white man enjoys, it
must demand his admission to hotels
and theatres, to maintain any kind Of
consistency.
Thus the civil rights law which the
National Supreme Court, composed of
Republican Judges, has declared I'M
constitutional, and which was thought
to be thereby settled, has been revived
as local issue in Tennessee.
The question has been raised and,
As we said at the outset, it must be
fairly and squarely met The best
people of both races, who want no dis
turbance between the whites and
blacks, must say to the demagogues
and overly ambitious negroes, we want
none OF this.
Race prejudice is a very deeply root
ed prejudice, it can't be dealt with by
any ordinary reasoning. The effort to
force negro equality on the South by
legislative enactments will prove as
futile as was the endeavor of the Brit
ish government to force Professionalism
ON Ireland.
When the negro attempts to cross
the line o. social demarkation between
himself and the whites, he arouses a
demon that will work his ruin. But
so far as we can observe, the negro is
not obtusive in this particular. He
has appeared satisfied with the equali-
ty before the law which is accorded
him and the attempts to push him in
to the social world OF the white man
have come, first from the fanatics of
the North, and now from the dema-
gOgues of the South.
We feel the greatest friendship for
the negro. We are anxious to see him
educated and elevated in all the duties
of citizenship, but we consider it best
for his interest, and that of the coun-
try in general, that such questions as
that the American is raising, be left
for time to solve.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

Taking into consideration the large
crop Of last year and the planting OF
fully as large and perhaps a larger one
in this district this year, our market
for July was much better sustained
than it was reasonable to expect, for
outside of occasional irregularities at
short intervals resulting in slightly
easier prices, it has been quite stub
born and hard to yield to sudden or
fixed decline, therefore in revising
quotations for the first of the month !
find there are but few slight conces-
sions to make at present, these pertain
mostly to common and medium Tugs,
and the lower grades of Reggie leaf
whilst the depression in other sorts,
especially good and fine substantial
grades (of both leaf and lugs) ON ac-
count of their scarcity is SO slight that
it is hardly preceptible.
Late receipts continue very disap-
pointing as they show very poor and
coarse rough, nondescript quality, for
it was hoped that they would possess
at least a fair proportion of good and
fine, smooth, substantial tobaecos,
which, however is not the case, for the
breaks seem to become poorer and
poorer from week to week as the sea-
son advances. In regard to the grow
ing crop, reports from some sections
are very favorable, while from others
they are quite the reverse. For the
past two weeks the weather has been
excessively hot with only occasional
partial showers, consequently a good
general rain is now badly needed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

WHEN the Democrat yielded the
long and the short haul idea in the
railroad commission question and
argued that the railroads had perfect
right to charge more for carrying
goods from Erin to Memphis than
from GAINESVILLE to Memphis, it
seemed to us that it had yielded the
whole thing and we couldn't think
what further excuse it could devise
for taxing the State with a useless
commission. The truth has only re-
Gently come to light The commiss-
ion is wanted to force the railroads to
give the negroes equal privileges with
the white man on their trains.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

THE Democrat calls the Courier
Journal "an influential Democratic
paper" but insists that the CHRONICLE
is an Independent" entitled to no
place in the Democratic fold. Yet
the CT. occupies exactly the same re-
lation to Tennessee politics that the
CHRONICLE does. 1t advocated the
scratching of the railroad commission
ers just as we did. Why is this thus
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

THE Virginia Democrats declared
themselves in favor of repeal of the
internal revenue laws. The tax
should certainly be taken off OF to-
bacco. We agree with them that far
but whisky must be made to contrib
ute to the support of the government
The present mode of collecting the
liquor tax could be profitably amend
ed, but the tax shoald not be abol-
ished
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

II would be queer if those Tennes-
see papers and politicians which have
so long labeled themselves the only
true Democrats, should go over, body
and soul, to the Republicans, but they
are certainly drifting that way. They
are out of accord with the Admins
tration and their civil rights railroad
commission project is certainly Re-
publican doctrine.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

Mr.. L ID. West OF this county con-
tributes to this weeks CHRONICLE a
very interesting article on Aaron
Burr. He displays a very minute
acquaintance with the life and times
of that prominent character in Amer
lean history. The article to which
Mr.. West refers, was selected as a well
written piece OF miscellany, likely to
prove interesting to the general reader.
1t was evidentally gotten up with
more regard to sensation than historic
truth and we are glad that Mr..
West has SO skilfully punctured its
errors.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

THE artful dodger of the Democrat
don't propose to tell all about the
editorshipand ownership of that paper.
He just wabbles on the gudgeon, like,
and while pretending to tell whole
heap, don't really tell anything. Well,
we don't insist All we asked was that
the Democrat pull the mote out OF its
own eye before it attempted to pluck
out the beam that it supposed to be
bothering the optics of its brother.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

WILL the organs, the truly good,
orthodox, Democratic organs - the
Nashville American and the Clarks-
vile Democrat, for instance-urge the
endorsement of President CIevelandis
civil service reform policy by the next
Democratic convention in this State.
The CHRONICLE intends to take such
a position and would like to have the
organs Join it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

THE objection to Ed Shaw is to his
character, and not to his color. The
Avalanche has named a negro resi-
dent of Memphis whose appointment
to the place Shaw wants, would be ac-
ceptable. Hillsman and Josiah Pat
terson are about the only white men
in Memphis who want "the saddle col
ored agrarian" appointed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

Mr.. JOHN J. LITTLEToN finds it nee.
essary in order to maintain his new
found political principles to abuse
JEFF Davis. Will he please inform us
why JEFF is any more to be reviled for
the part he took in the late war than
is Malone or Longstreet?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

State elections will be held this year
as follows: Connecticut, Nov. 4; Iowa,
Nov. 8; Minnesota, Nov 8; New York
and New Jersey, Nov 8; Ohio, Oct. IL;
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, Nov
3; Virginia, Nov. 2.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

THE other day the Virginia Demo
Gratis assembled in convention and
nominated Gen. Fitzhugh Lee for
Governor. They then proceeded to
adopt platform in which they de.
manded the repeal of the Internal
Revenue laws. The Virginia Demo
Gratis didn't know this was contrary to
the opinions Of the Nashville Ameri-
can, but ignorance is no excuse, and
they are therefore Democrats no long
er, but Independents"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

WHEN Mr.. John J. Vertrees sup
ported Andrew Johnson, the Independ-
e1t candidate for Congressman from
the State at large against B. f. Cheat
ham, the Democratic nominee, was he
fool, rascal, or selfish idler?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

THE National Review has captured
BeasIey for the Republican party and
is now throwing its seductive wiles
around the ghost of the late John
Savage. If the old citizens corpse
can be galvanized into a real live
Republican won't it be fun I?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

THE CHRONICLE would be glad to
see large numbers o. negroes join the
Democratic party. That would break up
the color line and is a consummation
devoutly to be wished. But the Dem
ocratic party cannot make promises of
social equality in order to gain negro
,,,,sas
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

SOME time ago the American asked
the National Review which it would
most hurt the feelings of the Republi-
can party to lose, its principles or Its
negroes? The American was evident
ly then in a dilemma it has since
avoided by deciding to steal both. Its
advocacy of civil rights railroad
commission is the result of the de-
cisInn
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment is a
safe and effectual remedy for Piles or
Hemorrhoids which is much dread
ed diseases; hence the value of this
never-faihng remedy, Buckeye Pile
Ointment cannot be estimated. For
sale by Owen & Moore and w. s. Bar
bee and Co.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

THE Tennessee public feels an ach-
ing void that can only be filed by an
address from DIR. r. L. c. White, of
Lebanon, delivered at Monteagle, and
published in full in the Nashville pa
pers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

The Democrat says, "All of our edi-
torials are either written by Mr.. Gill
mer M. Bell or some of the editorial
staff" 1t seems to be kind OF kanga-
roo concern. @The staff" is so much
bigger than the principle.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

The Virginia Democratic conven-
ton endorsed the Blair Educational
Bill. Another ground on which to
doubt their true Democracy according
to the American standard.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

JOHN s. WISE can't very successful
fully reproach Fitzhugh Lee with be-
ing an f. F..V. when they meet on
the hustings. John is himself the son
of his father.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
Saturday, August %. 1885.

the following described lots of land in the
City OF GAINESVILLE, District No. IL, Mont
gomery county, Tenn, four lots, on the West
Side OF Second Cross street, between Frank
lin and Commerce streets each fronting on
Second Cross street 2s feet and four inches,
and running back 3l412 feet, known as tn
Central Hotel lot. Also two lots adjoining
l76 feet.
Ais one unImproved lot lying in South
GAINESVILLE, bounded on the north by the
Paradise road. south by an alley, east by
the Well property, and west by the prop
erty of John +. House. A plat OF the lots
can be seen at my Office.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third cash, bal
ance In one and two years, notes of equal
amounts bearing interest from date, and lien
retained on the property for the deferred pay
ments. r. ID MOSEI,EY
July IS, lSS5-tds. Q. g. Clerk.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
SAILORS REST, Tennessee.

THERE is no fact more patent than
that the Republicans of Tennessee
hope for the triumph of the machine
in the next Democratic convention.
Why is 1t so
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

We take the following from the
Humphreys County News of last
week:
A private note from Charles Head
Esq, of Gallatin, announces that he
will be in the race for Chancellor at
the next general election. Humphreys
county was by the re-distrIcting bill
detached from Judge Nixons division
and added to Judge Seay's, embracing
Montgomery, Sumner and other coun-
ties.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

Coz. Tom NEAL says in his State
Gazette:
The people of Tennessee, in all
their constitutions, have carefully sep
arated judicial and county from politi-
cal elections. The Democratic party
has recognized the wisdom of the sep
aration and made its judicial nominal
tons in separate conventions. The
American is stickler for party usage
and yet it will violate principle and
precedent to carry its end.
The American is stickler for party
useage only SO far as that useage may
serve the machine. 1t has shown the
cloven foot in this matter.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

The Central Agricultural and Me-
chanical fair will be held at Union
City, Oct. to 10, inclusive. DIR. w. G,
McCampbell is Secretary, at Union
City.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

If DR.. Bob White can't get up some
thing new for his Monteagle address
the speech he prepared for the Press
Association on Newspaper English"
will do.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

Centerviile District, Tennessee Conference
The fourth round OF Qnartsit,y meetings
for the oenieryiIle Dissrict wild b hela a \
standing Rock Ct, at Asbury, Aug. 10.
uoxer Ct, AZ Hope Rell. Aug .Ief.
Danvilie Ct, at Cane Creek, AuR. SO
Yellow Creek Ct, at Martha a Chtpef la.aa
Dickson Ct. &C Pagan Chapel, Anry l5-ie
w W.T. n Bluff Miss a. Amapda, Chapel AN.
Warnsr Mss. a ,osae.s. Aux. "a a :
Santa Re e.. 81 Aiexandef. Ans. &..fz
&enterviIie ctsmt Little Lot. Aur. 9o-ln
Senteryt,le ste-: ~ peniefyi iI.i, sSpf. ~.
Duck River Ct, at -, Sept ia
4a0srty Co.. a. -, Sept. 1913
Mayeriy o., af 49,, ib-20.
4cHWen et.s nc -, sept "a r.
kfln and Cumberland Ct, az - Sent an sc.
J. ]. CONFER PIE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
Tobacco Report.

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,
&c, at this place:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
Advertised Letters.

The following list of letters remain
uncalled for in the GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
post-office up to Saturday, Aug. 8,
1885. If not called for within thirty
days, they win be sent to the "dead
lettar.n ceica of XXashinn ton.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
For Sale go

re- - W al
The old s.Basley Place. ON Frankiin Sc,
ness, churches, schools, etc, IN ClaFksylile
Also q farm of i65 acres In District No. 81
For particulars, apply 10 w. A. Shelby, AZ
Bailey n Baileyis Furniture Store.
July o. lSY5-3m.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

10 the Chronicle:
Messrs. Kleeman, Andrews, Carlisle,
Williams and Mrs. Howerton and
families, are camping at the Cave and
all doing well. The Cave looks like
an old fashion Camp meeting. The
attendance has been unusually large
this season. A picnic party from the
Port Royal neighborhood and one
from the Oak Grove neighborhood
were there Tuesday. The Keesee-
Neblett families had reunion Thurs
day. Also small party from Trenton
on Wednesday. ]. M. RICE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
4Great ante-climax. hail!
Thou art 50 LOFTY AZ thy mont,

An English poet applied these lines
to giraffe. Reverse them, and they
fit the editor of the Democrat and his
staff
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

Hurricane Springs is a very popu-
lar resort for GAINESVILLE people.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified rs Administrator Of the
estate Of JAS Mathews decd, ali persons
indebted TO the same are notified 20 come
having elaims against said estate viii Gle
them with me, properly authenticated,
within the time required BY law or they
viii De barred. q. n. ELACKF0RD,
Admir-. of Jas. Mathews decd.
Aug 1, 188S-4Ws
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

Pursuant 10 decree of this court in the
above cause, made at the July tenn, 1885,
directing me to sell the lots mentioned in
the pleadings for division, will sell at the
Court House door in ClarksYilla ON -.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-08

CLEVELAND came down on that peti-
tition signer like a@thonsand Of brick"